Analiese Eicher Archive

  • Making a Bad Student Loan Debt Situation Worse, Legislative Republicans Reject Reform

    Nearly two-thirds of graduates in 2017 left college in Wisconsin not just with a degree but also an average debt of nearly $30,000.

    Analiese Eicher, 05/31/2019

  • Testimony Before Federal Government Committee Considering Changes to Student Loan Rules

    The Betsy DeVos Department of Education and the Scott Walker administration are moving to make the student loan debt system problems worse, not better.

    Analiese Eicher, 09/13/2018

  • To Turn Voters Out, You Need to Turn Them on

    How the actions and poor decisions of Scott Walker and the Republican majority in the state Legislature have hurt Wisconsin is well publicized and widely known. To the progressive leaders and activists...

    Analiese Eicher, 06/05/2018

  • Red Flags Should Sink Judicial Nomination of Michael Brennan

    He is the wrong nominee for a lifetime appointment, and Trump and his Senate Republican enablers are using the wrong process in ramming through the nomination.

    Analiese Eicher, 02/21/2018

  • Senator Grassley’s Hypocrisy on Judges Worsens

    Sen. Chuck Grassley has nearly completed his conversion of the Judiciary Committee to his own personal political playground.

    Analiese Eicher, 01/24/2018

  • A Most Unhappy Anniversary

    According to the latest estimates, over 43 million Americans now owe $1.4 trillion, making student loans the second largest consumer debt in the nation.

    Analiese Eicher, 04/25/2017

  • Sen. Ron Johnson to Donald Trump: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

    We count on our courts to protect our rights and ensure everyone is treated equally by the law. It’s why they matter so much.

    Analiese Eicher, 10/21/2016

  • Refinancing Federal Student Loans: A Crisis You Should Know

    You cannot refinance federal student loans with the government. We need to change the system. That means changing the minds of politicians like Scott Walker.

    Analiese Eicher, 09/29/2016

  • Constituents Rally to Tell Sen. Ron Johnson to #DoYourJob

    The unprecedented political power play by the GOP in D.C. in refusing to give a fair hearing and timely vote to Judge Merrick Garland stretched for over 150 days.

    Analiese Eicher, 08/17/2016

  • 10 Things You May Not Know About Scott Walker

    Scott Walker is on the campaign trail touting himself as a “fresh face,” but he’s been running for political office since before he could rent a car.

    Analiese Eicher, 07/09/2015

  • Testimony Against Elimination of the Educational Approval Board

    One Wisconsin Now Program Director Analiese Eicher offered the following testimony on provisions of Assembly Bill 163 related to the elimination of the Educational Approval Board.

    Analiese Eicher, 04/28/2015