All posts tagged "special session"

Elections4 months ago

Sen. Brad Pfaff frustrated by Wisconsin GOP’s adjournment in seconds of another special session

Republicans at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison quickly ended another special session Tuesday called weeks ago by Gov. Tony Evers. That makes the third session...
Business2 years ago

La Crosse area Democratic lawmakers push for passage of Badgercare

Three legislators from the La Crosse area are hopeful that the Badgercare program is approved in a special session that convenes Tuesday. Sen. Brad Pfaff and...
Politics2 years ago

State Rep. Steve Doyle on board with lawmakers getting paid by the hour, after GOP held 30-second special session Monday on policing policies

Turns out, State Rep. Steve Doyle spent more time on morning chores than he did in session on Monday. “Well, I had to feed the horse,...
Politics2 years ago

UW-L professor jokes he’s re-teaching civics because of Wisconsin’s hyper-politicization, as GOP’s expected to bail on special session without debate

For the first time since mid-April, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin state legislature will meet, after Gov. Tony Evers called a special session. Evers wants the Legislature to meet...
Coronavirus3 years ago

Parties disagree on whether election should happen on Tuesday

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans brushed off Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ call Friday to meet in special session to delay Tuesday’s presidential primary and shift...
Iowa4 years ago

Iowa Democrats want special session for medical marijuana

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Disappointed in Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of a bill that would have expanded Iowa’s medical marijuana program, two Democratic lawmakers are...