According to documents made public in recent news reports, former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has declared that there is no merit or basis to impeach the newly elected justice.
In a positive step on the path to fair legislative maps in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has officially decided it will take up a case that challenges the current partisan gerrymander and seeks to ensure every Wisconsinite’s voice holds equal weight in our elections.
In April, more than one million Wisconsinites elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and now she is doing what the people elected her to do: hear cases where our rights and freedoms are at stake
On October 4, state legislative committees heard public input on dangerous anti-LGBTQ bills that would put politicians in charge of personal healthcare decisions and let legislators decide what sports Wisconsin students can play.
While the deal passed by Congress and signed by President Biden is a critical reprieve for thousands of families, the funding is only extended for 45 days, at which point MAGA politicians like Tiffany and Fitzgerald could once again vote against the well-being of Wisconsinites.
When working parents can access affordable child care and local facilities can stay in business, the whole economy thrives - jobs are created, wages go up, and families have more financial stability to invest back into their local communities.
Amid extremist Republicans’ unpopular and politically motivated threats to impeach newly elected state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, a growing chorus of voices including former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices, legal experts, ethics watchdogs, and even Republicans, are speaking out against the scheme to overturn the results of the 2023 Spring court election.
As Republican politicians took the stage tonight for the second Presidential primary debate of the year, one thing became increasingly clear: while the second-tier presidential hopefuls are busy arguing amongst themselves and MAGA extremist Donald Trump continues to dodge the debate stage, the Biden Administration is delivering real solutions to the issues constituents care about.
It’s clear that conservatives in our state legislature are trying to divide our communities instead of addressing real issues, like youth mental health, teacher shortages, and better pay and benefits for Wisconsin teachers.
Legal action filed this week by watchdog group American Oversight seeks to ensure Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos can no longer pursue in secret his unpopular impeachment scheme against Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
As Wisconsin members of the United Auto Workers union join other workers across the nation in striking for fair wages, job security, and more, A Better Wisconsin Together stands in solidarity with their ongoing efforts to secure what should be guaranteed rights for all Wisconsin workers.
This week marked a big moment for the future and success of Wisconsin’s public education system, with Democratic state legislators rolling out new facets of their ‘Working for Wisconsin: Investing in Our Kids’ Education’ package, followed by State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly delivering the 2023 State of Education address.
Today, legislative Republicans continued their obstruction on real solutions to issues facing Wisconsin families and local businesses, as they spent less than a minute of their time in a special session called by Gov. Tony Evers to support Wisconsin’s workforce through affordable child care, comprehensive paid leave, and more.
This spring, Wisconsin voters turned out in record numbers to elect Justice Janet Protasiewicz in a landslide victory to our state Supreme Court. Now, instead of fixing issues Wisconsinites care about, some extremist Republicans are wasting time and resources in a push to throw away the outcome of that election - simply because they didn’t like what we said with our votes.
A Better Wisconsin Together (ABWT) has launched a seven-figure media campaign to alert the public to the threat of the unlawful impeachment of newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz under consideration by some extremists Republicans.
Amid mounting proof that state Republicans’ effort to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz is extremely unpopular, Republicans are now attempting to shift the spotlight away from their still-active impeachment threats by trying to pass a bad faith redistricting bill that would keep the gerrymandered legislature in charge of how Wisconsin’s maps are drawn.
For over a year, we have been living with fewer rights than we had 14 months ago, and millions of people have been denied essential health care and personal freedoms on a daily basis. Thanks to Planned Parenthood resuming abortion care services in Wisconsin, that gap in access to essential care is beginning to close.
A statewide poll of Wisconsin voters, sponsored by A Better Wisconsin Together, finds overwhelming opposition to a scheme from some extreme Republicans to impeach newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz. According to results of the survey, conducted September 7-10 by the national award-winning polling firm GBAO, impeachment is opposed by a massive 24 point margin.
Assembly Republicans have voted to pass a regressive tax scheme that a recent analysis says will skew a majority of the benefits to the wealthiest, while completely ignoring average working families and the issues that Wisconsinites have demanded action on.
Today, Democratic state legislators introduced the Workers First package, a group of bills that will increase the quality of life for Wisconsin workers, raise wages, mend the state’s workforce shortage, and undo years of damage done to workers’ rights by state Republicans.
Rebecca Bradley declared she was “not available on August 4th” to join the state Supreme Court in discussing plans for a recusal task force and more open and transparent court proceedings. However, according to records obtained by A Better Wisconsin Together, Rebecca Bradley’s calendar for August 4, 2023 is and was completely empty.
Documents made public this week revealed that the Wisconsin Judicial Commission has dismissed several baseless complaints state Republicans brought forth against newly elected state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
Labor Day is a time to celebrate the courage, dedication and hard work of so many who have gone before us to deliver economic opportunity and workplace rights today.
Through tangible investments like the Inflation Reduction Act and Cancer Moonshot Program, the Biden Administration is tackling healthcare access and affordability - one of constituents’ most pressing concerns - head on.
Just because the right-wing justices don’t like what Wisconsinites said with our votes, doesn’t mean they get to ignore the results.
A Republican tax scheme on the fast track in the State Assembly is the latest in a series of proposals skewed to send most of the benefits to the wealthiest, according to a report on an analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).
After many years of Republicans in the state legislature refusing to invest in our public schools and child care infrastructure, Wisconsin families and schools are unduly suffering the full impact.
Right-wing Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler continued her public temper tantrum yesterday over the results of the recent court election in which she and her MAGA faction colleague Rebecca Grassl Bradley lost their majority.
Legislative Republicans have once again failed to meet the moment for Wisconsinites.
The GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee made one thing clear: while the MAGA presidential hopefuls are busy arguing amongst themselves and vying to one-up each other on the most out-of-touch policy positions, the Biden Administration is delivering real solutions to the issues constituents care about.
Tonight, Republican politicians took the stage in Milwaukee for a presidential debate. The right-wing presidential hopefuls spewed hours of out of touch, reckless policy positions that would have harmful impacts on Wisconsinites and Americans nationwide.
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.