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Wisconsin Democrats on Republicans’ Joint Finance No-Show MADISON, Wis. — After Republican lawmakers on the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today ignored Governor Evers’ call for a special meeting to release already-approved funding to address PFAS contamination and support the continuation of health care services in western Wisconsin, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: GOP Candidate Eric Hovde Wants to Take the Vote Away from Nursing Home Residents MADISON, Wis. — Abdul-Jabbar: “Other than the basic lack of humanity, Hovde shows a basic lack of critical thinking skills” A new Substack post from 19-time NBA All-Star and former Milwaukee Buck Kareem Abdul-Jabbar highlighted Eric Hovde’s recent remarks that people living […]

Tax Day Contrast: Trump’s Tax Scam Left Wisconsin Families Behind and Gifted Handouts to Billionaires MADISON, Wis. — This Tax Day, while Trump and MAGA Republicans continue to push handouts for the wealthy and big corporations, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement: “While Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans side with the […]

WisDems Statement on Eric Hovde Trying to Buy Wisconsin’s Senate Seat MADISON, Wis. — Today, $3 billion California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) announced that he put $8 million of his own money into his campaign, nearly 90% of the total money he raised in the first five and a half weeks of his campaign.  “California bank […]

Biden-Harris Answering Black Maternal Health Crisis. Trump Will Make It Much Worse. MADISON, Wis. — Today, during the start of Black Maternal Health Week, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Vice Chair Felesia Martin released the following statement: “In Wisconsin and across the country, Black women have long faced devastating barriers to accessible maternal care, leading to disproportionately higher […]

Wisconsin Democrats on the Retirement of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley MADISON, Wis. — Following Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s announcement that she will retire at the end of her current term, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Justice Ann Walsh Bradley stands as a giant on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, having embodied for […]

ICYMI: Eric Hovde Thinks Seniors in Nursing Homes Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote MADISON, Wis. — In case you missed it, California bank owner Eric Hovde announced that he believes senior citizens shouldn’t be allowed to vote if they are living in a nursing home because they “only have five, six months life expectancy.” “Almost nobody in […]

NEW: President Biden Announces Plans To Cancel Student Debt for Over 30 Million Americans MADISON, Wis. — Today, President Biden visited Wisconsin to announce further relief for Americans overburdened by student loans through new plans to strengthen existing debt relief and cancel accrued interest for over 30 million Americans. In response, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications […]

Donald Trump Takes Credit for Extreme Abortion Bans Like Wisconsin’s MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement on Donald Trump’s abortion statement:  “Donald Trump said it himself: Trump is ‘proudly the person responsible’ for overturning Roe v. Wade and making possible extreme abortion bans across the country, including here in […]