Before the wave hits: Rural Wisconsin organizes against the One Big Beautiful Bill

By: Bill Hogseth

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 2,339

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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On July 4th, in the towns and counties of rural western Wisconsin, there were celebrations like on any other Independence Day: grilling bratwurst, drinking Leinenkugel’s, fireworks showering high in the summer night.

That very same day, a thousand miles away in Washington, DC, HR1— also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) — was signed into law. Yet for people here, the passage of the bill was a mere blip in the …

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