Wisconsin Legislators Join Suit to Overturn Election
Two Wisconsin state representatives are joining a lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential election results. Rep. Jeff Mursau, R-Crivitz, and Rep. David Steffen, R-Green Bay, joined the Wisconsin Voter Alliance and plaintiffs from other key swing states in asking a federal court in Washington, DC, to prevent Congress from certifying ...
December 23, 2020
Congress Passes COVID Bill Without Wisconsin GOP Support
Republican members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted against the coronavirus aid bill that passed Congress Monday night.
December 22, 2020
Evers Floats Compromise Proposal for COVID Aid
Gov. Tony Evers put forward two coronavirus aid bills Monday, which he is asking the Legislature to consider “without delay.” The first bill is a compromise proposal of issues upon which the governor said he and Republican leaders have already agreed. A second bill contains policies the governor says are ...
December 21, 2020
Longest-Serving Supreme Court Justice Dies at 87
Former Justice Shirley Abrahamson was heralded as a trailblazer Monday as the first woman to serve on the bench. With a tenure of 43 years, she was also the longest-serving justice on the high court when she retired in 2019.
December 21, 2020
Legislative Committee Removes PFAS Regulation
The vote by the legislative administrative rules committee removes parts of the DNR rule that identified target levels of PFAS and other definitions around treatment of contaminated foam.
December 18, 2020
Evers: ‘Unacceptable’ Wisconsin Is Getting Fewer Vaccines
Wisconsin is set to receive fewer doses than expected in the next round of Pfizer vaccine distributions, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday. “This is unacceptable,” he said. “Wisconsin citizens deserve the vaccine the federal government promised.” The state received 49,725 doses this week, and is scheduled to receive 35,100 doses ...
December 18, 2020
DHS to Launch Contact Tracing App, Vaccine Delivery Ramps Up
Gov. Tony Evers, along with the state Department of Health Services, announced Thursday a new smartphone app will be available starting next week to help COVID-19 contact tracing efforts. “The voluntary WI Exposure Notification app is another tool in our toolbox to stop the spread,” Evers said in a press ...
December 17, 2020
Supreme Court Hears Capacity Limit Challenge
The case heard before the court challenges an October 25% capacity limit order, and is seen as a possible re-hashing of the case that threw out the state's stay-at-home order in May.
December 17, 2020
Wisconsin Hubs Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Wisconsin has received roughly 50,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as state health care workers began receiving the vaccine this week. “While the arrival of the vaccine is a critical and exciting milestone, and so very important to our ability to end the covid-19 pandemic, it is early and our ...
December 16, 2020
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