John Nichols: A lawless court OKs legislative lawbreaking

The four justices who sided with the Legislature in the lawsuit over last year’s extraordinary session did not act as “originalists” or “constitutional conservatives.” Rather, they rejected the original intent of the drafters of the state Constitution in order to permit legislative lawbreaking.

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Sen. Fitzgerald: Statement on Evers’ veto of born alive bill

[Madison, WI] — Following Governor Evers’ veto of four pieces of pro-life legislation late on Friday, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “It’s appalling that the governor has decided to veto these common-sense reforms. These are bills that protect babies

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Gov. Evers signs labor-backed bill to end tax breaks for moving jobs out of state

For Immediate Release Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Bipartisan Assembly Bill 10 becomes law MADISON – Wisconsin State AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale joined longtime Assembly Bill 10 co-sponsors Senator Janet Bewley (D-Mason) and Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) along with representatives from both sides of the aisle as Governor Tony Evers

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John Nichols: A lawless court OKs legislative lawbreaking

The four justices who sided with the Legislature in the lawsuit over last year’s extraordinary session did not act as “originalists” or “constitutional conservatives.” Rather, they rejected the original intent of the drafters of the state Constitution in order to permit legislative lawbreaking.

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Sen. Fitzgerald: Statement on Evers’ veto of born alive bill

[Madison, WI] — Following Governor Evers’ veto of four pieces of pro-life legislation late on Friday, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “It’s appalling that the governor has decided to veto these common-sense reforms. These are bills that protect babies born alive after a failed abortion and outlaw abortions based

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Gov. Evers: Vetoes legislation restricting reproductive healthcare

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed AB 179, AB 180, AB 182, AB 183, legislation that would limit access to reproductive healthcare and needlessly interfere with and inject politics into patient-provider relationships. “Everyone should have access to quality, affordable healthcare, and that includes reproductive healthcare,” Gov. Evers said. “Politicians shouldn’t be

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Gov. Evers: Appoints William H. Smith to Natural Resources Board

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of William H. Smith to serve on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board. Mr. Smith currently serves as the board director of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Foundation, as well as the emeritus director of the International Crane Foundation. He also

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