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We are launching ✨TWO✨ new starter packs for progressives in Wisconsin.
Give them a follow to stay engaged on the top issues, political news, and efforts facing Wisconsinites.
👉 For Wisconsin news and orgs: go.bsky.app/GK7eyaw
👉For state AND national news and orgs: go.bsky.app/RRyMgHM
Instead of providing our schools the funding and resources they need to succeed, Republicans in the legislature are pushing for school consolidation.
This means bigger class sizes, less support for individual students, and longer travel for kids and parents.
This means bigger class sizes, less support for individual students, and longer travel for kids and parents.
Wisconsin GOP introduces series of school district consolidation bills
Legislative Republicans want to incentivize Wisconsin school districts that agree to merge or consolidate grades.
www.wpr.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Instead of providing our schools the funding and resources they need to succeed, Republicans in the legislature are pushing for school consolidation.
This means bigger class sizes, less support for individual students, and longer travel for kids and parents.
This means bigger class sizes, less support for individual students, and longer travel for kids and parents.
Trump and MAGA Republicans are once again threatening vital food aid for Wisconsinites—demanding the USDA withhold SNAP funding unless states turn over private applicant data.
But instead of standing up for our families, Tom Tiffany is backing these efforts.
But instead of standing up for our families, Tom Tiffany is backing these efforts.
Trump Administration Threatens Wisconsin Food Aid
USDA will withhold SNAP funding unless states turn over sensitive applicant data.
urbanmilwaukee.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump and MAGA Republicans are once again threatening vital food aid for Wisconsinites—demanding the USDA withhold SNAP funding unless states turn over private applicant data.
But instead of standing up for our families, Tom Tiffany is backing these efforts.
But instead of standing up for our families, Tom Tiffany is backing these efforts.
WI Republicans like Patrick Snyder claim to support expanding healthcare coverage for new moms, but when given the opportunity, they continue to stand with Robin Vos to block action.
We deserve leaders who will do what’s best for our families—even if it means crossing Vos.
We deserve leaders who will do what’s best for our families—even if it means crossing Vos.
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
WI Republicans like Patrick Snyder claim to support expanding healthcare coverage for new moms, but when given the opportunity, they continue to stand with Robin Vos to block action.
We deserve leaders who will do what’s best for our families—even if it means crossing Vos.
We deserve leaders who will do what’s best for our families—even if it means crossing Vos.
At a time when Wisconsinites are struggling to afford healthcare, energy, and food, we need real solutions to lower costs.
But while Republicans ignore the issues facing our communities, Democratic leaders like Governor Evers are providing real support to families across the state.
But while Republicans ignore the issues facing our communities, Democratic leaders like Governor Evers are providing real support to families across the state.
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
At a time when Wisconsinites are struggling to afford healthcare, energy, and food, we need real solutions to lower costs.
But while Republicans ignore the issues facing our communities, Democratic leaders like Governor Evers are providing real support to families across the state.
But while Republicans ignore the issues facing our communities, Democratic leaders like Governor Evers are providing real support to families across the state.
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It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Republican government shutdown is going to hurt childcare and early childhood education, since eliminating Head Start in its entirety is part of Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint for a second Trump administration.
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2 Wisconsin Head Start programs to close amid shutdown, many more at risk
Republicans’ refusal to halt massive price hikes for health insurance means families will start going without childcare, and providers won’t get paid.
upnorthnewswi.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Republican government shutdown is going to hurt childcare and early childhood education, since eliminating Head Start in its entirety is part of Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint for a second Trump administration.
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Instead of ensuring our elections run smoothly and all Wisconsin voters can make their voices heard through popular measures like early processing of mail-in ballots, WI Republicans continue to attack election officials and advance their anti-voter agenda.
GOP elections bills advance in Wisconsin Assembly
Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday approved a slate of GOP-authored election bills, including one that would change how absentee ballots are processed and eliminate the use of central count locations.
www.wpr.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Instead of ensuring our elections run smoothly and all Wisconsin voters can make their voices heard through popular measures like early processing of mail-in ballots, WI Republicans continue to attack election officials and advance their anti-voter agenda.
#ICYMI: Recent reports exposed right-wing Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler for using a fabricated quote from a major SCOTUS ruling to justify her dissent in key Congressional redistricting cases.
ICYMI: MAGA Justice Annette Ziegler Caught Using Made-Up Quote in Recent Dissent
'Wisconsinites Deserve Answers From Justice Ziegler to the Serious Questions of Integrity and Competence Raised by This Incident'
abetterwisconsin.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
#ICYMI: Recent reports exposed right-wing Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler for using a fabricated quote from a major SCOTUS ruling to justify her dissent in key Congressional redistricting cases.
After a year of failure to bring down costs for hard working people, Donald Trump this week declared, “The word ‘affordability’ is a con job…”, and the question today for U.S. Representative and Wisconsin governor wannabe Tom Tiffany is: Do you agree?
Does Tom Tiffany Agree With Donald Trump That ‘Affordability is a Con Job’?
Now that Trump is declaring affordability is a con, the question for his lackey Tom Tiffany is: do you agree?
abetterwisconsin.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
After a year of failure to bring down costs for hard working people, Donald Trump this week declared, “The word ‘affordability’ is a con job…”, and the question today for U.S. Representative and Wisconsin governor wannabe Tom Tiffany is: Do you agree?
As Wisconsinites grapple with rising healthcare costs, Tom Tiffany is touting a plan that would undermine consumer protections, jeopardize coverage for pre-existing conditions, and rollback coverage for vital services like cancer screenings—all while driving costs even higher.
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
As Wisconsinites grapple with rising healthcare costs, Tom Tiffany is touting a plan that would undermine consumer protections, jeopardize coverage for pre-existing conditions, and rollback coverage for vital services like cancer screenings—all while driving costs even higher.
Reposted by A Better Wisconsin Together
Wisconsinites are concerned about the cost of healthcare.
But instead of working to make care more affordable, GOP Congressman & gubernatorial hopeful Tom Tiffany has repeatedly taken action to raise healthcare costs & strip coverage from his constituents.
Learn more here 👇
But instead of working to make care more affordable, GOP Congressman & gubernatorial hopeful Tom Tiffany has repeatedly taken action to raise healthcare costs & strip coverage from his constituents.
Learn more here 👇
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Wisconsinites are concerned about the cost of healthcare.
But instead of working to make care more affordable, GOP Congressman & gubernatorial hopeful Tom Tiffany has repeatedly taken action to raise healthcare costs & strip coverage from his constituents.
Learn more here 👇
But instead of working to make care more affordable, GOP Congressman & gubernatorial hopeful Tom Tiffany has repeatedly taken action to raise healthcare costs & strip coverage from his constituents.
Learn more here 👇
As Wisconsinites grapple with soaring housing costs, WI Republicans have repeatedly blocked efforts to support renters and homeowners—including expanding property tax relief for low-income families.
Demand an end to GOP inaction at 1-800-362-9472.
Demand an end to GOP inaction at 1-800-362-9472.
As living costs soar, tax relief shrinks for low-income Wisconsin residents
The homestead credit, a crucial source of property tax relief, has withered due to inflation and legislative inaction.
wisconsinwatch.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
As Wisconsinites grapple with soaring housing costs, WI Republicans have repeatedly blocked efforts to support renters and homeowners—including expanding property tax relief for low-income families.
Demand an end to GOP inaction at 1-800-362-9472.
Demand an end to GOP inaction at 1-800-362-9472.
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BREAKING: The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a case filed by the ACLU of Wisconsin on behalf of the immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera, which would decide whether to declare the practice of Wisconsin jails honoring ICE detainers illegal.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Sheriffs’ Practice of Honoring ICE Detainers in County Jails - ACLU of Wisconsin
The court agreed to hear our case to determine whether Wisconsin jails can hold people for 48 hours upon ICE's request.
www.aclu-wi.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING: The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a case filed by the ACLU of Wisconsin on behalf of the immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera, which would decide whether to declare the practice of Wisconsin jails honoring ICE detainers illegal.
WI Republicans continue to ignore widespread support for safe and legal abortion access—instead doubling down on their anti-abortion agenda.
In their own words, Republicans like Joy Goeben have said their ultimate goal is to ban abortion.
Learn more ⬇️
In their own words, Republicans like Joy Goeben have said their ultimate goal is to ban abortion.
Learn more ⬇️
Why a state Senate bill to redefine abortion will hurt, not help, patients and doctors • Wisconsin Examiner
SB 553 aims to differentiate abortion based on intent — a dystopian concept where politicians are in the private space of a doctor’s office.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
WI Republicans continue to ignore widespread support for safe and legal abortion access—instead doubling down on their anti-abortion agenda.
In their own words, Republicans like Joy Goeben have said their ultimate goal is to ban abortion.
Learn more ⬇️
In their own words, Republicans like Joy Goeben have said their ultimate goal is to ban abortion.
Learn more ⬇️
#ICYMI: WI Democrats have a real plan to lower costs by capping utility bills at just 2% of household income.
Too many Wisconsinites are facing rising costs and barriers to assistance, and Democrats are fighting to ensure everyone can keep the lights on.
Too many Wisconsinites are facing rising costs and barriers to assistance, and Democrats are fighting to ensure everyone can keep the lights on.
Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers propose legislation capping utility bills
Democratic state lawmakers are proposing a bill that would essentially cap residential energy bills in Wisconsin at 2 percent of household income.
www.wpr.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#ICYMI: WI Democrats have a real plan to lower costs by capping utility bills at just 2% of household income.
Too many Wisconsinites are facing rising costs and barriers to assistance, and Democrats are fighting to ensure everyone can keep the lights on.
Too many Wisconsinites are facing rising costs and barriers to assistance, and Democrats are fighting to ensure everyone can keep the lights on.
Wisconsin farmers are facing a tough financial future, with their profits being cut by MAGA's failing tariffs and ICE attacking farm workers.
We need real solutions to support our communities, but Republicans are refusing to deliver.
We need real solutions to support our communities, but Republicans are refusing to deliver.
Survey: Farmers expected to end 2025 with tough financial conditions
Surveys by the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and Chicago found tougher farm credit conditions in the third quarter of 2025. Surveyed farm lenders reported lower rates of loan repayment and high...
www.wpr.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Wisconsin farmers are facing a tough financial future, with their profits being cut by MAGA's failing tariffs and ICE attacking farm workers.
We need real solutions to support our communities, but Republicans are refusing to deliver.
We need real solutions to support our communities, but Republicans are refusing to deliver.
🚨 MAGA Republicans are threatening programs that support students with disabilities, including already eliminating the Office of Special Education Programs almost entirely.
Their politics shouldn't limit our children's future.
Their politics shouldn't limit our children's future.
The US threatens to break its promise to special education students | Opinion
I urge Wisconsin’s leaders and every member of Congress to protect OSEP, uphold IDEA, and keep the door of opportunity open for every child.
www.jsonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🚨 MAGA Republicans are threatening programs that support students with disabilities, including already eliminating the Office of Special Education Programs almost entirely.
Their politics shouldn't limit our children's future.
Their politics shouldn't limit our children's future.
Here's the truth about WI Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar's record on abortion 👇
❌ advanced an anti-abortion agenda in the courts
❌ was endorsed by an extreme anti-abortion group that seeks to also restrict birth control access
❌supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade
❌ advanced an anti-abortion agenda in the courts
❌ was endorsed by an extreme anti-abortion group that seeks to also restrict birth control access
❌supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Here's the truth about WI Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar's record on abortion 👇
❌ advanced an anti-abortion agenda in the courts
❌ was endorsed by an extreme anti-abortion group that seeks to also restrict birth control access
❌supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade
❌ advanced an anti-abortion agenda in the courts
❌ was endorsed by an extreme anti-abortion group that seeks to also restrict birth control access
❌supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Extending the ACA tax credits doesn't only just make sense- it is also incredibly popular.
7 in 10 Americans support extending the tax credits and keeping healthcare costs low, but Republicans like Tom Tiffany continue to block meaningful action.
7 in 10 Americans support extending the tax credits and keeping healthcare costs low, but Republicans like Tom Tiffany continue to block meaningful action.
December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Extending the ACA tax credits doesn't only just make sense- it is also incredibly popular.
7 in 10 Americans support extending the tax credits and keeping healthcare costs low, but Republicans like Tom Tiffany continue to block meaningful action.
7 in 10 Americans support extending the tax credits and keeping healthcare costs low, but Republicans like Tom Tiffany continue to block meaningful action.
WI is one of two states in the U.S. that have not taken the federal government’s postpartum Medicaid expansion...all because Republicans refuse to stand up to Robin Vos.
Robin Vos continues to block this bill, despite 20 GOP members who are cosponsors.
Robin Vos continues to block this bill, despite 20 GOP members who are cosponsors.
Republican lawmakers block postpartum Medicaid bill • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin is one of two states in the U.S. that have not taken the federal government’s postpartum Medicaid expansion.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
WI is one of two states in the U.S. that have not taken the federal government’s postpartum Medicaid expansion...all because Republicans refuse to stand up to Robin Vos.
Robin Vos continues to block this bill, despite 20 GOP members who are cosponsors.
Robin Vos continues to block this bill, despite 20 GOP members who are cosponsors.
It’s simple: Thanksgiving is more expensive this year because of Republicans’ failed economic policies.
Rising costs of food, travel, and everyday essentials are forcing Wisconsin families to cut corners this holiday season.
This isn’t the future we were promised.
Rising costs of food, travel, and everyday essentials are forcing Wisconsin families to cut corners this holiday season.
This isn’t the future we were promised.
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It’s simple: Thanksgiving is more expensive this year because of Republicans’ failed economic policies.
Rising costs of food, travel, and everyday essentials are forcing Wisconsin families to cut corners this holiday season.
This isn’t the future we were promised.
Rising costs of food, travel, and everyday essentials are forcing Wisconsin families to cut corners this holiday season.
This isn’t the future we were promised.
Wisconsinites value our waterways—from the lakes we swim in to the water we drink.
But for too long, WI Republicans have blocked meaningful action to clean up PFAS because they want to protect corporate polluters over their own constituents.
But for too long, WI Republicans have blocked meaningful action to clean up PFAS because they want to protect corporate polluters over their own constituents.
Wisconsin lawmakers, regulators clash over PFAS protections in GOP bills
Republican lawmakers say their bills to address PFAS would offer financial aid and protect innocent landowners from footing the bill for contamination they didn’t cause. But state regulators argue the...
www.wpr.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Wisconsinites value our waterways—from the lakes we swim in to the water we drink.
But for too long, WI Republicans have blocked meaningful action to clean up PFAS because they want to protect corporate polluters over their own constituents.
But for too long, WI Republicans have blocked meaningful action to clean up PFAS because they want to protect corporate polluters over their own constituents.
No one should go hungry this holiday season.
But instead of investing in real solutions to combat food insecurity, MAGA Republicans like Tom Tiffany voted to gut millions from SNAP programs that WI families rely on.
It's clear our families cannot afford the MAGA agenda.
But instead of investing in real solutions to combat food insecurity, MAGA Republicans like Tom Tiffany voted to gut millions from SNAP programs that WI families rely on.
It's clear our families cannot afford the MAGA agenda.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
No one should go hungry this holiday season.
But instead of investing in real solutions to combat food insecurity, MAGA Republicans like Tom Tiffany voted to gut millions from SNAP programs that WI families rely on.
It's clear our families cannot afford the MAGA agenda.
But instead of investing in real solutions to combat food insecurity, MAGA Republicans like Tom Tiffany voted to gut millions from SNAP programs that WI families rely on.
It's clear our families cannot afford the MAGA agenda.
Tom Tiffany has consistently put corporate interests ahead of the tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin’s Native communities.
From cutting affordable healthcare to gutting climate protections for tribal lands, it’s clear where his priorities lie. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
From cutting affordable healthcare to gutting climate protections for tribal lands, it’s clear where his priorities lie. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tom Tiffany has consistently put corporate interests ahead of the tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin’s Native communities.
From cutting affordable healthcare to gutting climate protections for tribal lands, it’s clear where his priorities lie. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
From cutting affordable healthcare to gutting climate protections for tribal lands, it’s clear where his priorities lie. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
8 days.
That’s all the time Wisconsin’s historically lazy State Senate bothered to show up this year—all while ignoring major issues facing our state, including rising costs.
We deserve better than WI Republicans blocking progress and pushing an unpopular anti-abortion agenda.
That’s all the time Wisconsin’s historically lazy State Senate bothered to show up this year—all while ignoring major issues facing our state, including rising costs.
We deserve better than WI Republicans blocking progress and pushing an unpopular anti-abortion agenda.
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
8 days.
That’s all the time Wisconsin’s historically lazy State Senate bothered to show up this year—all while ignoring major issues facing our state, including rising costs.
We deserve better than WI Republicans blocking progress and pushing an unpopular anti-abortion agenda.
That’s all the time Wisconsin’s historically lazy State Senate bothered to show up this year—all while ignoring major issues facing our state, including rising costs.
We deserve better than WI Republicans blocking progress and pushing an unpopular anti-abortion agenda.
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ICYMI: The Supreme Court quietly gave ICE agents the legal cover to stop, question, and detain people based on appearance, language, accent, workplace, or any other marker that “looks suspicious” to them.
www.aclu-wi.org/news/scotus-...
www.aclu-wi.org/news/scotus-...
SCOTUS Just Gave ICE a Green Light to Profile Latinos. We Should All Be Outraged. - ACLU of Wisconsin
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a ban on racial profiling, raising serious constitutional and human rights concerns.
www.aclu-wi.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
ICYMI: The Supreme Court quietly gave ICE agents the legal cover to stop, question, and detain people based on appearance, language, accent, workplace, or any other marker that “looks suspicious” to them.
www.aclu-wi.org/news/scotus-...
www.aclu-wi.org/news/scotus-...