Citizen Action Weekend 2025 Newsletter, Friday, July 11th

Friday, July 11th Join Citizen Action Today! Governor Tony Evers’ Refusal to Fight and the Fate of Democracy By Robert Kraig, executive director The following appears in the Wisconsin Examiner The budget that Governor Tony Evers recently signed was a missed opportunity for Wisconsin. It’s also a cautionary tale about the consequences of a Democratic leadership style that cedes power…

Citizen Action Weekend 2025 Newsletter, Friday, June 20th

Friday, June 20th Join Citizen Action Today! Busy Weekend: Citizen Action members show up at No Kings Rallies and Democratic Party of Wisconsin Convention.  Citizen Action member speaks at Milwaukee No Kings Rally Citizen Action member, Shuniya Cooper, a college student from Milwaukee and a BadgerCare recipient who lives with lupus, spoke last Saturday, June 14th at the No Kings…

Citizen Action Weekend 2025 Newsletter, Friday, June 6th

Friday, June 6th Join Citizen Action Today! Listen to “Republicans Play Hardball: Dare Governor to Veto Partisan Budget.” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast We take a deep dive into the huge breaking news that Speaker Robin Vos and Republican leaders walked away from state budget negotiations with Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday. Ratcheting up the battle, Republicans taunted the Governor by predicting…

Citizen Action Weekend 2025 Newsletter, Friday, May 30th

Friday, May 30th Join Citizen Action Today! Historic Capitol Day of Action a Huge Success! Sign our Letter to Governor Tony Evers. Citizen Action of Wisconsin joined with public school advocates from Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN), child care providers from WECAN, teachers’ unions (WAEC, major WEAC affiliates and AFT – Wisconsin) and advocates for criminal justice reform (WISDOM to…

Citizen Action Weekend 2025 Newsletter, Friday, May 9th

Join Citizen Action Today! Meet new member, Jasmine. Citizen Action Reacts to Removal of BadgerCare Expansion from Legislative Republican’s State Budget.  Calls on Governor to Use Veto Powers to Leverage BadgerCare Expansion Despite overwhelming public testimony supporting Expanding BadgerCare during the public hearing process, the Legislature’s GOP-controlled budget committee, the Joint Finance Committee, again turned its back on the health…