MILWAUKEE - We review the Spring Primary victory by Jill Underly in the State Superintendent of Public Instruction election and the real challenge to public education that is posed by the well-funded voucher advocate who also advanced to the April 1st General Election. Both the DPI and Supreme Court elections will be won by talking directly to voters throughout the state on phones, doors, and one-on one conversations. We urge you to sign up and volunteer with Citizen Action to make calls from home in support of Susan Crawford and Jill Underly in our weekly phone bank starting next Tuesday, February 25th at 5pm RSVP HERE

The state budget battle commenced this week with Governor Tony Evers releasing his budget. We review some highlights, including BadgerCare expansion, Prescription Drug affordability Board, and a sweeping set of new regulations on health insurance abuses, including a first in the nation audit of claims denials. This Tuesday, Citizen Action joined Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN) and WISDOM in calling for the Governor to leverage his potent constitutional power to veto any state budget produced by the Legislature that fails to finally secure BadgerCare Expansion, include sufficient funding for K-12 public schools, or lacks reforms needed for Wisconsin’s troubled corrections system. We urge you to contact Governor Tony Evers and tell him to fight for his top budget priorities by threatening veto of any budget that fails the public on these key public priorities and others that the governor also deems essential. We encourage listeners to RSVP for our Capitol State Budget Lobby Day on Tuesday March 4th.

We close reviewing the week 5 of the Trump assault on the republic, including mounting bipartisan opposition to House Republican leadership’s plan announced this week to gut Medicaid funding to fund a massive tax cut for the wealthy. UW Madison’s research is threatened by NIH funding cuts and we expose the fake energy emergency Trump has declared to ram through an expansion of Wisconsin fossil fuel projects.

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"This plan not only addresses our immediate needs but also lays a foundation for future generations,” says Oshkosh legislator.

"I am grateful to Governor Evers for listening carefully to my advocacy and requests this budget cycle and for consistently putting the children and families of this state first," says Stubbs.

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Governor Evers delivered his biennial budget address, highlighting Wisconsinites’ priorities for the upcoming 2025-2027 budget. Rep. Ryan Spaude (D-Ashwaubenon) released this response following the Governor’s address.

MADISON – Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) released the following statement regarding Governor Tony Evers’ (D-Wisconsin) 2025-2027 Biennial State Budget Address:

Appleton Representative likes significant investment in mental health, child care and public schools in 2025-2027 Biennial Budget.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/dnc-ken-martin-speak-s442.jpgA commentary on future directions by newly elected DNC Chair Ken Martin.

MADISON, WI – On February 16, 2025, Governor Tony Evers announced a major corrections reform plan preceding his upcoming budget address, to include significant facility investments, an expansion of the Earned Release program, and more.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting his plans to invest more than $80 million in his upcoming 2025-27 Executive Budget to support Wisconsin farmers and farm families, producers, and processors and the state’s $116 billion agricultural industry statewide.

MILWAUKEE - We announce Citizen Action’s endorsement of Jill Underly’s re-election as Superintendent of Public Instruction. There is a primary election next Tuesday, February 18th. Please make sure you vote.

Next Tuesday evening Governor Tony Evers will give his budget address speech commencing the legislative portion of the state budget process which will play out over the next few months. We preview our call for Governor Evers to veto any state budget that doesn’t include better public school funding, accepting the federal Medicaid money for BadgerCare. He should also veto any budget that builds new state prisons. We are partnering with Wisconsin Public Education Network and WISDOM in this organizing campaign and urge all our listeners to call Governor Evers office next week and urge him to fight for these public priorities.

As we head into a critical State Supreme Court election, Justice Janet Protasiewicz announces she will not recuse herself in the upcoming Act 10 case. We comment on the “Our billionaire is better than your billionaire” election funding of our major elections.

We note the overwhelming bi-partisan support in a state Senate Committee this week for an expansion of Medicaid Postpartum Care, which Speaker Robin Vos continues to block. We urge our listeners to call their state representatives and urge them to push for a vote.

We close with the many low lights of the 4th week of Trump Regime 2.0, including more clarity on Trump and the Congressional Republicans’ plans to gut federal Medicaid funding, denying healthcare for millions of Americans.

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