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  • Two Events Today 9:30 & 2

    September 13, 2025 – Two important events of note for you on Saturday.

    First, the Grant Co. Dems are organizing a big demonstration in Platteville to protest Trump’s ongoing march toward authoritarianism. Platteville is an excellent location for such action, because politically it is a closely divided city. Therefore the bigger the numbers of people who show up for the demonstration, the more impactful it will be.

    The rally will begin at 9:30 a.m. Those who want to attend should plan to meet at the intersection of Business 151 and Water Street in Platteville. Parking will be available in the hotel parking lot near the highway. You can either bring your own rally signs or the Grant Co. Dems will have some extras available for you. 

    After the rally, the Iowa County Dems will hold our regular monthly meeting in Mineral Point at 2:00 p.m. The address is 43 High St. We will devote much of the meeting to making plans for the next nine months or so. We need your help, so please consider coming to the meeting and contributing your ideas.

  • It’s Time for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Resign

    https://www.savehhs.org

    On September 3, 2025, over 1,000 current and former HHS staff released the following letter formally calling for the resignation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. from his position as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

  • Grant County Democratic Party will be marching in the Platteville Dairy Days Parade

    September 6th the Grant County Democratic Party will be marching in the Platteville Dairy Days Parade. The parade begins lining up at 8:45 a.m. in the main parking lot of UW-Platteville on Hickory St. This parade is a big deal in those parts. I attended last year and hope to do the same again this year.It would be great if some of our friends in Iowa county could help make for a strong Democratic turnout in the parade. Derrick Van Orden participated in the parade last year – let’s do our part to show him that he’s in for a rough time next year!
    Organizers have prohibited overt political signage in the parade, so the Grant Co. party wants anyone who wants to carry a sign to emphasize community values on the order of the following:

    Dignity and Justice

    Compassion and Commitment

    Respect and Diversity

    Inclusion and Participation

    Transparency and Accountability

  • Monroe Cheese Factory

    First up, the difficult situation at the cheese factory in Monroe continues without an obvious path toward resolution. The new owners of the plant want to implement ID requirements using e-Verify, and the workers fear that this move could lead to workers being fired and/or deported, causing people who have worked at that plant in some cases for decades to lose their jobs. Indivisible Southwest Wisconsin is sponsoring a Labor Day Community Dinner in Monroe for workers, their families and the community that has been supporting them. If you are interested in attending please contact Indivisible SWW at 

    indivisiblesouthwestwi@gmail.com  If you want to contribute financially, you can do so using their ActBlue account (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisiblesww1349594264). 
    As to the dinner itself, here are the details:

    When:  Labor Day, September 1, 2025, 5-7 pmWhere:  Union Presbyterian Church, 2707 5th St, Monroe WI

  • Greedy billionaires rig capitalism to make the middle class broke

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  • Iowa County Democrats sponsored Big Community Picnic on Sunday, August 10th from 4 to 7 p.m.

    The Iowa County Democrats will be sponsoring a big Community Picnic on Sunday, August 10th from 4 to 7 p.m.  It will take place at Prairie Creek Farm at 6620 Johnson Drive, which is just south of Ridgeway.

    We will have music from the Raging Grannies from Madison and folk singer Denny Egstad. Invited speakers to the picnic include Lt. Governor Sarah Rodriguez and and Rep. Mark Pocan  There will also be a silent auction to raise money for local campaigning. 

    Expect brats and pulled pork with a potluck meal.  Bring your best dish to share with your progressive friends! There will also be a cash bar.

    Directions to the Picnic: From 18/151, take exit 52 near Ridgeway and go south to the roundabout.  Take the second exit from the roundabout, which is Prairie Road.  After 1.1 miles continue on Prairie Rd to the left. Proceed another .4 miles on Prairie Rd, and the entrance to Prairie Creek Farm will be on your left. Phone is 608.341.9196.

    Community Picnic sponsored by Democratic Party of Iowa County, Sunday August 10th, 4-7pm. Prairie Creek Farm, 6620 Johnson Drive, Ridgeway, WI. Potluck, Cash Bar, Music, Silent Auction & Raffle, Bring a Friend, Join the Fun!
    Community Picnic August 10th 4-7

  • August 2, 2025 50501 Nation Wide

    Save the Date. Sat August 2nd. Rage Against the Regime. Nationwide.
    byu/Soft-Zombie-5392 inProtestFinderUSA

  • WI 17th Senate District Candidate Forums

    The next forum will take place in Hazel Green on Saturday, July 26th, beginning at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be served. The location is the Hazel Green Opera House, 2130 N. Main Street, Hazel Green.”

    Five aspirants seeking to take on Howard Marklein in the 17th Senate District in November 2026 met July 12 in Dodgeville at a candidate forum.

    Five aspirants seeking to take on Howard Marklein in the 17th Senate District in November 2026 met July 12 in Dodgeville at a candidate forum. Corrine, Sam, Lisa, Matt, Jenna

    Here are the results of a straw poll taken at the Wisconsin Senate District 17 forum of people considering a run against Howard Marklein held in Dodgeville on July 12, 2025. We were delighted to have five people interested, and in the turnout this event generated (over 50 people in attendance, not including the forum participants and organizers).

    To score the ranked choice votes we used software available through www.rcv123.org, a nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public on ranked choice voting and providing tools for communities, schools and individuals to use to conduct ranked choice voting.

    We asked people to rank their top three candidates; some ranked all five. Forty-seven people voted. Ranked choice voting provides a way for voters to vote for their first choice without feeling like they are “throwing away their vote” if it’s unlikely their candidate can win. If no candidate achieves more than 50% of the vote on the first round, the person with the fewest votes is eliminated and the voters who had their first choice eliminated have their 2nd choice vote counted as a first choice, and so no. Please keep in mind these results are a mere snapshot in time and a small sample size, reflecting the audience impressions of this one event. Many were seeing the potential candidates for the first time. Note that it took four rounds for any candidate to get beyond the 50% threshold.

  • Good Trouble Lives On

    July 17, 2025

    Good Trouble Lives On TODAY, JULY 17TH
    byu/StudyNo2866 in50501Wisconsin

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