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Wisconsin is getting federal support for a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Gov. Tony Evers says. FEMA will coordinate staffing support to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Wisconsin has committed to providing at least 7,000 weekly
One year after the pandemic started, students in Milwaukee still haven’t returned to classrooms. And a teachers’ union leader is signaling that educators may need to see safety measures, beyond vaccinations, in order for them to return. Milwaukee Public Schools,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss private election grants drawing fire from GOP lawmakers; Republicans seeking to curb the guv’s COVID-19 authority; and Health Services outlining the next group in line for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Note: This item first appeared in WisPolitics.com’s FRI REPORT, available to Gold and Platinum subscribers. Visit here to subscribe. Gov. Tony Evers would like to eventually close some of Wisconsin’s state prisons, after campaigning on a goal of eventually cutting
New language in the pandemic relief bill would likely mean about 195,000 fewer Wisconsin filers getting $1,400 relief checks, according to figures from the state Department of Revenue. Still, more than 3.2 million filers are in line for the stimulus
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
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
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.
Gov. Tony Evers says he will continue to push for two-thirds funding for public schools despite GOP opposition and that he’ll work to close down some adult state prisons in the future. Evers in a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Tuesday said
In a weekend TV appearance, the candidates for state schools superintendent clashed over voucher schools and their own district leadership during the pandemic. Deborah Kerr, former superintendent of the Brown Deer Schools, and Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica Area
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.
GOP lawmakers have begun circulating a half-dozen bills that would impose new ID requirements on absentee ballots, create new restrictions on collecting those ballots and explicitly ban employees in assisted living facilities from unduly influencing residents’ votes. The bills come
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry said he will invest in his race, but will not self-fund. Lasry, the son of Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, a hedge fund billionaire, said he wants to “build a great grassroots campaign from
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.
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs told a WisPolitics.com luncheon about a number of items in Evers’ budget that they oppose: raising the minimum wage, accepting additional federal money to expand Medicaid and legalizing recreational marijuana. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green,
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing an overhaul of how Wisconsin treats juvenile offenders, including moving almost all minors out of the adult criminal justice system and revamping the state’s approach to youth prisons. Evers said in his budget address last
By Ashley Obuljen for WisPolitics.com President Joe Biden tonight suggested getting to a $15 per-hour minimum wage over time would still stimulate the economy while easing the burden on small business owners in the Midwest. “It’s about doing it gradually,”
Gov. Tony Evers today proposed a budget that would boost state spending by $3.2 billion with half of that going to K-12 education as he laid down a marker on his priorities ahead of a possible reelection bid in 2022.
After an adverse court ruling, the state’s Natural Resources Board Monday unanimously signed off on a February wolf hunt. The board had originally rejected establishing a hunt in a 4-3 vote last month. But a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge
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
Wisconsin is getting federal support for a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Gov. Tony Evers says. FEMA will coordinate staffing support to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Wisconsin has committed to providing at least 7,000 weekly vaccine doses from the state’s allocation for the site. “We
One year after the pandemic started, students in Milwaukee still haven’t returned to classrooms. And a teachers’ union leader is signaling that educators may need to see safety measures, beyond vaccinations, in order for them to return. Milwaukee Public Schools, the state’s largest school district, is holding classes virtually. The
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss private election grants drawing fire from GOP lawmakers; Republicans seeking to curb the guv’s COVID-19 authority; and Health Services outlining the next group in line for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Note: This item first appeared in WisPolitics.com’s FRI REPORT, available to Gold and Platinum subscribers. Visit here to subscribe. Gov. Tony Evers would like to eventually close some of Wisconsin’s state prisons, after campaigning on a goal of eventually cutting the state’s inmate population in half. His budget lays out
New language in the pandemic relief bill would likely mean about 195,000 fewer Wisconsin filers getting $1,400 relief checks, according to figures from the state Department of Revenue. Still, more than 3.2 million filers are in line for the stimulus money under the Senate version of the $1.9 trillion 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
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
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.
Gov. Tony Evers says he will continue to push for two-thirds funding for public schools despite GOP opposition and that he’ll work to close down some adult state prisons in the future. Evers in a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Tuesday said he wants the state to return to funding two-thirds of
In a weekend TV appearance, the candidates for state schools superintendent clashed over voucher schools and their own district leadership during the pandemic. Deborah Kerr, former superintendent of the Brown Deer Schools, and Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica Area Schools, appeared jointly on the statewide “UpFront” program, produced in
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.
GOP lawmakers have begun circulating a half-dozen bills that would impose new ID requirements on absentee ballots, create new restrictions on collecting those ballots and explicitly ban employees in assisted living facilities from unduly influencing residents’ votes. The bills come on the heels of GOP calls for new election measures
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry said he will invest in his race, but will not self-fund. Lasry, the son of Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, a hedge fund billionaire, said he wants to “build a great grassroots campaign from the bottom up.” Lasry, in an interview that aired yesterday
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.
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs told a WisPolitics.com luncheon about a number of items in Evers’ budget that they oppose: raising the minimum wage, accepting additional federal money to expand Medicaid and legalizing recreational marijuana. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said yesterday they want
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing an overhaul of how Wisconsin treats juvenile offenders, including moving almost all minors out of the adult criminal justice system and revamping the state’s approach to youth prisons. Evers said in his budget address last night the package includes closing the state’s youth prisons Lincoln
By Ashley Obuljen for WisPolitics.com President Joe Biden tonight suggested getting to a $15 per-hour minimum wage over time would still stimulate the economy while easing the burden on small business owners in the Midwest. “It’s about doing it gradually,” Biden told a CNN town hall at the Pabst Theater
Gov. Tony Evers today proposed a budget that would boost state spending by $3.2 billion with half of that going to K-12 education as he laid down a marker on his priorities ahead of a possible reelection bid in 2022. The two-year spending plan, which is sure to face stiff
After an adverse court ruling, the state’s Natural Resources Board Monday unanimously signed off on a February wolf hunt. The board had originally rejected establishing a hunt in a 4-3 vote last month. But a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge last week said board members violated state law and ordered
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