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OP-ED: As Wisconsinites Honor Women’s History Month 2025, Brad Schimel is Stuck in 1849

It’s quite a contrast that as we celebrate Women’s History Month in the year 2025, we have a circuit court judge and candidate for our state’s highest court who supports banning abortion using a law that was written before women had the right to vote. Brad Schimel, who has run for office as a Republican […]

Ahead of Public Hearing, A Better Wisconsin Together Denounces GOP’s Anti-LGBTQ Bills, Urges Lawmakers to Listen to Constituent Opposition

This morning, a committee of the Wisconsin Assembly will hold a public hearing on Republican-authored bills that unjustly target LGBTQ+ youth by putting politicians in charge of deciding what sports kids in Wisconsin can play and allowing elected officials to micromanage relationships between parents, students, and teachers.

OP-ED: This Public Schools Week, Urge Your Legislator to Pass Governor Evers’ Budget

As we celebrate Public Schools Week 2025 - an annual recognition of Wisconsin’s public schools and the students, teachers, parents, and staff that rank us among the best in education nationwide - it’s the perfect time to call on our state legislature to ensure our public schools are fully funded and our kids are safe in their classrooms.

GOP State Lawmakers Join National Right-Wing Push to Take Away Healthcare, Fund Billionaire Tax Cuts

Last night, Republican lawmakers in Washington D.C. voted to slash Medicaid, threatening the healthcare benefits of millions, all to fund a tax cut for billionaires like Elon Musk. Today, Wisconsin’s GOP state legislative leader Robin Vos joined this effort at a press conference opposing efforts to expand affordable healthcare coverage for Wisconsin families.

OP-ED: Governor Evers’ Budget Puts Wisconsin Kids and Families First

The governor's budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our future. Now it’s time for Republican legislators to put their petty partisanship years past aside. Now is the time to do what’s best for our state and pass the most pro-kid budget in state history. 

A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Gov. Tony Evers 2025 Budget Address, Calls on Republicans to Heed the Call and Put People over Partisanship

Governor Evers’ budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our lives.

OP-ED: This Presidents’ Day, Defending Democracy and our Freedoms is More Important Than Ever

Our United States Constitution is built on the principle that three co-equal branches of government work on behalf of we, the people - to protect our freedoms and to support us as we work to build strong, safe and prosperous communities. But that fundamental premise and our own well-being is now under attack.

On Valentine’s Day, A Better Wisconsin Together Highlights Right-Wing Judge Brad Schimel’s Love for Special Interests

This Valentine’s Day, call Judge Brad Schimel at (262) 548-7548 and demand he break up with far-right special interest donors and start focusing on what’s best for Wisconsinites.

OP-ED: Honoring Black History Month Amid Continued GOP Attacks on School Curriculums and BIPOC Communities

As we celebrate and honor Black History Month in Wisconsin this year, it is critical that we take it a step further by not only reckoning with the past, but using what we’ve learned to invest in the present and future. 

No Joke, Judge Brad Schimel Still Selling Out For Campaign Cash

Judge Brad Schimel is on the campaign trail joking he has to, “invest in knee pads, to crawl around begging people” in his chase for campaign cash, according to a news report today. But according to A Better Wisconsin Together Deputy Director Mike Browne, Schimel’s record of taking actions in office to benefit his campaign contributors is no laughing matter.