U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson took center stage Thursday in a Republican effort to slow down the passage of a $1.9 trillion Democratic COVID-19 relief bill the Senate is expected to debate into the weekend.
Johnson, R-Oshkosh, who has described the massive stimulus package as unnecessary, forced a full reading of the more than 600-page document, which began Thursday afternoon and was expected to last into the early hours Friday.
He said he also plans to work with his Republican colleagues to introduce a litany of amendments to the bill to try to force lengthy votes and more debate on the legislation, a procedure he called a âvote-a-ramaâ in a WIBA radio interview.
Others eligible
Teachers and child care workers on Monday joined other groups eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, including frontline health care workers, nursing home and assisted-living residents, police officers, firefighters, correctional workers and residents 65 and older.
Also eligible starting Monday, but prioritized after teachers and child care workers, are: people in Medicaid long-term care programs, including those with disabilities; workers in public transit, all parts of the food industry and some other sectors; other essential health care workers; and residents in congregate living settings, including group homes, prisons and jails.
Willems Van Dijk said eligibility for other groups, such as people under 65 with chronic diseases, will be announced âvery soon.â
ELIZABETH BEYER
Parents of children in a Madison, Wisconsin, suburb objected after photos began circulating online of a âfortâ a high school teacher built around his desk to protect him from COVID-19 after the district returned to in-person instruction last month.
The enclosure, built out of what appeared to be a clear plastic tarp and wood, surrounded the in the McFarland School District teacherâs desk from the floor almost to the ceiling, complete with a door on a hinge and a vent connected to a window that led outside.
Parents freely sounded off about the teacher on Facebook, but declined to be quoted by name by the Wisconsin State Journal. Some in the Open McFarland Schools Facebook group expressed concern about the construction, saying it cast doubt on whether the teacher can effectively teach from inside the âfortâ and took issue with the district for not halting its construction.
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