Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed two packages of bills passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have created new requirements for unemployment assistance and prevented local governments from banning gas-powered...
, who was criticized as soft on crime by Republicans in last year’s midterm, also signed into law measures to increase transparency in the parole process and set harsher criminal penalties for people who sell drugs that lead to fatal overdoses.
People receiving unemployment assistance in Wisconsin must already perform four work-search activities each week. The five unemployment billsstruck down Friday sought to allow employers to report benefits recipients who either turn down or don’t show up to a job interview. The measures also proposed requiring the Department of Workforce Development to audit more work-search activities and increase drug testing for certain occupations.
“I object to creating additional barriers for individuals applying for and receiving unemployment insurance benefits, which is designed to provide critical support during times of economic hardship,”vetoed would have barred local governments from enacting bans on vehicles, machinery or new utility connections based on the type of power they use.
Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers said they had no plans to pursue similar bans and accused Republicans of fear mongering. “The state should be a partner in-not an obstacle to-addressing the unique challenges facing our local communities,”signed into law aims to crack down on fentanyl distribution by setting a maximum prison sentence of 60 years for someone convicted of reckless homicide for providing drugs that lead to a fatal overdose, up from the current 40.“If we’ve learned anything from the failed War on Drugs, it’s that we cannot incarcerate our way out of addiction and drug use.
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