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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican, says he is open to negotiating with Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, over how to pay for the income-tax reduction both sides want.
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Read More »Vos, Fitzgerald push for tolling for roads (UPDATE)
Republican legislative leaders are advocating again for tolls to help fund Wisconsin road repairs.
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Read More »Poll shows strong support for Evers’ priorities
In a sign of how difficult it will to reach a deal on road funding, 52 percent of the respondents to the latest Marquette University Law School pool said they don't support raising gas taxes or fees for that purpose.
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Read More »Wisconsin Assembly approves pre-existing coverage bill
The Wisconsin Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday that would force health insurers to cover pre-existing conditions should Republicans succeed in achieving their long-held goal to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, heading off likely criticism of GOP legislators on the 2020 campaign trail.
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Read More »Trades respond to Evers’ first State of the State address (UPDATE)
Gov. Tony Evers, in his first State of the State speech Tuesday, called on the Republican-controlled Legislature to scale back a corporate-tax credit to pay for reducing income taxes, make sacrifices to find a bipartisan transportation plan and work together to bolster spending for schools.
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Read More »Republicans offer Evers deal on income tax cut (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans plan to release a proposal on Thursday they say would help middle-class families, as they and Gov. Tony Evers squabble over a bill designed to protect people with pre-existing health conditions.
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Read More »Evers says he will take ‘first step’ toward pot legalization
Gov. Tony Evers says he will most likely include a “first step” toward legalizing medical marijuana in his first state budget proposal.
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Read More »Evers pledges to leave WEDC alone, seeks more transparency from Foxconn project
Gov. Tony Evers told Republican lawmakers in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he will push for accepting an expansion of Medicaid, even though GOP leaders said the issue was a "nonstarter" for them.
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Read More »Assembly leader to form water quality task force
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he will form a water-quality task force following reports of contamination in wells in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Read More »Gridlock, infighting likely on tap for Wisconsin Legislature (POLL)
Wisconsin's new legislative session begins Jan. 7, and Democrats are still seething over a Republican lame-duck session that weakened the powers of the incoming governor, Tony Evers.
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