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- Evers budget would expand medicaid funding and access as well as legalize marijuana if approved
Today's Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers plan to legalize and tax recreational marijuana as well as expand medicaid, which could pass even with a Republican-controlled Legislature that has members on record opposing it.
6 min - President Biden's Milwaukee town hall, Gov. Evers' budget, floor sessions and elections
Today's Midday podcast covers President Joe Biden's town hall in Milwaukee tomorrow, the same night Gov. Tony Evers will propose his new budget. The start time for Joe Biden's CNN town hall in Milwaukee is 8 p.m.
5 min - State superintendent candidates talk about racism in final forum before Feb. 16 Primary
Today's Midday podcast covers key details from the Department of Public Instruction superintendent race and candidate Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams accusations last night that two of her rivals allowed racism to “flourish in their districts.”
6 min - Evers budget to propose medicaid expansion
Today's Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers proposal in his new budget to again seek legislative approval to accept federal money to expand Medicaid. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he won't approve the proposal.
5 min - First community vaccine clinic to open Feb. 16 in Rock County
Today's Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Health Services announcement of a new partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, which will help expand vaccine accessibility statewide by operating the community clinics.
5 min - Evers’ budget proposal to include recreational marijuana legalization
Today's Midday podcast covers Evers’ plan, which will be formally introduced Feb. 16, to treat the drug much like Wisconsin regulates and taxes alcohol. Wisconsin would join 15 other states, including neighboring Michigan and Illinois, in legalizing recreational marijuana.
6 min - Evers announces budget will include $43 million to help ag industry
Today's Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers' budget, which will include $43 million to help Wisconsin's ag industry with almost half of that going to help connect food banks and pantries with state producers.
5 min - Evers issues new health emergency as Republican leaders decry 'go-it-alone approach'
Today's Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers' new public health declaration and mask mandate yesterday afternoon before Republicans had taken the final step to overturn the one he issued last month.
5 min - Nearly 10 percent of Wisconsinites have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to the Department of Health Services
Today's Midday podcast covers CDC numbers, which lag behind the state's tally by a few days, show Wisconsin has administered vaccines to about 9 percent of the state's population, ranking No. 37 among states. And The Associated Press' ranking of states for the percentage of people who have received at least one dose had Wisconsin 29th. The podcast also covers updates on the state's vaccination effort.
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U.S. Rep. Grothman urges Biden administration to continue construction of newer border wall.
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WisPolitics Capitol Chats provides political insights from political movers and shakers around Wisconsin in about 10 minutes.
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