Vos adds Kurtz, Rodriguez to Joint Finance

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today added Reps. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek, to the Joint Finance Committee. They fill the vacancies left by the resignation of former Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, and Rep. Mike Rohrkaste, R-Neenah,

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MON News Summary: Evers renews call for COVID-19 legislation; Johnson grilled on ‘Meet the Press’ over election ‘conspiracy theory’

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WED News Summary: State ends fiscal year with positive GAAP balance; Supreme Court rejects original action in challenge to Dane Co. COVID-19 restrictions

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TUE AM Update: Wisconsin delegation split on COVID-19, government funding package; interview with Regents President Petersen

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,

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MON News Summary: Abrahamson dies at 87; more than 20K Wisconsinites have been hospitalized with COVID-19

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MON AM Update: Abrahamson remembered as a trailblazer for women

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

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FRI News Summary: Health officials urge patience with COVID-19 vaccine rollout; LeMahieu backs early counting of absentee ballots

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THU PM Update: Supreme Court hears arguments on indoor capacity limits

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Supreme Court justices today quizzed an Evers administration attorney on the legality of an order limiting indoor capacity at bars and restaurants in light of an earlier high court decision affirming lawmakers had oversight over a similar order. The questioning was

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THU AM Update: State Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in challenge to Evers administration limits on indoor public gatherings

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this morning in a lawsuit challenging an Evers administration order limiting indoor public gatherings. The arguments were originally scheduled for Monday, but were pushed back as the court finished

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WED PM Update: Johnson clashes with colleague over election accusations

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s claim that fraud undoubtedly occurred in last month’s election spurred the panel’s ranking Dem member to accuse the Oshkosh Republican of peddling destructive rhetoric. Johnson during today’s Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing investigating election “irregularities”

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Vos adds Kurtz, Rodriguez to Joint Finance

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today added Reps. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek, to the Joint Finance Committee. They fill the vacancies left by the resignation of former Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, and Rep. Mike Rohrkaste, R-Neenah, not seeking reelection. They join new Co-chair Mark Born, R-Beaver

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