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ICYMI: Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul Joins Wisconsin in Lawsuit, Temporarily Blocking Federal Cuts to School Mental Health Funding We will continue fighting back against the Trump administration’s attack on funding that supports mental health services for students.” — Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul MADISON, Wis. — Attorney General Josh Kaul recently joined a multi-state lawsuit […]

ICYMI: WI Colon Cancer Survivor Faces A $20k Health Insurance Spike MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from UpNorthNews exposes how Derrick Van Orden’s failure to continue ACA subsidies caused a colon cancer survivor and small business owner in his district to face a $20,000 spike in their healthcare prices. These healthcare price spikes are a direct […]

ROUND UP: Senator Tammy Baldwin Fights to Improve Health of the Mississippi River MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative, a program aimed at restoring and protecting the vital Mississippi River waterway. Modeled after the successful bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the legislation focuses on important […]

SD-31 GOP Candidate Magadance Skinner Race Claimed Residence in Two States MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveals that GOP State senate candidate Michele Magadance Skinner potentially violated state law by claiming residency in both Wisconsin and Georgia in 2025. The report also notes Skinner owns a third property in Florida and […]

Following the Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare Becoming Law, Congressman Tom Tiffany is More Determined Than Ever to Raise Healthcare Costs MADISON, Wis. — Following the anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare becoming law, Congressman Tom Tiffany is more determined than ever to gut the programs thousands of Wisconsinites rely on to afford care. In Congress, […]

WHINE WEDNESDAY: Van Orden’s Twitter Use Wrapped Welcome to Whine Wednesday with Derrick Van Orden, America’s fiercest keyboard warrior. We comb through the hundreds of tweets DVO posts during a week so you don’t have to. Grab a glass and join us for Whine Wednesday! MADISON, Wis. — Van Orden has had quite the head-spinning […]

Trump and His Lackey Congressman Tom Tiffany Support Tariffs to Drive Up Prescription Drug Costs MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Trump announced plans for steep tariffs on generic prescription drugs, a cost-raising policy that would make medications even more unaffordable for many Wisconsinites. Congressman Tom Tiffany, Trump’s endorsed candidate for governor, cosponsored generic prescription drug import […]

Former Republican State Senator Calls Tiffany “Mean, Heartless” MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from WPR reveals that even Republicans find Congressman Tom Tiffany’s extremism off putting. Former Republican State Senator Dale Schultz saying of him, “I remember a guy who was pretty mean, pretty heartless, and to my way of thinking, entirely too close to […]

WisDems Statement on Officer Involved Shooting and Killing of Black Man in Downtown Madison MADISON, Wis. — In response to yesterday’s officer involved shooting that lead to the killing of of a Black man in downtown Madison, WisDems Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement: “In a country like ours where gun violence and the […]