As the state Legislature’s budget committee prepared to meet and vote on a 2025 opioid settlement spending plan, Gov. Tony Evers renewed his campaign Monday to try to force the lawmakers to release funds already budgeted to combat PFAS chemical contamination and bolster health care in western Wisconsin. Neither the PFAS money nor the health […] The post GOP lawmakers to unveil opioid settlement plan rewrite while Evers demands PFAS cleanup funds appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
The political center in both parties is pushing back more against the fringes on the far right and the far left, reflecting the weariness and exasperation with the threats to boot Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) out of his job and the ongoing clashes with pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the country. The overwhelming vote in…
South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” said Wiik, a Republican. “The main thing I like to do is try and stay ahead of trends […] The post Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents appeared first on Missouri Independent.
South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” Wiik, a Republican, said. “The main thing I like to do is try and stay ahead of trends […] The post Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.