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(01/29/21 8:00am)
The state Assembly halted efforts to repeal the state’s mask mandate Thursday after the legislature realized the move would lead to the loss of tens of millions in federal food assistance funding.
(01/29/21 8:00am)
University of Wisconsin System interim President Tommy Thompson claims Republican leaders in the state legislature advised him to not raise tuition in his first budget request.
(01/28/21 8:00am)
Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled legislature cannot agree on a way to begin modernizing the unemployment system that left many Wisconsinites stuck in the process as the pandemic worsened.
(01/27/21 1:43pm)
The Wisconsin state legislature could repeal Gov. Tony Evers’ latest statewide mask mandate despite widespread concerns from Wisconsin’s health care community that such a measure would be detrimental to the fight against COVID-19 in the state.
(01/13/21 8:16pm)
Gov. Tony Evers delivered his annual State of the State address virtually Tuesday night, focusing on the state’s unemployment system, broadband access and the upcoming redistricting process. The speech came hours after Senate Republicans and Evers reached a deal on COVID-19 legislation, but in his response to Evers’ address, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos indicated it would not move forward.
(01/13/21 6:09pm)
In his response, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos criticized the state’s vaccine distribution and indicated that his chamber would not take up Senate COVID-19 legislation supported by Evers.
(01/09/21 2:18am)
The state Assembly passed a fast-tracked pandemic relief bill on Thursday, but with opposition from Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, the bill appears to be going nowhere as Wisconsin suprasses 5,000 COVID-19 deaths.
(12/03/20 8:00am)
Assembly Republicans unveiled new COVID-19 legislation Tuesday that did not gain immediate support among Senate Republicans and prompted criticism from Democrats.
(12/02/20 9:58pm)
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos unveiled legislation Wednesday, while the Senate proposed to activate existing state funding.
(11/23/20 8:00am)
Gov. Tony Evers extended Wisconsin’s statewide mask mandate Friday and declared a renewed public health emergency in Wisconsin as hospitals urge for action.
(11/18/20 2:52pm)
Gov. Tony Evers released a legislation package Tuesday intended to alleviate the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin as the state recorded its highest single-day death toll.
(11/17/20 9:45pm)
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos also outlined his priorities Tuesday but did not introduce specific bills. Republicans have repeatedly challenged Evers’ response to the pandemic and the legislature has not passed relief since April.
(11/17/20 8:00am)
More than a dozen counties and municipalities in Wisconsin voted in favor of an advisory referendum for a nonpartisan redistricting process on Nov. 3.
(11/12/20 8:00am)
The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) corrected misinformation surrounding the election on Tuesday and said that no systemic or widespread election issues occurred. Republican lawmakers are planning an investigation into the election.
(11/11/20 8:00am)
Gov. Tony Evers held a primetime address Tuesday night to rally for unity over Wisconsin’s COVID-19 response and announce a new executive order that encourages Wisconsinites to stay home, but doesn’t add new restrictions.
(11/10/20 8:00am)
Assembly Speaker Robin J. Vos, R-Racine, directed a committee to use its investigatory powers to review the recent election in the state of Wisconsin, expressing concerns about potential voter fraud due to mail-in ballots.
(11/09/20 8:00am)
Hundreds of people turned out at the state capitol in Madison Saturday to celebrate — and some to protest — the election of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr..
(11/08/20 3:50pm)
A calm Friday afternoon in downtown Madison took a hectic turn as pro-Trump demonstrators protesting against alleged voter fraud in the ongoing presidential election faced off against counter-protesters outside the capitol building.
(10/29/20 7:00am)
As Election Day nears in Wisconsin — a battleground state in the 2020 election — the Madison City Clerk's Office has implemented measures to ensure secure and accurate voting results occur once the polls close.
(10/14/20 2:06am)
Twenty-three Democratic lawmakers signed a letter to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, on Tuesday, urging the state legislature to reconvene and pass legislation which would allow absentee ballots to be processed before Nov. 3.