At a press conference in the Capitol Rotunda today, Governor Tony Evers and Christopher Ford – chair of the People’s Maps Commission – unveiled the commission’s final recommendations for new voting districts. Ford says that one of the main goals of the Commission was to provide citizens with the opportunity to give input on redistricting. […]
Second Election Probe Lawsuit Filed
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is the sole defendant in another lawsuit seeking to obtain documents related to the ongoing election review into the 2020 presidential election. W-O-R-T reporter Karoliina Bursian has the story. Earlier this month, a national watchdog group filed a lawsuit against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and the Wisconsin Assembly for failing to turn […]
Assembly Takes Up Abortion Bills
Among the bills that were considered today was a so-called “Born Alive Bill.” That legislation would compel doctors to provide care to a baby that is born after a failed abortion. Democratic critics say the legislation is unnecessary. A baby being born following a failed abortion is an extremely rare event. And, doctors in Wisconsin […]
You can’t always get what you want: special legislative session ends...
Today the state assembly convened in a session outside their normal floor schedule to attempt to stop federal unemployment aid. The GOP-led chamber met in what’s called an “extraordinary session” to put a stop to enhanced unemployment checks that were beefed up during the pandemic. It was an attempt to override a veto from Governor […]
Representative Francesca Hong on the introduction of her joint resolut...
In the wake of the murders in Atlanta on Tuesday of 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian American women, Representative Francesca Hong and Senator Melissa Agard introduced a joint resolution in the assembly and the senate condemning violence against the Asian Pacific Islander Desi community. Notably, the resolution doesn’t mention the murders in […]
Dane County Board: Syrian Refugees Still Welcome
(WORT) — In response to the attacks in Paris this weekend, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said Monday, “The State of Wisconsin will not accept new Syrian refugees.”
