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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) â Wisconsin Republicans want to end the $300-per-week federal unemployment supplement, which they said Tuesday hurts businesses that are struggling to fill vacancies as customers return amid a loosening of coronavirus restrictions. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Sen. Howard Marklein, chairman of the Legislature s budget committee, called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to support the bill they unveiled with the support of a couple of Wisconsin business owners. Evers, who could veto the bill, signaled his opposition. His spokeswoman Britt Cudaback said, âIf Republicans are interested in putting this pandemic behind us, theyâll stop playing politics with our economic recoveryâ and approve Evers state budget proposal. ....
Getty Images Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, addresses the Assembly during a contentious legislative session on Dec. 4, 2018 in Madison, Wis. Updated at 3:28 p.m. CDT Wisconsin Republicans want to end the $300-per-week federal unemployment supplement, which they said Tuesday hurts businesses that are struggling to fill vacancies as customers return amid a loosening of coronavirus restrictions. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Sen. Howard Marklein, chairman of the Legislature s budget committee, called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to support the bill they unveiled with the support of a couple of Wisconsin business owners. Evers, who could veto the bill, signaled his opposition. His spokeswoman Britt Cudaback said, “If Republicans are interested in putting this pandemic behind us, they’ll stop playing politics with our economic recovery” and approve Evers state budget proposal. ....