For Immediate Release–June 23, 2023 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Statewide: 15 advocacy groups and unions sent a letter earlier today to Governor Evers urging him to deploy his vast veto powers to force the Legislature to negotiate over BadgerCare Expansion. (Read letter) The letter does not call on Evers to veto the entire budget, or the entire Medicaid…
June 23, 2023 Governor Tony Evers 115 East State Street Madison, WI 53707 Dear Governor Evers, Wisconsin’s failure to adopt BadgerCare Expansion as authorized under the Affordable Care Act is leaving a dangerous health affordability gap for people living just above the poverty line. We, the undersigned, urge you to leverage your powerful veto pen to push the legislature…
Released: 5/25/23 Joint Statement of Solidarity by Citizen Action and WISDOM In Support of the Hmong Community in Wausau Citizen Action of Wisconsin and WISDOM stand in solidarity with the Hmong community in Wausau and offer support to the Vongphakdy family as they seek a just response to the racist and homophobic comments their student experienced at the hands of…
For Immediate Release April 18, 2023 Contact: Robert Kraig, 414-322-5324, [email protected] Statewide: As middle class and working Wisconsinites do their civic duty by filing their taxes by today’s deadline, many ultrarich Americans and the most profitable corporations avoid paying their fair share. Citizen Action of Wisconsin is releasing a new report from Americans for Tax Fairness which shows that when…
TAX DAY 2023: Congress Should Make the Rich and Corporations Pay Their Fair Share, Not Cut Critical Services This Tax Day, Washington is gearing up for the latest edition of a familiar debate over federal spending and revenue. On the one side, President Biden and Democrats in Congress want the rich and corporations to pay a fairer share of taxes….
For Immediate Release, Monday January 30, 2023 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Statewide: Partnering with national researchers, Citizen Action of Wisconsin released today a new demographically balanced survey of 1,196 Wisconsinites on the affordability of health care in the Badger State. The survey found 59% of survey respondents had experienced at least one health care affordability burden over the…
For Immediate Release: January 26, 2023 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Citizen Action Makes Dual Endorsement in Pivotal WI Supreme Court Election. Statewide: Today, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, a statewide grassroots social justice organization with members in every region of the state, announced the dual endorsement of Judge Janet Protasiewicz and Judge Everett Mitchell in the pivotal four way…
For Immediate Release December 24, 2022 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Milwaukee: Last night, We Energies suffered a 30% disruption in their natural gas supply chain, risking a “significant natural gas outage.” The potential risk during the coldest storm in years was so significant that customers were asked to turn their thermostats down to 62 degrees to avert an…
For Immediate Release December 23, 2022 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5325 [email protected] Citizen Action calls out 11% price increase,discriminatory rates for low income people of color, foot-dragging on climate crisis. Milwaukee: Braving dangerous wind chills Thursday evening, a hardy group of Citizen Action members gathered in front of the We Energies branded Milwaukee Christmas Tree in the Deer District to…
For Immediate Release: August 7, 2022 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Milwaukee: Citizen Action applauded the passage in the U.S. Senate of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on Sunday afternoon by a 50-50 vote (with VP Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote). The legislation is the first climate change bill in American history actually up to the scale…
