With public support, possible budget savings, Sen. Schilling calls for Medicaid expansion
Some Democratic lawmakers renewed a push for Medicaid expansion Monday in Wisconsin in the wake of financial concerns and public support for the move.
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Some Democratic lawmakers renewed a push for Medicaid expansion Monday in Wisconsin in the wake of financial concerns and public support for the move.
Thirty Wisconsin Democrats have proposed a state-wide minimum wage increase to $15, matching the nationwide proposal passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
While COVID-19 has begun to spread across the U.S., Wisconsin officials ruled out declaring a state of emergency for now as the state and UW-Madison prepare emergency plans.
Gov. Tony Evers rejected a series of Republican-backed bills Friday intended to increase criminal punishments and fund the expansion of more state prisons.
With statewide redistricting currently locked in a battle between the governor and state Legislature, Wisconsinites will have a chance to vote to bring fairness to the redistricting process at a local level.
Gov. Tony Evers requested a special legislative session last Thursday focusing on re-investment within schools and tax cuts following an expected $450 million surplus in the state’s budget.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he believes new legislative maps for 2021 will probably end in a court battle under divided state government.
Democratic legislators announced details Tuesday on how Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to provide resources to Wisconsin’s rural communities and agricultural producers will be implemented across the state.
Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Monday creating a commission to draw new legislative maps following this year’s census without elected officials, lobbyists or consultants.
Gov. Tony Evers’ second State of the State address Wednesday elicited praise and condemnation from his legislative counterparts as he highlighted across-the-aisle accomplishments and outlined plans to address future challenges.
The sound of rustling papers, bits of conversation and movement on the Assembly floor began to settle as a voice spoke into the microphone, thanking his audience for their attention.
Throughout a week characterized by extended partisan disagreement, one action was notably quick and to the point: rejecting Evers’ gun control measures.
Addressing gun control and environmental issues, Gov. Tony Evers signed executive orders Monday, pushing his fundamental policy platforms over the course of a week.
GOP leaders proposed rule changes to allow members of the Assembly to call into committee meetings based on disability accommodations during a press conference Tuesday at the Capitol.
Majority Speaker Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, hand delivered a letter to Gov. Tony Evers Friday asking him to change the date of the special election called to address U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy’s, R-WI, recent resignation.
Backed by Attorney General Josh Kaul, Gov. Tony Evers proposed an Extreme Risk Protection Order aimed to prevent suicide and gun violence last week at the Capitol.
Protestors took to the Madison streets on Friday as part of a global climate strike, searching for community-based improvements and demands from global leaders.
In acknowledgement of the 886 people who died by suicide in Wisconsin in 2018, Gov. Tony Evers announced September 2019 to be Suicide Prevention Month, and Sept. 10 as Suicide Prevention Day subsequently.
When Mara Jarvis from the National Organization for Women’s Madison chapter heard about Alabama’s new law banning most abortions, she felt the need to act.
Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul win the power to act without legislative approval despite Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s success in appealing the injunction placed on lame duck session legislations.