On June 17, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance met on the following: Section 13.10 Meeting Department of Military Affairs – Major General Matthew J. Strub, Adjutant General The Department of Military Affairs requests a supplement of $2,000,000 GPR in fiscal year 2024-25 from the committee’s appropriation under s. 20.865(4)(a) to the department’s grant program […]
On June 13, 2025, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum will celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday at the Rotunda at the State Capitol. Coverage includes: Welcome and Introduction: Christopher Kolakowski Wisconsin Veterans Museum Director Post Colors: Wisconsin Army National Guard Color Guard Star Spangled Banner: Francis Scott Key – Lyrics; Natalie Popp – Vocalist, Miss Capital […]
On May 6, 2025, the Senate Committee on Education held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 10 Relating to: access to public high schools for military recruiters. Senate Bill 11 Relating to: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property. Senate Bill 58 […]
On April 22, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 23: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women; Senate Bill 24: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in […]
The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum and the Wisconsin Historical Society, is hosting a Two Lights for Tomorrow ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol on April 14, 2025. This event is the kickoff of a week long commemoration recognized in the 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 17. This event […]
On April 3, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Colbert, Laura Of Waupaca, as an At-Large Member on the Board of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025 Mcphetridge, Mary Of Washburn, as a Lake Superior Representative on the […]
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 […]