The statewide shared revenue bill uses a provision from Gov. Tony Evers' budget to allow quarries to operate for nighttime construction projects.

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A Wisconsin powerhouse union responded when Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Act 10, the 2011 law passed under former Republican Gov. Scott Walker that extinguished bargaining rights for public employees, was an “act of the people” after a conservative ...

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Vos said he hoped the State Supreme Court wouldn't relitigate certain reforms like school choice and right to work when asked about amending those laws into the state constitution.

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The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans have signaled that they want oversight of how Gov. Tony Evers divvies up any future federal pandemic-relief money and distributes vaccines.

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Retiring state Sen. Dave Hansen's nephew said Monday that he plans to run for his uncle's open seat this fall.

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Gov. Tony Evers, a former teacher and state superintendent of schools, assigned "homework" to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday, calling on them to spend more money on combating homelessness, restrict the use of water-polluting chemicals and close a loophole that lowers property taxes for large retail stores.

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Drivers would be barred from talking on their cellphones while in a construction zone under a bill being circulated in the Wisconsin state Legislature.

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Areas of broad agreement in the Wisconsin Legislature are hard to find. One exception: a bill to expand state tax credits for restoring old buildings.

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Wisconsin's fall legislative session will get off to a slow start, with Republicans in control of both the Senate and Assembly still searching for consensus on major issues such as toughening drunken driving laws and imposing new reporting requirements on public and choice schools.

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Republicans on the Wisconsin Legislature budget committee are hinting it might be time to slow state land purchases and concentrate on paying down debt.

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