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Billboard Greeting California Hovde Makes The Rounds In Madison MADISON, Wis. — Today, Californian Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) spoke at a Dane County GOP country club event as he gears up for his Wisconsin Senate run. At the event, he was greeted by a WisDems billboard truck highlighting his California home, his California ties, and some advice […]

Wisconsin Democrats on GOP Failure to Address Workforce Challenges and Child Care Crisis MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republican politicians in Madison once again rejected an opportunity to make real progress on the issues Wisconsin’s working families care about, gaveling in and out of a special session to address our state’s chronic workforce challenges. Democratic Party of […]

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Wisconsin Child Care Providers Face Closure Without Continued Funding For Child Care Counts MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Gov. Evers’ special session to address Wisconsin’s workforce challenges, child care providers across the state are sounding the alarm about the end of Child Care Counts and the devastating impact it will have on […]

WisDems Honor Hispanic Heritage Month MADISON, Wis. — In honor of the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Milwaukee County Supervisor Caroline Gómez-Tom released the following statements: Milwaukee County Supervisor Caroline Gómez-Tom: “Latine (Hispanic) Heritage Month is the time of the year to learn about, honor, and […]

ICYMI: Rep. Deb Andraca, WisDems Chair Ben Wikler, Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand Call Out Robin Vos’ Redistricting Bill MADISON, Wis. — This morning, Representative Deb Andraca was joined by Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand and Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler to discuss how Robin Vos’ so-called “Iowa-style” redistricting bill does not follow […]

Bipartisan Iowa Leaders: “The Proposal Currently In Front Of The Wisconsin Legislature Cannot Be Accurately Called The Iowa Model” MADISON, Wis. — As the Wisconsin Assembly is set to vote on a new redistricting proposal today, which has been touted by Robin Vos and Assembly Republicans as “Iowa style redistricting,” a bipartisan group of Iowa […]

RATING CHANGE: Wausau-Area Rep. Patrick Snyder Moves to “Lean Against” on Defend Justice Impeachment Tracker MADISON, Wis. — As Robin Vos continues to double down on his impeachment threats, members of his own caucus continue to appear uncomfortable with a Vos-led push to remove Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Yesterday, in new reporting from the Capital Times, GOP Rep. […]

Robin Vos Renews Impeachment Threats MADISON, Wis. — Less than 24 hours after unveiling a deeply flawed redistricting bill in an effort to distract from his unlawful impeachment threats—while retaining power over redistricting for himself—Robin Vos renewed his threats to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Speaking to far-right talk show host Jay Weber this morning, Vos announced […]

ICYMI: Newsweek: Republican Primaries Grow Bitter as MAGA Clashes With Wealthy Self-Funders MADISON, Wis. — As Republicans continue to jockey behind the scenes to decide who will lose to Tammy Baldwin, the leading GOP grassroots recruit, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is attacking Eric Hovde and Mitch McConnell’s strategy of recruiting wealthy candidates like Hovde. The […]