Friday, July 18th Join Citizen Action Today! Citizen Action in the News Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig was quoted in an excellent column by Ruth Conniff, Publisher of the Wisconsin Examiner, on Tony Evers’ leadership and the question of whether he should run for a third term. From the Wisconsin Examiner: “Some progressives, most vocally Dan Shafer, creator of The Recombubulation…
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…
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…
Friday, June 13th Join Citizen Action Today! Volunteer from home for our next Day of Action on the State Budget, Tuesday, June 17th, 5pm – 7:30pm! We are joining our partners in calling Wisconsin voters and asking them to be connected with Governor Tony Evers office to tell him to veto any state budget that fails to: (1) Properly fund…
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…
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…
Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Join Citizen Action Today! Citizen Action of Wisconsin mourns the loss of long time Citizen Action leader, Guy Costello. By Robert Kraig, Executive Director Guy Costello, one of the most beloved leaders in the history of Citizen Action, passed away on May 15. Guy was an influential education leader and a long time Citizen Action board…
Join Citizen Action Today! Attend Capitol Lobby Day, Tuesday, May 27th I hope you will join us for our 2nd Citizen Action Capitol Lobby Day of 2025 on Tuesday, May 27th. As the debate over Wisconsin’s two year budget reaches its climax, we have an opportunity to win major breakthroughs on the most pressing issues. I am thrilled to announce…
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…
Attend Annual Meeting, Tomorrow, Saturday, May 3rd, 10am, Virtual We hope you can join us for Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s 2025 Annual Meeting on Saturday May 3 at 10 AM over zoom. RSVP for Annual Meeting At the annual meeting we will review major accomplishments and urgent updates on our major federal, state, and local campaigns. We will feature: Member…
