Schedule

On November 30, 2020 the Madison Regional Economic Partnership (MadREP) along with the Urban League of Greater Madison, will host a special presentation featuring Susan Longworth (Fed. Reserve Bank Chicago). The tile of Ms. Longworth’s presentation is Conclusions from Conversations about Economic Inclusion from the Midwest and will focus on rates of unemployment, family poverty and labor force participation along with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On November 30, 2020 Commissioner Ann Jacobs, Chairperson of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, will complete the state level canvass via teleconference. The canvass statement determines the result of the election conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the Office of President of the United States which includes the recount in Dane and Milwaukee counties.

On December 1, 2020, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee will hold a public hearing on the following:

• Audit Report 20-7: University of Wisconsin System
• Audit Report 20-10: IT Needs Assessment, Procurement, and Security; University of Wisconsin
• Audit Report 20-11: IT Needs Assessment, Procurement, and Security; Department of Administration
• Audit Report 20-12: Master Lease Program

On December 1, 2020, the Wisconsin Elections Commission will hold a meeting.

On October 19, 2020, the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations will hold a meeting.

Agenda includes discussion on:

• LC Study Committee Memo No. 2
• LRB-0213/1, relating to battery or threat to an officer of the court in a tribal proceeding and providing a penalty.
• LRB-0216/1, relating to the membership of the Higher Educational Aids Board.
• Letter from Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations to Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities, relating to American Indian mascots and logos.
• LRB-0227/P1, relating to composition of temporary committee identifying residential options for a sexually violent person being placed on supervised release
• LRB-0025/P3, relating to a lifetime license that authorizes an individual to teach an American Indian language in an American Indian language program and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.
• LRB-0386/P1, relating to removing the tribal lands designation deadline for cigarette, tobacco products, and vapor products tax refund.

On December 2, 2020, Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes will host their second People’s Budget virtual listening session for the 2021-2023 state budget process. This session focus on the environment, infrastructure, and the economy in Wisconsin.

On December 4, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross will review this week in state politics and Coronavirus. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association)

On December 4, 2020, UW-Madison’s Election Research Center will be hosting their 2020 Election Symposium where experts will discuss the results of the 2020 election. Experts featured will be:

• Barry Burden (UW-Madison)
• Michael Wagner (UW-Madison)
• Rachel Blum (University of Oklahoma)
• Jonathan Ladd (Georgetown University)
• Chryl Laird (Bowdoin College)
• Chris Tausanovitch (UCLA)