Education
Tiffany Tax Schools
This week, you are likely reviewing your property tax bill and wondering why it’s gone up - again! The short answer: Tom Tiffany and Wisconsin Republican lawmakers. Wisconsin is currently sitting on a $2.5 billion dollar surplus, in large part because state Republicans have refused to spend our property tax dollars in the way they were intended: funding our public schools.
The state’s surplus has resulted in a deficit for Wisconsin schools, whicho have not received an increase in their funding from the state for 15 years. Imagine trying to feed, clothe, ...
Tribute to Dr. Al Gedicks
I am saddened to bring you the news that Dr Al Gedicks has passed away. I will leave you this by Zoltan Grossman who says it best.
~Nancy
Tribute to Dr. Al Gedicks
By: Zoltan Grossman
Wisconsin (and the world) has lost a giant. Dr. Al Gedicks, a driving force of environmental justice alliances against mining companies in the Midwest, passed away on Saturday, May 9, after a long bout with cancer. His brother Bob Gedicks reported that Al “was at peace and surrounded by family.”
Below is the April 26 tribute I read for our friend Al at the ...
Palestinian Peace Photo Exhibit
Please join us on Monday, May 4 at 5 pm at the First United Methodist Church for the opening reception. We are grateful to be able to share this exceptional photo exhibit, our speakers and the chance for dialogue with you. It will also be available for viewing at the First United Methodist Church and the Universalist Unitarian Church during the following two weeks.
The War on Children
“I’m not sure we’ve ever seen an Administration so laser-focused on targeting the nation’s children for harm. This president and his appointees – with an unprecedented assist from Congress – has specifically targeted children’s health care with $880 billion in proposed cuts, is closing down the Department of Education, and literally plans to steal the lunch money of the nation’s poorest kids. Babies have been singled out for special punishment with the proposed revocation of birthright citizenship and deportation of U.S. citizen children. This Administrat...
Walking the Walk
The Democratic Party of Marathon County realizes how divisive politics have become. All we can control is our little corner of the world. One of the issues we can agree on is our children. The Trump Administration's “Big Beautiful Bill” makes it even harder for many Wisconsin K-12 students to afford lunch. But, in Marathon County we all put our kids first.
For the month of September, the Democratic Party of Marathon County is extending the invitation to the Republican Party of Marathon County to give to the public school of your choice anywhere in Marathon County to ...
SAVING PBS
“Can't have the kids being groomed by Antiques Roadshow.” This statement is from a cartoon by Jen Sorensen talking about the defunding of public broadcasting. The humorous, but perceptive, cartoon explains the ridiculous reasoning behind Republican attacks on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Back in 1961 Newton Minow, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman, famously described commercial television as a "vast wasteland." Television, like radio before it, was a wonderful communication tool for providing quality information, education, entertainment and ...
PUBLIC EDUCATION IN WISCONSIN
by: Kristina Reser-Jaynes
It is frustrating to see lawmakers still celebrating Wisconsin’s new biennium budget. They’re stumbling over themselves to spin it as a bipartisan compromise. It seems a lot more like a bipartisan sell out to me, and the consequences to our public schools will be devastating.
To call it a compromise, when the Republican led Joint Finance Committee (JFC) literally tossed out Governor Evers’ entire budget proposal, is disingenuous. Calling it bipartisan, when one party has near total control, is comical.
In the dark of night, scramb...
Budget Chaos in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Senator Chris Larson is concerned about the impact on Wisconsin's state budget from Trump's cuts to federal funding. The cuts being implemented at the federal level will create havoc with the Wisconsin state budget. Senator Larson has introduced emergency legislation – the Frozen Federal Funds Emergency Act – to help deal with this problem.
The proposed bill requires the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if the Trump funding cuts are implemented. The extraordinary session would “consider” providing money from the “budget ...
INDIVISIBLE Hands Off Rally April 5
Northcentral Wisconsin INDIVISIBLE Fights back!
Saturday, April 5 at noon
Rib Mountain Drive (sidewalk between Michael’s Crafts and Hobby Lobby)
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We are fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.
🚨 On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands off! 🚨
This mass ...