On March 6, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs and Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs held a joint informational hearing featuring invited testimony from the Department of Military Affairs on Wisconsin National Guard Legislative Report FY24 Received by the Legislature 02/04/2025.
On January 28, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 2 Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War Clearinghouse Rule 24-030 Relating to simplifying, reducing, modernizing, and making […]
On December 10, 2024, Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 meeting on the following: Department of Justice – Joshua Kaul, Attorney General Case: State of Wisconsin v. Shelley R. Dumais (Florence County Circuit Case No. 24-CX-01) Pre-suit agreement between the State of Wisconsin and Smitty’s Salvage & Supply, Inc. Case: State of Wisconsin […]
On October 23, 2024, Rotary Club of Madison hosted a talk by Tom Loftus. Mr. Loftus served as U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway from 1993 through 1997. A member of the Wisconsin Legislature from 1977 to 1991, he was the longest-serving Democratic Speaker of the Assembly, from 1983 to 1991. He shared stories of […]
On May 7, 2024, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 Meeting on the following> I. Department of Military Affairs Requesting supplement of $2M GPR in fiscal year 2023-24 for division of emergency management; pre-disaster flood resilience II. Department of Transportation Requesting supplement of $6M SEG in fiscal year 2023-24 for driver education […]
On February 7, 2024, Marquette University Law School released the results of a new statewide survey with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education. The Marquette Law School Poll’s February 2024 survey of Wisconsin […]
On February 1, 2024, the Joint Committee on Finance held a public hearing, an executive session and a Section 13.10 meeting on the following: Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 1020 / Senate Bill 977: expansion of the second individual income tax bracket Assembly Bill 1021 / Senate Bill 978: increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction […]
On January 23, 2024, Gov. Tony Evers delivered his 2024 State of the State Address.
On November 16, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Local Government held an executive session followed by a public hearing. Executive Session: Assembly Bill 314: state aid for prizes awarded at local fairs Assembly Bill 379: local regulation of vegetable garden Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 424: grants to counties for veterans services Assembly Bill 492: method […]
On November 14, 2023, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 85: authorizing email for notice of public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district board business; Senate Bill 380: Wisconsin grants and other financial aid for higher education; Senate Bill 67: changing the phase-out of utility aid payments for decommissioned […]
On November 10, 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and the Madison Veterans Council hosted the Veterans Day 2023 Ceremony in the State Capitol Rotunda to reflect on 175 years of Wisconsin Service. Program includes: WELCOME & INTRODUCTION – Alan Hembel, President, Madison Veterans Council INVOCATION – Tom Uebersetzig, Chaplain, Madison Veterans Council REMARKS […]
