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May 25, 2021

Wisconsin Republicans quickly kill Medicaid expansion

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature convened on Tuesday and within seconds ended a special session called by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to expand Medicaid, dashing chances for the state to receive a one-time bonus of $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding.

May 24, 2021

Changes to child support, placement signed into law

Several changes to Wisconsin statutes governing child support and placement of children have been signed into law.

May 20, 2021

Wisconsin Republicans reject funding to fight homelessness

Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to reject more than $70 million in funding to combat homelessness in the state, a move that Democrats called a missed opportunity to address a problem that worsened due to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 20, 2021

Republicans reject body cameras for Wisconsin Capitol police

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee voted Thursday against buying body cameras for state Capitol police officers, rejecting a proposal from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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 11, 2021

Wisconsin Assembly to vote on raising voucher school income

Wisconsin families who want to send their children to a private school using a voucher paid for by taxpayers would increase to three times the federal poverty level under a Republican-backed bill the state Assembly is scheduled to pass on Tuesday.

May 11, 2021

Republicans delay veto overrides on COVID-19 bills (UPDATE)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday postponed voting on proposals to override Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of bills that would prevent health officials from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine and prohibit the closing of churches during the pandemic. Evers vetoed both bills last month, saying they restricted his ability […]

May 10, 2021

Wisconsin lawmakers to take first police votes since Floyd

Wisconsin lawmakers this week are expected to take their first votes on police reform measures since George Floyd's death sparked a national reckoning on policing and racial justice.

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.

Apr 13, 2021

Assembly set to vote on Republicans’ COVID spending bills

Republican legislators were poised Tuesday to take another step toward ripping control of billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Mar 2, 2021

Wisconsin bills seek to ban transgender athletes

Transgender athletes would be banned from participating in girls' and women's sports in Wisconsin from kindergarten through college under bills introduced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers, proposals that come as more than a dozen other states consider similar measures.

Feb 11, 2021

Broad coalition recommends emergency-detention improvements

A broad coalition of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, health care professionals, local governments and others on Thursday recommended bolstering regional services as part of a multi-faceted approach to better handling of emergency mental-health detentions.

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