Citizen Action member, Kelly Leibold, joins Senator Tammy Baldwin to highlight damage Medicaid cuts will do to Wisconsinites. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin visited La Crosse this week during her Fighting for Wisconsin Families Tour to discuss the impact of the federal Budget cuts to Medicaid will make accessing health care more difficult for many. Kelly Leibold joined Senator Baldwin to…
On our special Labor Day show we welcome Peter Rickman, President of MASH (Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union), to discuss making work pay a living wage in every corner of Wisconsin with a $20/hour minimum wage. We also discuss the central role of organized labor in creating a fair and just economy, highlighting significant labor organizing in Wisconsin…
Friday, August 15th Join Citizen Action Today! Citizen Action launches 2025 – 2026 State Legislative Session Campaign It’s time to set the agenda for the 2026 Election! Get involved in Citizen Action’s campaigns in support of legislation in the 2025 – 2026 State Legislative Session. The following are bills Citizen Action is working with state legislators to draft and introduce…
Will the 1000 year flood in Southeast Wisconsin finally convince policymakers that the climate crisis is already impacting Wisconsin? The appropriate response would be to quickly enact the Climate Accountability Act, which requires Wisconsin for the first time to adopt an accountable climate action plan that cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and maximizes the economic benefits especially…
The Issue: We often lack the power to immediately pass legislation. But it is essential to lay the groundwork by setting a progressive agenda on major issues. In fact, failing to set the agenda on many issues in advance of power shifting hands often prevents major advances. The only time in the 21st Century the Democrats had control of both…
Friday, August 8th Join Citizen Action Today! To get involved in Citizen Action of Wisconsin: healthcare organizing, contact: Kristie.Tweed@citizenactionwi.org organizing fighting climate change, contact: Kat.Klawes@citizenactionwi.org Apply to Citizen Action’s Movement Politics Academy 2025 Fall Class. The Citizen Action Movement Politics Academy is a training space dedicated to giving every day folks the opportunity to learn how to run for office…
Following Tony Evers photo op at a besieged free clinic in Eau Claire, we discuss the serious structural problems with our current healthcare delivery system. While hospital monopolies siphon off billions in profits, we pay some of the highest costs in the nation, and yet hospitals across the state are either closing or cutting vital services such as emergency care…
Friday, August 1st Join Citizen Action Today! Get involved today in our healthcare and climate organizing: Eau Claire/Menomonee/Chippewa Falls area, contact: Jeremy.Gragert@citizenactionwi.org Wausau/Stevens Point area, contact: Joel.Lewis@citizenactionwi.org La Crosse/Driftless area, contact: Kristie.Tweed@citizenactionwi.org Milwaukee area, contact: Maletha.Jones@citizenactionwi.org Green Bay/Fox Valley, contact: g.degrave@citizenactionwi.org If you live outside these areas and want to get involved in: healthcare organizing, contact: Kristie.Tweed@citizenactionwi.org organizing fighting climate…
In the aftermath of Tony Evers’ announcement that he will not seek re-election, we discuss the wide-open primary for the Democratic nomination. Who are the likely candidates and what should they run on? Is this an opportunity for progressives and everyone who craves a Democratic Party willing to fight? Robert tells us about an early attempt by Senator Chris Larson…
Friday, July 25th Join Citizen Action Today! Get involved today in our healthcare and climate organizing: Eau Claire/Menomonee/Chippewa Falls area, contact: Jeremy.Gragert@citizenactionwi.org Wausau/Stevens Point area, contact: Joel.Lewis@citizenactionwi.org La Crosse/Driftless area, contact: Kristie.Tweed@citizenactionwi.org Milwaukee area, contact: Maletha.Jones@citizenactionwi.org Green Bay/Fox Valley, contact: g.degrave@citizenactionwi.org If you live outside these areas and want to get involved in: healthcare organizing, contact: Kristie.Tweed@citizenactionwi.org organizing fighting climate…
