Citizen Action is hiring Deep Canvass Field Organizers in Eau Claire, Green Bay, and Milwaukee. For more information contact Priscilla Bort at [email protected] Citizen Action, Advocacy Groups, & Unions Call on Governor Evers to Use Veto to Force BadgerCare Expansion on to the Table. 15 advocacy groups and unions sent a letter earlier today to Governor Evers urging him to…
For Immediate Release–June 23, 2023 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Statewide: 15 advocacy groups and unions sent a letter earlier today to Governor Evers urging him to deploy his vast veto powers to force the Legislature to negotiate over BadgerCare Expansion. (Read letter) The letter does not call on Evers to veto the entire budget, or the entire Medicaid…
June 23, 2023 Governor Tony Evers 115 East State Street Madison, WI 53707 Dear Governor Evers, Wisconsin’s failure to adopt BadgerCare Expansion as authorized under the Affordable Care Act is leaving a dangerous health affordability gap for people living just above the poverty line. We, the undersigned, urge you to leverage your powerful veto pen to push the legislature…
We are joined by State Representative Kristina Shelton to discuss the state budget battle in Madison and why she voted in “radical solidarity” against the structurally racist Shared Revenue-Education deal. In more positive news, we look beyond the state budget and discuss Rep. Shelton’s vitally important BadgerCare Public Option bill that will be reintroduced in the Legislature later this year…
Citizen Action is hiring Deep Canvass Field Organizers in Eau Claire, Green Bay, and Milwaukee. For more information contact Priscilla Bort at [email protected] Citizen Action welcomes Kat Klawes as our new Southeast Wisconsin Co-op Organizer Kat Klawes is the new Southeast Wisconsin Co-op Organizer! Kat has lived in both Milwaukee and Northeast Wisconsin. She has a bachelor’s degree in Education…
We discuss the Shared Revenue “compromise” between Governor Evers and the leaders of the Gerrymandered Legislature and dissect how it is more of a capitulation than an agreement between co-equal branches of government. We are joined by Sen. Chris Larson who voted against the bill and Amy Mizialko the president of Milwaukee Teachers Education Association to talk about why the…
VOLUNTEER with Citizen Action making calls to voters about expanding BadgerCare in the State Budget! Next MONDAY, June 12th, 3pm – 5pm. RSVP Citizen Action is on the doors talking to voters about BadgerCare in the State Budget. Call Governor Tony Evers (608) 266-1212 today and urge him to fight for accepting the federal money available for expanding BdgerCare in…
We comment on the wildfires choking skies across Canada and America and their direct connection to climate change. The dangerous air should teach us all about what it really feels like every day for billions on the planet. We update the state budget drama and encourage you to join Citizen Action organizers and members making calls in support of expanding…
Join us Saturday, June 3rd, Noon in Green Bay for a Badgercare Expansion Canvass! It’s all hands on deck to get Badgercare expansion back in the budget! We are hitting the doors in the Northeast to talk to voters about Badgercare expansion and urge folks to call the Governor. Sign up here to come canvass. Want to canvass but can’t…
Robert tells us about an exciting new broad coalition calling for Gov. Evers to use his strong veto power to block GOP attacks on BadgerCare and Unemployment Insurance. Will this extend to using his Budget Veto as leverage to achieve finally achieve BadgerCare Expansion? We celebrate the start of Pride Month in June and reflect on why the month and…
