Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Org on a party-line 3-2 vote today approved a scaled-back COVID-19 bill that GOP Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu plans to put on the floor tomorrow. While the amended bill pulls out some provisions from an Assembly bill that were expected to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly’s top two Republicans expressed surprise at the pushback from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu on their COVID-19 bill, saying they believed they had a deal before taking it to the floor. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, earlier this week told reporters

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, told President Trump “you have got to stop this” as the president’s supporters stormed the nation’s Capitol today and interrupted a vote on certifying Joe Biden’s victory. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, accused

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Health Committee today split along party lines on a COVID-19 relief package from Speaker Robin Vos after the panel’s Dems opted to leave the public hearing early in the proceedings. The move drew criticism from committee chair Rep. Joe Sanfelippo,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans and Dems today released their own COVID-19 bills as Gov. Tony Evers pressed lawmakers to quickly pass the legislation he sent them last month to deal with the pandemic. The competing efforts came as lawmakers took their oaths of office

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Subscribers: This is the last PM Update of 2020. The PM Update will return Monday, Jan. 4. Thank you for subscribing and have a happy and healthy holiday season! From WisPolitics.com … — Costs for the presidential election recount in Dane County came in roughly $11,000

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today sent GOP legislative leaders a bill that would allow out-of-state health care providers to temporarily work in Wisconsin, give Joint Finance the power to pull together $100 million to pay for public health costs and ensure SeniorCare covers

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

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”

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers has sent a pair of COVID-19 relief package proposals to congressional leaders for final negotiations. According to Baldwin, negotiators have thus far hashed out differences on about 80 percent of the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s slate of Dem electors today unanimously voted to allocate the state’s 10 Electoral College votes to the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ticket. The move came an hour after a split state Supreme Court rejected a challenge from the Trump campaign

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today warned the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the results of Wisconsin’s election would harm the court’s reputation and add fuel to the “disinformation campaign aimed at undermining the legitimacy of our democracy.” Among other things, Kaul argued Texas

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu indicated his caucus is working on developing a COVID-19 relief plan including proposals similar to those in the Assembly package released last week. “There’s a lot that I’ve heard from different members of the Senate that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The office of Gov. Tony Evers has hired a private law firm to represent him in the various election-related lawsuits growing out of the Nov. 3 results with a contract that pays attorneys up to $275 an hour. Evers originally retained Stafford

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she hopes federal lawmakers can pass a funding bill before government funding expires at the end of the week. “The good news is that we’ve made some significant headway on funding the government through the end of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — President Trump’s attorney says the campaign will “immediately” go to circuit court in Dane and Milwaukee counties with its challenge to more than 221,000 ballots after the state Supreme Court today refused to take the case directly. In a 4-3 ruling today,

From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver his State of the State and budget addresses virtually. Evers announced today he wants to deliver the State of the State address at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12 and his budget address at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16. He sent

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court moved quickly today to address President Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s presidential election results, setting a deadline tonight for Gov. Tony Evers, the state Department of Justice and local officials to respond. In the meantime, Dem AG

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Dem chair of the state Elections Commission today signed off on the results of county canvasses and recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties, kicking off a five-day window for the Trump campaign to launch an appeal. Chair Ann Jacobs made a

Subscribers: Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this will be the final PM Update of the week. The PM Update will return Monday. Thank you for subscribing. From WisPolitics.com … — A conservative group is asking the state Supreme Court to block certification of election results and allow the Republican-controlled Legislature