Vos hopeful for bipartisan support of Foxconn bill

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said while he’s seen “some of the rhetoric from the other side,” he’s still hopeful the Foxconn bill will see bipartisan support once debate ends at 7 p.m. Still, when Vos, R-Rochester, was asked during a news

Assembly to convene at 11:30 a.m. Thursday on Foxconn bill

The Assembly will convene at 11:30 a.m. Thursday to take up the $3 billion Foxconn incentive bill, according to the office of Majority Leader Jim Steineke. Steineke’s office said leaders from both parties have agreed to 7.5 hours of debate

Foxconn bill passes Assembly committee on party-line vote

The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy pushed through the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn this evening over Dem objections. The bill passed following the party-line adoption of a GOP substitute amendment that would add $20 million for a

Remainder of Dem amendments to Foxconn bill shot down

Most of the remaining Dem amendments to the Foxconn bill were rejected on party-line votes this afternoon ahead of committee members ultimately taking up the $3 billion incentive package for the Taiwanese company. The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the

Bill on insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions passes Assembly

A bill that looks to guarantee insurance coverage for those with pre-existing conditions passed the Assembly early this morning. The legislation arose from a GOP substitute amendment on a Dem-backed bill that was not originally on the session agenda yesterday. Instead,

GOP campus speech bill passes Assembly with new amendment

A GOP campus speech bill that would sanction students who interfere with a speaker on campus passed the Assembly tonight on a 61-36 vote, with some late-addition tweaks. The bill, backed by Speaker Robin Vos and Rep. Jesse Kremer, featured a

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