Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature will be in session today with the Senate voting on a resolution that would overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ latest COVID-19 public health emergency and the accompanying mask mandate. The action comes as

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Department of Justice says the Evers administration is opting for outside counsel with experience litigating PFAS cases as it pushes to prosecute chemical contaminators. Gov. Tony Evers last week announced his administration intends to target those responsible

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — More than two dozen GOP lawmakers have signed onto a joint resolution that would overturn the latest public health emergency Gov. Tony Evers issued. If approved, it would also undercut the third mask mandate he’s put in place

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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Rebecca Kleefisch’s 1848 Project continues to staff up, hiring Kristen Nupson as operations director. Nupson most recently worked as legislative and PAC director for Wisconsin Right to Life. The former lt. gov. under Scott Walker, who is

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party finished 2020 with $269,800 in the bank after transferring $800,000 to Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign over the final weeks of the year. Altogether, the party gave Evers $2.7 million over the course of 2020,

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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called for an independent commission to investigate attacks on the U.S. Capitol out of concern partisan divides would spoil an internal investigation. The Oshkosh Republican said in a press release that Congress should

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — While Gov. Tony Evers is blaming an antiquated system for problems in delivering unemployment checks, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is charging Evers with a lack of leadership. Evers issued three calls in his State of the State

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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Finance Committee meets today to amend the Assembly’s COVID-19 bill. The committee will first have a public hearing at 11 a.m. before moving to an executive session. The Senate expects to be in tomorrow to approve

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A coalition of eight Dem governors, including Gov. Tony Evers, is urging the federal Department of Health and Human Services to distribute a store of COVID-19 vaccine reportedly held in reserve. In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany were the only Wisconsin members who backed rejecting electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania as Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s presidential win in a session delayed by violent pro-Trump protesters.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos insists the COVID-19 bill his caucus is expected to approve tomorrow is every bit the compromise that Gov. Tony Evers portrayed his version to be. Evers last month released a bill he said

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans are moving quickly on their COVID-19 bill even as an aide to Dem Gov. Tony Evers calls it “disappointing” they’re not working on his compromise legislation. The GOP-run Assembly Health Committee has a public hearing planned

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly and Senate will convene today to swear in members and approve the calendar for the 2021-22 session. But Assembly Dems hadn’t publicly announced whether they will participate in the proceedings in person after Speaker Robin

Subscribers: This is the last AM Update of 2020. The AM Update will return Monday, Jan. 4, though platinum subscribers will receive alerts on breaking news. Thank you for subscribing and have a happy and healthy holiday season! Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com …

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress were among 59 in both chambers to oppose the sweeping $900 billion COVID-19 relief package tied to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last night. The delegation’s four Dems,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Tributes continue to pour in for former Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who is being praised as a trailblazer for women. Abrahamson, the first woman to serve on the state Supreme Court and the state’s longest-serving justice, died Saturday

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules votes today to roll back regulations the DNR wrote to address PFAS contamination from firefighting foam. The DNR Natural Resources Board in October passed the emergency rule to coincide with