Tag: Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald

As the Republicans in Wisconsin follow President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani down the rabbit hole…Wisconsin State Senator Tim Carpenter proposes that the Republican controlled legislature appoint a bipartisan Blue Ribbon Task Force to review current Wisconsin election procedures and develop methods to improve and streamline them. Also on Friday,…

Back in the dark days of Wisconsin politics, the state had an election commission and an ethics committee. It seems that at one point a number of people involved weren’t quite so ethical. The Wisconsin Legislature then decided to build the Wisconsin Accountability Board to oversee ethics issues and elections….

Wisconsin reports record 7,497 new coronavirus cases and 58 deaths as the seven-day case average passes 6,000. As Wisconsin reported yet another record-shattering day of COVID-19 cases Thursday, only 8% of intensive care unit beds remained available and health officials urged people to avoid even small gatherings heading into the…

But apparently he’s just another Republican elected without a plan. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is calling for more testing, faster testing and is considering a second state relief package to help Wisconsin navigate the coronavirus pandemic as it overwhelms hospitals and kills dozens each day. The Rochester Republican’s comments come…

It has been somewhere between 180 and 200 days since the Wisconsin Legislature has met and taken any kind of action…and we are knee deep in a pandemic and sinking. So it is abundantly clear that Wisconsin doesn’t need a full time legislature. And since the institution of the biennial…

out of a population of 5.8 million residents. The nation of New Zealand has just under 4.9 million residents…and 25 COVID-19 related deaths. I wonder what the difference is? Any ideas?

since this isn’t in a format that lends itself to reproducing here, let’s see what I can do. I apologize for any typos or repeated text and disarray in formatting, yikes: October 12, 2020 Speaker Robin VosRoom 217 WestState Capitol Majority LeaderFitzgeraldRoom 211 SouthState Capitol Dear Speaker Vos and Majority…

So now we get to see what the GOP has got…they can call the legislature into session and end the mandate…but we know that they have already stated that they won’t do that until after the November 3rd election. Way to stand up for your ‘principles’ but only when it…

for the past week or so, as I’ve watch the state hit new daily records and hospitals were starting to reach their capacities, I have been wondering when Wisconsin would utilize the emergency facilities that were created at State Fair Park in West Allis. Well the answer is next Wednesday:…

In the absence of a unified state plan while facing a surge in COVID-19 cases around nearly the entire state, Governor Tony Evers again took action to limit the capacity in state businesses: Gov. Tony Evers took action Tuesday to limit indoor gatherings including in bars and restaurants as coronavirus…