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Wisconsin Democrats on Vice President Kamala Harris’ Debate Victory MADISON, Wis. — Following Vice President Kamala Harris’ commanding victory in tonight’s presidential debate, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Hands down, Kamala Harris won tonight’s debate—and it wasn’t close. The joy, excitement, and energy at hundreds of watch parties and online tonight […]

Two Months Ago News Broke That Hovde’s Bank is Filled With Millions in Foreign Deposits… Hovde Is Still Silent on Which Countries They’re From MADISON, Wis. — Two months ago, news broke that Eric Hovde’s $3.2 billion California bank is accepting deposits from foreign banks and governments. Yet Hovde still refuses to be honest with Wisconsinites about which foreign […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin Republican Duey Stroebel Failed to Report Thousands He Made from Farm Grants. He’s Not a Farmer. MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Heartland Signal reported that for three decades Duey Stroebel received federal funds from the Conservation Reserve Program intended for farmers—but Duey Stroebel is the president of a real estate company, not a farmer. Stroebel […]

NEW: Eric Hovde Confirms Foreign Governments Are Filling His Bank with Money, Yet Still Won’t Answer Which Foreign Countries They Are MADISON, Wis. — Today, Heartland Signal revealed new audio where California bank owner Eric Hovde confirms that his bank is accepting deposits from foreign governments, yet he still refuses to come clean about the foreign countries […]

NEW: Eric Hovde Got Rich off Father’s DC Insider Connections Hovde spent 24 years in DC; used wealth to buy California bank MADISON, Wis. — On Sunday, the Daily Kos broke down how Eric Hovde used his father’s insider Washington, D.C. connections to get rich and eventually become the megamillionaire California bank owner we all know him […]

Wisconsin Republicans and JD Vance to Working Families: You’re on Your Own, Kid MADISON, Wis. — Republicans’ ambivalence toward addressing Wisconsin’s ongoing child care crisis was on full display this week after reporting from the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram highlighted the stress Wisconsin child care providers and families face in the Chippewa Valley. The new look inside Wisconsin’s […]

ICYMI: Republican Attempts to Amend Wisconsin’s Constitution Backfire, Fueling Democratic Enthusiasm MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Nation highlighted the landslide victory by Wisconsin Democrats in voting down two conservative constitutional amendments in the August primary election. This victory was made possible thanks to WisDems’ statewide voter mobilization program and messaging, turning a Republican power-grab into a demonstration that […]

NEW REPORT: While Bryan Steil Calls the End of Roe v. Wade a “Great Victory,” Over 5,000 Wisconsinites Forced to Flee the State to Find Care MADISON, Wis. — According to a new report independently verified by the Cap Times, more than 5,000 Wisconsinites were forced to flee the state in 2023 to seek abortion care […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin Democrats and Labor Leaders Call Out Duey Stroebel and Joan Ballweg for Attacks on Working Families and Unions MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin State Senate candidates Jodi Habush Sinykin and Sarah Keyeski joined the President of the South Central Federation of Labor, Kevin Gundlach, for a virtual press call to talk about Duey Stroebel and […]