Wisconsin Businesses Support Republican Authored Coronavirus Bill

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 -- 10:01 AM

(AP) Wisconsin’s business community on Tuesday came out in support of a Republican-authored coronavirus response bill moving quickly through the Legislature that is opposed by public health officials and Democrats.

The measure, introduced on Monday and slated to pass as soon as Thursday, appears likely to be vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers. The governor said he hasn’t read the bill or decided what he will do, but “the likelihood of a veto is pretty strong” if it contains provisions he can’t support.  Evers said he was disappointed that Republicans weren’t offering the bill he put forward that he said included items that had bipartisan support.

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who sponsored the bill, testified that it was a “good faith effort to compromise with Gov. Evers.” But the proposal is not the compromise Evers or Democrats had been looking for and far from what Evers had put forward last month.

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