On Thursday, October 29, you have the opportunity to testify on why you believe in the importance of nonpartisan, fair and representative maps at a public hearing held by the People’s Maps Commission. The hearing will take place virtually from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The hearing is the second in a series of at least … Read more Show Your Support for Fair, Representative Maps
By Clete Delvaux, Green Bay Here are some sobering thoughts gathered from the introduction of T. R. Reid’s 2009 book The Healing of America. “Government and academic studies report that more than 20,000 die in the prime of life each year from medical problems that could be treated, because they can’t afford to see a … Read more Universal Health Care in the U.S.
By Dr John Warren 1. It is SAFER with the pandemic around. 2. It is easy to have an absentee ballot mailed to your house. (go to https://MyVote.wi.gov/) 3. You do not have to worry about long lines, bad weather and same day voting hassles. (Think April only worse) 4. It IS safer with the … Read more Top 10 reasons to fill out an Absentee Ballot request and Vote By Mail
By Dr. John Warren, Green Bay We are all very tired of hearing and worrying about COVID-19 and are ready to have our lives return to normal as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we cannot wish this virus away. No one can predict the future, however physicians and scientists expect this virus to be around until … Read more One doctor’s perspective on COVID-19
Video with information on the Fair Maps Referendum AND a petition to sign! CALL YOUR BROWN COUNTY SUPERVISOR TODAY! Ask them to put a referendum on the statewide Fall ballot. Last meeting the supervisors said they haven’t heard from you – let’s change that!
Generation of Opportunity Paul Bartlett, Allouez, WI My wife and I are in our young 70’s and are fortunate to have been born into the generation of opportunity. With a little ambition, our futures were rosy. College tuition was generally well within reach; housing costs (own or rent) were affordable; unemployment was low; opportunity abounded. … Read more Generation of Opportunity
Jarrett Brown is a factory worker, activist, and voter. He resides in Green Bay, Wisconsin Employee Triumphs Over Large Company, Labor Union In August of 2019, a lady was suspended without cause from a plant in Kansas. Later in the year, while still on suspension, she was fired. The company had absolutely no evidence of … Read more Together We All Rise
By Mark Smith, Oconto Stores out of numerous products. Churches and schools closed. Yet nationwide, there are a million+ people stuck in jails today, many only because they can’t afford bail. Another million+ are in prisons. Add in caged immigrants and asylum seekers. 10 million+ American citizens cycle through revolving-door jails every year, bringing big … Read more Do the Right Thing
As I mentioned in my update at the monthly meeting, in the month of February we have voted on nearly 300 bills during only three floor days in the span of just ten days. With all of that work, there are a few big projects that we have been able to get across the finish … Read more Update from Rep Gruszynski
“While a handful of primary metal producers benefited from trade protections, the rest of us further down the supply chain faced higher costs that hurt our competitiveness vs. rivals from countries that have lower metal costs.” “Recession in the heavy manufacturing sector has dragged Wisconsin’s economic growth to among the slowest in the country.” For … Read more Manitowoc factory CEO: How Trump ‘trade chaos’ kills jobs in Wisconsin manufacturing Sachin Shivaram