WED News Summary: Evers calls for UI fixes, increased broadband access in State of the State address

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 28: WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Join WisPolitics.com for a virtual lunchtime discussion with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Speaker Vos will address the upcoming state budget and outline 2021-22 priorities for Assembly Republicans. The program is set to run via webinar

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Warns City of Madison of Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Racial Discrimination

Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication | collin@will-law.org | 414-607-2558  Notice of Claim asserts racial quotas violate the law, Constitution  The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Notice of Claim, Wednesday, putting the City of Madison on notice that an ordinance and resolution creating the new Police Civilian

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Dept. of Health Services: FoodShare Recipients Benefit from Temporary Increase, Additional Online Shopping Option

Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683  Wisconsin households that receive FoodShare will now receive added benefits to help them access food during the COVID-19 pandemic. This temporary increase will begin this month and last until June 2021. It was part of the federal COVID-19 stimulus package signed into law in December 2020. FoodShare households will be able

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Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order Calling a Special Session on Unemployment Insurance Modernization

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov   MADISON — Following his 2021 State of the State Address, Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #103 calling a special session of the Legislature at noon on Tues., Jan. 19, 2021, to fix and modernize the state’s broken unemployment system. The governor also introduced his plan, LRB-1312, to do just that.  “I’m announcing

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