Senate Democrats are introducing a resolution to require everyone in the state Capitol wear face masks unless they have "a certified medical reason or excuse."
GOP Senate Majority Leader moves to table (or reject) the resolution.
Resolution co-author @TimCarpenterMKE says he will take anyone out to dinner if they can blow out a candle while wearing a face mask.
Senate Republicans reject resolution to require face masks in the state Capitol.
Senate Democrats propose a new resolution related to "the security of the state Senate." Senate Prez Kapenga says it's not relevant to the organization of the Senate and shouldn't be taken up.
Sen. Roger Roth says he is working on a bill related to Capitol security.
And we have another caucus -- this time the Republicans.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
@GovEvers .@GovEvers: "I’ve been grateful to work together with Republican Majority Leader LeMahieu to find common ground and pass a bill on COVID-19 that reflects a good faith effort in compromise and bipartisanship."
@GovEvers "Although it's not the COVID compromise we originally proposed, AB 1 as amended by the Senate is a good start to support our state’s response to this pandemic. The Assembly should pass AB 1 as it was amended today and send it to my desk for my signature without delay.”
St. Croix County Republican Party tells members to 'prepare for war' and to remove 'leftist tyrants' from local office jsonline.com/story/news/inv… via @DanielBice
@DanielBice The top of the party's homepage is the Latin phrase "Si vis pacem, para bellum," which is followed by its translation:
"If you want peace, prepare for war."
@DanielBice State GOP Chairman @AndrewHittGOP said in a statement that violence for political purposes is always unacceptable, no matter where it occurs.
Hitt chided the St. Croix Republican Party for telling its members to "prepare for war."
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules 4-3 not to accept a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump's campaign challenging the Nov. 3 election results.
Conservative justice Brian Hagedorn joined the court's liberal minority to reject the petition for original action on the basis that lawsuits over recounts are required by state law to be filed in circuit court, where fact-finding can occur.
"We do well as a judicial body to abide by time-tested judicial norms, even — and maybe especially — in high-profile cases. Following the law governing challenges to election results is no threat to the rule of law," Hagedorn wrote.
President Donald Trump's campaign says he has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's election results.
Trump has filed the lawsuit in the Eastern District, according to court records.
The lawsuit is filed against Gov. Tony Evers, state and local election officials, mayors of five liberal-leaning Wisconsin cities, and Secretary of State Doug La Follette (who, unlike other states, does not oversee elections in Wisconsin).
WI health officials expect COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive in a couple weeks.
Health care workers who see COVID-19 patients, residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities, people over age 65, and some essential workers will get it first. jsonline.com/story/news/202…
People should expect to receive two shots, either 21 days or 28 days apart, to develop immunity to the new coronavirus.
The second phase will include all those from Phase 1 who have yet to be vaccinated, along with "other critical populations to be determined."