OP-ED: Presidents’ Day 2024 – Trump is Still a Threat to Our Democracy, Personal Freedoms
This Presidents' Day, take a minute to reflect on where we’ve been, where we are, and what we want for 2024 and beyond.
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ICYMI: GOP Bill Attacking Teachers and LGBTQ+ Youth Headed to Governor’s Desk
Action taken this week by legislative Republicans will now send Assembly Bill 510 to Governor Evers’ desk - a bad faith GOP bill that seeks to censor what Wisconsin students can learn and talk about at school - with a specific target against issues that impact LGBTQ+ and BIPOC students.
Republicans Advance Bill That Would Enshrine Their Anti-Equity Agenda into State Constitution
A Better Wisconsin Together is condemning Assembly Republicans for advancing a constitutional amendment today that seeks to undo protections for BIPOC Wisconsinites and undermine progress towards a more welcoming, just, and inclusive society.
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds State Democrats’ Introduction of Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill
A Better Wisconsin Together is praising a comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave bill introduced this morning by state legislative Democrats that would ensure all workers across the Badger State have the time to care for themselves or for their loved ones when needed - without worrying about losing their job or making ends meet.
On Valentine’s Day, A Better Wisconsin Together Highlights Wisconsin Republicans’ Love for Special Interests – and Themselves
This Valentine’s Day, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling attention to the love between Wisconsin Republicans and their special interest donors, and how some right-wing politicians are using campaign cash as a self-love bank instead of using time and resources to deliver action on issues that matter to Wisconsinites.
Wisconsin GOP Continues Defending Their Gerrymandered Maps
Republicans and right-wing intervenors had a chance to submit maps that are fair and give Wisconsinites a truly representative legislature. They instead prioritized their desperation to hold onto power and submitted maps that would protect their gerrymander over the voices of Wisconsin voters.
ICYMI: Results of Marquette Law School Poll Demonstrate Need for Fair Maps
Results from a recent Marquette Law School poll have revealed that most Wisconsin voters support the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision that our current GOP drawn state legislative maps are unconstitutional, as well as a concerning correlation between the issues that Wisconsinites support and the issues that Republican legislators have neglected to address.
OP-ED: Fundamental Freedom to Make Our Own Reproductive Health Decisions Remains Under Threat from Extremists
Across zip code, race, and gender, Wisconsinites have made it clear over and over again that we want safe and legal access to abortion care in Wisconsin. But, even before a right-wing U.S. Supreme Court majority overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that protected the right to abortion care, Republicans in Wisconsin and nationwide have […]
A Better Wisconsin Together Commends Wisconsin State Supreme Court for Continuing Progress Toward Fair State Legislative Maps
Following a December 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the state's current GOP-drawn state legislative maps are unconstitutional, court-appointed independent experts last night released their analysis of maps submitted by parties in the case.
OP-ED: The Importance of Honoring Black History Month Amid Continued GOP Attacks on BIPOC Communities
This Black History Month and beyond, we can stand together to protect our communities and ensure equality for all by holding those in power accountable.
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Governor Evers’ Veto of Bad Faith GOP Maps
Last month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court deemed the current GOP-drawn state legislative maps unconstitutional. Instead of acting to pass fair maps that are up to constitutional standards, Republicans engaged in a desperate, last ditch effort to, as one Republican legislator said “... take our best shot at keeping the majority.”
President Biden Celebrates Economic, Infrastructure Wins with Wisconsinites
A Better Wisconsin Together is thanking President Biden for spending time in Wisconsin today to celebrate the job creation, economic strides, and funding for the Badger State’s roads, bridges, and transportation infrastructure made possible by historic Biden Administration investments.
State Republicans Put Themselves First in Advancing Bad Faith, Disingenuous Legislative Maps
Assembly and Senate Republicans have advanced a disingenuous, 11th hour legislative map that emphasizes protecting themselves instead of delivering fair maps for the people of Wisconsin.
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Governor Evers’ 2024 State of the State Address
In tonight’s State of the State address, Governor Tony Evers doubled down on his commitment to supporting working families, protecting Wisconsinites’ freedoms, standing up for public schools, and continuing to lead Wisconsin forward despite Republican attempts to divide our communities by putting their own partisan interests over what’s best for the people of Wisconsin.
GOP Poised to Green-light Legislative Vote on Severely Restrictive Abortion Ban
Following a public hearing yesterday on state Republicans’ newest abortion ban proposal, which resulted in hours of testimony from Wisconsinites expressing their support for abortion rights and strong opposition to the bill, the GOP-controlled Assembly Committee on Health Aging and Long-Term Care will decide today if the bill can continue to advance toward becoming law.
Vice President Harris Marks 51st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade with Wisconsinites as GOP Legislators Hold Public Hearing on Barbaric Anti-Abortion Bill
GOP state legislators will simultaneously hold action today on a bill that would put politicians in charge of making reproductive healthcare decisions for Wisconsinites.
Assembly Republicans Put Extremism Before Wisconsin Parents and Students
Assembly Republicans today passed Assembly Bill 510, a bad faith bill that seeks to censor what Wisconsin students can learn and talk about at school, with a specific target against issues that impact LGBTQ+ students and other marginalized groups.
What Did Brad Buy? Right-Wing State Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel Spends Campaign Cash on Travel, Meals, and Event Tickets for Himself
A review of Schimel’s most recent campaign finance report reveals roughly 65% of his expenditures have gone for things like reimbursing himself for mileage, meals, and phone bills and to pay for tickets to an array of right-wing events and a golf outing.
State Senate Republicans Advance GOP Tax Plan Favoring the Wealthy at the Expense of Working Families
Today, Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate advanced a tax scheme that experts have warned would skew a majority of the benefits to the wealthiest, while completely ignoring average working families and the issues that Wisconsinites have demanded action on.
OP-ED: Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Comes As We Face Renewed Challenges to the Freedom to Vote for All
This year, A Better Wisconsin Together continues to call for our elected leaders to not just honor Dr. King’s memory and legacy with words, but also with action.
On Due Date for Submissions to Replace State GOP’s Unconstitutional Legislative Maps, A Better Wisconsin Together Highlights Need for Fair Maps
Following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling last month that the state’s current GOP-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional, today marks the deadline for parties in the case to submit map options that meet Wisconsin’s constitutional requirements.
ICYMI: Republicans Advance Vote on Bill Championed by Right-Wing Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Assembly Bill 510 encourages parents to take legal action against teachers and schools for simply doing their jobs and, according to media reports and records obtained by A Better Wisconsin Together, the extremist right-wing law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty was intimately involved in writing and advancing the bill.
OP-ED: 3 Years After January 6 Insurrection, Wisconsin Republicans’ Involvement is an Ongoing Threat to Democracy
As we mark the third anniversary of the events that unfolded on January 6, the political violence unleashed by the MAGA faction that day continues to reverberate in Wisconsin, and not just in election denial or efforts to derail holding insurrectionists accountable. Their extremism extends to policies denying people bodily autonomy, intimidating educators from teaching our real history, and putting corporate profits before our well being.
OP-ED: 2023 A Year in Review
As 2023 comes to a close, Wisconsinites are at the end of a year marked by historic progress on important issues like abortion access, fair maps, and more - but it was also a year marked by GOP obstruction and skewed priorities on issues that matter to Wisconsinites.
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Landmark State Supreme Court Decision Declaring GOP Gerrymandered Maps Unconstitutional
“This Ruling Affirms That the Current Gerrymandered Legislative Maps Do Not Meet the Constitutional Standards Required To Guarantee an Accurate and Representative Reflection of the Diverse Voices Across Wisconsin.”
President Biden Celebrates Economic, Clean Water Wins with Wisconsinites
Today, President Joe Biden visited Milwaukee to celebrate the economic, climate, and clean water strides happening in Wisconsin, many of them made possible by Biden Administration investments like the CHIPS Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
OP-ED: How State Republicans Missed Opportunities for Wisconsin Families, While Democrats and Gov. Evers Championed Constituent Concerns This Legislative Session
From affordable child care and paid family leave, to abortion care, fully funded public schools, clean water and marijuana legalization, Wisconsinites want leaders who deliver on the issues that matter most to us. But as we look back on the year that was, we see time and again the Republican controlled legislature not only ignored the issues that matter to Wisconsin families, but obstructed action from Gov. Evers and legislative Democrats to deliver real solutions to issues facing our families and communities.
On First Anniversary of the Respect for Marriage Act, A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds New Legislation to Protect Marriage Equality in Wisconsin
A Better Wisconsin Together is applauding bills introduced this morning by state legislative Democrats that would protect marriage equality under the Wisconsin constitution.
Ahead of Public Hearing, A Better Wisconsin Together Denounces GOP Transgender Student Athlete Ban
Tomorrow morning, a committee of the Wisconsin Senate will hold a public hearing on a Republican-authored bill that unjustly targets LGBTQ+ youth and would put elected officials in charge of deciding what sports kids in Wisconsin can play.
A Better Wisconsin Together Calls for Bob Spindell, Jim Troupis to Resign From Public Positions as Fake Electors Admit Roles in Improper Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election
Amid breaking news that fake electors from Wisconsin have admitted to their role in 2020 election sabotage, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on Wisconsin Election Commissioner Bob Spindell and Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee member Jim Troupis - who both played huge roles in what is now an admitted scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin - to resign from their positions.
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Gov. Evers’ Veto on Gender Affirming Care Ban
Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed a GOP bill that would ban life-saving gender affirming care for youth in Wisconsin. The veto comes as state Republicans continue to push legislation that puts themselves in charge of personal healthcare decisions - this time unjustly targeting LGBTQ+ youth.
Judge Rules 1849 Statute Doesn’t Ban Abortion, A Better Wisconsin Together Reacts
In a positive step toward ensuring every Wisconsinite has safe and legal access to abortion care, a Dane County Circuit Court Judge has ruled that a statute on the books from 1849 does not apply to consensual abortions.