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A Month Later, Hovde Still Silent on Which Countries Fill His Bank With Millions MADISON, Wis. — It’s been one month since Eric Hovde’s $3.2 billion California bank revealed that they are still accepting deposits from foreign banks and governments, yet Hovde still won’t answer which foreign countries are filling his bank with deposits.  Last month, a news report uncovered that Hovde’s bank […]

ICYMI: Optimism High for Democratic Flip in Wisconsin’s Third District This Fall MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this month, News 8000 highlighted the groundswell of enthusiasm coming from Democrats in western Wisconsin to flip the third district. Between thousands of people attending the Eau Claire Harris-Walz rally and the thousands of votes cast in the primary, it’s clear […]

ICYMI: Report: Medicaid Expansion, Incentives for Rural Care Could Address Workforce Challenge MADISON, Wis. — Last week, WPR reported on the release of the final report from Governor Tony Evers’ Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce, which recommended an expansion of Medicaid and increased support for rural Wisconsin health care providers. Gov. Evers assembled this task force […]

ICYMI: Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer Shares Democrats’ Path to the Majority MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer sat down with Dan Shafer on “The Recombobulation Area” podcast to share Democrats’ path to the majority in the state Assembly and highlight enthusiasm from around the state to elect Democrats to the State Legislature […]

ROUND UP: WisDems Officers Highlight Energy in Wisconsin for Harris-Walz Ticket at the DNC MADISON, Wis. — This week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and WisDems officers Tricia Zunker, Felesia Martin, and Kim Butlertook to the airwaves to talk about the energy driving Wisconsin Democrats to elect Vice […]

Eric Hovde Claims He Knows Black Culture Because He Had Black Friends, Lived in DC For 20 Years MADISON, Wis. — This week Eric Hovde claimed that he knows Black culture because he had Black friends and because he “lived in D.C. for 20 years.”  “Black culture? I lived in D.C. for 20 years,” Hovde said. “Black […]

ICYMI: Democrats Go on Offense, GOP Look to Defend Legislative Majorities with 10 Weeks to Go MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner detailed how Democrats are going on offense to flip the Wisconsin State Legislature. Now, after Governor Tony Evers signed fair maps into law, Democrats are running competitive races across the state to […]

Wisconsin Democrats Look Forward on DNC’s Final Night MADISON, Wis. — On the last night of the DNC following a speech by Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement:  “In Wisconsin our motto is Forward—and as we heard from Tammy Baldwin on stage tonight, that’s exactly the direction Vice […]

Sen. Tammy Baldwin Stands Up for Social Security, Medicare at Democratic National Convention MADISON, Wis. — This evening, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to call out Donald Trump for his plans to cut Social Security and Medicare, and to laud Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for their support […]