Amy Reid
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Madison, WI, United States
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Biden's 'unity' message gets support from Wisconsin's delegation, executive order draws criticism
President Joe Biden’s message of unity during his inauguration speech is getting support from Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Some Republicans spoke out against some of the moves Biden made on his first day in office, namely signing an executive order to stop the Keystone XL oil pipeline. → Read More
Republicans take no action on unemployment upgrade bill, say Evers has money to move forward on his own
The Republican-controlled legislature failed to take action during another special session on Tuesday – this one aiming to fix the state’s outdated unemployment system. Republican leadership said that the governor has the money and means to start on this project on his own, but this has turned into another area where neither side can agree. → Read More
Coronavirus relief standoff: Evers urges Assembly compromise after Speaker doubles down on original bill
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is still hopeful members of the Republican-controlled Assembly will pass the amended COVID-19 relief bill that made it through the state Senate this week. If the Assembly moves forward with its original legislation, the governor said he would have to veto it, which would throw legislative relief into question until they could come to an agreement. → Read More
Evers expects Wisconsin vaccine rollout to speed up after feds release restriction on doses
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, sent a letter to the governor Wednesday outlining their concerns with how Wisconsin is doing, especially compared to other Midwestern states. → Read More
Wisconsin Senate committee moves amended COVID bill forward
The new legislation seeks to bridge the gap between Democrat Gov. Tony Evers’ compromise bill and the Assembly bill passed last week. → Read More
DPI report highlights widespread challenges with virtual learning transition
As districts look to continue or stop virtual school, the state Department of Public Instruction is showing lawmakers what challenges have come up so far. → Read More
'It’s disgusting; it’s despicable; it’s abhorrent:' UW political scientist reacts to unrest in nation's capital
Unrest in Washington, D.C. Wednesday is unprecedented in U.S. history, but to one professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison it wasn’t surprising. → Read More
Republicans move forward on COVID-19 relief bill, Democrats continue to skip in-person proceedings
Day two of the new session of the state legislature and Assembly Republicans are moving forward on a COVID-19 relief bill, aiming to have it pass the full assembly by the end of the week. → Read More
Wisconsin Assembly to require in-person attendance this session, masks encouraged but not required
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, did not take questions from the press after the inauguration on Monday and his office did not give News 3 Now reasoning as to why he is requiring this. → Read More
Group hopes to add Vel Phillips statue by end of 2021
There’s a lot about 2020 people would like to forget, but when it comes to the protests on civil rights, one group hopes 2021 will bring some of the changes they called for. → Read More
DWD announced cleared backlog, new leadership
This doesn’t mean everyone has gotten paid – but the unemployment insurance division says levels are back to those it saw before the pandemic. As of Wednesday, the department also has a new secretary-designee, Amy Pechacek, who had been overseeing the department for months. → Read More
Watch the salt: Water quality advocates encourage limited salt use to keep Madison lakes healthy
The Clean Lakes Alliance wants homeowners to be mindful of that too if they use salt on their cement. They recommend shoveling as close to the ground as you can and say not to bother with salt if it’s too cold. Salt becomes less effective below 18 degrees. → Read More
With more snow on the way street crews ready plows, urge drivers to slow down
“If you have to be out on the roads then make sure you’re giving yourself plenty of time to get to where you have to go,” said Bryan Johnson, a spokesperson for the city of Madison streets division. “Even with our trucks being out there if it’s actively snowing, it’s going to be hard to travel.” → Read More
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. hopes new year brings new action on climate change
The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change spent the year looking for solutions to the crisis, tapping experts across fields such as energy, agriculture, insurance, public health and climate science dug deep to look at how climate change is affecting Wisconsin and what government can do about it. → Read More
Increased online shopping could lead to bigger tax cut in Wisconsin
A law the governor signed this last session translates some of the taxes from those purchases to tax cuts. It requires that the amount the state collects on sales tax on online, out-of-state purchases (where the retailer does not have a tie to Wisconsin) needs to be taken out of income taxes, so more money spent online leads to bigger cuts. → Read More
Republicans say Evers halted negotiations with 'compromise' Covid bill
Gov. Tony Evers is still pushing for state lawmakers to pass more relief by the end of the year. He released two bills, one he thinks they can pass quickly because he said it includes many provisions that he and legislative leaders agree on. → Read More
Area shelter anticipates 'flood' of evictions when moratorium expires
Congress has agreed to extend the federal moratorium on evictions and pass $25 billion in rental assistance in its latest coronavirus relief bill. The combination of the two provisions is ideal for combatting evictions, according to Karla Thennes, the executive director of Porchlight, an organization that in part runs a men’s shelter in Madison. → Read More
Wisconsin justices weigh DHS power on capacity limits
Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court are trying to decide whether the state Department of Health Services can order capacity restrictions on businesses, something the DHS secretary has shown interest in doing again. → Read More
Lawmakers question auditors, DWD on unemployment delays, 'We felt the pain in a major way'
While more than 368,000 Wisconsinites wait for any response to their unemployment filing, the audit out this week shows nearly 1 in four applicants from March to October were in that situation for five or more weeks. → Read More
Audit shows DWD took weeks to start processing claims while people continue to wait, 'I'm at a loss'
In a new report the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found it took an average of 13 weeks to resolve claims, and the office was responsible for 11 of those 13 weeks. → Read More