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ICYMI — UpNorthNews: Here’s What’s In Biden’s Executive Order Protecting Abortion Access MADISON, Wis. – In the face of Republicans pushing a dangerous and unpopular anti-abortion agenda following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Biden-Harris administration is taking new action to protect access to reproductive health care services across the country. A […]

WisDems Slam Republican Gubernatorial Candidates’ Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda MADISON, Wis. – With Tim Michels revealing he may ban emergency contraception and go even further than the 1849 ban to restrict access to health care, WisDems Chair Ben Wikler, Sen. LaTonya Johnson, and Dr. Kristin Lylerly provided an update on the Republican gubernatorial candidates’ extreme anti-choice […]

WisDems Slam Republican Gubernatorial Candidates’ Extreme, Anti-Choice Agenda MADISON, Wis. – With Tim Michels revealing he may ban emergency contraception and go even further than the 1849 ban to restrict access to health care, WisDems Chair Ben Wikler, Sen. LaTonya Johnson, and Dr. Kristin Lylerly provided an update on the Republican gubernatorial candidates’ extreme anti-choice agenda. Rebecca Kleefisch and […]

One Question Wisconsin Republicans Must Answer Today MADISON, Wis. – A group representing the majority of U.S. House Republicans, including Wisconsin’s Scott Fitzgerald, Glenn Grothman, Bryan Steil, and Tom Tiffany, just released their proposed agenda for next year – and Wisconsinites aren’t going to like it.  The plan, which gives a preview of what Republicans […]

What They’re Saying: Faith Leaders Condemn Attacks on Abortion MADISON, Wis. – After Republicans’ decades-long war attacking reproductive rights, the far-right majority of the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, and an archaic Wisconsin law that bans almost all abortion could now be enforced. Republican politicians have made it clear this is just the […]

REMINDER: Wisconsin Republicans in Congress Voted Against Protecting Pensions MADISON, Wis. – Today, as President Biden announces a new American Rescue Plan rule that will protect millions of Americans’ pensions – particularly those who would otherwise have seen substantial cuts to their benefits – voters deserve to know that every Wisconsin Republican in Congress voted […]

Tim Michels Supports Banning of Emergency Contraception MADISON, Wis. – In audio obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tim Michels agrees that “abortion pills that are being passed off as contraception” will be “illegal in Wisconsin” if he becomes governor. In the audio, an attendee of the event asks Michels, “I’m concerned about babies’ lives being lost to these […]

ICYMI: Advocates Warn That “Criminalized Abortion Will Lead to Cops Investigating Miscarriages” MADISON, Wis. – While Republican politicians continue to push a dangerous and unpopular anti-abortion agenda, advocates and legal experts caution that the end of legal abortion in Wisconsin could lead to police officers investigating miscarriages and interrogating grieving parents. Wisconsin Examiner: Criminalized abortion […]

WisDems’ Statement on Kevin Nicholson Leaving the Republican Gubernatorial Race MADISON, Wis. – Today, Kevin Nicholson exited the dumpster fire Republican primary for governor. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Hannah Menchhoff released the following statement: “Kevin Nicholson leaving the race only means that there is one less radical Republican in the gubernatorial primary. Nicholson exposed deep […]