Capitol Notes: Thompson Spars With Republican-Controlled Legislature Over COVID Mandates
Aug 31, 2021•9 min
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Episode description
Sparks flew last week between Interim UW System President and former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson and GOP leaders in the state Legislature. Republican Sen. Steve Nass, who co-chairs the Rules Committee, threatened to file a lawsuit if Thompson doesn’t first get permission from the panel to enact any COVID-19 mandates on the campuses. Thompson rebuffed Nass' demand.
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