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MADISON Wis. (CBS 58) -- Assembly Republicans will attempt to override a pair of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes on COVID-19 bills but mustering up support from Democrats to reach the override threshold will be an uphill battle.  The Assembly wants to override two bills vetoed by Evers that would prohibit employers from mandating the vaccine. Another seeks to ban the closure of churches and other places of worship.  Veto overrides require a two-thirds vote to pass, and Assembly Republicans would need support from Democrats to pull off a successful override of the governor.  Assembly Republican...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The state Assembly has passed a measure that would allow restaurants, bars, and some entertainment venues to halt the collection...

Wisconsin Democrats were flush with cash in the 2020 election cycle. Billionaire liberals like Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other super rich donors used a loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law to dump money into the coffers of the Democratic Party, which routed a considerable chunk of contributions to state legislative candidates. More favorable to Democrats in the last election, the loophole allowed four Democratic candidates and one Republican to destroy the previous record for most cash raised for a Wisconsin state legislative race. Each candidate brought in at least $1 million, mo...

Governor Tony Evers proposed legalizing recreational marijuana in his 2021-2023 budget and plans to expand the legality of medical cannabis. Evers proposed decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana back in 2018. But his idea was shut down by Republicans in the legislature. According to Channel 3000 News, taxes on marijuana purchases would generate over $165 million dollars of government revenue. Gov. Evers plans to allocate about half of this revenue to a Community Reinvestment Fund. Under Evers’ budget plan, $34 million dollars would be invested into rural school districts. State Sen...

Politicians are fond of wrapping themselves in the flag and doing a bit of grandstanding in the hopes of currying favor with constituents.