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On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on COVID-19 legislation, the state’s progress on vaccinations, a boost in the state’s projected budget surplus and more.
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
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the Assembly will put off voting to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration to give lawmakers additional time to understand the fiscal impact of the move. The Assembly had been scheduled to vote this
Senate Republicans today amended a COVID-19 bill in an attempt to spare the state from losing millions in enhanced food stamp funding after their vote to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration put the funding at risk. The amendment
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
GOP senators Tuesday took a step toward overturning Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate over the objections of many health groups and Dems who argued the requirement should remain in place with a pandemic that is still raging. GOP state Sen.
The Assembly today passed an amended COVID-19 bill that reinserted some provisions stripped out by the Senate two weeks ago. Lawmakers voted 58-34 along party lines on a pair of amendments before a party-line vote on final passage. One of
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
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss GOP lawmakers’ push for vaccine distribution oversight, Karen Timberlake being named interim health secretary, Republicans’ dismissal of Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session on UI reforms, the Feb. 16 primaries and more.
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,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the State of the State address and the GOP response, the latest on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and the congressional impeachment vote.
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
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
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on COVID-19 legislation, the state’s progress on vaccinations, a boost in the state’s projected budget surplus and more.
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
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the Assembly will put off voting to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration to give lawmakers additional time to understand the fiscal impact of the move. The Assembly had been scheduled to vote this morning on the resolution, which cleared the Senate on Tuesday.
Senate Republicans today amended a COVID-19 bill in an attempt to spare the state from losing millions in enhanced food stamp funding after their vote to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration put the funding at risk. The amendment from Sen. Steve Nass, who co-authored the joint resolution to
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
GOP senators Tuesday took a step toward overturning Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate over the objections of many health groups and Dems who argued the requirement should remain in place with a pandemic that is still raging. GOP state Sen. Steve Nass, who co-authored the resolution, countered the public is
The Assembly today passed an amended COVID-19 bill that reinserted some provisions stripped out by the Senate two weeks ago. Lawmakers voted 58-34 along party lines on a pair of amendments before a party-line vote on final passage. One of those amendments added back provisions that strip local government officials
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,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss GOP lawmakers’ push for vaccine distribution oversight, Karen Timberlake being named interim health secretary, Republicans’ dismissal of Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session on UI reforms, the Feb. 16 primaries and more.
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
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the State of the State address and the GOP response, the latest on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and the congressional impeachment vote.
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
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,