State Legislature Must Take Action to Protect Health Coverage Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions, marketplace health insurance, at grave risk of having coverage taken away by conservative federal judges In a telephone news conference this week, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and seven state lawmakers called for urgent state legislative action to protect Wisconsinites from the health care chaos that would be…
Friday, July 5th The State Budget Endgame: Where do we go from here? By Robert Kraig, Executive Director On Wednesday morning Governor Tony Evers signed the Republican budget. While it was much better than it would have been without the threat of his veto pen, and Evers was able to improve it with some important vetoes, there is no escaping…
Friday, June 21st
Friday, June 14th Citizen Action members on the Medicare for All train On Saturday, June 8th, Citizen Action members traveled to Chicago to take part in a Medicare for All rally in Downtown Chicago.
Mireya Mercado Starts as Citizen Action’s New Digital Media & Community Outreach Organizer Mireya Mercado is an organizer with a digital communications and public relations background who will work to amplify Citizen Action’s social media presence, and the role of directly impacted people in our campaigns. Mireya has worked on various electoral and issue campaigns. She also led student efforts…
Friday, June 7th Citizen Action hires Claire Zautke as Director of Healthcare For All Claire Zautke comes to Citizen Action of Wisconsin after completing her Master of Public Affairs at the UW’s La Follette School of Public Affairs in May. At La Follette, Claire studied policy analysis, program evaluation, statistical and cost-benefit analysis, and nonprofit management.
Friday, May 31st Attend Medicare for All Rally in Chicago Saturday, June 8th! Join Healthcare for All Co-Op Organizer, Karen Kirsch, Civic Engagement Program Director, Rafael Smith, and Executive Director, Dr. Robert Kraig for a Medicare for All rally in Chicago on Saturday, on Saturday, June 8th.
Friday, May 24th – Memorial Day Weekend Join members of the North Central Organizing Co-op and other Groups in the Memorial Day Parade in Wausau This Saturday, May 25th, at 10 am, join members of the NC Organizing Co-op, the Marathon County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, and the Marathon County Democratic Party to march in solidarity for the Memorial Day…
Friday, May 17th
Friday, May 10th The Fight Has Just Begun For Health Care In Wisconsin By: Robert Kraig, executive director Wisconsin’s Republican lawmakers proudly turned their backs on the people of the Badger State when they voted against expanding health coverage to 82,000 people yesterday. But at Citizen Action of Wisconsin, we’re not turning back. We’ll keep fighting until every Wisconsinite gets…
