$300 unemployment bonus: Wisconsin Republicans want it to end
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Wisconsin Republicans want to end $300 unemployment bonus
Wisconsin Republicans want to end the federal unemployment supplement, which they said Tuesday hurts businesses that are struggling to fill vacancies.
MADISON, Wis. - 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.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) unveiled a bill to get rid of the unemployment add-on. Wisconsin Democrats said it would be reckless and could slow down the recovery.
Vos said businesses were not just competing with one another now, but also the couch because the higher unemployment benefits make people unmotivated to find a job.
Disabled Wisconsin lawmaker asks to take part remotely
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State Rep. Jimmy Anderson
MADISON, Wis. - A disabled Democratic lawmaker has asked Assembly Republicans to allow him to participate in floor sessions remotely, much like the accommodations sometimes used during the coronavirus pandemic.
State Rep. Jimmy Anderson, who is quadriplegic, invoked his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and threatened to take legal action if his request isn t granted.
In a letter to Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, Anderson said his disability prevents him from being physically present for every vote, the State Journal reported.
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Police officers wearing riot gear deploy tear gas while standing in a line across State Street during a protest in Madison on May 30, 2020. (
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