DC Wrap: Johnson backs continuing resolution over omnibus; Biden praises Baldwin on same-sex marriage bill

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he supports passing a bill temporarily funding federal government obligations over a long-term solution because he wants to give the GOP-led House next session a chance to create a concrete solution. The Oshkosh Republican alongside U.S. Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rick Scott, R-Fla., in a D.C. news conference said the plan they announced this week would fund the government through Feb. 3. They don’t want to force a government shutdown, but they also don’t want to see mandatory and discretionary spending to continue to grow beyond the nation’s annual revenue.

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THU News Summary: Audit Bureau launches probe into Evers’ federal pandemic aid spending; NRB moves ahead with PFAS rulemaking process

STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Culture – Education – Elections – Law and order – Non-profits – Pfas – Public health and safety – Regulation – Technology – Transportation – Editorials – Columns TOP

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Gov. Evers: Announces Wisconsin’s $8.7 billion outdoor recreation industry sees record year

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Anne Sayers and Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Mary Monroe Brown, today announced that annual data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show Wisconsin’s outdoor recreation industry contributed a record-setting $8.7 billion to the state’s gross domestic product

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UW Health: Rockford, Belvidere join University of Wisconsin telestroke network

MADISON, Wis. – Two northern Illinois hospitals are the latest members of the University of Wisconsin Telestroke Network, headquartered at UW Health University Hospital. Starting immediately, the emergency departments at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford and UW Health SwedishAmerican Medical Center – Belvidere, which are staffed by experienced physicians

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DC Wrap: Johnson backs continuing resolution over omnibus; Biden praises Baldwin on same-sex marriage bill

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he supports passing a bill temporarily funding federal government obligations over a long-term solution because he wants to give the GOP-led House next session a chance to create a concrete solution. The Oshkosh Republican alongside U.S. Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rick Scott, R-Fla., in a D.C. news conference said the plan they announced this week would fund the government through Feb. 3. They don’t want to force a government shutdown, but they also don’t want to see mandatory and discretionary spending to continue to grow beyond the nation’s annual revenue.

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