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WED News Summary: Evers considering earlier K-12 start date; Wisconsin would get $5.5B under House COVID-19 bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** THURSDAY: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Democratic legislative leaders Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion with Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. They will discuss Dem priorities in

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TUE News Summary: Evers signs merit-based pay increase bill for state public defenders; state to receive 47K J&J vaccine doses next week

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Democratic legislative leaders Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion with Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. They will discuss Dem priorities in

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MON AM Update: Agard, Stroebel debate GOP election bills on ‘UpFront’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A Republican senator sponsoring legislation to change state election laws says he’s trying to preserve integrity in elections, while a Dem lawmaker calls it an attempt at voter suppression. Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Cedarburg, and Sen. Melissa Agard, D-Madison,

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FRI AM Update: DPI candidates call for quickly reopening schools, 90% funding for special education

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Both state superintendent candidates said they want to reopen schools to in-person instruction as soon as possible now that teachers are getting vaccinated. Pecatonica School District Superintendent Jill Underly and former Brown Deer School District Superintendent Deborah Kerr

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Bewley, Hintz back Evers’ minimum wage, sales tax proposals

The Legislature’s top Dem leaders in a WisPolitics.com luncheon today voiced support for Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposals to raise the minimum wage and allow for expanded local sales taxes.  Evers’ budget proposes raising the state $7.25 minimum wage in three steps to $10.15 an hour on January 2, 2024,

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THU AM Update: JCRAR motion would require Elections Commission to issue emergency rule before providing guidance on special voting deputies

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules is voting on a motion that would require the Elections Commission to issue an emergency rule before providing clerks new guidance on special voting deputies. Co-chair Steve Nass, R-Whitewater,

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WED News Summary: Evers considering earlier K-12 start date; Wisconsin would get $5.5B under House COVID-19 bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** THURSDAY: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Democratic legislative leaders Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion with Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. They will discuss Dem priorities in the new session. The program is set to run… Please

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WED AM Update: Assembly committee to hear testimony on COVID-19 bills; Assembly Dem JFC members to hold first of five budget hearings

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee will take public testimony today on bills that would ban mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and strip the powers of state and local officials to restrict meetings at houses of worship during the pandemic. The provisions were

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TUE News Summary: Evers signs merit-based pay increase bill for state public defenders; state to receive 47K J&J vaccine doses next week

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Democratic legislative leaders Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion with Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. They will discuss Dem priorities in the new session. The program is set to run… Please

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MON PM Update: Republicans ask Evers to prioritize schools offering in-person instruction with $20.8 million in federal funding

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers today asked Gov. Tony Evers to prioritize schools that have offered in-person instruction with $20.8 million in federal funding that the governor has sole discretion to distribute. It’s the latest attempt by Republicans to place an emphasis on funding schools

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MON News Summary: Kind, Godlewski consider U.S. Senate bids; Johnson criticizes U.S. Capitol security measures

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** TOMORROW: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Governor Tony Evers Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion with Governor Tony Evers. Gov. Evers will answer questions on his state budget plan and other top issues. The program is set to run via webinar from noon to 1

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MON AM Update: State superintendent candidates on ‘UpFront’; Republicans release more elections bills

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — In a weekend TV appearance, the candidates for state schools superintendent clashed over voucher schools and their own district leadership during the pandemic. Deborah Kerr, former superintendent of the Brown Deer Schools, and Jill Underly, superintendent of

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