Friday, February 7th Citizen Action of Wisconsin endorses Tricia Zunker for Congress District 7 Special Election. Vote Tuesday, February 18th! Citizen Action is proud to announce the endorsement of Tricia Zunker for the U.S. Congress District 7 special election. The Primary Election is Tuesday, February 18th and the General Election is Tuesday, May 12th. Tricia is a Citizen Action of…
Citizen Action endorses Ed Fallone & Jill Karofsky for Supreme Court Vote Tuesday, February 18th In the critical Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s board voted to endorse both Ed Fallone and Jill Karofsky. After interviews which included members from across the state, Citizen Action member and board leaders concluded that both would be independent judges who will…
Friday, January 24th Trump promises kept on Rx reform? More like promises broken The president has ignored the soaring cost of prescription drugs, while Gov. Evers is pushing the Wisconsin legislature to tackle Big Pharma’s price gouging. By: Robert Kraig This piece first ran in the Wisconsin Examiner. As the Democratic candidates for president sparred in Iowa this week, it…
Friday, January 17th Citizen Action Member Survey on State Supreme Court Election Citizen Action is surveying our membership on their preferences in the State Supreme Court Election. This information will be used by Citizen Action’s Board to gauge member attitudes in the election and help determine if the organization should endorse in the election. Please take the survey today! Northwestern…
Friday, January 10th Supreme Court Candidates Interview with Citizen Action members and Board leader across the state this week. This Thursday, Citizen Action members and leaders gathered in Milwaukee to interview the two challengers for state supreme court, the state’s high court. The event was also LIVE streamed via Zoom video web conference to nearly 20 separate house parties and…
Friday, January 3rd Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Interviews with Jill Karofsky and Ed Fallone. Thursday, January 9th 5:45pm – 8pm Citizen Action Office, 221 S. 2nd St. #300, Milwaukee 6pm: Jill Karofsky 7pm: Ed Fallone Come meet the candidates for the state’s high court. The primary election will be Tuesday, February 18th, 2020. The General Election will be Tuesday, April…
Friday, December 20th Happy Holidays Federal Court Decision Threatens Health Coverage in Wisconsin Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions, marketplace health insurance, at grave risk of having coverage taken away by right-wing federal judges This Wednesday, the unending drive by conservative politicians to rip health coverage away from millions Americans, and re-legalize insurance discrimination, came a step closer to tearing apart the…
Friday, December 13th Citizen Action hires new movement politics director, JoAnna Bautch Citizen Action is very excited to announce the hiring of JoAnna Bautch as our movement politics director! JoAnna will be developing Citizen Action’s electoral and voter engagement programs, with a focus on helping current (and future) members run for office on our long term agenda for structural reform….
Friday, December 6th Attend Annual meeting this Saturday, December 7th, in Milwaukee, Eau Claire, Verona, Wausau, De Pere, and LaCrosse Wisconsin. The Citizen Action of Wisconsin Annual meeting will take place this Saturday, December 7th, 12pm. Doors open for lunch at the Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W. Vliet St. Milwaukee. Meeting starts at 1pm. Each regional organizing co-op will…
Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Citizen Action Members Stand in Solidarity with Students on UWEC Campus Following Racist Threats. On Monday, November 25th, several Citizen Action members joined students and faculty on the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Campus to stand in solidarity as they protest the recent threats made against the student organization, Black Male Empowerment. Our members stood…
