Every year on January 10, Americans observe National Cut Your Energy Costs Day - a day meant to raise awareness around increasing energy efficiency, saving money, and healing the environment. Thanks to the historic Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Biden in 2022, Wisconsinites can more easily do all three of those things.
Regardless of our race, economic status, or zip code, we all value one of our most basic rights as Americans: the freedom to vote. On January 6, 2021, we saw how fragile that freedom could be as MAGA faction militants sought to overturn our 2020 presidential election.
Early last month, conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Jennifer Dorow and Dan Kelly voiced their extreme stances on Wisconsin election laws and election oversight, with Dorow going as far as endorsing a right-wing tactic that would bring highly partisan cases to the nonpartisan state Supreme Court’s desk.
On Nov. 8, 2022 Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly endorsed Governor Tony Evers’ agenda for our state. Today, as Gov. Evers and Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez are sworn into office, a new chapter begins in Wisconsin, and it’s time for our state legislature to get on board.
As 2022 comes to a close, we are at the end of a difficult year - yet Wisconsin communities have been as resilient as ever.
Dorow may be dodging directly and publicly answering questions about her stance on access to abortion care, but her embrace of extremists is a clear sign where she stands.
The Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act would distribute grants to help those in need of an abortion pay for travel, childcare, lodging, and other expenses related to the medical procedure.
On Universal Healthcare Day, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on our elected leaders to ensure every Wisconsinite has high quality health coverage without going broke.
In the case of Harper v. Moore, currently being argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, our freedom to choose our elected leaders in free and fair elections is literally on trial.
In last month’s midterm election, voters in several Wisconsin counties and cities made it known that we want our elected officials to legalize and tax marijuana - with regulations similar to alcohol.
December 2 marks Special Education Day, the anniversary of our nation’s first federal special education bill being signed into law. It’s also a great reminder that our elected leaders have an obligation to ensure our schools’ special education programs have the funding and resources needed to excel.
Gov. Evers has proposed using the surplus to give a 10% middle class tax cut to Wisconsin families, and would provide $600 million in tax relief to hardworking Wisconsinites. The governor’s plan would also cap the copay for insulin at $35, and help with rising costs by putting money right back in our families' pockets.
Dorow, who has already labeled herself “conservative” in media interviews will be competing against right-winger Dan Kelly, who was defeated in his 2020 election effort to hold on to the state high court seat to which he was appointed, also by Republican Scott Walker.
Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, bringing us one step closer to codifying same-sex marriage at a federal level.
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has confirmed he will go so far as to re-traumatize survivors of assault in order to ensure that politicians like himself can make decisions about whether pregnant people should be allowed access to abortion care.
We all deserve the right to feel safe in our homes, in our schools, in our places of worship, in our local bars and restaurants, and everywhere we visit. But, as we were brutally reminded in the wake of yet another deadly mass shooting attack this weekend - this one targeted at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado - our right to be safe in our communities and the freedom to live without fear of gun violence is sorely lacking.
Wisconsin kids deserve bold investments in their dreams. That’s why Wisconsin voters decided in last week's election that Gov. Tony Evers’ advocacy and support for public education will continue for another four years.
Last night, former-president and MAGA extremist Donald Trump announced his intent to run for President in 2024. In Wisconsin, we know that Trump’s agenda is dangerously extreme, and is at odds with our Badger State values.
One year ago today, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Infrastructure Law, making historic investments in our nation’s roads and bridges, expanding rural access to high speed internet, tackling climate change, and protecting access to clean water.
This election season, Wisconsin voters stood with and for each other, making our voices heard on the issues that matter most to us while resoundingly rejecting attempts to divide us from right-wing extremists statewide.
In recognition of the hard work and the long hours put in by election officials and volunteers, Election Hero Day is an important moment to recognize every person who makes our elections possible, and all they do to protect our freedom to vote.
This week marks five years since the Trump tax law was introduced - an anti-working class bill that Sen. Ron Johnson voted in favor of, but only after he pushed to include a loophole that would benefit himself and his wealthy donors while leaving average Wisconsin families behind.
It’s 2022, and Indigenous communities are still experiencing widespread cultural appropriation, record numbers of missing and murdered women, and disparities in healthcare and income.
To celebrate Halloween, A Better Wisconsin Together carved out a list of Michels’ most terrifying takes.
Ahead of this afternoon’s debate, A Better Wisconsin Together has compiled some of Toney’s most dangerous views on abortion.
This Fall, 81 school districts across Wisconsin will go to referendum for a total of nearly $2 billion just to afford basic necessities and provide our kids with a state-of-the-art education.
As of 2019, Sen. Johnson benefitted from more than $1 million in National Rifle Association (NRA) support - a group that has a decades long history of pushing for more guns in schools and more guns in the hands of people deemed a danger to themselves or others.
Retirement Security Week (celebrated Oct. 16 - Oct. 21) is a great reminder in Wisconsin that we all deserve to live without wondering if we can put food on the table, keep a roof over our heads, or afford to see a doctor – especially after retiring from decades of hard work. But, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson wants to endanger vital programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Earlier this year, Kaul launched a statewide Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System called Track-Kit, where survivors can get up to the minute information on the status of their kit as it makes it way through the justice system.
Conservative businessman Tim Michels answered an important question at Friday night’s gubernatorial debate: he embraces extremism, no matter how many Wisconsinites disagree with his policy positions.
The question in the gubernatorial debate tonight is not where Michels stands on the issues, but will he try to run away from his record?
From Jan. 6 to voting against life-saving abortion and gun safety measures, Sen. Ron Johnson has made a lot of bad decisions in the U.S. Senate. In a debate on Friday night, Johnson will have a chance to try to explain himself on these and other issues.