Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin is getting federal support for a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Gov. Tony Evers says. FEMA will coordinate staffing support to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Wisconsin

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore says the House police reform bill named after George Floyd will have a hard time making it through the Senate, but she said the measure will “not be

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will hit three Wisconsin cities for in-person public hearings on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget with a fourth that will be virtual as lawmakers begin the process of reviewing

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — New language in the pandemic relief bill would likely mean about 195,000 fewer Wisconsin filers getting $1,400 relief checks, according to figures from the state Department of Revenue. Still, more than 3.2

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. Supreme Court today declined, without comment, to hear former President Trump’s appeal of a 7th Circuit ruling rejecting his attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s election results both on the merits and

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — 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

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to allow local governments to increase the sales tax through referendums is dead on arrival. Vos, R-Rochester,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers said today he will continue to push for two-thirds funding for public schools despite GOP opposition and that he’ll work to close down some adult state prisons in the

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

Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today in place of the usual Friday REPORT. The REPORT will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers’ budget doesn’t envision closing the state’s troubled

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsinites laid off since Feb. 7 will be able to capture an additional week of unemployment after Gov. Tony Evers today signed the special session bill to overhaul the UI computer system.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate committee heard testimony today arguing for laws that would protect conservatives’ free speech rights on campuses. The Senate University and Technical Colleges Committee hearing included testimony from a number of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly lawmakers this afternoon unanimously approved an amended bill that would, among other things, waive a one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits through mid-March and begin the process of overhauling the state’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee are signaling Gov. Tony Evers’ nearly $2.4 billion capital budget will be pared back once GOP lawmakers go over it. Evers today unveiled a proposal

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers is proposing $2.3 million to support the use of body cameras for Capitol Police, DNR wardens and the State Patrol as part of his budget. The proposal comes on