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THREAD: Democracy is under assault in Wisconsin—but we’ve been fighting back. Read on for how we’ve sprinted through 2021—and then click to donate so we can hit our year-end goal & ramp up the fight in 2022! wisdems.org/recap
Before we dig into our review of 2021, let’s set the stage—for why anyone outside Wisconsin should care about this state in the first place. Simply put: what happens in politics here shapes the course of the nation.
Wisconsin is the most evenly divided state in the country. 4 of the last 6 presidential elections have come down to less than 1%. In 2020, President Biden won WI by 20,682 votes—a 0.6% margin. In 2018, Gov Evers won by 1.1% As a result, every election here is a titanic battle. 
WOW! The #WisDems2021 #BadgerBounceback convention last weekend was terrific. If you want to re-experience the excitement, or if you missed it and want to catch up in just 90 seconds, don’t miss our gavel-to-gavel speed-run video! 1/
SO MUCH happened. The biggest and most exciting news came courtesy of @GovEvers, who officially launched his reelection campaign from our virtual convention main stage!
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Also on Saturday night, we had a powerhouse lineup of Dem leaders—including local electeds from across WI, a keynote from @JulianCastro, & speeches from Baldwin, Kind, Moore, Pocan, Kaul, Barnes… and President @JoeBiden! See our livetweet thread here:
JFC Republicans want to put $350m that should go to K-12 Education into the Budget Stabilization Fund instead of directly to DPI & schools. This plan puts federal COVID aid for our schools at risk, & even worse — there is no guarantee that it will ever actually go to our kids 1/
After this $350m goes into the Budget Stabilization Fund, there is no requirement that it later be used for education. If do want to spend it, the Legislature would need to pass a brand-new bill appropriating that money. 2/
The Republicans' motion on K12 Education is two pages. Two. The Dem motion, which supports @GovEvers #BadgerBounceback plan to support our kids, is 13 pages. What is missing? 3/
HAPPENING NOW: Wisconsin GOP state legislators are voting to attack some of the most crucial, popular elements of @GovEvers’ budget. Follow the action here in this 🧵thread🧵
Here are some details of what they’re planning to cut:
During this ongoing pandemic, @GovEvers proposed providing tens of thousands of uninsured Wisconsinites with coverage—welcoming $1.6 billion(!) in federal dollars to WI—by expanding BadgerCare/Medicaid. The GOP's opposed.
During this ongoing pandemic, @GovEvers proposed providing tens of thousands of uninsured Wisconsinites with coverage—welcoming $1.6 billion(!) in federal dollars to WI—by expanding BadgerCare/Medicaid. The GOP's opposed.
“To put this in perspective, $1.6 billion is more than the $1.2 billion a year in state tax dollars that go toward the University of Wisconsin System.” In other words, expanding Medicaid would more than cover WI’s bill for the whole UW system. GOP refuses.
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Ok, so maybe you heard that Republicans are going to try to eliminate 280 proposals from the budget AND prevent debate on them. Let’s talk about what some of those policies are, and what they might mean for ordinary Wisconsinites. A thread! 1/n
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One policy on the list for elimination would create statewide standards for toxic, cancer-causing chemicals in our drinking water. Too many communities in Wisconsin are already suffering from contamination of their drinking water. 2/n
The governor’s budget would set a cap on copayments for insulin, a drug that diabetics rely on to survive. Republicans want to throw that out, among a bunch of other provisions on lowering prescription drug costs for Wisconsinites. 3/n
Wisconsinites should not have to struggle to access quality, affordable mental health services. @GovEvers’ #BadgerBounceback agenda proposes investing in initiatives and programs designed to improve Wisconsinites’ access to quality mental & behavioral services and treatment.
His 2021-2023 budget:
⚾ Provides more than $40 million to increase access to critical mental health services.
⚾ Invests more than $50 million in school and community-based mental health programming and supports for school-aged children.
⚾ Provides more than $40 million to increase access to critical mental health services.
⚾ Invests more than $50 million in school and community-based mental health programming and supports for school-aged children.
⚾ Proposes $25 million in targeted investments to support Wisconsinites w/ substance use disorders.
⚾ Calls for $25 million to boost front-end preventative services, support regional crisis centers, & bolster alternatives to emergency detention.
⚾ Calls for $25 million to boost front-end preventative services, support regional crisis centers, & bolster alternatives to emergency detention.
Right now, too many Wisconsinites and families face barriers to accessing healthcare—and the disparities in access for communities of color that face systemic racism, are unacceptable.
That’s why @GovEvers' #BadgerBounceback agenda expands BadgerCare/Medicaid! @Tony4WI
That’s why @GovEvers' #BadgerBounceback agenda expands BadgerCare/Medicaid! @Tony4WI
His 2021-2023 budget proposal will:
⚾ Provide coverage to tens of thousands of uninsured Wisconsinites and save more than $1.6 billion in state tax dollars.
⚾ Allocate over $30 million to promote community-based health equity initiatives.
⚾ Provide coverage to tens of thousands of uninsured Wisconsinites and save more than $1.6 billion in state tax dollars.
⚾ Allocate over $30 million to promote community-based health equity initiatives.
⚾ Transition Wisconsin from federal to state-based insurance marketplace to increase flexibility and improve enrollment efforts.
⚾ Create a premium assistance program to help make healthcare more affordable and authorize the Department of Health Services.
⚾ Create a premium assistance program to help make healthcare more affordable and authorize the Department of Health Services.
🚨 Wisconsin's GOP-controlled Supreme Court just struck down Governor Evers's stay-home order & gave Republicans in our state legislature veto power on responses to COVID. This is dangerous madness. THREAD on what's happening & how to fight 1/
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Remember—during oral arguments, Rebecca Bradley, appointed by Scott Walker, compared stay-home orders to Japanese-American internment. Right-winger Pat Roggensack, who is up in 2023, said flare-ups among meat packers don't affect "regular folks."
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Rebecca Bradley & Roggensack were joined by Annette Ziegler and, to reach their 4-vote majority, Dan Kelly—the Walker appointee who lost the Supreme Court race here on April 7, but whose term in office doesn't end until July 31. In other words, this was a lame-duck decision.
Today we announced our Badger Bounce Back plan. This plan takes the steps Wisconsin needs to take to decrease #COVID19 cases and deaths and increase capacity in our healthcare system so that a phased reopening of businesses is possible and we can get people back to work. #Thread
In order to turn the dial on Safer at Home and supercharge the Badger Bounce Back, we must:
➡️Access more testing and labs
➡️Expand contact tracing
➡️Aggressively track the spread
➡️Access more #PPE and supplies
➡️Increase healthcare system capacity
➡️Access more testing and labs
➡️Expand contact tracing
➡️Aggressively track the spread
➡️Access more #PPE and supplies
➡️Increase healthcare system capacity
As part of that plan the state will be working to increase access to more testing and expand lab capacity. Under the Badger Bounce Back plan, the goal is that everyone who needs a test gets a test.
