Schedule

On April 28, 2025, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) will hold a news conference prior to the JFC Public Hearing in Hayward.

On April 28, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance will hold a public hearing related to the state budget in Hayward, Wisconsin. Visit Budget 2025 for more coverage. Brought to you by our generous sponsors: Wisconsin Counties Association, Nicolet National Bank, Wisconsin Hospital Association, Operating Engineers Local 139, Wisconsin Realtors Association, Wisconsin District Laborers Council and North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters.

On April 29, 2025, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) will hold a news conference prior to the JFC Public Hearing in Wausau.

This year, the Tommy G. Thompson Center is delighted to announce that Paul Farrow and Tia Nelson will be honored as the 2024-2025 Tommy G. Thompson Distinguished Public Leadership Award recipients. The ceremony will take place on April 29, 2025 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Room 412 East.

On April 29, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance will hold a pubic hearing related to the state budget in Wausau, Wisconsin. Visit Budget 2025 for more coverage. Brought to you by our generous sponsors: Wisconsin Counties Association, Nicolet National Bank, Wisconsin Hospital Association, Operating Engineers Local 139, Wisconsin Realtors Association, Wisconsin District Laborers Council and North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters.

ON April 29, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment will hold a public hearing on the following:

Assembly Bill 36 Relating to: law enforcement and firefighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer

Assembly Bill 146 Relating to: requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims

On April 29, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Corrections will hold an informational hearing on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to hear from speakers that willl discuss the responsibilities of the agency and select items within its biennial budget request.

On April 30, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh will sit down with Democratic Joint Finance Committee members, Rep. Deb Andraca (D-Whitefish Bay) and Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison), to discus deliberations for the 2025-27 state budget.  (Brought to you by Nicolet National Bank).

On May 2, 2025, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation will host the state finals for the 2025 Wisconsin Civics Games featuring the top-performing teams facing off at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This coverage features the preliminary rounds.

On May 2, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross will review this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association).

On May 2, 2025, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation hosted the state finals for the 2025 Wisconsin Civics Games featuring the top-performing teams facing off at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This coverage features the final round.