BREAKING NEWS: The state Capitol, closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen to the public on Monday, according to the Department of Administration. The building will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and only the Martin Luther King Boulevard

Quotes of the Week They didn’t hire enough people, so they got $0 from the state. Under the new deal that was announced they’re going to get money that they wouldn’t have gotten under Gov. Walker. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, on Gov. Tony Evers’ new deal with Foxconn.

BREAKING NEWS: Starting on May 5, state workers can begin returning to their offices under guidance the Department of Administration issued today. Capacity limits for state office buildings will be set at a maximum of 25 percent of pre-pandemic capacity. The document says agencies can anticipate an increase in maximum

Quotes of the Week This catch-up, this chase, the Tony Evers fever: It just seems to me that the governor has just dragged and pulled Republicans. And as he acts and as he takes on these initiatives and as he leads, you guys are two or three steps behind. –

Quotes of the Week All across the country, we see more and more power going to the executive branch, at the federal level. And as I said before, it was wrong under President Trump. I don’t support executive orders. It’s wrong if you have a Republican governor, it’s wrong if

Quotes of the Week If they have money in their checking accounts, they’re not looking for a job. So I think the problem is not the suspension of the one-week waiting period. It’s getting more people into the workforce to fill the huge number of jobs that are going unresponsive

Quotes of the Week He has shown himself unfit as an executive and should himself resign immediately from the position of Mayor of Green Bay. While this does not necessarily delegitimize the results from Nov. 3, it does stink to high heaven. – Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, who joined

Quotes of the Week We’re going to throw out his entire budget like we’ve done before. We’ll start from scratch. We will end up building a budget that focuses on our priorities and the ones of the state of Wisconsin, not re-litigating things that have clearly proven to be successful

Quotes of the Week I was 16 in high school and white — my lips were bigger than most and that was the reference given to me. – Deborah Kerr, who will face off in the April 6 general election for state schools superintendent against Jill Underly, responding to a

Quotes of the Week I just think that this sends the wrong message that while the Legislature sat on its keister … now we’re waking up from a long slumber and the first thing we’re doing is second-guessing those who tried to keep the public safe. To call it Monday

Quotes of the Week We’re going to keep putting people first, we’re going to keep listening to the science, and we’re going to keep working to save lives so we can get through this pandemic together. – Gov. Tony Evers in a video message announcing a new public health declaration

Quotes of the Week Certainly this was not thoroughly researched and done. I’m glad that we got a question posed in time to get an answer. I just don’t know that it’s in time to get Republicans in the Legislature to change their mind. – Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee, on

Quotes of the Week That’s the thing that’s frustrating for us. He does this dog-and-pony show with this special session when he has the unilateral ability to do this on his own. So if he’s looking for legislative approval to start moving forward, he’s got it. We’ll give it to

Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics.com products on Monday due to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Products will resume Tuesday. Quotes of the Week This past year brought to bear the inaction of my predecessors and members of this and previous legislatures who avoided their responsibility and duty

Quotes of the Week This is banana republic crap that we’re watching happen right now. – U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, who during a video told President Trump “you have got to stop this” as the president’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and interrupted a vote on certifying Joe

Subscribers: This is the last REPORT of 2020. The REPORT will return Jan. 8. Thank you for subscribing and have a happy and healthy holiday season! Quotes of the Week We will not have learned the lessons from our very hurried, very rushed, very massive, earlier relief packages. We’re just

Quotes of the Week There has been no credible evidence presented to the Elections Commission that any of these problems occurred in Wisconsin. – Elections Commissioner Dean Knudson, a former GOP lawmaker, on allegations of major fraud and irregularities in the fall election during a joint hearing of the Legislature’s

Quotes of the Week The claims that the president made, and his allies in the three suits, were frankly an assault on our democracy. The issues that were brought up were issues that have been in place for at least 10 to 11 different elections. To now come in at

Quotes of the Week Obviously, I’m offended that he picks the county and the city that has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state. … A failed candidate, a failed campaign, and soon to be a failed recount effort. – Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on President Trump’s request

Quotes of the Week I think it is unlikely we would find enough cases of fraud to overturn the election. I think it’s unlikely, but I don’t know that. That’s why you have an investigation. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who only days before the GOP Assembly leadership elections