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ICYMI: A Chance to Break the GOP’s Iron Grip in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty highlighted the opportunity in Wisconsin this November not only to deliver the White House for Vice President Harris and Governor Walz, but to bring democracy back to the Badger State and finally break the GOP’s undemocratic iron […]

ICYMI: Dr. Kristin Lyerly is Running To Protect Women’s Reproductive Health Care MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Stateline highlighted Dr. Kristin Lyerly, who is running in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District to bring her fight for reproductive health care to Congress on behalf of women across the Badger State. As an OB/GYN who has experienced pregnancy complications herself, […]

ICYMI: Expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin Would Save the State $1.7B, Report Finds MADISON, Wis. —  Today, WPR detailed a new report that found Republican politicians like Joan Ballweg and Duey Stroebel are holding Wisconsin back by repeatedly blocking Medicaid expansion and costing Wisconsin $1.7 billion in savings. Like clockwork, Republicans like Joan Ballweg and Duey Stroebel eliminate […]

Wausau Mayor Doug Diny Caught Red-Handed Denying Wisconsinites Voting Access MADISON, Wis. — Wausau Mayor Doug Diny landed himself in hot water this week after he was caught on surveillance footage caving to Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories and removing Wausau’s absentee ballot drop box from outside City Hall. “Disguised” in a hard hat and […]

ACT OF DESPERATION: Derrick Van Orden Tries To Cover Up His Extreme Abortion Views, Including Opposing Exceptions to Rape and Incest MADISON, Wis. — Desperate to cover up his long-standing extreme anti-abortion views, Derrick Van Orden is attempting to pull the wool over voters’ eyes and cover up the years he has spent railing against […]

On The Airwaves: “Mexican Bank Long Tied to the Mexican Drug Cartel Flew $26 Million in Cash Over the Border to Hovde’s Sunwest Bank” MADISON, Wis. — In the past few days, Eric Hovde has come under criticism for doing business with a Mexican bank long reported to have ties to the cartel.  As Dan Bice of […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin GOP State Rep. Amy Binsfeld Endorsed Pregnancy Center that Promotes Discredited, Dangerous Abortion Reversal Treatment MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Heartland Signal reported on Amy Binsfeld’s extreme anti-abortion record—from endorsing a “crisis pregnancy center” that pushes dangerous and unregulated “abortion reversal” treatments to supporting a 6-week abortion ban in Wisconsin. Amy Binsfeld is no stranger to […]

Wisconsin Democrats on Derrick Van Orden Voting to Shut Down the Government MADISON, Wis. — In response to Derrick Van Orden voting to shut down the government, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Deputy Communications Director Haley McCoy released the following statement: “Derrick Van Orden’s vote to shut down the government is a vote to force our men and […]

Reminder: Bob Donovan is an Anti-Abortion Extremist Who Called Reproductive Health Care “Manifest Wickedness” MADISON, Wis. — Out-of-touch Republicans like Bob Donovan are learning the hard way that women like having reproductive freedoms. Now, Bob Donovan and his extremist friends are doing their best to hide their anti-abortion records from voters—but even scrubbing his website […]