Assembly Republicans Want Surplus Returned; Senate Democrats Eye Medicaid Expansion
Republicans in the Assembly re-elected Speaker Robin Vos, while Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate re-elected Dianne Hesselbein as Minority Leader.
Senate Republicans last week re-elected Sen. Devin LeMahieu as Majority Leader.
Democrats in the Assembly are the only ones who have not yet voted for their leader. That vote is set for Tuesday.
The leadership re-elections signal that next year likely won’t be that much different from the past two years at the Capitol in Madison.
In fact, both Vos and Hasselbein said their priorities for the new session are no different than their priorities from the one that’s about to end.
“We have an opportunity to make sure that the wishes of the public in Wisconsin become the reality that we work on over the next 14 to 15 months,” Vols told reporters.
The new legislature will be tasked with writing a new state budget.
Hesselbein said Democrats want to add to that state budget and spend more on Gov. Tony Evers’ top priorities.
“We know ...