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September Meeting
Tuesday, September 16
6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Meeting Begins

Junior's Restaurant & Tap House
414 S Main St, River Falls, WI

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Guest Speaker: Joshua Taylor, DPW Second Vice Chair
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August 18, 2025

Van Orden Tweets 263 Times in One Week But Can’t Find Time To Meet With Constituents

MADISON, Wis. — From Monday, August 11th to Sunday, August 17th, WI-03 Rep. Derrick Van Orden tweeted a whopping 263 times. While his Democratic colleagues are spending their time away from Congress meeting with constituents, Van Orden has been firing off an average of over 37 tweets a day. Many of these ramblings consist of praising the destructive Big Ugly Bill – which could rip health care away from over 30,000 of his constituents — and bullying his colleagues.

“Derrick Van Orden knows his constituents are pissed at his vote to screw them over in the Big Ugly Bill, so he is taking the easy way out, hiding behind a keyboard rather than meeting them face to face,”said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Spokesperson Philip Shulman. “If Van Orden can find the time to tweet 263 times in a week it really makes you wonder why he can’t find an hour to hold an in-person town hall with his constituents.”

Derrick Van Orden recently came under fire last month after he tweeted “YES!” in response to Americans losing health care and food security. In response, WisDems launched a billboard campaign in Western Wisconsin, featuring the tweet in an effort to hold Van Orden accountable. Earlier this month, they also set up a fundraising page, encouraging voters to donate $1 every time Van Orden tweets.

Source: https://wisdems.org/news/

August 15, 2025

As a parent and a policymaker, I know how critical affordable, accessible childcare is for working families. Childcare shouldn’t be a luxury or a patchwork solution. It should be a foundational part of our state’s economy and our families’ futures.

Just look north to Canada where they have a program that costs $10-a-day for families — a bold investment in their workforce and their kids. That’s the kind of vision we should be striving for here in Wisconsin.

We’ve made some progress this year, and I appreciate the bipartisan work that made it possible, because the fact is republicans would have left us with nothing for child care but they needed our votes to pass a budget.

Let’s be clear: this isn’t enough — and it’s not permanent. We cannot keep relying on temporary funding or short-term fixes.

So, in other words, the job isn’t done. We need a long-term, sustainable commitment to childcare — one that ensures every Wisconsin family has access to quality care they can afford, every single day.

Our kids deserve it. Our parents need it. And the economy depends on it. Let’s make affordable childcare a permanent part of Wisconsin’s promise.

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Senator Smith currently represents District 31 in the Wisconsin State Senate. The 31st Senate District currently includes portions of Dunn, Eau Claire, and Trempealeau counties. While he doesn't represent Pierce County specifically, Senator Smith endures to represent everyone in Wisconsin.

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For more from Senator Smith, go to his website at:
https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/31/smith/.