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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos

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politics1 year ago

"Republican Plan for Wisconsin Medical Marijuana Legalization Fails"

A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead for this year, with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos stating that a public hearing to build support for passage will occur next session. The measure faced opposition for being too conservative in limiting access and distribution, while Senate Republicans objected to state-run dispensaries and Democrats pushed for full legalization. The highly restrictive bill would limit medical marijuana to severely ill people and allow for it to be dispensed at just five state-run locations, with smokable marijuana not allowed.

politics2 years ago

Governor Evers Accused of Lying by Vos Amid Budget Veto Dispute

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accuses Governor Tony Evers of being a "liar" and considers a lawsuit over one of Evers' partial vetoes in the state budget. The controversy stems from Evers' alteration of the funding increase for public education, changing it to a 400-year increase. Vos claims that Evers' actions demonstrate a lack of integrity and raise doubts about his ability to find bipartisan compromises. However, it is noted that previous governors, including Scott Walker and Tommy Thompson, have also used similar partial veto powers in the past.