Madison – Today, the State Assembly convened to repeal the statewide mask order and sent yet another version of Assembly Bill 1 to the Senate. Assembly Bill 1 has been sent back and forth between the Senate and Assembly for a month. The amended version will likely be voted on by

Madison- State Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) issued the following regarding the Passage of Senate Joint Resolution 3. “Today I voted to support Senate Joint Resolution 3 that repeals the governor’s unlawful executive order declaring a state of emergency again without approval of the legislature.  Under the law, the Governor’s authority to

MILWAUKEE – An overwhelming majority of the Board of Supervisors postponed a final decision on whether to re-join the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) today, voting 15-1 to request that Milwaukee County’s top lawyer assemble the outstanding issues of concern on behalf of the County, with a focus on specific actionable process

MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans approved Senate Joint Resolution 3 despite bipartisan opposition, and also approved a politically-charged version of Assembly Bill 1, taking action to repeal Wisconsin’s statewide mask order in the coming days. In response, Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement: “Today’s actions by the majority of

Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) released the following statement following today’s session of the Wisconsin State Assembly: “Today should have been focused on passing the bipartisan COVID-19 compromise bill that the State Senate and Governor Evers had already agreed to – Wisconsin families, workers, and businesses need and deserve that

PHILADELPHIA — Today, as a more infectious “super strain” of COVID-19 is expected to dominate the U.S. by next month, Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature repealed the statewide mask mandate instituted by former science teacher Gov. Tony Evers, needlessly risking the lives of constituents. From the beginning of the

[Madison, WI] – Rep. Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) voted with his Assembly Republican colleagues to approve Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 3 this afternoon to repeal Governor Evers’ declared state of emergency. Under Wisconsin state statutes, it is clear that a state of emergency shall not exceed 60 days, unless extended by a joint

(MADISON) — After the Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to strike down the protective mask mandate, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued this statement: “Wisconsinites will lose their lives because of the actions of Robin Vos and Wisconsin’s Republican state legislators. Striking down COVID protections, in defiance of top scientists and

MADISON – State Representative Marisabel Cabrera (D-Milwaukee) released the  following statement regarding the termination of Executive Order #104: “Today in what has become another routine display of political gamesmanship, the Republican’s in the Wisconsin State Assembly voted to strike down Governor Evers’ latest public health emergency and mask mandate. “People

Earlier today, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed SJR 3, a resolution that formally repeals the governor’s COVID-19 public health emergency order, and in turn, the extension of his statewide mask mandate. We are a group of legislators from Northeast Wisconsin and we are writing this letter to explain why we

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted to overturn Governor Tony Evers’ statewide mask order. Despite ever-increasing cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin and strong public support for mask orders, Republicans decided to jeopardize Wisconsinites’ health and safety. In response to today’s Assembly vote, Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) issued the

MADISON, Wis. — No matter what we look like or where we come from, we all want to be safe in our communities, whether we’re heading to work or just grabbing some groceries. Our communities’ strength comes from the ties that bind us and our care for one another. In a

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #105 and Emergency Order #1 establishing a statewide public health emergency and requiring face coverings in public places to protect the health and safety of Wisconsinites. The governor’s orders today come as Republicans in the Legislature voted to end the governor’s previous public health emergency and relating

Legislature yet to take action on governor’s special session to modernize unemployment system Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Legislature urging immediate, bipartisan action on his proposal to modernize the state’s unemployment insurance system. During his 2021 State of the State address, the governor

MILWAUKEE – Upon passage of Senate Joint Resolution 3 by the Assembly, which immediately rescinds the current COVID-19 public health emergency and Governor Tony Evers’ mask mandate, State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “Today’s cruel action is yet another shameful, irresponsible, and life-threatening GOP temper tantrum. In

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted on Senate Joint Resolution 3 (SJR 3) to overturn Governor Tony Evers’ statewide mask order. Despite COVID-19 infections continuing to rise in Wisconsin and the mask order having strong public support, Assembly Republicans passed SJR 3 anyway. In response to today’s Assembly vote and