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Wisconsin Republicans want to end $300 unemployment bonus

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans want to end the $300-per-week federal unemployment supplement, which they said Tuesday hurts businesses that are struggling to fill vacancies as customers return amid a loosening of coronavirus restrictions. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Sen. Howard Marklein, chairman of the Legislature s budget committee, called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to support the bill they unveiled with the support of a couple of Wisconsin business owners. Evers, who could veto the bill, signaled his opposition. His spokeswoman Britt Cudaback said, “If Republicans are interested in putting this pandemic behind us, they’ll stop playing politics with our economic recovery” and approve Evers state budget proposal.

Wisconsin Republicans Seek Financial Penalty For Cities That Defund Police

WUWM Milwaukee Police monitor an event organized by supporters of former President Donald Trump and its counter-protesters on November 7, 2020. Wisconsin Republicans have proposed a bill that would financially penalize municipalities that cut their law enforcement budgets. It’s a response to calls by racial justice activists around the state and nation to “defund” the police. Defunding the police generally means reallocating money from police departments to other agencies, like social service agencies that can address mental health, addiction and homelessness. Republican state Sen. Van Wanggaard of Racine a former police officer authored the bill and said defunding the police is the definition of misplaced priorities. He spoke at a public hearing Tuesday before an Assembly committee.

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