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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.
Declaring he is putting the public before politics, Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a new public health declaration and mask mandate before Republicans had taken the final step to overturn the one he issued last month. In a video
Wisconsin election officials have been able to account for all but a third of the voters who were originally identified in 2019 as possibly having moved from the address where they were registered. Of those 71,578 that election officials are
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
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,
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.
Declaring he is putting the public before politics, Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a new public health declaration and mask mandate before Republicans had taken the final step to overturn the one he issued last month. In a video message accompanying his action, Evers said the “fight against this
Wisconsin election officials have been able to account for all but a third of the voters who were originally identified in 2019 as possibly having moved from the address where they were registered. Of those 71,578 that election officials are still trying to nail down, none voted in the Nov.
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,
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