Michael Screnock’s ‘Values’
Women who remember those days will tell you with horror how men like Michael Screnock would show up to clinics and block them from their health care provider.
Women
Yay! for the ACA on Its Eighth Anniversary
Its the eighth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law. The law made advances for women by prohibiting sex discrimination in health care.
Michael Screnock’s Candidacy Not Thing to Celebrate on International Women’s Day
We must acknowledge the work left to do to achieve gender equality and the challenges to overcome, like men such as Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock.
What Else Has Michael Screnock Been Promising to Get Right-Wing Endorsements?
NRA Joined by Groups Opposing Birth Control and Equal Rights for All in Supporting Screnock’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Campaign
Republicans take heat for facilitating event hosted by radical anti-abortion group
Joanna Beilman-Dulin, One Wisconsin Now research director, condemned Wichgers’ endorsement of the AAW sponsored event. [Badger Herald]
‘Pro-lifers’ who’d execute women
One Wisconsin Now reports that Wichgers is inviting colleagues to join him at a meeting with Trewhella’s group at the state Capitol on Feb. 7. [Patheos]
State Rep. Chuck Wichgers Promotes Event for Extremist Group That Endorses Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions
A meeting in the State Capitol is being sponsored by an extremist organization that believes women who get abortions should be subject to capital punishment.
Wisconsin Republicans to donate contributions tied to Steve Wynn after sexual misconduct allegations
The RGA received $250,000 from Wynn Resorts in December 2016, according to records provided by liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Paul Ryan, Ron Johnson to return money from group associated with accused billionaire Steve Wynn
One Wisconsin Now called on Walker and the Republican Governors Association "do the right thing" and give back all of the money. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Republicans Returning Money Received From Wynn
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now called for two other Republican groups to return donations it received from Wynn. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker Took $255,000 from Serial Sexual Misconduct Perpetrator Steve Wynn
Two political funds Gov. Scott Walker is associated with took $255,000 in contributions from Steve Wynn, the ousted Republican National Committee finance chair.
Six vie to represent 10th District
However, the liberal group One Wisconsin Now has called the remark unacceptable and said it raises red flags about Zimmerman’s attitude toward women. [Eau Claire Leader-Telegram]
Wisconsin Politicians Grapple With Questionable Donations
"Richard Uihlein is underwriting a campaign to try to elect an accused pedophile to the United States Senate," said Scot Ross, director of One Wisconsin Now. [Associated Press]
Gov. Scott Walker Campaign Chair Helped Fund Project Veritas Sleaze
IRS records show a Milwaukee based fund gave significant financial support to James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas.
River Falls lawmaker rejects notion 2013 clip raises ‘red flag’
The group One Wisconsin Now seized on the clip, saying it demanded an apology from Zimmerman. [New Richmond News]
Pedophile Patron Also Props Up Gov. Scott Walker’s Political Machine
Richard Uihlein – an enormous backer of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore – has donated millions to Scot Walker’s political operation.
Video of State Senate Hopeful Shannon Zimmerman’s University Lecture Raises Red Flags About Attitude Toward Women and Sexual Assault
The statement from Shannon Zimmerman – an announced candidate for a vacant State Senate seat – that women shouldn't be believed is a huge red flag.
Legislator Shannon Zimmerman joked in video that women don’t say what they mean
Joanna Beilman-Dulin, research director for the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said Zimmerman’s comments were inappropriate. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
U.S. Senate GOP Leader Calls on Roy Moore to Step Aside. Meanwhile in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker Joins ‘If It’s True’ Crowd
Meanwhile in an interview broadcast on Sunday, Gov. Scott Walker, joined those offering aid and comfort to Moore by falling back on the “if it’s true” refrain.
‘If It’s True’, Sen. Ron Johnson’s Failure to Strongly Confront Sexual Abuse of Women and Children Continues
Ron Johnson Offers Only Qualified Condemnation of Sourced Reporting of Abuse of Teens, Minor Women by GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Roy Moore
Louise Lyall & Laurel Noack: Rolling back Title IX protections makes UW less safe for women
By saying the rights of the perpetrator are more important than the rights of the victim, Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education are once again sweeping the issue of sexual assault under the rug. [Wisconsin State Journal]
One Wisconsin Now Statements on Trump-DeVos Repeal of Title IX Sexual Assault Investigation Guidelines
Repealing revised guidelines on investigations of sexual assaults on college campuses sends victims back into the shadows, deters reporting of sexual assault.
Twenty State Attorneys General Respond to Trump Administration Proposal to Weaken Federal Rules on Responses to Campus Sexual Assaults … But Not Brad Schimel
Attorneys General are speaking out against actions of the Trump administration that put the best interests of their states citizens at risk. Brad Schimel is not.
Gender Wage Gap Means Steeper Student Loan Debt Burden for Women
The gender pay gap highlighted today also means greater student loan debt burdens for women as a percentage of their income and longer repayment terms.
Statements Regarding Today’s Day Without Women Action
The idea behind the Day Without Women is to emphasize the work that women do every day that too often goes unnoticed and undervalued.
State has tested only 9 backlogged rape kits
"It's an outrage that the misplaced priorities and reckless spending by Brad Schimel have left thousands of rape kits untested," said Analiese Eicher. [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
Sean Duffy, Paul Ryan and Congressional Republicans Poised to Prevent Wisconsinites From Choosing Their Own Health Care Provider
Sean Duffy, Paul Ryan and the GOP cabal in Washington D.C. are carrying out a political agenda, trying to eliminate an organization with which they disagree.
Sen. Ron Johnson Is On a Bus Tour With a Trump
In the closing days of his 2016 campaign, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is reportedly on a bus tour with Donald Trump’s son, Eric.
Rep. Ed Brooks Gives Wisconsin Women ‘A Lot of Reasons’ to Question His Agenda
When asked about equal pay, Brooks said, “If you dig down, there may be a lot of reasons why a man is getting paid more than a woman.”
Campus Sexual Assault: Serious Issue of Student Safety or Administrative Burden?
If paying higher tuition means that programs will be put in place to create a campus climate that does not tolerate rape, I will happily pay more.
If Sen. Ron Johnson Won’t Defend the Indefensible, How Does He Justify His Own Record on Sexual Assault Issues?
Sen. Ron Johnson has shown he’s going to stand by Donald Trump, despite mounting evidence his endorsed presidential candidate is a sexual predator.
State Senate Candidate Dan Feyen Refuses to Condemn Donald Trump’s Sexual Assault of Women Brag, Hopes to Raise Campaign Cash at Event Featuring GOP Women Leaders
Donald Trump’s words and actions are disqualifying. Dan Feyen refusing to denounce Trump while asking women to help him raise campaign cash is offensive.
Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ abortion access law
This decision protecting the rights of women is a powerful reminder of why courts matter. [WITI-TV]
Wisconsin reacts to Supreme Court ruling against anti-abortion law
This decision protecting the rights of women is a powerful reminder of why courts matter. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Analiese Eicher: Gender pay gap adds to student loan debt crisis for Wisconsin women
Gov. Scott Walker and the people voting for his backward policies are failing Wisconsin women. [Capital Times]
Bradley win adds another conservative vote to Supreme Court
One Wisconsin Now hit Bradley the hardest, exposing writings Bradley authored while she was in college in 1992 bashing gays, AIDS sufferers and feminists. [Associated Press]
As Donald Trump Tries to Walk Back Extremist Comments on Abortion, Rebecca Bradley Stands By Hers
State High Court Candidate Rebecca Bradley More Extreme on Women’s Health Issues Than Raging Misogynist Donald Trump
Vote for JoAnne Kloppenburg for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Thanks to the revelations by a watchdog group, One Wisconsin Now, we now know that Rebecca Bradley showed terrible judgment. [Shepherd Express]
Bradley won’t say whether she’d pass on abortion cases
One Wisconsin Now, revealed this month that Bradley wrote letters and columns for her college newspaper in 1992... calling abortion a holocaust of children. [La Crosse Tribune]
Did Bernie Sanders make a rape comment similar to one by Wisconsin Justice Rebecca Bradley?
The portion of the column highlighted by One Wisconsin Now referenced author Camille Paglia, a professor at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Bradley wrote that Paglia had been "prevented from speaking at several colleges" after Paglia "legitimately suggested that women play a role in date rape." [Politifact Wisconsin]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Also Attacked Feminists: ‘Angry, Militant, Man-Hating Lesbians’
She says the revelations that came out this week – thanks to a liberal non-profit, One Wisconsin Now. [New Civil Rights Movement]
The Latest: Walker, Bradley intertwined for years
A liberal group, One Wisconsin Now, has released a series of writings from Bradley...Bradley supported writer and critic Camille Paglia's suggestion that women play a role in date rape. [Associated Press]
Rebecca Bradley in 1992: Camille Paglia ‘legitimately suggested’ women play role in date rape
The column's release comes after several others unearthed this week by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley Wrote Author ‘Legitimately Suggested That Women Play a Role in Date Rape’
We've uncovered another column penned by Rebecca Bradley in which she wrote author Camille Paglia, “legitimately suggested that women play a role in date rape.”
Rebecca Bradley touted ‘personhood’ tenets in college newspaper column
The piece is one of several unearthed this week by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
The Extremism of Rebecca Bradley: Women’s Reproductive Health Edition
The views on women’s reproductive health held by Rebecca Bradley have been consistently extreme and out of step, dating all the way back to her college years.
Women’s Access to Legal Reproductive Health Care Services at Issue as U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Texas Law
This case is just one example of how our courts matter and the justices who sit on them make decisions that can have dramatic impacts on our lives.
State Attorney General Cites Fraudulent, Criminal Video in Latest Plea for Campaign Cash
Brad Schimel has turned a blind eye to political corruption and now he’s turning his back on the health care needs of Wisconsin women and their families.
Gov. Walker to Wisconsin: My Partisan Political Vendettas are More Important Than Your Health
Scott Walker today added an exclamation point to his and his fellow Republicans' misguided belief that they know better than Wisconsin women.
Senate Republican Session Agenda: More Cronyism and Corruption, Less Health Care
Wisconsin would be ill-served by more of the Walker administration’s cronyism and corruption and less access to comprehensive health care services for families.