Citizen Action Weekend 2025 Newsletter, Friday April 4th
Congratulations to Justice Susan Crawford and Dr. Jill Underly!
Thanks to all our volunteers who worked so hard for this win.
Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee holds public hearings on State Budget.
The Joint Finance Committee takes Governor Tony Evers‘ proposed budget and turns it into legislation for the Assembly and Senate to vote on. This week the first two public hearings occurred in Kaukuana on Wednesday and State Fair Park Expo Center in West Allis on Friday.
Healthcare, protecting and expanding Medicaid was the top issue according top public testimony during the JFC state budget hearing in Kaukauna. Legislators are hearing powerful stories about the critical importance of Medicaid in providing healthcare and other life saving supports to so many Wisconsinites.
Citizen Action of Wisconsin is in attendance to testify about BadgerCare expansion, defending Medicaid from funding cuts, expanding postpartum coverage, and stopping unfair private insurance claim denials.
Call your state legislators in support of expanding BadgerCare in the state budget. Call 1-800-362-9472.
Call Governor Tony Evers at 1 (608) 266-1212 and urge him to veto any state budget that does not include BadgerCare expansion
We encourage members to attend the final 2 hearings:
- Monday, April 28th: Hayward High School Auditorium 10320 Greenwood Lane Hayward.
- Tuesday, April 29th: Northcentral Technical College-Center f* or Health Sciences 1000 W. Campus Dr. Wausau.
Speaking slots are first-come, first-served, and signups begin around 8:00 AM. They go really, really quick, so if you want to speak earlier in the day, get there early! For more information, contact: [email protected]
More Citizen Action endorsed Candidates who won Tuesday, April 1st
Citizen Action in the News
Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig was on the Earl Ingram Show to debrief the blue wave that engulfed Wisconsin on election day. What does it mean for the fight against rampaging authoritarianism?
Robert is on Earl’s show every Wednesday from 9 AM to 10 AM on the statewide Civic Media Network.
Station list here.
Listen to “Justice Crawford” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
Why does Senator Cory Booker’s filibuster this week matter and how is it connected to the Wisconsin election this Tuesday?
We take a deep dive in the epic State Supreme Court election that saw a landslide win for Citizen Action endorsed Susan Crawford. The victory was essential to the future of the state with the balance of the court at stake. However, we discuss our concern with the current playbook that clearly can deliver progressive court candidate victories, but with high spending shit shows where virtually all paid communication is trashy crime and sexual predator ads that debase and erode the credibility of the court, a vital pillar of our democracy. And what about Elon?
We review the first Joint Finance Committee public hearing on the State Budget this Wednesday and heads to West Allis’ State Fair Park this Friday. At the hearing, support for funding Medicaid and increasing public education dollars dominated public testimony.
We welcome Milwaukee County Supervisor Anne O’Connor to discuss her support for the Milwaukee County Climate Action Plan which is up for a vote in April and her opposition to the proposed We Energies gas plants that are at odds with the County’s Climate plan goals.
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