July 17, 2020

Citizen Action of Wisconsin Applauds La Crosse County Board Approval of Resolution Supporting Universal Healthcare

For Immediate Release: July 16, 2020 Contact: Ben Wilson, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, [email protected] Citizen Action of Wisconsin Applauds La Crosse County Board Approval of Resolution Supporting Universal Healthcare La Crosse County Joins Over 70 Community Resolutions in Demanding Guaranteed Health Care for All La Crosse, Wis. – Citizen Action of Wisconsin and La Crosse County residents today applauds the…

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July 8, 2020

Senator Baldwin & Citizen Action Call for Bold COVID-19 Economic Relief

Baldwin legislation would extend unemployment and work-share before July deadline, create New Deal-style publicly subsidized jobs program, begin climate transition, improving racial equity, and revitalizing rural areas Statewide: In a virtual town hall meeting this morning over 160 Citizen Action leaders and members heard a full report from U.S. Senator Baldwin on the need to maintain and further extend economic…

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July 6, 2020

Citizen Action of Wisconsin Supports Milwaukee Mask Ordinance

For Immediate Release–July 6, 2020 Media Contact: Robert Kraig, (414) 322-5324, [email protected] The public health measure is essential, but must also be equitably enforced Milwaukee: With the COVID-19 pandemic dangerously accelerating, governments have a moral obligation to take every step necessary to save lives. In Wisconsin, due to the hyper partisanship of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court and the conservatives…

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June 30, 2020

Report: 8 Billionaires in Wisconsin See Net Worth Jump $14.2 Billion or 36.1% in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

Report: 8 Billionaires in Wisconsin See Net Worth Jump $14.2 Billion or 36.1% in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic  Meanwhile Wisconsinites, State & Local Governments Face Financial Hardship as Congress Stalls on New COVID-19 Financial Aid Package MILWAUKEE—Wisconsin has 8 billionaires who collectively saw their wealth increase by $14.2 billion or 36.1% during the first three months of the…

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May 29, 2020

Citizen Action Statement on the Racist Murder of George Floyd

For Immediate Release: May 29, 2020 Contact: Robert Kraig, (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Citizen Action Statement on the Racist Murder of George Floyd Milwaukee: Citizen Action of Wisconsin stands in solidarity with the family and friends of George Floyd, thousands of protesters across the country, and every person who loves humanity, in demanding that the four offers involved in his murder…

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May 14, 2020

Supreme Court Shifts Life & Death Responsibility for Pandemic onto Legislature

For Immediate Release: May 14, 2020 Contact: Robert Kraig, (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Supreme Court Shifts Life & Death Responsibility for Pandemic onto Legislature What the state now must do to save lives and successfully open the economy is clear: will the GOP Legislature start doing its job? Statewide: GOP legislative leaders may think they won a victory in their campaign…

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May 13, 2020

Partisan Supreme Court Further Divides Wisconsin When Unity is a Question of Life and Death

For Immediate Release: May 13, 2020 Contact: Robert Kraig, (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Partisan Supreme Court Further Divides Wisconsin When Unity is a Question of Life and Death Statewide: The Wisconsin State Supreme Court majority’s divisive and partisan decision late this afternoon, along with the obstructionism of the Legislature, risks making the worst public health threat in a century deadlier and…

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April 24, 2020

Health Professionals Speak Out Against Social Distancing Protests

For Immediate Release: April 24, 2020 Contact: Robert Kraig, (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Claire Zautke, (414) 940-3375, [email protected] Health Professionals Speak Out Against Social Distancing Protests In video statements recorded this morning, health professionals explain why the the Governor’s Safer at Home order is an essential measure for containing COVID-19, creating conditions to gradually and safely reopen the economy  Statewide: This…

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April 15, 2020

Legislative Action on COVID-19 Grossly Inadequate

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2020 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 [email protected] Legislative Action on COVID-19 Grossly Inadequate Without free testing and treatment, Wisconsin will not slow down the transmission of the virus, or allow safe reopening of economy  Statewide: With the slow and uncoordinated federal response to the coronavirus pandemic paralyzing the country, the burden of leadership has fallen…

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April 13, 2020

Legislature Must Do Better on Free Testing and Treatment for COVID 19

For Immediate Release: April 13, 2020 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 [email protected] Link to release here Legislature Must Do Better on Free Testing and Treatment for COVID 19 Governor’s Relief Plan Makes Progress on Free Treatment which is excluded in GOP package Statewide: A major difference between Governor Evers and State Legislative leadership will, unless addressed, hamper Wisconsin’s COVID-19 containment…

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