On February 8, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 315: possession of child pornography and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 950: excepting xylazine testing materials from the definition of drug paraphernalia and civil and criminal liability […]
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 7, 2024, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) and her colleagues hosted a news conference to announce the introduction of the B.E.S.T Agenda, or Building Economic Security Together, a package of bills that support the economic needs of Wisconsinites from birth to retirement.
On February 7, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities and the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology held a joint informational hearing on the “Evolution of Energy” in Wisconsin featuring the following speakers: Virent, Inc. President and General Counsel, David Kettner Realta Fusion, Inc. Cofounder and CEO, Kieran Furlong X-energy Vice President of […]
On February 5, 2024, the La Follette School of Public Affairs hosted a Family Impact Seminar briefing by Dr. J. Michael Collins, Fetzer Family Chair in Consumer & Personal Finance at the UW-Madison to discuss the current state of household financial health in Wisconsin.
On January 31, 2024, the Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue held a public hearing on the following: Senate Joint Resolution 5 / Assembly Joint Resolution 6: the appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration) Senate Bill 596 / Assembly Bill 554: race-based higher […]
On January 30, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Transportation held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 491: prohibiting certain rules related to dispensing liquefied petroleum gases for vehicle fuel purposes Assembly Bill 463: traffic violations when railroad workers are present and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 647: […]
On January 30, 2024, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 11: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs Senate Bill 87: restitution upon conviction of vehicular homicide Senate Bill 275: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets Senate Bill 514: fleeing […]
On January 24, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 910: remote sellers of cigars and pipe tobacco Assembly Bill 964: local regulation of certain businesses operated by minors Assembly Bill 980: displaying a human trafficking resource center hotline poster. Assembly Bill […]
On January 24, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 730: the distribution of certain materials to minors Assembly Bill 615: creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls Assembly Bill 968: […]
On January 18, 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development offered an online media briefing following the release of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for December 2023. The briefing covers the statewide unemployment rate, total nonfarm jobs, labor force participation rate and some high-level sector information – provided by Dennis Winters, […]
