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Assembly Republicans are proposing sweeping legislation to deal with COVID-19 that would pressure schools to return to in-person instruction and place new restrictions on the closures that local officials can order to deal with the pandemic. The bill also includes
An executive of a northern Wisconsin hospital said he and medical experts are concerned about a post-Thanksgiving surge of COVID-19 patients. In an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Matt Heywood, president and CEO of Aspirus in Wausau, said it’s possible
Tony Evers and some of his fellow Midwestern Dem guvs didn’t hold back as they shared texts about the White House’s plans to end a National Guard deployment one day short of troops qualifying for federal benefits. “Pathetic,” Evers called
Gov. Tony Evers and DHS Secretary Andrea Palm warn that a negative test is not a free pass to attend large Thanksgiving celebrations or deer hunting. “I want to remind Wisconsinites to celebrate safely, stay smart and follow all the
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are asking the state Supreme Court to strike down part of the GOP lame-duck legislative package passed two years ago. Kaul says he’s challenging 2018 lame-duck legislation because the Joint Finance Committee’s oversight
Incoming Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga says lawmakers will be meeting next week to see if there is “common ground” with the Republican-controlled Assembly and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Evers met Friday with the top leaders in both chambers on
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss proposals from Gov. Tony Evers and Assembly Republicans to address COVID-19, lawsuits before the state Supreme Court on COVID-19 orders, and the presidential recount in Milwaukee and Dane Counties.
Presidential election recounts will begin gearing up today in the state’s two largest Dem strongholds. But Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell says his jurisdiction won’t actually start tallying votes until tomorrow. McDonell told reporters that’s because he’s required to give
The Wisconsin Hospital Association urged Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders to cooperate and quickly implement a new mitigation strategy to slow COVID-19 spread. Evers and top Republicans are set to meet today. WHA President Eric Borgerding suggested yesterday Evers
Less than a day after Gov. Tony Evers’ staff asked GOP legislative leaders for their input on a COVID-19 bill, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos instead laid out a list of priorities to reporters first. The priorities include better contact tracing
The Trump campaign will have to pay nearly $8 million by 5 p.m. tomorrow if it wants a statewide recount of this month’s presidential election. The state Elections Commission yesterday afternoon released estimates pegging the cost of a recount calculated
Delaying the transition to President-elect Joe Biden hurts the nation, and the Trump administration needs to begin the process now, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said. “I want them to start and I want to also see the resources and tools
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ “stay-at-home” advisory as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge, updates regarding the presidential election in Wisconsin, legislative leadership elections, and the Department of Public Instruction’s request for an additional $1.6 billion in 2021-23 budget.
A potential recount of last week’s presidential election would likely wrap up in the first week of December, according to a timeline laid out today by the state’s top election official. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe told reporters today she
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Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Tuesday urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19. But the order included no new directives limiting business
The Department of Public Instruction wants more than $1.4 billion in new GPR in the 2021-23 budget to boost school aids, special education funding and support for mental health. The budget proposal the agency submitted to the Evers administration in
The chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin credited President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state to intense work by Democrats across Wisconsin. “Democrats came out of the woodwork and worked so intensely in every corner of the state,” Ben
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss election results, the Trump campaign’s call for a recount, the state’s skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and more.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he expects to have a similar leadership style to outgoing leader Scott Fitzgerald. “Obviously, we’re two different people,” LeMahieu said. “But over the last six years, I’ve gotten to watch Congressman-elect Fitzgerald, and
Assembly Republicans are proposing sweeping legislation to deal with COVID-19 that would pressure schools to return to in-person instruction and place new restrictions on the closures that local officials can order to deal with the pandemic. The bill also includes a provision requiring the administration to eliminate the backlog in
An executive of a northern Wisconsin hospital said he and medical experts are concerned about a post-Thanksgiving surge of COVID-19 patients. In an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Matt Heywood, president and CEO of Aspirus in Wausau, said it’s possible the hospital could see a “surge on a surge.” Heywood
Tony Evers and some of his fellow Midwestern Dem guvs didn’t hold back as they shared texts about the White House’s plans to end a National Guard deployment one day short of troops qualifying for federal benefits. “Pathetic,” Evers called it in a text message to Govs. J.B. Pritzker, Tim
Gov. Tony Evers and DHS Secretary Andrea Palm warn that a negative test is not a free pass to attend large Thanksgiving celebrations or deer hunting. “I want to remind Wisconsinites to celebrate safely, stay smart and follow all the recommendations from public health experts,” Evers pleaded. “If you’re planning
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are asking the state Supreme Court to strike down part of the GOP lame-duck legislative package passed two years ago. Kaul says he’s challenging 2018 lame-duck legislation because the Joint Finance Committee’s oversight of DOJ settlements “impedes” the agency’s ability to enforce environmental
Incoming Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga says lawmakers will be meeting next week to see if there is “common ground” with the Republican-controlled Assembly and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Evers met Friday with the top leaders in both chambers on COVID-19 relief. “Obviously, the citizens of Wisconsin have been speaking
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss proposals from Gov. Tony Evers and Assembly Republicans to address COVID-19, lawsuits before the state Supreme Court on COVID-19 orders, and the presidential recount in Milwaukee and Dane Counties.
Presidential election recounts will begin gearing up today in the state’s two largest Dem strongholds. But Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell says his jurisdiction won’t actually start tallying votes until tomorrow. McDonell told reporters that’s because he’s required to give 48-hours notice before publicly testing the electronic voting equipment set
The Wisconsin Hospital Association urged Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders to cooperate and quickly implement a new mitigation strategy to slow COVID-19 spread. Evers and top Republicans are set to meet today. WHA President Eric Borgerding suggested yesterday Evers and lawmakers consider a statewide mask policy and taking steps
Less than a day after Gov. Tony Evers’ staff asked GOP legislative leaders for their input on a COVID-19 bill, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos instead laid out a list of priorities to reporters first. The priorities include better contact tracing and providing liability protections for businesses and others. Vos told
The Trump campaign will have to pay nearly $8 million by 5 p.m. tomorrow if it wants a statewide recount of this month’s presidential election. The state Elections Commission yesterday afternoon released estimates pegging the cost of a recount calculated by all 72 Wisconsin counties as well as the commission
Delaying the transition to President-elect Joe Biden hurts the nation, and the Trump administration needs to begin the process now, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said. “I want them to start and I want to also see the resources and tools that are customarily made available to the president-elect made available,
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ “stay-at-home” advisory as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge, updates regarding the presidential election in Wisconsin, legislative leadership elections, and the Department of Public Instruction’s request for an additional $1.6 billion in 2021-23 budget.
A potential recount of last week’s presidential election would likely wrap up in the first week of December, according to a timeline laid out today by the state’s top election official. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe told reporters today she anticipated some counties would take until the Tuesday deadline to
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Tuesday urging people to stay home as much as possible while pressing businesses to take steps to protect employees and customers to combat COVID-19. But the order included no new directives limiting business activity or travel as Wisconsin faces a continued rise in
The Department of Public Instruction wants more than $1.4 billion in new GPR in the 2021-23 budget to boost school aids, special education funding and support for mental health. The budget proposal the agency submitted to the Evers administration in September left out its requests for school aids. In a
The chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin credited President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state to intense work by Democrats across Wisconsin. “Democrats came out of the woodwork and worked so intensely in every corner of the state,” Ben Wikler said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss election results, the Trump campaign’s call for a recount, the state’s skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and more.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he expects to have a similar leadership style to outgoing leader Scott Fitzgerald. “Obviously, we’re two different people,” LeMahieu said. “But over the last six years, I’ve gotten to watch Congressman-elect Fitzgerald, and I learned a lot from him. I think we have