There will be a vote on a coronavirus relief package at the Wisconsin Capitol, whether that package becomes law is another question entirely. Republicans in the legislature yesterday introduced their coronavirus relief plan as the first bill to be voted on this year. The Republican plan directs 100-million-dollars toward coronavirus costs and makes sure that seniors in the state don’t have to pay for a vaccine. But the plan also pushes to get kids back in school, give businesses in the state
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Republican leaders in Madison want the people’s house to be open to the people once again. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday agreed to a resolution that would reopen the state Capitol. Governor Evers ordered the Capitol closed because of the coronavirus. Visitors are not allowed-in, but people can go to the statehouse for hearings or other official business.
Read MoreCongress will likely accept the Electoral College results tomorrow, but that is not the end of the 2020 election for Ron Johnson. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says he wants to make sure the voter fraud claims in the 2020 election aren’t swept under the rug without an investigation. Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator yesterday promised to investigate questions about the November election as long as he heads the Senate’s committee on investigations. Johnson says there are too many unanswered questions about inconsistencies
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Jack Coan is looking to continue his college football career at Notre Dame. The former Badger quarterback yesterday said he is transferring to the school as a graduate student. Coan started 18 games for Wisconsin, but injured his foot this year and didn’t play a single down. Notre Dame is scheduled to play Wisconsin this year. That game is supposed to happen at Soldier Field in Chicago in September.
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A movie about the iconic Rubik’s Cube is in the works. Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Endeavor Content are partnering up to create a film about the global-selling toy. The Rubik’s Cube was invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik in 1974. It was then licensed to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp in 1980. Movie details are still being kept under wraps.
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Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #102 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson on Tues., Jan. 5, 2021. Chief Justice Abrahamson passed away on Dec. 19, 2020 at the age of 87. “Chief Justice Abrahamson was a first—the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the first woman to serve as chief justice. Yet, her legacy
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More than 300 National Guard soldiers will help keep the peace as pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington D.C. are expected to draw thousands. A Pentagon official says the troops will support the D.C. Metropolitan Police with huge crowds likely on Wednesday and Thursday. The protests are timed to coincide with the official count of the Electoral College votes in Congress on Wednesday.
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McDonald’s is jumping into the chicken sandwich war. The fast food giant confirmed its new crispy chicken sandwich will hit menus on February 24th. That’s a year after it was tested in Tennessee and Texas. The sandwich is said to be similar to Popeyes and Chick-fil-A and comes in two other versions – deluxe and spicy. Wendy’s also rolled out a new chicken sandwich in October and KFC recently tried one too.
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There will be no traditional inaugural parade due to the coronavirus pandemic. Michael Castner reports.
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The Department of Health Services confirms over 14-hundred positive COVID-19 cases in the state in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases is just under 488-thousand. Nine additional deaths were also reported today raising the death toll to nearly four-thousand-900. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS Across the nation, The first confirmed case of the more contagious COVID-19 UK strain is being confirmed in New York state. Lisa G. reports. And around the globe we see
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