Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 5

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss GOP leaders’ reaction to Gov. Tony Evers’ sales tax plan and their pledge to start from scratch on the state budget. They also cover a bill seeking to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports, guidance on special voting deputies and Assembly Republicans’ call for Evers to spend funds on in-person schools, along with providing an update on COVID-19 vaccination and legislation.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 26

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, the special session bill on unemployment insurance, GOP bills on absentee voting and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 19

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and GOP reaction, the state’s COVID-19 vaccination progress and results of Tuesday’s primaries.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 12

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the governor’s budget, the JFC’s decision to reward districts holding in-person classes, the state’s vaccine rollout and the ten year anniversary of Act 10.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 5

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the battle between Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Legislature over the Dem governor’s emergency orders and facemask mandate, the state’s COVID-19 vaccination progress, early budget themes Evers and Republicans are advancing, and more.

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GOP bill would place new limits on government powers during a pandemic

Two GOP lawmakers are circulating legislation that would rein in government powers during a pandemic, including a provision that would ban sweeping stay-at-home orders. Among other things, the two bills would mandate governors get approval from at least two legislative leaders before declaring a public health emergency. The bills are

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Agard, Stroebel debate GOP election bills on ‘UpFront’

A Republican senator sponsoring legislation to change state election laws says he’s trying to preserve integrity in elections, while a Dem lawmaker calls it an attempt at voter suppression. Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Cedarburg, and Sen. Melissa Agard, D-Madison, appeared jointly yesterday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Stroebel has

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 5

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss GOP leaders’ reaction to Gov. Tony Evers’ sales tax plan and their pledge to start from scratch on the state budget. They also cover a bill seeking to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports, guidance on special voting deputies and Assembly Republicans’ call for Evers to spend funds on in-person schools, along with providing an update on COVID-19 vaccination and legislation.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 26

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, the special session bill on unemployment insurance, GOP bills on absentee voting and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 19

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and GOP reaction, the state’s COVID-19 vaccination progress and results of Tuesday’s primaries.

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Evers says plan to legalize, tax recreational marijuana could pass

Gov. Tony Evers said he’s “not a pessimist” and thinks his plan to legalize and tax recreational marijuana could pass, even with a Republican-controlled Legislature that has members on record opposing it. “I’m anticipating that there’ll be a good push to get it through, and it makes sense,” Evers said

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 12

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the governor’s budget, the JFC’s decision to reward districts holding in-person classes, the state’s vaccine rollout and the ten year anniversary of Act 10.

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Kerr leads in January fundraising, spending for DPI race

Former Brown Deer Superintendent Deb Kerr raised and spent more than her rivals for state schools superintendent over the first month of the year, finance reports show. Assistant State Superintendent Sheila Briggs pulled in the second most money in the race to lead DPI, followed by Pecatonica Superintendent Jill Underly.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 5

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the battle between Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Legislature over the Dem governor’s emergency orders and facemask mandate, the state’s COVID-19 vaccination progress, early budget themes Evers and Republicans are advancing, and more.

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