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Robin Vos

Aug 23, 2021

Vos to keep Trump ‘updated’ on election investigation

The Rochester Republican who has ordered an investigation into the 2020 Wisconsin election in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, said he spent the day with the former president. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos the said in a statement Saturday he is going to be keeping Trump "updated on our investigation," the Journal Times reported.

Jul 27, 2021

Wisconsin GOP leader doesn’t want another election probe

The highest ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly said Tuesday that he didn't know what a forensic audit of the state's 2020 presidential election results would prove, saying two other ongoing investigations were sufficient while disagreeing publicly with a GOP colleague who called for yet another, broader probe.

Jul 22, 2021

Trump blasts Vos, so Vos spends more

Election officials across Wisconsin carefully counted the votes for president in November, and Joe Biden won.

Jul 6, 2021

Gableman will get $44K to lead GOP’s election investigation

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos plans to pay former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman $44,000 to lead a probe of 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin.

Jun 23, 2021

Evers bans chokeholds, Assembly votes to block defunding

Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed a bill into law banning police chokeholds, except in life or death situations, on the same day the Assembly sent him a measure that would penalize local governments that attempt to defund their police departments.

May 27, 2021

Wisconsin GOP leader hires retired police to probe election

One of Wisconsin's top Republican lawmakers said Wednesday he is hiring retired police officers to investigate the presidential election won by President Joe Biden in the battleground state.

May 13, 2021

Wisconsin Republicans join federal lawsuit over tax reductions (UPDATE)

Republican legislative leaders moved Wednesday toward joining a federal lawsuit demanding that states be allowed to use federal coronavirus relief money to pay for tax reductions.

May 11, 2021

Wisconsin GOP leader cites bogus COVID info to nix request

The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly last month rejected an immunocompromised Democratic lawmaker's request to be allowed to work virtually because the speaker erroneously insisted that COVID-19 can't be transmitted through the air.

May 4, 2021

Disabled Wisconsin lawmaker asks to participate remotely

A disabled Democratic lawmaker has asked Assembly Republicans to allow him to participate in floor sessions remotely, much like the accommodations sometimes used during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 14, 2021

Assembly OKs Republican COVID spending plan; Evers vows veto

Assembly Republicans took another step on Tuesday toward ripping control of billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, passing a package of bills that would divvy out the money according to GOP priorities.

Mar 29, 2021

Evers vetoes Wisconsin legislative oversight of COVID money

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers killed a bill Monday that would have given Republican legislators oversight of Wisconsin’s share of billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds, instead announcing his own plan for distributing the money. Evers, a Democrat, took the unusual step of vetoing the bill […]

Mar 24, 2021

Wisconsin GOP leaders praise state’s vaccination efforts

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called on the state’s business community to “step up” and return workers to offices around the Fourth of July, joining Wednesday with the state Senate’s top Republican in praising the state’s coronavirus vaccination efforts.

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