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Senate Republicans ended a special session Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to approve his plan to send taxpayers $150 refunds Tuesday before it even began.
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Read More »Senate gavels in, gavels out of Evers’ surplus session
Wisconsin Republicans seek to tighten unemployment benefits
Wisconsin Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday that would tighten eligibility for unemployment benefits and Medicaid coverage, saying the bills are designed to help alleviate what they maintain is a crippling labor shortage in the state.
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Read More »Evers to deliver State of the State address in Capitol again
Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver the annual State of the State address in the Capitol building again.
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Read More »Fast-tracked bill would shelter businesses from lawsuits over COVID-19 
State lawmakers moved on Tuesday to advance a bill that would provide businesses with nearly blanket protection against COVID-19-related lawsuits and prevent employers from being able to require that their employees obtain a vaccination against the virus.
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Read More »Draft bill would shield Wis. firms from ‘frivolous’ COVID-19 lawsuits
A draft bill being circulated in the state Legislature would shield Wisconsin employers from lawsuits if their workers catch COVID-19 on the job.
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Read More »Wisconsin won’t name businesses with COVID-19 cases
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is retreating from its original plans to name businesses and other places where there have been at least two confirmed cases of the coronavirus after businesses groups and Republican lawmakers came out as opposed to the idea.
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Read More »Critics complain bill could block new occupational licensing
Lawmakers are advancing so-called sunrise review bills that would require newly proposed occupational certifications to first undergo an audit before being instituted.
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Read More »BLURRED LINES: Architects fight bill to remain distinct from interior designers
Legislation intended to give interior designers authority to sign off on plans for some projects is drawing the ire of architects who fear it could blur the line between the two professions.
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Read More »DSPS policy changes meant to reduce plan review delays
State officials are taking steps meant to ease an acute backlog in requested reviews of commercial-construction plans after delays were a common subject of complaint this past building season.
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Read More »Republican Fitzgerald running for Congress in Wisconsin (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is running for Congress to succeed the retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner.
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