Evers Signs Cocktails-to-Go Bill
The law allows bars and restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks to-go.
Mar
2021
26
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
Mar
2021
24
Wisconsin Republicans Reintroduce and Pass Controversial COVID-19 Provisions
Several provisions that killed the Legislature’s first proposed COVID-19 package this year now passed as individual bills.
Mar
2021
18
Once Again, Wisconsin Republicans Refuse to Recognize Black History Month. They Honored Rush Limbaugh Instead.
Democratic legislators spoke in the chamber Tuesday about the role Rush Limbaugh played in spreading disinformation, most recently about the coronavirus and the Nov. 3 election, which prompted the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
Feb
2021
1
Local Governments Adopt Mask Protections as GOP Prepares to Kill Statewide Safeguard
Some approve local resolutions, but most communities are taking no enforcement actions.
Jan
2021
28
WI GOP Learns Its COVID Agenda Could Cost the State $50 Million per Month
Republican legislators pause efforts to kill face mask safeguards. A bill likely to be vetoed by Gov. Evers is on hold, too.
Jan
2021
27
Assembly Republicans Backtrack on COVID-19 Compromise Relief Bill
Nearly two dozen organizations ask legislators not to rescind face mask requirements. Senate does it anyway, Assembly is next.
Jan
2021
25
Wisconsin Republicans Offer Lots of COVID-19 Bills, but None Provide Actual Relief
Proposals would end face mask safeguards, micromanage vaccine distribution, and leave unchecked the coronavirus spread affecting prison inmates and guards.
Jan
2021
12
Legislative Republicans Not Only Defend Toxic Workplaces, They’ve Created One
After months of inaction, the GOP’s return has spread disingenuousness, misinformation, and likely a dangerous virus.
Dec
2020
4
COVID Is Real, Election Fraud Is Not. Guess Which One Is Getting a Legislative Hearing.
Dec. 4, 2020, headlines from around Wisconsin
Nov
2020
18
Vos to State: ‘Drop Dead’
Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow says the difference between this headline and the 1975 Gerald Ford classic is literally a matter of life or death.
