Groups advocating for communities of color oppose current bills, demanding Democrats reject them. “Your scraps, your crumbs, are insulting,” said one advocate.
Discrimination and stigma put transgender youths at greater risk of mental health issues. Bills targeting them only seek “to marginalize people,” Sen. Kelda Roys says.
Only a handful of GOP lawmakers showed up to gavel in and gavel out a special session called by Gov. Evers.
On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, one lawmaker says moderate change is “not appropriate for this moment in history.”
Cooks and servers want to return to work, but also want health care. Republicans have already said they plan to quickly gavel out a special session on BadgerCare expansion that Gov. Tony Evers called last week.
Contrary to Republican talking points, the unemployed aren’t sitting back on the couch and rolling in cash.
Republicans won’t have the map-drawing dominance they had in 2011, but national groups for non-partisan redistricting are still watching closely.
County board member tells opponents of inclusiveness resolution, “Things are changing, whether we acknowledge it or not.”
Along with better health coverage statewide, Evers highlights numerous projects throughout the state that could be funded with the additional federal dollars that come with BadgerCare expansion.
Efforts to adopt measures endorsing inclusion spark opposition in Marathon County, other Wisconsin communities.
