Assembly Passes Bills to Restrict Pride Flags, Medicaid Access for Undocumented People

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Assembly passes bills to restrict Pride flags, Medicaid access for undocumented people

In their first floor session since passing a state budget, GOP lawmakers in the state Assembly approved bills Thursday that would bar state buildings from waving LGBTQ+ Pride flags, further restrict health care access for undocumented people and require state…

Assembly passes bills to restrict pride flags, Medicaid access for undocumented people

In their first floor session since passing a state budget, GOP lawmakers in the state Assembly approved bills Thursday that would bar state buildings from waving LGBTQ+ pride flags, further restrict health care access for undocumented people and require state employees to work in-person. While debate spanned several hours, the tone was relatively subdued, with lawmakers reflecting on the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and on the assass…

'Stop the hateful rhetoric!' Republican seeks to ban Pride flags stoking 'division'

A Wisconsin Republican lawmaker who has introduced legislation to prohibit LGBTQ Pride flags from being displayed at the state capitol invoked 9/11, as well as yesterday's killing of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah, as justification for why his bill was necessary in the first place.In his reasoning, Rep. Jerry O'Connor of Fond du Lac told colleagues in a speech on the floor of the Wisconsin State Assembly, his bill was a…

'Excessive division': GOP lawmaker wants Pride flag banned to prevent 'hatred'

A Wisconsin Republican state lawmaker is defending his legislation that would ban LGBTQ+ pride flags, along with other flags, from being flown on government buildings, by claiming that they are divisive.In remarks on the floor on Thursday, GOP state Rep. Jerry O’Connor linked the 9/11 attacks with Wednesday’s assassination of right-wing commentator and activist Charlie Kirk to defend his bill.“These two events have something in common: Those tha…

Republican Says Pride Flag Ban Would Help End Political Violence

A Wisconsin Republican state lawmaker is defending his legislation that would ban LGBTQ+ pride flags, along with other flags, from being flown on government buildings, by claiming that they are divisive. In remarks on the floor on Thursday, GOP state Rep. Jerry O’Connor linked the 9/11 attacks with Wednesday’s assassination of right-wing commentator and activist Charlie Kirk to defend his bill. “These two events have something in common: Those t…