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Budget 2025: Gov. Evers Signs 2025-27 Biennial Budget
On July 3, 2025, Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed the 2025-27 biennial budget.
Budget 2025: Post Assembly Session Press Gaggle
On July 3, 2025, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Joint Committee on Finance Co-Chair Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), spoke to press after passage of Assembly Bill 50, the 2025-27 Biennial Budget Bill.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 4 – 11
On July 11, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Evers v. Marklein Wisconsin Elections Commission Investigation Budget Reverberations Republican Field Grows in Governor’s Race Dane County Redistricting Suit WisPolitics Stock Picks
Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 29 – July 3
On July 3, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Budget 2025-27 Breakdown The Deal The Votes The Numbers The Compromise The Vetoes The Rush
WisPolitics Luncheon with Attorney General Josh Kaul
On June 24, 2025, WisPolitics.com hosted a luncheon for a talk with Attorney General Josh Kaul. Kaul, first elected in 2018, has joined Dem colleagues in other states to file suits against Trump administration actions such as dismantling the Department of Education and cuts in university research. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance).
WisPolitics Luncheon with Dem and GOP State Party Chairs
On June 5, 2025, WisPolitics hosted a luncheon featuring a discussion with the two major state party chairs. Ben Wikler is leaving his Democratic Party chair post, with his successor set to be elected when Democrats gather at their state convention later in June. Former State Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (2013-2023) filled in for GOP state chair Brian […]
Newsmakers: Budget 2025 Deliberations with Gov. Tony Evers
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has been in the spotlight lately – more than usual, anyway – facing questions about his pushback on federal immigration policies, multiple state lawsuits, unique biennial budget challenges, and whether he will run for a 3rd term. Governor Evers joins WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers on May 20, 2025, to answer all of these […]
Newsmakers: Budget 2025 Deliberations with JFC Co-Chairs Rep. Born and Sen. Marklein
The final two public hearings in the state budget process will be held next week in Hayward and Wausau, setting the stage for the Joint Finance Committee to begin crafting its version of the budget. Legislators face unique challenges this year calculating uncertainty about federal funding and any impact tariffs may have on inflation and […]
Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
On July 1, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 207 Relating to: creating a hazard mitigation revolving loan program, creating a Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an […]
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Budget 2025: Wisconsin State Assembly Floor Session
On July 2, 2025, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened in extraordinary session on Assembly Bill 50 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature.
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Budget 2025: Wisconsin State Senate Floor Session
On July 2, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate convened in extraordinary session on Senate Bill 45 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature.
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Budget 2025: Gov. Evers Signs 2025-27 Biennial Budget
On July 3, 2025, Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed the 2025-27 biennial budget.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Wisconsin State Legislature v. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
On April 3, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wisconsin State Legislature v. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Case Number 24AP1713. The lawsuit argues that the vetoes were unconstitutional. The Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction of this case following a bypass of the Court of Appeals. This is a review of a […]
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Waukesha County Circuit Court: Janel Brandtjen vs. Wisconsin Elections Commission et al
On June 2, 2025, Waukesha County Circuit Court held a motion hearing on Janel Brandtjen vs. Wisconsin Elections Commission et al, Case Number 2024CV001544.
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2024 Legislative Council Study Committee on Recodification of Battery Statutes
On December 19, 2024, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Recodification of Battery Statutes met on the following agenda: Organizational matters Review of the following material: LRB-0418/P4, relating to recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty Memo No. 5, Representations of LRB-0418/P4, Relating to Recodification of Battery Statutes and Providing a Penalty (December 10, […]
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