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ICYMI: Money Meant to Improve Reading in Schools is Frozen Amid a Political Fight. Now, Districts Have to Take Out Loans. MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, CBS 58 reported that months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Republican efforts to block state funding were unconstitutional, Duey Stroebel and Republicans in the Joint Finance Committee are still withholding funds that […]

ICYMI: Derrick Van Orden Supports a Farm Bill That Will Cut Food Stamps MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Cap Times reported that Derrick Van Orden and Republicans in the House Committee on Agriculture have spent over a year delaying the passage of a critical Farm Bill in their mission to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, […]

ICYMI: Peter Barca, Rep. Tip McGuire, and Concerned Constituent Hold Press Call on Bryan Steil’s Record on Social Security and Medicare MADISON, Wis. — Today, Peter Barca, Tip McGuire, and a Social Security recipient from Congressional District 1 held a virtual press call to call out Bryan Steil for his record of endangering Wisconsinites’ hard-earned retirement benefits. […]

Derrick Van Orden and Donald Trump: Two Peas in an Election Conspiracy-Filled Pod MADISON, Wis. — Tuesday night, Donald Trump once again refused to acknowledge his election loss, doubling down on election lies about the 2020 results here in Wisconsin, something that Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden has helped him spread in the four years […]

ICYMI: Wausau Democrats Hold Press Call Highlighting Democrats’ Support for Working Families MADISON, Wis. — Earlier today, State Assembly candidate Yee Leng Xiong, WisDems Second Vice Chair Tricia Zunker, and former Wausau Mayor John Robinson held a virtual press conference to highlight Democrats’ commitment to improving the lives of working families. Speakers highlighted efforts by Wisconsin Democrats to expand […]

Derrick Van Orden Fails to Follow the Letter of the Law with New Ad, Wisconsin Democrats Call on TV Stations to Take Action MADISON, Wis. — Today, 3rd Congressional District Democratic Chair William Garcia alerted local television stations that a campaign advertisement by Derrick Van Orden currently running in western Wisconsin is in blatant violation of federal […]

REMINDER: Bryan Steil Helps Spread Donald Trump’s Election Lies MADISON, Wis. — After Donald Trump once again doubled down on his lies about Wisconsin and the 2020 election during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Wisconsin Republican Bryan Steil went right back to work propping up Trump’s election lies and misinformation in Congress. Bryan Steil has used his post […]

Conservative Radio Host Vicki McKenna Has One Word for Eric Hovde’s Campaign: “Weak” MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, conservative radio host Vicki McKenna took to the airwaves to share her disappointment with Eric Hovde’s campaign for US Senate, calling the campaign “weak” and expressing her concerns about Hovde’s chances in Wisconsin.  “Wisconsin worries me for a bunch of […]

ICYMI: Steil Sells Out Wisconsinites to Protect Corporate Interests MADISON, Wis. — In a new op-ed for the Wisconsin Examiner, Christopher Cox calls out Bryan Steil for bending the knee to corporate interests and selling out communities across Wisconsin. Bryan Steil is all bark and no bite—he pretends he would fight to protect Social Security […]