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Senate Republicans Prioritize Polluters over People PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Melissa Agard Press   
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 15:20

pfas-contamination-test“We must work toward a PFAS solution that puts impacted people before corporate polluters and their allies,” says Agard.

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“The Wisconsin we need” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky   
Friday, 10 November 2023 10:09

wi-we-need-2023MILWAUKEE - Robert updates the campaign to get legislative co-sponsors for the newly introduced BadgerCare Public Option bill. Priscilla encourages you to call your state legislators and urge them to co-sponsor and wants you to join us every Monday, 5-7pm, making calls to Wisconsin voters and getting them to call their state legislators in support. Attend upcoming media events in Eau Claire on 11/17, 11am, at the Chippewa Valley Free Clinic and in La Crosse on 11/20, 9:30am, at St. Clare Health Mission.

We talk about the significance of UW Health nurses’ union delivering safety violation forms to the state health department and why their organizing fight is critical to reforming the healthcare system, as nurses are the front line defenders of quality patient care. We also celebrate the end of the actors’ strike this week.

We welcome Mark Rice, Wisconsin Transformational Justice Campaign Coordinator at WISDOM, to discuss WISDOM’s organizing and legislative agenda on criminal justice reform in Wisconsin.  Wisconsin continues to trail the nation and surrounding states in lowering our incarceration rates while state facilities are currently experiencing a staffing shortage resulting in inhumane conditions for people in the facilities.

Robert updates the latest on the effort to get a better deal in the Brewers’ effort to get a public subsidy before we debrief the implications from Tuesday’s national election results as we are now one year away from a huge presidential election. We look at the latest polling, including a new MU Law poll that clearly shows the gerrymandered state legislature is very unpopular and vulnerable in the 2024 election. We encourage you to donate to our voter contact effort to win state legislative seats in 2024.

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Gov. Evers: Honoring Wisconsin’s 300,000 Veterans on Veterans Day PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Thursday, 09 November 2023 11:58

veterans-dayMADISON — Gov. Tony Evers delivered the Democratic Radio Address on Thursday honoring the 300,000 veterans who live across Wisconsin in recognition of Veterans Day.

Last Updated on Friday, 10 November 2023 12:11
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Clancy Scoffs at Rhetorical Stunt about the “Victims of Communism” PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Ryan Clancy Press   
Tuesday, 07 November 2023 16:21

assembly-wi-robin-vosRepublicans should spend time on real issues facing working-class communities.

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 November 2023 11:30
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“Be like Ady Barkans” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky   
Friday, 03 November 2023 10:45

barkan-2023MILWAUKEE - We discuss the passing of healthcare activist Ady Barkan, who turned his fight against ALS into a crusade to break the monopoly power of the corporate insurance giants that are failing millions of Americans.

We explain the importance of the introduction of the BadgerCare Public Option bill in the state legislature, and discuss our news conference at the Green Bay Labor Council with lead legislative author Representative Kristina Shelton. The bill is the only one dealing with the skyrocketing cost of health care in this Legislative Session, as the GOP continues to introduce culture war issues that do nothing to improve the lives of average Wisconsinites. In a related development, a new national report finds that nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they receive medical bills they cannot afford and many are skipping needed medical care.

The huge Brewers stadium subsidy bill is pulled from the floor, delaying action on the bill. What does it mean that even with a full court press by the unified corporate elite, Governor Evers, and Robin Vos, there are not enough votes in the Senate to pass it. While too many state politicians have been busy trying to ram through $546 million to a billionaire, the City of Waupun takes a rare step to invest public funds in child care after the GOP blocks all state action to address the access crisis.

We close by reviewing news the Public Service Commission will be announcing electric rate increases this week, as We Energies says it will accelerate plans to stop burning coal and reaffirms an Oak Creek plant shutdown.

 

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Evers: Wisconsinites Sign Up for Healthcare Coverage during Open Enrollment PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Thursday, 02 November 2023 11:54

evers-speaksMADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting the start of the 11th annual ‘Open Enrollment’ period and encouraging Wisconsinites to sign up for high-quality, affordable healthcare coverage on HealthCare.gov. Open Enrollment began on November 1, 2023, and will continue through January 15, 2024.

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 November 2023 10:01
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Christian Coalition Calls for Immediate Ceasefire In Palestine PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Wisconsin Christians for Justice in Palestine, Rev. Dr. Lisa Bates-Froiland   
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 16:27

gaza-war-2023Wisconsin clergy, retired clergy, and lay persons from more than six denominations have convened as Wisconsin Christians for Justice in Palestine to decry the horrific killing of children in Gaza and call on people of conscience to demand immediate ceasefire.

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 November 2023 10:20
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“Fighting in the public interest” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky   
Friday, 27 October 2023 09:18

public-interest-2023-2MILWAUKEE - We open with a somber discussion of yet another mass shooting in America where 18 people died and over 13 were wounded, bringing America’s mass shooting total to a staggering 558 this year.

Robert updates us on Wednesday's State Senate hearing on to bill to give the ultrach owner of the Milwaukee Brewers a $546 million public subsidy following Currently there are NOT the votes to pass the Assembly bill in the Senate, unless enough Democrats change their votes. Switching to allies who are showing how to use their power, we celebrate the UAW’s tentative agreement with Ford and wish more Wisconsin Democrats would be as strategic and willing to fight for what is right, even when others tell them it is not possible.

We invite our listeners to join us for next Tuesday’s BadgerCare Public Option media event at the Greater Green Bay Labor Council, at Noon, with the lead sponsor State Representative Kristia Shelton. Priscilla educates us about volunteer phone calls we started making to voters this week in support of the healthcare bill and urging people to call their state legislators and tell them to co-sponsor the legislation.

Finally, Robert also updates our listeners on local climate action planning in Wisconsin and why it is so important to advancing climate justice.

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Gov. Evers: Celebrating Manufacturing Month PDF Print E-mail
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin   
Thursday, 26 October 2023 15:03

manufacturing-jobsMADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address celebrating Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin.

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“Power concedes nothing” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky   
Friday, 20 October 2023 10:25

power-condedes-2023MILWAUKEE - We unpack the bipartisan Assembly vote to rubber stamp a $565 million giveaway to the ultrarich owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. Given the unpopularity of the massive private subsidy, what does this say about the state of democracy in Wisconsin. A new statewide poll from Public Policy Polling shows 55% voters oppose the stadium deal. Citizen Action and other major advocacy organizations released a letter to state legislators and Governor Evers in opposition to the current stadium plan. Improvements can be made in the state senate if they hear from you (800) 362-9472.

Next we discuss the imploding impeachment of the WEC’s Meagan Wolfe by Legislative Republicans. While continuing to defame Wolfe, Republicans conceded in legal filings they lack grounds to oust her from her position. Also this week, the Senate Republican leader proposed scrapping Gov. Evers’ child care plan and replacing it with a shocking $2 billion tax cut and child care credit that mostly helps wealthier households.

Priscilla reports on her attendance at the media release of a new report from BLOC chronicling how Wisconsin’s criminal legal system, including over-policing and mass incarceration, is robbing people of their right to participate in democracy.

We close with a preview of the new BadgerCare Public Option bill set to be released in the state legislature, and circulating for co-sponsors. Priscilla tells us about volunteer phone calls to voters in support of the BadgerCare Public Option next Monday, October 23rd, 5-7pm. We need you! Sign up hereTake action and sign a petition urging your state legislators to co-sponsor the BadgerCare Public Option bill. Attend our BadgerCare Public Option media conference, Tuesday, October 31, Greater Green Bay Labor Council, at Noon (more regional events will be announced in the future). And, call your state legislators at (800) 362-9472 and ask them to co-sponsor the bill.

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