The GOP-controlled Assembly plans a vote today on a resolution pushing an effort to allow federal COVID money to be used for tax cuts. The resolution would direct Dem AG Josh Kaul to intervene in a lawsuit, which seeks to

— The GOP-controlled Assembly along party lines directed the Campaigns and Elections Committee to review the way Wisconsin administers elections. Resolution author and Committee Vice-chair Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, ahead of the session said he hopes the committee will never

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today threatened the GOP-controlled Legislature will have “no choice but to go to court” if Gov. Tony Evers vetoes legislation that would give lawmakers oversight of how federal money is spent under a $1.9 trillion COVID-19

The Assembly today approved a series of COVID-19 related bills along party lines that would ban mandatory vaccines against the virus and ban health officials from prohibiting public gatherings in places of religious worship to deal with the pandemic. AB

The state Senate today approved legislation to allow curbside pickup of alcohol purchased online or over the phone. It also signed off 28-2 on a bill that would allow bars and restaurants to sell to-go cocktails, clearing the way for

The Legislature today took steps to uphold objections to administrative rules to regulate PFAS, ban gay conversion therapy and prohibit landlords from charging a fee for late rent during the pandemic. They and other rules were in a half-dozen bills

Assembly lawmakers unanimously approved an amended bill that would begin the process of overhauling the state’s UI computer system. The bill would also, among other things, waive a one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits through mid-March and provide businesses with

The state Senate today overwhelmingly approved taking the first steps to overhaul Wisconsin’s problem-plagued unemployment insurance computer system, but didn’t provide any money to do so. The bill, which cleared on a bipartisan 27-3 vote, would instead require the Department

Assembly Republicans voted today to revoke Tony Evers’ public health declaration and the statewide mask mandate the guv has put in place since late summer, accusing the guv of abusing his power by issuing multiple orders without lawmakers’ input. The

Republicans abruptly shifted tactics today on COVID-19 legislation and a resolution to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ public health declaration. Assembly Republicans, on a party-line 59-35 vote, again amended the COVID-19 bill, this time with a provision designed to ensure the