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Home » Press Releases » Rep. O’Connor: Instead of listening to Wisconsinites, Senate Democrats choose politics
Madison, WI- Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate met to vote on May 2026 Special Session Assembly Bill 1. This was a bipartisan agreement that was reached after months of negotiation between the Legislature and Governor Evers. Senate Democrats refused to work with their own Democrat Governor and the Republican Legislature and ultimately opposed returning $1.8 billion to taxpayers. R...