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REMINDER: Brad Schimel Failed Victims, Gave Plea Deals to Child Sexual Predators MADISON, Wis. — Extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is desperately trying to rebrand his soft on crime record, glossing over his abysmal history prosecuting sex crimes against children—including how he repeatedly handed out plea deals to child predators. “For Brad Schimel to claim […]

Wisconsin Democrats on the Inauguration of Donald Trump MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement on the inauguration of Donald Trump: “Today, as Donald Trump takes the oath of office for a second time, we can expect him to betray it almost immediately—just as he betrayed his first oath, […]

SHOT / CHASER: While Republicans Play Political Games, Democrats Are Focused on Lowering Costs for Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — While Wisconsin Republicans have kickstarted the new legislative session wasting time and clinging to their dwindling grip on power, Democrats are getting started with the work voters elected them to do.  SHOT: Republicans have spent the first […]

MEET BRAD SCHIMEL: Reintroducing the “Anti-Abortion Warrior” Who Called Wisconsin’s 1849 Criminal Abortion Ban “Valid” MADISON, Wis. — Try as he might to distract from his partisan past, noted anti-abortion warrior and far-right politician Brad Schimel is lugging around a long record opposing reproductive freedom as he campaigns to bring his extreme agenda to the […]

Far-Right Politician Brad Schimel Delays Justice, Denies Healing for Survivors MADISON, Wis. — In attempting to rewrite the history of his reprehensible failure to get justice for victims of sexual assault in Wisconsin, far-right extreme politician Brad Schimel is making a bold pitch to voters ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election: Elect Brad Schimel—he […]

MEET BRAD SCHIMEL: Abysmal Record on Public Safety MADISON, Wis. — With the Wisconsin Supreme Court election less than three months away, we’re here to re-introduce extreme far-right candidate Brad Schimel. As the worst Attorney General in state history, Wisconsinites rejected Brad Schimel after only one term due to his extreme views and for failing victims […]

Wisconsin GOP Leader Hints at New Abortion Ban MADISON, Wis. — In remarks on WISN’s UPFRONT aired over the weekend, Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu revealed that the GOP was again looking to introduce a new statewide abortion ban in Wisconsin.Speculating that current court rulings providing access to abortion for up to 20 weeks of pregnancy […]

CAUGHT IN THE ACT: Backlog Brad Tries to Rewrite History of His Failure to Keep Wisconsin Safe MADISON, Wis. — In a wildly hypocritical op-ed this week, extreme far-right candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Brad Schimel made a feeble attempt at rewriting the history of how he failed to deliver justice for victims across Wisconsin. As attorney […]

MEET BRAD SCHIMEL: Reintroducing Brad Schimel and His Extreme Far-Right Record MADISON, Wis. — With far-right politician Brad Schimel officially advancing to the April Wisconsin Supreme Court election, we’re here to help reintroduce Brad Schimel and his extreme partisan record to the Badger State.  Brad Schimel has spent his career catering to right-wing special interest groups at […]