Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 30

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Joint Finance Committee wrapping up budget hearings and preparing for the first votes, new census data showing Wisconsin will keep eight House seats, AG Josh Kaul’s statewide probe into clergy abuse and the upcoming special election for the 37th AD.

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New law requires school curriculums to cover Holocaust

Today’s Midday podcast covers Evers approving SB 69, creating Wisconsin Act 30, alongside Jewish community advocates and state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. The law requires all schools to provide Holocaust instruction to students grades five through eight

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 23

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the new Foxconn deal, recommendations from a task force on racial disparities and the 2022 field for U.S. Senate, governor and attorney general.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 16

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss GOP lawmakers’ move to direct AG Josh Kaul to join a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s ban on states using COVID-19 aid for tax cuts. They also discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ deal to preserve $70 million per month in federal food assistance, the state’s pause on using Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and the state Supreme Court striking down the state’s October capacity limits on indoor public gatherings.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 9

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Supreme Court ruling on purging voter rolls, Jill Underly’s state superintendent race victory, GOP proposals for spending federal COVID-19 stimulus money and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 30

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Joint Finance Committee wrapping up budget hearings and preparing for the first votes, new census data showing Wisconsin will keep eight House seats, AG Josh Kaul’s statewide probe into clergy abuse and the upcoming special election for the 37th AD.

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New law requires school curriculums to cover Holocaust

Today’s Midday podcast covers Evers approving SB 69, creating Wisconsin Act 30, alongside Jewish community advocates and state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. The law requires all schools to provide Holocaust instruction to students grades five through eight once and provide Holocaust instruction again at least once more

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Evers vetoes GOP’s 11-bill package on COVID relief spending

Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers veto of 11 GOP-authored bills that would have directed how to spend federal money from the latest COVID-19 relief package, and how he plans to dole out another $420 million of the funds. wispolitics · Evers vetoes GOP’s 11-bill package on COVID relief

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 23

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the new Foxconn deal, recommendations from a task force on racial disparities and the 2022 field for U.S. Senate, governor and attorney general.

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As legalization stalls, local governments tackle marijuana policy

Today’s Midday podcast covers some local units of government making moves to decriminalize marijuana as progress at the state level appears unlikely. Nearly a decade after Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate has spiked in Wisconsin as more states join the pro-marijuana ranks. wispolitics ·

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 16

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss GOP lawmakers’ move to direct AG Josh Kaul to join a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s ban on states using COVID-19 aid for tax cuts. They also discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ deal to preserve $70 million per month in federal food assistance, the state’s pause on using Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and the state Supreme Court striking down the state’s October capacity limits on indoor public gatherings.

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Affordable Care Act universal healthcare special enrollment period

Today’s Midday podcast covers a new special enrollment signup period for the marketplace to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Anyone interested in signing up can do so through the ACA website through August. wispolitics · Affordable Care Act universal healthcare special enrollment period  

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 9

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Supreme Court ruling on purging voter rolls, Jill Underly’s state superintendent race victory, GOP proposals for spending federal COVID-19 stimulus money and more.

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