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Make a Plan to Vote: Voting Rights Act Anniversary Falls Days Before Wisconsin’s Aug. 9 Primary Election

Saturday, Aug. 6 will mark the 57th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a federal bill that prohibits voting discrimination on the basis of race. This week also marks the deadline (Aug. 5) to register to vote in-person in Wisconsin’s Aug. 9 primary.

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OP-ED: Conservative Politicians in Wisconsin are Still Obstructing Equal Pay

August calendars mark both Black Women’s Equal Pay Day (August 3) and Single Working Women’s Day (August 4). Both are great opportunities to recognize that - across race and gender - we all deserve equal opportunity under the law and equal compensation for the work that we do. 

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OP-ED: Honoring Black-Owned Business Month

August is National Black-Owned Business Month, a time to celebrate and uplift Black-owned businesses across Wisconsin and honor the innumerable contributions they make to our local communities each and every day.

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Disability Independence Day: A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Drop-box Lawsuit

Today is Disability Independence Day, a day to commemorate the July 26, 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This year, it’s also a day to uplift a federal lawsuit filed yesterday by four Wisconsin voters with disabilities. 

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As January 6 Hearings Wrap-Up for the Summer, MAGA Extremism is Still Unfolding in Wisconsin

As the bipartisan U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the events of January 6 held their eighth hearing last night, revelations are still reverberating in the Badger State.

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Adam Jarchow Says at Debate He Would Enforce 1849 Abortion Law, but Ignore Modern Gun Safety Laws

At a radio debate Wednesday morning, GOP Attorney General candidate Adam Jarchow said he wants to use a nearly 200-year-old law as a means to prosecute Wisconsin doctors and nurses for providing abortion care, but said if the state legislature and governor were to pass modern-day red flag laws, he as Attorney General would not apply those laws. 

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Questions Wisconsinites Need Answered at Wednesday’s GOP Attorney General Debate

There’s a lot on Wisconsinites’ minds as the Republican candidates for Attorney General speak in a public debate this Wednesday, and A Better Wisconsin Together Executive Director Chris Walloch said there are serious questions about state issues that Adam Jarchow and Eric Toney must answer.

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Senate Debate Highlights the Divisiveness of Ron Johnson

At a televised debate Sunday night, Wisconsin's Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate discussed their visions for the Badger State - and it’s a far cry from what Republican Sen. Ron Johnson envisions for Wisconsin.

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Tim Michels’ Contradictions Call the Question: Does He Not Know What He’s Talking About or Does He Just Not Care?

Tim Michels continues to contradict himself about where he stands on issues facing Wisconsin. According to A Better Wisconsin Together Executive Director Chris Walloch, the shifting stances of Tim Michels calls the question: does he not know what he’s talking about, or does he just not care what he says? 

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On International Non-Binary Peoples' Day, Wisconsin Politicians Have Made it Clear Where They Stand

Together, we can disregard division from far-right politicians and create communities across Wisconsin that are equitable and inclusive for all.