Assembly unanimously passes UI system upgrade bill that includes liability protections from COVID-19 lawsuits

Assembly lawmakers unanimously approved an amended bill that would begin the process of overhauling the state’s UI computer system. The bill would also, among other things, waive a one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits through mid-March and provide businesses with liability protections from COVID-related lawsuits. But before voting for the

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WED AM Update: Legislative hearings include testimony on campus free speech

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Universities and Technical Colleges Committee has an informational hearing planned today at UW-Whitewater on campus free speech. The hearing will be limited to invited speakers, who include Polly Olsen. She sued Northeast Wisconsin Technical College after

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