Governor Wants COVID Compromise as First Act in New Legislative Session |
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin |
Monday, 04 January 2021 15:12 |
As new legislative session begins, governor calls for quick action from Legislature on COVID-19 response. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter today to the Wisconsin State Legislature asking them to pass the COVID-19 compromise bill as the first bill of the 2021-22 legislative session. The letter today comes after Gov. Evers in December announced LRB-6592, a compromise bill resulting from several weeks’ of conversations with Republican legislative leaders that includes provisions on which the governor and Republican leaders could agree. The Wisconsin State Legislature has not passed a bill in 264 days. “Wisconsinites expect and are counting on perhaps now more than ever a state government that works effectively and efficiently for them,” Gov. Evers continued in his letter. “As the pandemic continues to have effects on our small business owners, our workers, students and parents across the state, and every aspect of Wisconsinites’ daily lives, it would be inexplicable after more than 260 days of inaction for any other issue or topic to be taken up by the legislature prior to passing a bill to address COVID-19—especially one on which we’ve already been able to find common ground.”
2019 LRB-6592 is available here. |