ICYMI: Rebecca Kleefisch Says She Would “Love” Local School Board Members to Face Harassment, Intimidation and Violence
Rebecca Kleefisch’s comments are the latest in a series of disturbingly radical public pronouncements.
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Wisconsin Families Win With Build Back Better Plan
President Biden and Democrats are delivering a plan that will restore some fairness to our economy.
Rebecca Gets Real: In Recent Speech Candidate Kleefisch Reveals No Limits to What She’d Do to Try to Win Election
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch said she’ll take a shower with steel wool the day after the election because of what she’d do to try to win.
Most of Us Believe in Protecting the Freedom to Vote, But Not Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson Casts Vote Against Even Allowing Debate on National Standards for Elections.
A Better Wisconsin Together Announces New Resource Exposing the Sham Election Review
MADISON, Wis. — Every day there’s a new twist and turn to the blundered Republican sham election review, led by disgraced ex-justice Michael Gableman. With that in mind, A Better Wisconsin Together is launching a new website with a comprehensive documentation of the ongoing failures of the sham election review. The never-ending sequence of lies and […]
Despite Progress in Texas, Reproductive Freedom Remains Under Threat in Wisconsin
Regardless of our gender, race, or income, we all believe that people should have the freedom to make their own personal and life-changing decisions. But a handful of conservative activists, like Rebecca Kleefisch and certain members of the Supreme Court, are threatening that freedom.
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Proposal to Give Teachers Freedom to Bargain Collectively
In the face of a pandemic and unprecedented attacks on our public schools, teachers have been showing up for students every day. Teachers, and all public sector and frontline workers, deserve a say in their workplaces over their wages, working conditions, and benefits.
Rebecca Kleefisch’s Recently Announced Leadership Team Displays Serious Failure of Judgement
he alarming behavior by Rebecca Kleefisch is starting to pile up. Instead of sharing a plan to address the pandemic, she divides, distracts, and blames others. She has sprinted to the hard right, adopting unpopular, damaging positions, including advocating for a 6 week abortion ban, similar to the law recently enacted in Texas. Now, she continues to show who she is by the company she keeps. We deserve leaders who advocate for family-supporting policies, not champions of the right-wing disinformation brigade.
Rebecca Kleefisch’s COVID-19 Plan: Ignore It
It’s telling that most of what Rebecca Kleefisch has said about her plan to address COVID-19 is about what she wouldn’t do. Wisconsinites are looking for leadership and a clear plan, not blame and deflection. It’s becoming obvious what the Kleefisch plan to address COVID is—ignore it.
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds the Release of the People’s Maps; Encourages Legislature to Enact Them Into Law
MADISON, Wis. — On Thursday, the People’s Maps Commission released draft maps for Wisconsin’s Assembly, Senate, and Congressional districts. After a lengthy and transparent process where thousands of Wisconsinites were able to make their voices heard in the community districting process, this is a big first step towards passing fair maps. After a period of additional […]
Republicans Once Again Opt for Party over Principle
Voters should pick their leaders, not the other way around. Unfortunately, Republicans have failed to put forward a positive agenda for our state, so it’s no wonder they’re trying to rig the rules to evade accountability.
On National Voter Registration Day, the Freedom to Vote is Paramount
Whatever our color, background, or zip code, in America we value our freedom. The freedom to have a say in decisions that impact our lives—from curbing the pandemic to creating jobs to making health care affordable. Our vote is our say in our collective future. With that in mind, today, National Voter Registration Day, is a great day to update your voter registration or remind friends and family members who may not be registered to do so
Principle or Party Bosses is the Choice for Republican State Legislators
MADISON, Wis. — Republican state legislators face a choice on Tuesday as their right-wing party bosses ask them to vote for a proposal aimed at preserving Wisconsin’s rigged legislative district lines. In 2011, Wisconsin Republicans enacted one of the most gerrymandered state legislative district plans in the nation, with the goal of cementing their power and […]
Faced with a choice between partisanship and principles, Wisconsin’s conservatives justices pick partisanship every time
Even Patience Roggensack and Annette Ziegler cannot persuade Patience Roggensack and Annette Ziegler out of partisan hackery.
A Better Wisconsin Together Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
We’re calling on our elected officials to work towards more family-supporting jobs, fully-funded public education, and an immigration system that treats new Americans with humanity and dignity.
Rebecca Kleefisch Calls for the End of Reproductive Freedom in Wisconsin
The law enacted in Texas is an egregious assault on women's reproductive freedom, bodily autonomy, and control over their own futures. Rebecca Kleefisch declared that she wants to bring that grisly reality to Wisconsin.
Is Rebecca for Real? Kleefisch Announcement Devoid of Substance but Chock-Full of Division and Distraction
Instead of division and distraction, we need elected officials that can meet this moment and deliver steady leadership and economic relief for working people. Her record begs the question: is Rebecca for real?
This Labor Day, Thank a Union
This Labor Day, we recognize the achievements of the American worker and stand in solidarity with unions.
For Wisconsin Republicans, Back to School Means Back to the Same Old Political Games
Instead of working together to create the best outcomes for kids, some elected leaders are playing political games with the health of our children and school funding that belongs in classrooms.
Today and Every Day, We Continue to Call for Justice for Jacob and Countless Other Victims of Police Brutality
One year ago today, a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back. In the days that followed, Blake fought for his life while his family and community watched anxiously.
Robin Vos’s Visit to Trump Shows Where Republicans’ Priorities Lie
Instead of addressing the challenges that ordinary Wisconsinites are dealing with, Robin Vos is spending his time spreading lies and attempting to erect barriers to our freedom to vote.
Governor Evers Protects Freedom to Vote in Wisconsin With Vetoes
Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature seem to have made it their mission to pick which voters get the freedom to participate in our elections, rather than allowing us to pick our leaders. Wisconsinites across the state have spoken up for the freedom to vote, and Governor Evers has heard us. Thank you, Governor Evers, for standing up for our freedom to vote.
Governor Evers fights for families as Republicans try to undermine workers
The Education Governor will not stop.
A Better Wisconsin Together Introduces Chris Walloch as New Executive Director
On Monday, A Better Wisconsin Together, WI's progressive communications, research, and advocacy hub announced the hiring of Chris Walloch to be their new Executive Director.
A Budget of Missed Opportunities, Compromises, and Second Chances
We had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make the kind of bold investments to bounce back stronger and benefit all our communities, and Republicans passed it up. Governor Evers is giving them a second chance to make a better decision. We sure hope they don’t throw our money down the drain a second time
6 Months on from their Insurrection, WI Republicans Haven’t Learned Anything
On January 6, 2021 Wisconsinites were glued to their TV screens, witnessing something most of us never thought possible. Rioters beating up Capitol police officers with flagpoles. Confederate flags in the US Capitol. Lawmakers being evacuated as the mob called for their execution.
Celebrating Independence Day in 2021
As we enjoy our beers and hamburgers, we’ll also be partaking in another uniquely American pastime—the kind of dissent, criticism, and organizing that are borne out of love for this country, and the desire to make it the very best version of itself that it can be.
Senate Republicans follow Assembly colleagues down a backwards path
The leaders who are supposed to govern in our name are squandering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our future. The Senate’s decision to approve this budget, without the amendments it so desperately needs, will reverberate over the next couple of years and beyond. We deserve better.
Republican-Led State Assembly Fails to Meet The Moment
Under Governor Evers’ budget proposal, our schools, small businesses, and local governments would receive the resources they need to give every Wisconsinite the opportunity to keep a roof over their family’s heads, put food on the table, and get access to a doctor when they are sick. Under the budget passed by the Assembly, the rich get richer and everyone else keeps struggling. That’s not how Wisconsinites treat their neighbors, and we’re calling on the Senate to vote down a budget that fails to invest in us.
Fight for Freedom to Vote Continues in Wisconsin and Washington DC
Republicans know their ideas aren’t popular, so they want to rig the rules to make it more difficult for Wisconsinites to have a say, all the while handing tax breaks to their wealthy friends and corporations. The good news is that we have leaders like Governor Evers and Democrats in the state legislature alongside Senator Baldwin and Representatives Moore, Kind and Pocan to stand up for our freedom to vote and fight for a future where we all get what we need.
Republican Legislators Cut Mass Transit Aid for Wisconsin’s Largest Cities and Fail to Expand DMV Access
Instead of putting Wisconsin on the path towards a vibrant economy and good jobs for our residents, Republicans are taking us down a dead end, with vindictive cuts to public transit and insufficient access to the DMV. There is a better roadmap forward, and it includes supporting Gov. Evers’ budget plan that invests helping workers get to work.
Republicans Run Out of Excuses for Saying ‘No’ to Investments in our Community
On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau updated its revenue estimates, revealing that the state is poised to have billions more than previously expected. This new information snatches away the final fig leaf for legislative Republicans who have attempted to defund popular and necessary services, including education, job training, and financial aid for technical college and University of Wisconsin students.