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‘No Debate About It’: Wisconsin Organizations Uplift Progressive Vision for Wisconsin, Denounce Right-Wing Extremism

This week, extremist GOP politicians will descend upon Milwaukee for the presidential debate on August 23. In response, nearly a dozen organizations across Wisconsin have released a joint statement emphasizing that the harmful and reckless actions and rhetoric espoused by these right-wing politicians has no place here - and Wisconsinites deserve better. 

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OP-ED: How Bidenomics, Inflation Reduction Act are Helping Working Families in Wisconsin

Because the Biden Administration was able to get this done, Wisconsin can now take more steps to combat climate change, put more money in our pockets, and continue bridging the gap in access to affordable healthcare.

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ICYMI: Rebecca Bradley Caught Trying to Rewrite History

As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bradley has been repeatedly and surreptitiously trying to edit her biography on the Wikipedia website to revise or erase some of the vile homophobic, racist and extreme opinions she’s expressed publicly.

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President Biden Celebrates Economic and Clean Energy Wins with Wisconsinites

Today, President Joe Biden visited Milwaukee to celebrate the economic and environmental strides happening in Wisconsin, many of them made possible by the Bidenomics Agenda and Inflation Reduction Act.

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A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Gov. Evers’ Call for Republicans to Finish Budget Work, Support Wisconsin Workforce

Today, Governor Tony Evers called on state legislators to convene in a special session to support Wisconsin’s workers, families and businesses by finishing critical  work left undone by Republicans in the 2023 state budget.  

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Vice President Harris Visits Wisconsin to Celebrate Investments in High-Speed Internet Access

Vice President Kamala Harris spent time in Wisconsin today to shed light on the Biden-Harris Administration’s more than $1 billion investment in high speed, affordable internet for Wisconsinites.

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Action Filed to Undo Partisan Gerrymander, Deliver Fair Maps

In the fight for fair state legislative district maps, legal action was filed in Wisconsin today to help ensure every Wisconsinite’s voice holds equal weight in our elections, and that politicians can no longer carve up our communities for their own political gain.

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A Better Wisconsin Together Congratulates Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz

Today, Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz will be sworn in as the newest justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court after voters made spring election history this April, turning out in record numbers to decide that Wisconsin needs leaders who will protect our freedoms while rejecting the politics of fear and division.

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Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Delivers for Wisconsin with Funds to Keep Kids Safe from Toxic Lead

This federal initiative will allocate $54 million nationwide to reduce the presence of lead in schools and childcare centers, including $848,000 for Wisconsin.

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On 33rd Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act, A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Recent Effort to Restore Ballot Dropboxes

A Better Wisconsin Together pointed to a lawsuit filed this month seeking to ensure equal access to the ballot box for Wisconsin voters with disabilities as an example of how the ADA remains a critical tool to help all people fully participate in the workplace, enjoy public accommodations and exercise their freedoms.