Schedule

On January 22, 2020, the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families will hold a public hearing on bills relating to guardianships of children, quality residential treatment programs, child abuse and neglect reporting law, University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition, assessments to evaluate reading readiness, requiring each cooperative educational service agency to employ a dyslexia specialist, and free expression within the University of Wisconsin System.

On January 22, 2020, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will hold a public hearing on bills relating to self-defense for victims of sex trafficking, creating a sexual assault victim bill of rights, falsely reporting an emergency, increased penalties for crimes against elder persons, a statewide urban search and rescue task force, transport for emergency detention, and providing medication and a valid prescription to a prisoner upon release.

On January 22, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters will interview Tricia Zunker, Democratic candidate running for the 7th Congressional District in the 2020 special election.

On January 22, 2020, Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and his colleagues will hold a news conference to talk about the Republican view of the state of the state prior to the governor’s annual address.

On January 22, 2020, Governor Tony Evers will deliver the 2020 State of the State Address.

On January 22, 2020, members of the Legislature will hold news conferences after the 2020 State of the State Address to react.

On January 23, 2020, the Assembly Committee on Education will hold an executive session followed by a public hearing on bills relating to revenue limit ceiling for school districts, the seclusion and physical restraint of pupils, an online early learning pilot program, allowing the School District of New Berlin to give preference to residents of New Berlin in accepting full-time open enrollment applications, and applications for full-time open enrollment.

On January 23, 2020, WisPolitics.com will host a luncheon with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul to discuss his work fighting drug addiction, gun violence, water pollution and more.

On January 23, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters will sit down with Assembly Majority Leader Rep. Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) and Senate Assistant Minority Leader Sen. Janet Bewley (D-Mason) for a Civil Dialogue discussion on the 2020 State of the State Address.

On January 24, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross will review this week in state politics.