Politics
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Ron Johnson’s Record on Aid to Ukraine Mirrors His Inconsistent Approach to Spending
Since 2014, when Russia first invaded and annexed the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine, Johnson voted against providing aid to Ukraine five different times.
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AOC Gets the USPS to Admit Oshkosh Defense Had No Plans to Create Its New Jobs in Wisconsin
Critics accuse the company of bait and switch for winning a big government contract based on its experienced union workforce—but choosing to create non-union jobs in South Carolina.
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Wisconsin GOP’s War on Public Schools Enters Primetime with Tuesday’s School Board Elections
While some parents are voting with teachers, school funding, and equity in mind, others are motivated by culture war issues that have exploded into the mainstream over the past year and a half.
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New Poll Shows the ‘Putin Wing’ of the GOP Is Really Unpopular
More than three-quarters of American voters disapprove of instances when lawmakers have expressed support or admiration for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Other Republicans, like Sen. Ron Johnson, are distributors of Russian disinformation.
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‘They Would Like Us to Quit or Die’: Elections Commission Member Ann Jacobs Takes on Her Critics
In hindsight, she says the Republican “investigation” of Wisconsin’s 2020 election did nothing but issue subpoenas and order office supplies.
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‘Anti-Child and Anti-Mother’: Ron Johnson’s Latest Child Care Proposal Punishes Moms for Poverty
Johnson, part of the most powerful class of men in America, could have endorsed legislation to provide childcare workers with a living wage. Instead, the millionaire suggested forcing low income women to fill the gaps in the childcare workforce.
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Two Senators, One Budget: Baldwin Delivers Investments, Johnson Attacks Healthcare Reform
Sen. Tammy Baldwin secured more than $187 billion in federal investments for Wisconsin. Ron Johnson voted against those investments and said he wanted to take away healthcare from more than 200,000 Wisconsinites.
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Elections Commission Deadlock in Republican Push to Have More Voters’ Absentee Ballots Trashed for Minor Errors
“People have to be careful,” vs. “That’s just wrong.”
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What to Know About GOP Lawmakers’ 40+ Election-Related Bills Since 2021
Almost 15 bills passed that would make it harder to vote absentee, criminalize common voting practices, and derail federal election guidance.
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New Political Maps Will Pit Some GOP Lawmakers Against Each Other
But the home of one lawmaker who doesn’t live in his district will still be located outside his boundaries.
