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House GOP Pushes For Cuts to Food Assistance & Medicaid MADISON, Wis. — In a new budget resolution unveiled today, House Republicans proposed $4 trillion in tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the ultra-wealthy—and make deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance to pay for it. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund issued the following […]

IN HIS OWN WORDS: Brad Schimel Wants to Enforce Wisconsin’s Archaic 1849 Abortion Ban MADISON, Wis. — Reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today laid out extreme politician Brad Schimel’s damning record opposing reproductive freedom in Wisconsin, including his call to enforce Wisconsin’s archaic 1849 abortion ban, which doesn’t include exceptions for rape, incest, or health […]

“Bad Judgment” Brad: Brad Schimel’s Record of Victim Blaming MADISON, Wis. — While Brad Schimel ramps up false attacks on Judge Susan Crawford, he’s forgetting his own record of failure to protect women and victims throughout his career. From blaming victims for his own failures to suggesting that a child’s “bad judgment” caused her own […]

ROUND UP: Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul Work To Protect Wisconsinites’ Privacy From Elon Musk MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a multi-state lawsuit to stop Elon Musk and anonymous Republican ‘DOGE’ political staffers from accessing Wisconsinites’ personal information like bank account and Social Security […]

Shadow President Musk & Republicans Defund Life-Saving Medical Research MADISON, Wis. — Over the weekend, Shadow President Elon Musk and Republicans announced a new, $4 billion cut to NIH medical research. This cut would devastate research into diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, and threaten more than 7,000 jobs and $1.4 billion in economic activity in Wisconsin alone. […]

Shadow President Musk & Republican ‘DOGE’ Gang Targets Social Security MADISON, Wis. — Over the weekend, signs continued to emerge that billionaire Elon Musk and the Republican ‘DOGE” gang was zeroing in on a new target: Social Security. On Sunday, Musk reposted a message from extreme Republican Sen. Mike Lee referring to herd-earned Social Security […]

ICYMI: WisDems Hold Virtual Press Conference Calling Out Brad Schimel’s Manipulated Attack Ad MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Democratic leaders held a virtual press call to denounce extreme politician Brad Schimel’s campaign for using a potentially AI-manipulated image of Judge Crawford in a new attack ad. The Schimel campaign has admitted to editing the image and Judge Susan […]

ICYMI: Brad Schimel Manipulates Photo of Judge Crawford in Shady Attack Ad MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Associated Press and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday revealed far-right politician Brad Schimel deceiving Wisconsinites by manipulating a photo of Judge Susan Crawford in a new attack ad — potentially violating a state law passed on a bipartisan basis […]

ICYMI: Federal Funds Still Frozen for Half of Wisconsin Head Start Programs MADISON, Wis. — Today, new reporting from Wisconsin Public Radio confirmed that federal funding was still frozen for roughly half of Wisconsin’s Head Start programs, jeopardizing access to child care for hundreds of families across the state. In Waukesha, one Head Start program […]