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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 […]

Derrick Van Orden Gives Unions the Shaft on Labor Day MADISON, Wis. — On Labor Day, Derrick Van Orden spoke out of both sides of his mouth, claiming to support working Wisconsinites while asking voters to get behind the most anti-union, anti-worker ticket in modern history in Donald Trump and JD Vance.  Derrick Van Orden is […]

Wisconsin Democrats on Election Denier Derrick Van Orden as the “Special Guest” at Election Integrity Training MADISON, Wis. — January 6th insurrectionist Derrick Van Orden will be the Special Guest at Protect the Vote Wisconsin’s Election Integrity Training in La Crosse today. Derrick Van Orden is deeply committed to undermining democracy and feeding right-wing election conspiracies—he falsely claimed […]

What They’re Saying: Eric Hovde Invested Millions in Companies that Moved Production Out of Wisconsin, Laying off Hundreds of Workers MADISON, Wis. — On Wednesday, HuffPost broke the news that California bank owner Eric Hovde has invested millions of dollars into companies that laid off hundreds of Wisconsin workers, shipping jobs out-of-state and overseas.  This comes as […]