The Assembly passed a joint resolution that would proclaim tomorrow, the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, to be “Protect Life Day.” But many Dems dismissed the resolution as “political game-playing.” “This is what’s
WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross preview the State of the State Address in a special edition of Rewind.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tomorrow’s State of the State, Assembly leaders laid out competing agendas they hope Gov. Tony Evers will address during his annual speech to lawmakers. Speaker Robin Vos told reporters today
Already rebuffed by the state Supreme Court once, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty took a second crack Tuesday at getting the justices to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to force off the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved.
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed six bipartisan bills into law. The governor acted on the following bills: Senate Bill 214, now 2020 Wisconsin Act 70: Makes comprehensive modifications to municipal ordinance enforcement and municipal court procedures to promote clarity, efficiency,
Assembly lawmakers today passed a bill that would establish a mental health pilot program for schools in Outagamie County. Dems criticized AB 644, saying a pilot program doesn’t go far enough to cover youth mental health concerns in the state.
MADISON– Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement announcing her candidacy for Wisconsin’s 16th Senate District: “Over the past seven years, it has been my honor to represent and serve the people of the 48th Assembly District, as well
The Senate signed off on two of the seven bills from a package created out of the Speaker’s Task Force on Suicide Prevention. It also approved one of eight bills from the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption. All three now
The Senate unanimously approved a $1 million boost to grants supporting emergency homeless shelters as Dems pressed their GOP colleagues to do more. AB 119 is part of a package to address homelessness that cleared the Assembly overwhelmingly last year.
A bill that would create a wide-ranging ban the use of firefighting foams containing a chemical that contaminates groundwater is on its way to the governor’s desk after passing both legislative houses today. The proposal would ban the use of
Vice President Mike Pence will be at the Wisconsin Capitol Jan. 28 to address the Wisconsin School Choice Student Showcase, according to the White House. The event is organized by Hispanics for School Choice for National School Choice Week. The
The Assembly today passed bill that would allow Wisconsinites to contract directly with primary care physicians. But an amendment that removed protections against discrimination drew criticism on the Assembly floor. Rep. Joe Sanfelippo introduced the change today that eliminated lines
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MADISON — Multiple bills and resolutions relating to health care were addressed on the Assembly floor in Session today, including 2019 AB 644, creating a pilot program for youth mental health care access in schools. Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Lukas Steiner to serve as Crawford County District Attorney. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Tim Baxter on Jan. 3, 2020. Steiner will serve for the
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MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin sends Sen. Mark Miller (D-Monona) sincere congratulations and well wishes after the lawmaker announced his retirement from the Wisconsin State Senate Tuesday. Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin’s Vice President of Programs and Government Relations, had this
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MADISON – Today, State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) and State Senator Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) introduced a bill to enforce proper business practices by vaping product retailers, as they currently do for tobacco and cigarette products in Wisconsin. This bill is
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The Assembly passed a joint resolution that would proclaim tomorrow, the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, to be “Protect Life Day.” But many Dems dismissed the resolution as “political game-playing.” “This is what’s going on across this country in the hopes of building
WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross preview the State of the State Address in a special edition of Rewind.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tomorrow’s State of the State, Assembly leaders laid out competing agendas they hope Gov. Tony Evers will address during his annual speech to lawmakers. Speaker Robin Vos told reporters today he hopes the guv will focus on issues that “bring
Already rebuffed by the state Supreme Court once, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty took a second crack Tuesday at getting the justices to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to force off the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved. The group today asked the state Supreme Court to vacate
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed six bipartisan bills into law. The governor acted on the following bills: Senate Bill 214, now 2020 Wisconsin Act 70: Makes comprehensive modifications to municipal ordinance enforcement and municipal court procedures to promote clarity, efficiency, and cost reduction. Senate Bill 233, now 2020 Wisconsin Act
Assembly lawmakers today passed a bill that would establish a mental health pilot program for schools in Outagamie County. Dems criticized AB 644, saying a pilot program doesn’t go far enough to cover youth mental health concerns in the state. They introduced a bill that would’ve expanded the program statewide
MADISON– Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement announcing her candidacy for Wisconsin’s 16th Senate District: “Over the past seven years, it has been my honor to represent and serve the people of the 48th Assembly District, as well as serving Dane County as a County Supervisor for two
The Senate signed off on two of the seven bills from a package created out of the Speaker’s Task Force on Suicide Prevention. It also approved one of eight bills from the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption. All three now head to the guv’s desk. The suicide bills include: *AB
The Senate unanimously approved a $1 million boost to grants supporting emergency homeless shelters as Dems pressed their GOP colleagues to do more. AB 119 is part of a package to address homelessness that cleared the Assembly overwhelmingly last year. But much of the eight-bill package has been hung up
A bill that would create a wide-ranging ban the use of firefighting foams containing a chemical that contaminates groundwater is on its way to the governor’s desk after passing both legislative houses today. The proposal would ban the use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, except in emergency
Vice President Mike Pence will be at the Wisconsin Capitol Jan. 28 to address the Wisconsin School Choice Student Showcase, according to the White House. The event is organized by Hispanics for School Choice for National School Choice Week. The trip follows a rally Pence and President Trump did in
The Assembly today passed bill that would allow Wisconsinites to contract directly with primary care physicians. But an amendment that removed protections against discrimination drew criticism on the Assembly floor. Rep. Joe Sanfelippo introduced the change today that eliminated lines of the bill which banned a health care provider from
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MADISON — Multiple bills and resolutions relating to health care were addressed on the Assembly floor in Session today, including 2019 AB 644, creating a pilot program for youth mental health care access in schools. Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “Over my last two years in office,
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Lukas Steiner to serve as Crawford County District Attorney. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Tim Baxter on Jan. 3, 2020. Steiner will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends in January 2021.
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MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin sends Sen. Mark Miller (D-Monona) sincere congratulations and well wishes after the lawmaker announced his retirement from the Wisconsin State Senate Tuesday. Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin’s Vice President of Programs and Government Relations, had this to say: “Sen. Miller has been a true champion
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MADISON – Today, State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) and State Senator Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) introduced a bill to enforce proper business practices by vaping product retailers, as they currently do for tobacco and cigarette products in Wisconsin. This bill is part of the Vaping Awareness Prevention package to improve public
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