Stories tagged: "legislature"

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Elections Maps Are Supposed to be Redrawn This Year. Republicans Want to Delay the Process, Upholding Their Gerrymander.

Census tampering by former President Trump is delaying results and delaying plans to put fair maps in front of voters for the next decade.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring June 7, 2021 4:35 pm CDT
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Politics Unlike 2011, Gerrymandered Maps in Wisconsin Won’t Sneak Up on Voters

Republicans won’t have the map-drawing dominance they had in 2011, but national groups for non-partisan redistricting are still watching closely.

Associated Press Associated Press May 20, 2021 3:29 pm CDT
Opinion The Wisconsin Capitol building dominates the skyline of downtown Madison in this photo from Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Opinion Red City, Blue City—Two Mayors Ask the Legislature to Recommit to Wisconsin’s Cities

Column from the mayors of Brookfield and Madison on the ever-rising cost of local services, even as the state provides less over time.

Satya Rhodes-Conway Satya Rhodes-Conway Steve Ponto Steve Ponto May 10, 2021 10:25 am CDT
Elections Poll workers in Ashland during the April 7, 2020 election. (Contributed photo)
Elections Wisconsin Democrats Want to Require GOP Lawmakers to Walk a Mile in Poll Workers’ Shoes

Bill would mandate Election Day service. Goal is to reduce unfounded claims about election integrity.

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern April 30, 2021 4:42 pm CDT
Politics In this screen image via WisconsinEye, Sen. Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg), the state Senate Majority Leader, addresses a virtual luncheon sponsored by WisPolitics.
Politics State GOP Leader All but Blackmails Evers Over Federal Stimulus Aid, State Budget Requests

Governor’s budget leader says one-time stimulus aid should be targeted to areas of greatest need, not used to plug budget cuts.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring April 19, 2021 9:57 am CDT

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A tornado near New Richmond completely destroyed a garage and caused some other damage Wednesday night. (Photo via National Weather Service) Local Coverage Wednesday Storms Brought Six Tornadoes, National Weather Service Confirms
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), center, is flanked by Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), left, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) during a press conference before an attempt to override Gov. Tony Evers' veto of a bill to prematurely end the $300-a-week federal unemployment benefit. (Photo by Christina Lieffring) Politics Unemployed Wisconsinites Will Keep $300 Boost After Republicans Fail to End It
Masks on a table Coronavirus The Delta Variant is Spreading Rapidly. Wisconsin Health Officials Are Recommending Masks Again.
(Shutterstock) Politics ‘$15 is Just a Start’: Wisconsin Residents Push for a Minimum Wage Hike
Politics The Wisconsin State Senate held a virtual session on April 15, 2020, to take up legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Politics Virtually Unprecedented: GOP Says No to Online Participation for Democratic Senator in COVID Quarantine

The Legislature successfully tested a virtual attendance option, but Republican leadership has stopped allowing it.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski April 19, 2021 9:31 am CDT
Politics Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) holds a press conference on April 13 where he demands Gov. Tony Evers accept severe restrictions on local health officials, schools, and the governor himself in exchange for tens of millions of dollars in federal supplemental COVID food aid. (Image via Wisconsin Eye.)
Politics Evers and Timberlake Find a Way to Bypass Vos’ Willingness to Lose Millions in Food Aid for Families

Assembly Speaker demanded governor accept a package of poison pills he’d already vetoed

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring April 13, 2021 4:36 pm CDT