On May 6, 2021, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 meeting followed by an executive session on the following items: Department of Health Services: Pursuant to 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110(7g), the Department of Health Services requests approval to construct a 50-bed expansion of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center Department of […]

On May 7, 2021, the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Policies and Standards held a public meeting on the following item: Use of Force Definition: members will discuss a statewide use of force definition

On May 6, 2021, State Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), held a news conference prior to first votes on the state budget.

On May 7, 2021, WisconsinEye Rewind host and Capital Times state politics and government reporter Briana Reilly and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics and Coronavirus. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Joint Finance strips slew of items from Gov. Evers’ budget proposal Evers appointees gain majority on host of boards  […]

On April 14, 2021, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session. Agenda: Senate Bill 14: justices or judges authorized to officiate a marriage; Senate Bill 15: motor vehicle instruction permit and probationary license eligibility and duration; Senate Bill 89: certification requirements for emergency medical responders; Senate Bill 98: providing complementary and alternative health care; Senate […]

On May 4, 2021, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on St. Augustine School v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor. Case #2021AP265-CQ. This matter is before the Wisconsin Supreme Court via a certified question posed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a case brought by St. Augustine School and Joseph […]