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Gov. Tony Evers announced this morning his upcoming budget will include a series of proposals aimed at reigning in the costs of prescription drugs, including a $50 cap on copays for insulin and eliminating drug copays in the BadgerCare program.
Lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the COVID-19 pandemic cut into activity at the Capitol. Overall, lawmakers claimed 5,498 days of per diem in
A Republican state senator said the Senate’s vote to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers public health emergency order was about “illegal overreach by the governor,” not masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But a Democratic senator called that argument
About 80 percent of the voters who registered as indefinitely confined to get a ballot in last year’s presidential election have provided a photo ID in past elections to their local clerk, a new report from the Wisconsin Elections Commission
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed Gov. Tony Evers for “acting like a dictator” by declaring health emergencies to address COVID-19 without support from the Legislature. The Rochester Republican said in a WisPolitics.com virtual event Thursday the guv’s decision to keep
Overturning Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration would strip the state of enhanced federal funding for food stamps, denying low-income Wisconsin families millions of dollars in assistance, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The LFB said for January, the Department
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, says several provisions the GOP Assembly added back to the COVID-19 bill are likely a “red flag” for Gov. Tony Evers that diminish its prospects of becoming law. The Assembly amended the bill yesterday
State tax collections through mid-2023 will be nearly $1.2 billion higher than what Gov. Tony Evers’ administration had expected just two months ago, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. LFB Director Bob Lang wrote in a memo to the Joint
A court-ordered monitor says staff at youth lockups in northern Wisconsin are making “every attempt to maintain facility operations as best as possible” during the “challenging” COVID-19 pandemic. Monitor Teresa Abreu on Monday reported she was “pleased that many key
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says it’s crucial for the Senate to work on President Biden’s cabinet confirmations before proceeding to former President Trump’s impeachment trial. “We need a functioning federal government to respond to the multiple crises we face as
More than two dozen GOP lawmakers have signed onto a joint resolution that would overturn the latest public health emergency Gov. Tony Evers issued. If approved, it would also undercut the third mask mandate he’s put in place since July
Two GOP legislative leaders say they remain unconvinced Gov. Tony Evers needs a special session bill to begin overhauling the state’s unemployment insurance computer system And interviews with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke,
A Wisconsin congresswoman who voted to impeach President Trump said he’s a danger to the country, while a congressman who voted against impeachment said it’s time for the country to move on. U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, and Tom Tiffany,
Gov. Tony Evers finished 2020 with $3.4 million in the bank, giving him a healthy balance to begin the upcoming election cycle if he runs for reelection in 2022. For the year, Evers listed $3.9 million in receipts. That includes
Justices on Thursday appeared skeptical of a conservative-backed proposal to create a process for the state Supreme Court to handle redistricting cases. The petition asks the court to officially signal immediate acceptance of any redistricting suits, bypassing the traditional path
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Seven days is too long for him to be in power. He could declassify
Gov. Tony Evers, delivering Wisconsin’s first virtual State of the State, announced tonight he will call the Legislature into special session to take up legislation to modernize the unemployment system after a backlog of claims plagued his administration for much
Gov. Tony Evers today praised the Senate COVID-19 bill as a “good start” and urged the Assembly to pass the amended legislation so he can sign it “without delay.” But Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, criticized the changes his
Senate Org on a party-line 3-2 vote yesterday approved a scaled-back COVID-19 bill that GOP Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu plans to put on the floor today. While the amended bill pulls out some provisions from an Assembly bill that were
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said President Trump lied to his supporters, but the Green Bay Republican is not convinced that impeachment is what is best for the country. “The country is barely being held together right now. It’s a tinderbox,”
Gov. Tony Evers announced this morning his upcoming budget will include a series of proposals aimed at reigning in the costs of prescription drugs, including a $50 cap on copays for insulin and eliminating drug copays in the BadgerCare program. More than a half-dozen states have approved caps in insulin
Lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the COVID-19 pandemic cut into activity at the Capitol. Overall, lawmakers claimed 5,498 days of per diem in 2020, compared to 8,347 in 2018. The Assembly had largely
A Republican state senator said the Senate’s vote to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers public health emergency order was about “illegal overreach by the governor,” not masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But a Democratic senator called that argument “completely bogus.” Sens. Mary Felzkowski, R-Irma, and Kelda Roys, D-Madison,
About 80 percent of the voters who registered as indefinitely confined to get a ballot in last year’s presidential election have provided a photo ID in past elections to their local clerk, a new report from the Wisconsin Elections Commission finds. But in total, the number of those who voted
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed Gov. Tony Evers for “acting like a dictator” by declaring health emergencies to address COVID-19 without support from the Legislature. The Rochester Republican said in a WisPolitics.com virtual event Thursday the guv’s decision to keep reissuing emergency orders every 60 days without getting approval from
Overturning Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration would strip the state of enhanced federal funding for food stamps, denying low-income Wisconsin families millions of dollars in assistance, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The LFB said for January, the Department of Health Services estimates 242,507 households will receive emergency federal
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, says several provisions the GOP Assembly added back to the COVID-19 bill are likely a “red flag” for Gov. Tony Evers that diminish its prospects of becoming law. The Assembly amended the bill yesterday to add back some provisions that the Senate took out
State tax collections through mid-2023 will be nearly $1.2 billion higher than what Gov. Tony Evers’ administration had expected just two months ago, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. LFB Director Bob Lang wrote in a memo to the Joint Finance co-chairs late this afternoon that the state is now
A court-ordered monitor says staff at youth lockups in northern Wisconsin are making “every attempt to maintain facility operations as best as possible” during the “challenging” COVID-19 pandemic. Monitor Teresa Abreu on Monday reported she was “pleased that many key positions have been hired, which in turn should have a
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says it’s crucial for the Senate to work on President Biden’s cabinet confirmations before proceeding to former President Trump’s impeachment trial. “We need a functioning federal government to respond to the multiple crises we face as a nation,” the Madison Democrat told the statewide “UpFront” program,
More than two dozen GOP lawmakers have signed onto a joint resolution that would overturn the latest public health emergency Gov. Tony Evers issued. If approved, it would also undercut the third mask mandate he’s put in place since July to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. State Sen. Julian Bradley,
Two GOP legislative leaders say they remain unconvinced Gov. Tony Evers needs a special session bill to begin overhauling the state’s unemployment insurance computer system And interviews with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, show the two GOP caucuses have yet to resolve
A Wisconsin congresswoman who voted to impeach President Trump said he’s a danger to the country, while a congressman who voted against impeachment said it’s time for the country to move on. U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, and Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, appeared in separate interviews aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
Gov. Tony Evers finished 2020 with $3.4 million in the bank, giving him a healthy balance to begin the upcoming election cycle if he runs for reelection in 2022. For the year, Evers listed $3.9 million in receipts. That includes $2.7 million from the state Dem Party. Republicans in 2015
Justices on Thursday appeared skeptical of a conservative-backed proposal to create a process for the state Supreme Court to handle redistricting cases. The petition asks the court to officially signal immediate acceptance of any redistricting suits, bypassing the traditional path through the lower courts. Rick Esenberg, president of the conservative
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Seven days is too long for him to be in power. He could declassify state secrets, he could monetize national secrets to foreign adversaries
Gov. Tony Evers, delivering Wisconsin’s first virtual State of the State, announced tonight he will call the Legislature into special session to take up legislation to modernize the unemployment system after a backlog of claims plagued his administration for much of the past year. Evers also declared 2021 the “Year
Gov. Tony Evers today praised the Senate COVID-19 bill as a “good start” and urged the Assembly to pass the amended legislation so he can sign it “without delay.” But Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, criticized the changes his Senate GOP colleagues made to the bill and cast doubt
Senate Org on a party-line 3-2 vote yesterday approved a scaled-back COVID-19 bill that GOP Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu plans to put on the floor today. While the amended bill pulls out some provisions from an Assembly bill that were expected to draw opposition from Gov. Tony Evers, LeMahieu, R-Oostburg,
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said President Trump lied to his supporters, but the Green Bay Republican is not convinced that impeachment is what is best for the country. “The country is barely being held together right now. It’s a tinderbox,” Gallagher said in an interview Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in