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ICYMI: Brad Schimel Touts Support from Disgraced Sheriff Accused of Sexual Harassment, Poor Leadership MADISON, Wis. — New reporting today from the Wisconsin Examiner revealed how extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel courted support from disgraced Sheriff of Chippewa County, Travis Hakes, in his first ad of his campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Travis Hakes lost […]

ICYMI: Robin Vos Thinks Expanding Health Care Coverage For New Moms and Babies is “Not a Wise Idea” MADISON, Wis. — On Monday, Wisconsin Watch highlighted how Robin Vos is singlehandedly holding up postpartum Medicaid coverage expansion—an overwhelmingly popular bipartisan proposal that would protect mothers and children and lower maternal mortality rates in Wisconsin. Thanks to Robin […]

ICYMI: Nearly One-Third Of Rural Kids Could Lose Health Care in Wisconsin Under GOP Spending Cuts MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from WPR on Thursday highlighted the devastating impact that Republican spending cuts could have on health care coverage in rural Wisconsin, with a new report showing that one-third of Wisconsin children in rural areas rely on Medicaid coverage […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin Democrats Launch First Series of Bills, Aimed at Lowering Costs for Food, Housing, Drugs MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Wisconsin legislative Democrats launched their first series of bills during the new legislative session, including proposals to lower the cost of prescription drugs, expand tax credits for low-income renters and homeowners, and ensure that […]

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 […]