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CHAOS CAUCUS: JFC Republicans Silence Debate On Paid Family Leave MADISON, Wis. — During a meeting of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee yesterday, GOP members shut down debate on paid family leave, a policy supported by none other than Republican nominee for governor Tim Michels just last year. Rather than engage in an open discussion, […]

CHAOS CAUCUS: Rep. Michael Schraa Unleashes Twitter Temper Tantrum MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Oshkosh-area state legislator Michael Schraa took to Twitter to lash out against critics of the Assembly GOP’s shared revenue plan. Apparently upset by a recent column breaking down the Assembly GOP’s plan and its impact on Wisconsin municipalities, Schraa bizarrely told one critic […]

ICYMI: Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Highlights President Biden’s Accomplishments for Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway joined Channel 3000 to talk about her role with the 2024 Biden-Harris reelection campaign and how President Biden and Vice President Harris are delivering real results for Wisconsin. The mayor discussed how President Biden has […]

ICYMI: Proposed Federal Spending Bill Could Lead To Cuts In Veterans’ Medical Care, Benefits, Job Trainings MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the La Crosse Tribune detailed how Derrick Van Orden’s vote to subject the VA to devastating budget cuts would threaten health care and benefits of nearly 44,000 veterans in Wisconsin’s 3rd District. While Van Orden […]

Tom Tiffany’s Position on the Debt Ceiling: Cut Veterans Benefits or Crash the Economy MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Tom Tiffany and the House Freedom Caucus came out against bipartisan negotiations on the debt ceiling, and are threatening to crash the U.S. economy unless their 22% cut to veterans benefits is passed. “Tom Tiffany’s demand to stop negotiations on the […]

JFC Republicans Ignore Water Quality Problems In Their Own Districts MADISON, Wis. — Among the more than 540 provisions unceremoniously stripped from the state budget by Republicans on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee were proposals to address water contamination in communities across Wisconsin—including in JFC Republicans’ own districts. Parents shouldn’t have to worry about the water their […]

Derrick Van Orden Protects Serial Liar George Santos MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Derrick Van Orden and all 5 of his fellow Wisconsin Congressional Republicans voted to protect serial liar George Santos from accountability following his indictment on 13 federal criminal charges, including money laundering, wire fraud, and theft of public funds. By voting to refer a privileged […]

ICYMI: Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act Delivers “Once in a Lifetime” Funding To Wisconsin Farm Conservation Programs MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed how Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act—which passed without the vote of a single Republican in Congress—is delivering “once in a lifetime” funding to help Wisconsin farm conservation programs implement sustainable practices […]

ICYMI: Eric Hovde may run for Senate in Wisconsin, but he’s living large in Laguna Beach, California MADISON, Wis. — This morning, new reporting from Dan Bice at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlights the ties that potential U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has to California. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Eric Hovde may run for Senate in Wisconsin, but […]