Wisconsin Republicans are ready to approve some sweeping changes to public benefits in the state.
The State Assembly is scheduled to vote today on a plan that would tie unemployment benefits to the state’s jobless rate, vote on another plan that would require people to prove they are still eligible for BadgerCare, and vote on a third plan that would ban publicly-funded guaranteed income programs. Republicans say their goal is to get people back to work in Wisconsin. The proposals are almost certainly DOA; Governor Evers is not expected to sign any of them into law.
