Weekly News From Your Wisconsin
Democratic Party Chair
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Gov. Evers, Lt. Gov. Barnes, AG Kaul, WisDems Hit The Road To
Reach Voters Statewide
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This week, Governor Evers,
Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate Nominee Mandela Barnes, and
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced statewide tours to talk with voters from
Kenosha to Superior about the work they’ve done for Wisconsin. From restoring access to reproductive health care to
defending democracy and the right to vote, the stakes of this election
couldn’t be higher. Republicans are leading with radical agendas that divide
our state, while Democrats are focused on bringing Wisconsin together with
common-sense solutions to our toughest challenges. Democratic leaders will
hit the road to remind voters that while we’ve made progress in the last four
years under the leadership of Gov. Evers, LG Barnes, and AG Kaul, we know
there’s still work to be done to make Wisconsin the best that it can be. Connect with
your county party to learn when our Democratic leaders
will be in a community near you! |
Ron Johnson Feels The Heat, Hides From Wisconsin
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After two disastrous debate performances, Ron Johnson is
on the campaign trail—but he’s not saying where. It seems Johnson is tired of
being called out for his self-serving record and would rather hide from
Wisconsinites instead. It’s not surprising Johnson is trying to escape notice
after an embarrassing week. Johnson has made headlines recently for hiring a lawyer who
was pivotal to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, securing
a tax break for himself and his wealthiest donors, and for his record
co-sponsoring near-total federal abortion bans. Wisconsinites deserve answers
from Johnson, and his newest disappearing act isn’t cutting it. |
Experts Agree: Tim Michels’ Education Plan Is Radical And Wrong
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This week, the Cap Times analyzed Tim
Michels’ radical education agenda for Wisconsin and found that
experts from both sides of the political spectrum agreed that Michels’ school
choice plan would drain resources from Wisconsin’s public schools and leave
students behind. Tim Michels’ education plan is bad for students and bad
for Wisconsin. Michels’ plan could drain resources from public schools and
force taxpayers to fund two separate school systems — to the detriment of the
students left behind in underfunded public schools. Unlike Tim Michels, Gov.
Evers understands the challenges our schools face. Gov. Evers met the state’s
two-thirds funding commitment for the first time in nearly two decades, and
in his first budget, he made the first increase in special education funding
in a decade because he knows that without the proper resources, our public
schools won’t be able to give our kids the education they deserve. |
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Eric Toney to Unleash Roving Abortion-Ban Enforcers |
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On Monday, the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the
Republican Attorney General candidate Eric Toney would allow district
attorneys to cross county lines to enforce Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion
ban in neighboring jurisdictions — something DAs are currently not allowed to
do. Eric Toney has
been an outspoken supporter of Wisconsin’s pre-Civil War abortion ban that
doesn’t include exceptions for rape or incest, but to propose allowing
district attorneys to prosecute cases outside of their jurisdictions is a new
low. Attorney General Kaul will not divert critical resources from public
safety to prosecute Wisconsin’s archaic abortion ban and has even challenged
the law in court. He believes the decision whether to receive an abortion
should be left to a patient and their doctor — not politicians. |
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Democrats Are Working For Wisconsin |
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This week, Democrats up and down the ballot were hard at work
for Wisconsin. Take a look below at some of the highlights of their busy
week!
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