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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky
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Friday, 13 November 2020 12:03 |
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 MILWAUKEE, WI - As COVID-19 surges dangerously out of control, we look forward to national and state course corrections. Next, we discuss the prospects for national healthcare reform in the coming Biden/Harris Administration. We evaluate Gov. Evers’ new COVID-19 Executive Orders, as health care workers and hospitals to the brink. We preview the 2021-22 state budget process and the importance of pushing to include BadgerCare Public Option and other structural reforms in Governor Evers’ next two year budget.
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Written by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Matt Rothschild
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Friday, 13 November 2020 11:33 |
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 The contempt for the very essence of democracy by some Republicans has reached new depths as they enable Trump fantasy.
MADISON - This week, a Republican member of the Wisconsin Legislature actually said, on camera, that the election results should be invalidated!
This contempt for the very essence of democracy has reached new – and frightening – depths, as I write here:
Shame on Wisconsin Coup Enablers
Please write Rep. Joe Sanfelippo and tell him what you think about his comment on tossing out the elections. You can email him at
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Our research team has tabulated all the spending by outside groups in the elections. You can see those results here:
Electioneering Groups Spent Nearly $9.9M on Legislative Races
While the Democrats managed to outraise the Republicans in Wisconsin this time around, we don’t want the Democrats to get the wrong idea about the need for campaign finance reform, so we wrote the following:
State Dems: We Still Need Campaign Finance Reform!
 I hope you like what we’ve posted this week, and I thank you for all that you do to uphold democracy in these challenging times.
Best,
Matt Rothschild
Executive Director
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P.S. If you like the work we’ve been doing, please make a tax-deductible gift today to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Just click here. Or donate the old-fashioned way by sending a check to us at 203 S. Paterson St, Suite 100, Madison WI 53703. Thanks! |
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Friday, 13 November 2020 11:14 |
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 MADISON — On Thursday, Gov. Tony Evers delivered the Democratic Radio Address on Executive Order #94, advising Wisconsinites to stay home to save lives.
Audio file of radio address.
Hello, Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers here.
 As you know, earlier this year, we took steps to contain COVID-19 by issuing a safer at home order. Unfortunately, that order was struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court—a decision that hamstrung our ability to respond to the virus.
Since then, Wisconsin has become a national hotspot.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates 5,000 Wisconsinites could be lost to COVID-19 by January 1st if no further actions are taken to get this virus under control. That means another 2,500 people who might not be with us on New Year’s Day.
Wisconsin, this is serious. This crisis is urgent.
That’s why I signed Executive Order #94 advising Wisconsinites to stay home to save lives.
We must get back to the basics of fighting this virus just like we did last spring, and it starts at home.
So, please, cancel the happy hours, dinner parties, sleepovers, and playdates at your home. And if a friend or family member invites you over, offer to hang out virtually instead.
And if you think you might be exposed to COVID-19, please go get tested. And then make sure you’re quarantining at home while you’re waiting for your results and for 14 days after you’ve been exposed.
It’s important to remember that just because you test negative today doesn’t guarantee a negative test tomorrow, so please stay home.
Otherwise, if you have to leave your home, limit it to essential needs and errands, and always wear a mask and stay six feet apart.
We must offer our neighbors the promise of a better tomorrow—a promise that each of us must play a part in delivering by doing everything we can.
Right now, we’ve got plenty to prove and a lot to lose. Let’s get to work, and let’s move forward, together.
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Written by Jeff Smith, State Senator District 31
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Wednesday, 11 November 2020 10:08 |
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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/voting-2020-538-s5.jpg Although Americans may have different reactions now that the election is over, it’s important that we continue having conversations to move forward together.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 November 2020 10:27 |
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Court is considering a proposal that would likely lead to another gerrymander in Wisconsin. Let them know how you feel.