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Jan 25, 2022

Vos won’t say whether he supports drop boxes for absentee ballots

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refused to say Tuesday whether he would support legalizing absentee ballot boxes in the battleground state after former President Donald Trump spoke out against it.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin Senate sends ban on critical race theory to Evers

Wisconsin public schools would be prohibited from teaching students and training employees about ideas such as systemic racism and implicit bias under a Republican bill the state Senate sent to Gov. Tony Evers.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin budget forecast improves by $2.9 billion

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s budget picture improved by nearly $2.9 billion with a revised forecast released Tuesday driven by higher-than-expected tax collections that will force the Republican-controlled Legislature to decide whether to spend the surplus, save it or put it toward tax cuts. The Republican leader of the Senate […]

Jan 25, 2022

Assembly to vote on Republican-authored police incentives

The Wisconsin Assembly was set to vote Tuesday on a package of Republican-authored bills designed to bolster police recruiting.

Jan 25, 2022

GOP to vote on tougher penalties for coordinated shoplifting

Assembly Republicans were set to vote on a bill that would create tougher penalties for coordinated shoplifting.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin Assembly approves vaccine passport ban (UPDATE)

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly were set to approve bills Tuesday that would require employers to count a prior coronavirus infection as an alternative to vaccination and testing and prohibit vaccine passports.

Jan 25, 2022

Abortion opponents eye priorities as high court ruling looms

In the nearly two months since a conservative majority of justices on the Supreme Court indicated openness to dramatic new restrictions on abortion, money has poured into the political fundraising arm of the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin lawmakers OK penalties for protesters (UPDATE)

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly was poised Tuesday to vote on a pair of GOP-backed bills that would create tougher penalties for protesters who participate in riots and deface public statues.

Jan 25, 2022

Assembly to vote on bill barring vaccination discrimination

The Wisconsin Assembly is set to vote on a Republican-authored bill that would prohibit government entities from creating COVID-19 vaccination passports.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin Senate to vote on constitutional convention

The Wisconsin Senate was poised to pass a resolution Tuesday calling for a convention of the states to consider making changes to the U.S. Constitution, an effort backed by Republicans and opposed by Democrats

Jan 25, 2022

Only citizens could vote in Wisconsin under amendment

The Wisconsin Senate was scheduled to vote Tuesday on a constitutional amendment that says only citizens can vote in elections.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin Senate to pass critical race theory ban

Wisconsin public schools would be prohibited from teaching students and training employees about concepts such as systemic racism and implicit bias under a Republican bill the state Senate was poised Tuesday to send to Gov. Tony Evers.

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