Category: Legislature
Evers signs health-related bills
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law dozens of bills Wednesday, including legislation that would enter Wisconsin into interstate compacts that make it easier for physician assistants, professional counselors, audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice across state lines.
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Wimberger expresses support for PFAS ban
The senator behind major legislation targeting “forever chemicals” says there is likely support in the Republican-controlled Legislature for a ban on their use, as long as the proposal has a glide path for companies to transition to the new regulations.
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Democrats seek to restore local public health power
Democratic lawmakers last week unveiled a bill that would repeal a restriction on local health officers’ powers included in a sweeping overhaul of state law on local governments enacted earlier this year.
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Evers vetoes GOP response to special session workforce bill
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a workforce-related bill Monday after Republican lawmakers scrapped his initial plan that, in part, would have created a paid family and medical leave program and provided grants to grow the ranks of healthcare workers.
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