Gov. Evers: To veto GOP bill limiting response to pandemic

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Legislature abandons bipartisan compromise, sends first bill to governor’s desk in more than 290 days MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today reacted to the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 1, which was passed after Republicans abandoned compromise legislation that passed the

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Sen. Bewley: Extraordinary? An extraordinary failure…

MADISON – In an extraordinary session called by Senate Republican Leadership, the State Senate voted on an amended AB1 bill. In another extraordinary failure no COVID relief was provided for the people of Wisconsin.  The so-called COVID relief bill drafted and amended by Republicans and passed along party lines, is

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Gov. Evers: To veto GOP bill limiting response to pandemic

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Legislature abandons bipartisan compromise, sends first bill to governor’s desk in more than 290 days MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today reacted to the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 1, which was passed after Republicans abandoned compromise legislation that passed the Wisconsin State Senate with bipartisan support. A previous bipartisan version of AB 1 had

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Lands’ End: Partners with Iowa County health department to support the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines

DODGEVILLE, Wis., Feb. 5, 2021 — Lands’ End today announced it is partnering with the Iowa County Health Department to transform the Comer Center, a fitness and recreation facility at its Dodgeville, Wisconsin, headquarters, into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The facility will initially provide the capacity to vaccinate 160 people over a four-hour period

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Introduces bill to maintain sanctions on terrorists in Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced the No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act. Steil’s bill ensures President Biden cannot provide sanctions relief for Iran unless Iran stops its terrorist activity. Read more about Steil’s bill in the Washington Free Beacon. “The Iranian regime is the world’s largest state sponsor of

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For Wisconsin’s Future: Organizations urge U.S. Sen. Johnson to support President Biden’s Covid recovery plan, take immediate action to deliver relief to Wisconsin

WISCONSIN — A coalition of Wisconsin labor, advocacy, and community organizations have signed onto a letter urging U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to support President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Under President Biden’s plan, Wisconsin could receive more than $10 billion in funding for unemployment relief, vaccinations and testing, schools, child

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