Trump said: “Those (California and New York) are really two hotbeds. …(Y)ou go out to the Midwest … and they’re watching it on television but they don’t have the same problems.” Facts: there are many thousands of coronavirus cases and a rising death toll in the Midwest. Wisconsin cases doubled in a week to over 1,000. That is why the…
Friday, March 27th VOTE from HOME. Request an absentee ballot for the April 7th election. You can now register to vote online until March 30. All voters in Wisconsin can request an absentee ballot be mailed to them for any reason. You have until April 2, 2020, 5pm. Voters can possibly request and vote an absentee ballot in-person in their…
Democrat Chris Larson is a lifelong resident of Milwaukee County . He graduated from St. Thomas More High School and UW-Milwaukee. Now, he and his wife, Jessica, are raising their own family here. Chris had never backed away from taking on the big challenges. He fought for increased funding for public education, BadgerCare expansion, and commonsense gun safety reforms. With…
We discuss the latest COVID-19 pandemic news, including this week’s Congressional action. Is the $2 trillion relief package the biggest corporate giveaway in American history, or vital help for working Americans and small businesses in a time of dire need? We welcome Susannah Dyen from Caring Across Generations to talk about the Texas Lt. Governor’s comments that grandparents would be…
And Trump Administration and GOP just rigged the coronavirus relief so Big Phrama can price gouge on the future COVID-19 vaccine By Robert Kraig, Executive Director Outrageously high prescription drug prices, forced on the public by pharmaceutical corporations who have been granted monopolies over life saving medications, are at the very top of voter concerns in 2020. Ultimately, the federal…
Friday, March 20th Emergency Powers Give Wisconsin Authority to use BadgerCare to Fight Coronavirus Federal Emergency Declaration opens new avenues to guarantee everyone is tested and treated without cost sharing, fully covering all uninsured Wisconsinites Under pressure from a number of states seeking to stem the alarming speed of novel coronavirus transmission, the federal government late last week issued emergency…
Practicing social distancing, our panel joins us this week from separate locations. We discuss the rapidly evolving Covid-19 virus pandemic and the political response. We call out Sen. Ron Johnson and 4 Wisconsin Republicans Congressmen for voting against the bipartisan coronavirus recovery bill over their opposition to paid sick days for workers. We also dig into the impact the pandemic…
Friday, March 13th Vote Absentee for April 7th Election! Get more information about voting absentee for the April 7th election. Health Care Value Survey Shows Wisconsinites Concerned About Affordability and Quality of Care Nationally, consumer worry about health care affordability is well documented but now—for the first time—a new survey reveals how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out…
Our panel discuses of the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in the declaration of a state of emergency by Governor Evers, cancelled in person classes at many universities, and resulted in the suspension of the NBA season. We focus on the dysfunctional response from the Trump Administration to the outbreak, including the lack of testing, its cost to patients, and…
Friday, March 6th Vote in NEW Citizen Action’s Presidential Primary Survey The Wisconsin Presidential Primary is just around the corner on Tuesday, April 7th! We want to know what our members think about the presidential primary election. Therefore, we are conducting a short survey of our members regarding the 2020 Presidential Primary. The survey asks (1) whether Citizen Action should…
