FRI News Summary: Insurers adding PFAS exclusions to commercial policies; a look at referendums on tap for 2025

TOP STORIES Not covered: Insurers add PFAS exclusions to commercial liability policiesWI businesses and farms receive notice that insurers won’t cover PFAS losses … [WFBF-member insurer] Rural Mutual Insurance Company also notified Wisconsin farms that they would not pay losses stemming from PFAS pertaining to bodily injury, property or environmental

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THU News Summary: Vos announces government efficiency committee; smaller GOP legislative majorities spur hopes of more bipartisan cooperation

TOP STORIES Robin Vos wants to mirror Elon Musk’s DOGE committee in Wisconsin… [Rep. Nedweski] tapped to lead a state Assembly project called GOAT: Government Oversight Accountability and Transparency. … [Vos] skeptical about giving increased aid to local governments … particularly doubtful about further helping the city of Madison, calling

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MON News Summary: Hesselbein to introduce medical marijuana bill; U.S. Supreme Court to hear Catholic Charities tax exemption case

TOP STORIES Hesselbein to revive medical marijuana bill as Senate Democrats weigh new power… already had conversations with Republican leaders, including [LeMahieu, Felzkowski] … thinks recreational legalization is a nonstarter. “But let’s get medicinal out there, because there are a lot of people that could benefit from that,” she said.

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THU News Summary: State Supreme Court to hear case over conversion therapy ban

TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider GOP blockade of conversion therapy banEvers lawsuit claims JCRAR violated state Constitution’s Separation of Powers clause: Jan. 16 oral arguments take up third prong of year-old Evers suit that has already overturned JFC’s legislative veto of Stewardship funds approved by Legislature. JCRAR temporarily

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TUE News Summary: Dane County judge strikes down key parts of Act 10

TOP STORIES Dane Co Judge Frost strikes more than 60 sections of Act 10… In July, Frost issued an opinion signaling that parts of Walker’s infamous attack on collective bargaining violated the Wisconsin Constitution because it treated municipal police officers differently from other law enforcement and public safety officers including

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WED News Summary: Marquette faculty vote no confidence in new president, COO

Subscribers: This is the final WisPolitics product of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal product delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! TOP STORIES Marquette faculty vote no-confidence in new President Yun, COO Pogodzinski … 18-17 Monday, with two abstentions … [though Trustees] declared “unwavering confidence” in

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