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Time to Pay the Piper: Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Can’t Outrun Their Own Records MADISON, Wis. — Even as Republicans fight for votes, they’re fighting to roll back the freedoms of the voters they are trying to win over. While Wisconsin Republicans like to claim they’re working for Wisconsinites, their record is a very different story. […]

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Baldwin Claim That Hovde Supports Tax Plan That Benefits the Rich is Correct “The tax cuts that Hovde has publicly supported and endorsed would benefit the rich more than middle-class workers.” MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel confirmed that Eric Hovde supports $4 trillion in tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. The Hovde […]

Bryan Steil Dodges Questions on Gun Safety, Refuses to Say How He’ll Keep Our Children Safe MADISON, Wis. — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked Wisconsin’s congressional candidates to answer questions on the three issues voters said were most important to them this election cycle: health care, inflation, and gun violence. But for Bryan Steil, even […]

ICYMI: Fight For Control Of State Government Runs Through 3 Wisconsin Senate Districts MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, WPR highlighted how the road to the state Senate majority in Wisconsin runs through three districts. Voters from Milwaukee to Madison and Green Bay will have a real choice about who represents them for the first time in over a […]

What They’re Saying: Wisconsinites Excited To Vote For State Assembly Democrats Under Fair Maps MADISON, Wis. — With only two weeks until the election, Wisconsin Democrats have a chance to flip the State Assembly for the first time in over a decade. Across the Badger State, local Democratic candidates are running to expand access to […]

REMINDER: Bryan Steil Voted Against Lowering Prescription Costs MADISON, Wis. — In an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bryan Steil tried to rewrite history by touting his support for legislation that would lower prescription drug costs. The reality is that Bryan Steil voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which actually capped the price of insulin and […]

Reminder: Eric Hovde Thinks Wisconsinites Are Deplorable Hovde said ‘females’ spend too much time on Hollywood MADISON, Wis. — Eric Hovde has continuously insulted Wisconsinites, saying people in nursing homes shouldn’t vote, telling young people they lack work ethic, and infamously calling regular people ‘deplorable.’ Hovde said in an interview, that he thought it was “deplorable” how […]

Eric Hovde: “Why in God’s Green Earth” Would I Know About the Farm Bill? MADISON, Wis. — Third time’s the charm, unless it’s Eric Hovde talking about the Farm Bill… Once again, Hovde was in disbelief that anyone would expect him to understand the Farm Bill. Yesterday, when asked about the legislation, Hovde said “why in God’s […]

ICYMI: Republicans like Duey Stroebel and Joan Ballweg Are Holding Back Wisconsin’s Kids MADISON, Wis. — After months of faux outrage from Wisconsin Republicans like Duey Stroebel about improving kids’ reading ability, a new report from the Department of Public Instruction last week found that the blame for students’ stagnant scores lies solely with Republicans […]