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Fitzgerald says Senate will quickly end gun special session
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin state Senate said Tuesday he plans to convene and then immediately adjourn a special session Gov. Tony Evers called on a pair of gun-control proposals, without debating or voting on them.
Wisconsin governor calls special session on gun control
Gov. Tony Evers on Monday called the Legislature into a special session next month to take up a pair of gun-control proposals that Republican leaders have been unwilling to debate, accusing them of telling those who support the legislatin to "go to hell."
Wisconsin Republicans set to support F-35s in Madison
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate are preparing to vote on a resolution supporting a plan to bring F-35 fighter jets to an Air National Guard base in Madison.
Governor, Wisconsin GOP leaders to meet on gun control
Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders who have shown little interest in a pair of gun control measures touted by the governor are planning to meet next week to discuss the proposals, Evers' spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Wisconsin Senate GOP leader cool to gun control measures
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate isn't saying whether he will consider gun control measures that Gov. Tony Evers is calling on the Legislature to take up in the wake of recent mass shootings.
Wisconsin Republicans sue Democratic attorney general
Wisconsin Republican state lawmakers sued the Democratic attorney general Thursday, arguing that he's not complying with laws passed during a lame-duck legislative session in December that limited his and the incoming governor's powers shortly before they took office.
GOP legislators rack up $1.5M in legal bills in first five months of 2019
Republican legislators in Wisconsin racked up $1.5 million in legal bills over the first five months of the year as they relied on outside counsel to represent them in lawsuits over the lame-duck session, abortion restrictions and the environment.
GOP senator vows to vote against state budget
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press A Republican state senator vowed on Wednesday to vote against the state budget in its current form, leaving the GOP with room to lose only one more vote in the Senate and still have enough to pass the plan without Democratic support. The two-year, nearly $82 billion budget won approval […]
New Democratic governor, GOP not getting along
The new Wisconsin governor and the Republicans who control the Legislature are having such a hard time getting along that even the signing of a seemingly innocuous, unanimously approved bill turned into a partisan fight.
Wisconsin appeals court restores laws from lame-duck session
A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday reinstated laws Republicans passed during a lame-duck session to weaken the Democratic governor and attorney general, but the statutes remain blocked because of a ruling in a separate case.
Wisconsin Assembly approves pre-existing coverage bill
The Wisconsin Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday that would force health insurers to cover pre-existing conditions should Republicans succeed in achieving their long-held goal to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, heading off likely criticism of GOP legislators on the 2020 campaign trail.
Wisconsin Senate leader says lame-duck bill coming soon
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate says a lame-duck session to pass a series of GOP priorities before Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers takes office could start as soon as Tuesday.
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