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With Premium Costs Expected to Rise, this is What Wisconsinites Could be Paying During  November’s Open Enrollment Period   MADISON, Wis. — With the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services expected to release new numbers this week detailing how much ACA premiums will increase if Republicans cut this funding from their budget, Wisconsinites across the […]

As Republicans Tank The Economy With Tariff Taxes, Government Shutdown Grows Uncertainty On Wisconsinites “I think insurance is security. Two years ago, I had an emergency surgery and a lot of other things that would have put me bankrupt had I not had that. So going without insurance is really not a good choice.” “The […]

REMINDER: Derrick Van Orden and Tom Tiffany Have a Documented History of Fighting to Rip Health Care from Wisconsinites MADISON, Wis — With health care premiums set to more than double for working families, Derrick Van Orden is dismissing continued funding as “partisan demands” while Tom Tiffany is directing Republican colleagues to “hold firm” in […]

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Announces Hannah Mullen as Executive Director   MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Devin Remiker announced Hannah Mullen would be the new Executive Director. Mullen, who has been with the WisDems since 2017, most recently served as the Party’s Deputy Executive Director.  Upon making the announcement, Democratic Party […]

ICYMI: Social Security Sees Reduced Services And Staffing During Government Shutdown “We are unable to do benefit verification letters. (Social Security recipients) would need that letter to keep their housing. If they’re in low-income housing and they don’t have access to the internet, they would have to come into the field office and request a […]

Republican Gubernatorial Hopeful Tom Tiffany Gets What He Wants: Government Shut Down to Raise Health Care Costs for Working Wisconsinites Reminder: Tom Tiffany receives a taxpayer funded salary and health care benefits. MADISON, Wis. — Tariff Lover Tom Tiffany is working hard to use the government shutdown as another tool to raise costs for everyday […]

Two Weeks In: Wisconsin Republicans Drag Out Government Shutdown to Raise Health Care Costs for Wisconsinites MADISON, Wis — It’s been two weeks since Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, led by Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil, shut down the government because they wanted to strip health care funding from Wisconsinites. As the open enrollment […]

Wisconsin Republicans Fight To Raise Health Care Prices By Keeping The Government Shutdown MADISON, Wis — Republicans in Congress, led by Wisconsin Representatives Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden, and Bryan Steil, are forcing the government to stay shut down so that they can further gut health care and keep giving tax breaks to billionaires like […]

ICYMI: Health coverage for thousands of Wisconsinites hangs in the balance as government shutdown continues, experts say “Tens of thousands of Wisconsinites could lose their health coverage if subsidies that help people buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act expire, experts predict.” MADISON, Wis. — As the GOP refuses to continue health care funding […]