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- ↑ Vetterkind, Riley (November 12, 2020). "Wisconsin legislative Republicans, Democrats elect leaders". Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ Beck, Molly. "Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down statewide mask mandate, blocks Evers from declaring multiple emergency orders". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ↑ Schmidt, Mitchell (January 19, 2022). "Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke not seeking another term". Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ↑ Johnson, Shawn (March 1, 2022). "Gableman report calls for decertifying 2020 election. The Legislature's nonpartisan lawyers say that's not possible". Wisconsin Public Radio . Retrieved March 2, 2022.