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On Juneteenth, Wisconsin Lawmakers Must Stand Up Against MAGA Efforts to Erase Black History

As we celebrate today, we also are reminded that the work is not done. From attempts to ban the Juneteenth flag from being flown in Wisconsin and censor what can be taught in our public schools, to scrubbing Black history from government websites and signing an executive order attacking the Museum of African American History, Trump and his Republican allies in Wisconsin are blatantly trying to erase Black history, undo the progress made, and stifle the progress yet to come.

Wisconsin State Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Rebuke of Republican Power Grab

The Wisconsin Supreme Court today unanimously struck down part of a partisan Republican power grab adopted by the state legislature in their unprecedented post-election sore loser session in December 2018. Today’s action by the state high court reverses the earlier decision authored by right-wing Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar, and joined by Judge Shelley Grogan, to uphold the GOP’s actions. 

And Then There Were Two: Second State Senate Republican Calls for Budget Boycott

In a social media post yesterday, Republican state Senator and former state Senate President Chris Kapenga expressed both his opposition to a budget plan being crafted by his fellow Republicans and his preference to go without any state budget for the next two years. Kapenga joins his colleague Sen. Steve Nass, one of the longest currently serving legislative Republicans, in calling for a budget boycott.

OP-ED: Wisconsin Republicans Leaving Veterans Behind

Wisconsin Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden recently made headlines for saying he hopes funding continues to be cut at the Department of Veterans Affairs - and he certainly isn’t the only Wisconsin Republican attacking care for veterans in the Badger State. 

A Better Wisconsin Together Calls on Republicans to Support Plan to Save Child Care for Working Families

Just two weeks after Republican lawmakers cut over $400 million in essential child care funding from Governor Evers’ state budget, and one week after child care providers rallied at our state Capitol demanding action, A Better Wisconsin Together is urging GOP legislators to finally do the right thing and pass child care legislation introduced today by their Democratic colleagues.

Republicans Put Politics Over People in Vote to Remove Over 600 Items from State Budget

Today, Wisconsin Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted to erase more than 600 items from state budget consideration, including widely popular provisions that would help working families deal with rising costs, feed hungry kids, fully fund our public schools, and ensure every household in Wisconsin has access to quality affordable health care, child care, clean water, and more. 

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.

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.