Wisconsin completely out of federal health care lawsuit
5 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin completely out of federal health care lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is no longer part of a multistate lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law passed under former President Barack Obama, a win for Democratic Gov. “It’s time for Republicans to stop blocking the will of the people and work with us to expand health care,” Evers said. Kaul said if the lawsuit were successful it would take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions, put health insurance coverage at risk for millions of Americans and destabilize the insurance market. So I think in the end it will be fine.” Last week Wisconsin also got out of a second, less high-profile lawsuit challenging a federal rule that interpreted a ban on sex discrimination in the health care law as including “gender identity” and “termination of pregnancy.” Those protections for transgender people and women seeking abortions were challenged by a religious hospital network and Christian health care providers who argued the rule would require them to “perform and provide insurance coverage for gender transitions and abortions contrary to their religious beliefs and medical judgment.” ___ Follow Scott Bauer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sbauerAP

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Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban outlaws killing fetuses but doesn’t apply to consensual medical abortions, a judge ruled Friday in allowing a lawsuit challenging the ban to continue in the perennial battleground state. Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper said the legal language in the ban doesn’t use the term “abortion” so the law only prohibits attacking a …

Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuit
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Wisconsin judge was set to hear arguments Thursday in …

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — National groups on both sides of the abortion fight on Wednesday pledged significant spending in the race for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, tossing the perennial battleground state into the spotlight of the searing debate over abortion access. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who campaigned as an abortion rights supporter and received the …

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
1 year, 11 months ago

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday. Protasiewicz faces another liberal, Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell, and two conservative candidates: former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly and …

GOP asks judge to toss lawsuit challenging abortion ban
2 years, 4 months ago

GOP asks judge to toss lawsuit challenging abortion ban

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the state Legislature asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban. Kaul filed the lawsuit in June after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision that essentially legalized abortion across the country. Kaul’s lawsuit argues that the ban conflicts with a …

Wisconsin’s Democratic AG sues to block state’s abortion ban
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic AG sues to block state’s abortion ban

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state’s 173-year-old abortion ban, arguing that statutes passed in the 1980s supersede the ban and it’s so old that modern generations never consented to it. The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, which essentially legalized abortion nationwide, nullified the ban. Attorney General Josh Kaul …

Wisconsin Republicans try to intervene in redistricting case
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans try to intervene in redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature wants to intervene in a second federal lawsuit brought by advocacy groups that seeks to have a court set a timeline and be prepared to draw new legislative maps. They have not taken steps yet to intervene in a third lawsuit brought by conservatives that seeks to have the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which …

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit

LA Times  

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Saturday, before boarding Marine One. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, ending Trump’s legal challenges in state court about an hour before the electoral college …

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear Trump lawsuit appeal
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear Trump lawsuit appeal

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear arguments over the weekend on President Donald Trump’s state lawsuit seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots and overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state. The Wisconsin Supreme Court court previously refused to hear Trump’s state case before it went through the lower …

Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification
4 years, 1 month ago

Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block certification of the presidential election results even as a recount over President-elect Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump is ongoing. “The Wisconsin Department of Justice will ensure that Wisconsin’s presidential electors are selected based on the will of the more than 3 million Wisconsin …

Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?
4 years, 3 months ago

Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To hear Democrats tell it, a Supreme Court with President Donald Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of the law that gives more than 20 million Americans health insurance coverage. The party’s vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris, who sits on the committee, said Republicans are “trying to get a justice onto the Court in …

Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?
4 years, 3 months ago

Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To hear Democrats tell it, a Supreme Court with President Donald Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of the law that gives more than 20 million Americans health insurance coverage. The party’s vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who sits on the committee, said Republicans are “trying to get a justice onto the Court in time …

Federal suit over local Wisconsin COVID-19 orders dismissed
4 years, 5 months ago

Federal suit over local Wisconsin COVID-19 orders dismissed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by two dozen Wisconsin residents challenging a variety of local stay-at-home orders enacted to curb the spread of the coronavirus. It alleged that the state and local officials violated the constitutional rights of Wisconsin citizens by imposing mandatory public health orders or taking other steps in response to the COVID-19 …

Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit
4 years, 7 months ago

Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday declined a request by Republicans to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Democrats seeking changes in the law to make it easier to vote in the August state primary and November presidential elections. The Republican National Committee, the state Republican Party and the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature asked for the dismissal of …

Wisconsin Republicans vote to kill Medicaid expansion
5 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans vote to kill Medicaid expansion

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to scrap expanding Medicaid, legalizing medical marijuana, raising the minimum wage and a host of other priorities of Democratic Gov. State Rep. John Nygren, the Republican co-chair of the budget committee, said Thursday that he wouldn’t compromise on taking something less than full expansion, rejecting that as “Medicaid light.” Democratic members of the …

Wisconsin Republicans seek compromise on Medicaid expansion
5 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans seek compromise on Medicaid expansion

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans open to a possible compromise with Democratic Gov. “I honestly think we have to take it,” said Republican Sen. Luther Olsen of the Evers Medicaid expansion proposal. “Health care is a priority for both parties and this budget certainly has enough in it to coalesce around,” said Wisconsin Hospitals Association president and CEO Eric Borgerding. …

Federal court allows Wisconsin to leave health care lawsuits
5 years, 9 months ago

Federal court allows Wisconsin to leave health care lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Tuesday granted Wisconsin’s request to withdraw from a multistate lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law and another lawsuit challenging a rule related to the law. “They believe in more access to care, not less, and they believe in the protections guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act.. It’s time for Republicans …

Wisconsin Democrats file 4th lawsuit against lame-duck law
5 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats file 4th lawsuit against lame-duck law

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging a lame-duck law Republicans passed to limit Gov. “The will of the people is the law of the land and it’s about time Republicans start respecting that.” Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos said during a luncheon in Madison that he wasn’t surprised Democrats were filing another lawsuit challenging …

Unions, senator file 3rd lame-duck lawsuit in Wisconsin
5 years, 11 months ago

Unions, senator file 3rd lame-duck lawsuit in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of labor unions and a Democratic lawmaker filed another lawsuit Monday challenging last-minute measures Wisconsin Republicans approved last year to weaken the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, arguing the new laws are illegal and place an “incalculable” financial burden on taxpayers. Liberal-leaning groups including the League of Women voters filed a lawsuit in Dane …

Wisconsin governor’s order to leave ACA lawsuit rejected
5 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin governor’s order to leave ACA lawsuit rejected

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s attorney general has rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers request to withdraw from a multi-state lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act, saying in a letter released Thursday that only the Republican-controlled Legislature now has the power to take such action. Evers on Tuesday directed Kaul to withdraw from the case, but he later tempered the request after …

Lawsuit targets GOP laws reducing Wisconsin governor’s power
6 years ago

Lawsuit targets GOP laws reducing Wisconsin governor’s power

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of liberal-leaning groups filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to void laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans that reduced the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general. The new laws include taking away Evers’ ability to withdraw the state from lawsuits without legislative approval, which would prevent Evers from fulfilling his campaign promise to …

Evers says he will order change in ‘stance’ in lawsuit
6 years ago

Evers says he will order change in ‘stance’ in lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers appeared poised Wednesday to defy, or find a way around, a law enacted during the Republican lame-duck legislative session that prevented him from withdrawing Wisconsin from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law. Evers told reporters that he will be sending a letter to fellow Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul …

Correction: Wisconsin-Legislature-Lame-Duck story
6 years, 1 month ago

Correction: Wisconsin-Legislature-Lame-Duck story

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — In a story Dec. 5 about lame-duck legislation approved by Wisconsin lawmakers that would curtail powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Gov. A corrected version of the story is below: Next governor will ask Walker to veto lame-duck legislation Next Wisconsin governor will ask Walker to veto GOP …

Fitzgerald says GOP would pass pre-existing guarantee
6 years, 2 months ago

Fitzgerald says GOP would pass pre-existing guarantee

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald seesawed Tuesday on whether his majority would pass a bill guaranteeing insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, first questioning whether there was enough support to do so before declaring a few hours later that the chamber would pass it “if it becomes necessary.” The issue is playing a major role …

In A Reversal, Wisconsin To Cover State Workers Seeking Transgender Treatment
6 years, 4 months ago

In A Reversal, Wisconsin To Cover State Workers Seeking Transgender Treatment

NPR  

In A Reversal, Wisconsin To Cover State Workers Seeking Transgender Treatment Enlarge this image toggle caption Lauren Justice for KHN Lauren Justice for KHN In a surprising reversal, a Wisconsin board has voted to again offer insurance coverage to transgender state employees seeking hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgery. Members of the Group Insurance Board, which manages the insurance program …

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