Board votes to again cover gender identity-related health services for state employees

The board that controls state employees’ health benefits has voted to again cover gender identity-related benefits and services. The vote comes after the Group Insurance Board opted to do so in July 2016, before rolling back the call in early 2017. Wednesday’s narrow 5-4 decision comes as the Department of Employee Trust Funds in a memo earlier this month wrote that the “legal landscape regarding … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me

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THU AM Update: State GOP hits Evers again over handling of alleged teacher misconduct

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The state GOP is out with its second TV ad attacking Dem guv candidate Tony Evers over teachers who didn’t lose their licenses after being accused of inappropriate behavior. The narrator opens the spot saying parents and school officials asked “Superintendent Tony Evers t… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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New state GOP TV ad hits Evers again on teachers not losing licenses

The state GOP is out with its second TV ad attacking Dem guv candidate Tony Evers over teachers who didn’t lose their licenses after being accused of inappropriate behavior. The narrator opens the spot saying parents and school officials asked “Superintendent Tony Evers to revoke the license of teachers who preyed on our kids.” The narrator then adds one teacher “viewed and shared pornographic ima… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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