On May 20, 2025, the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules held a public hearing and an executive session on the following: EmR 2421 [Extension Request] Related to: Child care coordination services (DHS). Clearinghouse Rule 25-028 [Expedited Repeal Petition] Relating to pesticide manufacturers and labelers; fees.
On May 14, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 17 Relating to: creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program. Assembly Bill […]
On May 8, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Insurance held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 107 Relating to: conversion of cooperative associations organized to establish and operate nonprofit plans or programs for health care into service insurance corporations. Assembly Bill 225 Relating to: determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial […]
On April 30, 2025, lawmakers unveiled the Wisconsin Red Tape Reset, a package of four bills to reduce Wisconsin’s regulatory burden. Wisconsin currently ranks as the 13th most regulated state in the U.S. with 165,311 regulatory restrictions – more than five times the number in Idaho, the least regulated state. A new released study by […]
On April 30, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means met on the following: Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 228 Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers Assembly Bill 183 Relating to: standard industrial classification codes for linen supply and industrial launderers and modifying the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit. Assembly Bill […]
On April 22, 2025, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) held their Board of Directors meeting via teleconference on the following agenda: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes from the February 13, 2025 meeting 3. CEO Report 4. Audit & Budget Committee Report Review and Vote – Data Architecture Risk […]
On April 7, 2025, College Republicans of UW-Madison and UW-Madison’s Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE) hosted Governor Scott Walker, president of Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and 45th governor of Wisconsin, to present on “Reviving the American Dream and Wisconsin Economy.”
On March 6, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development held a informational hearing featuring the following invited speakers: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation – Sam Rikkers, Chief Operating Officer and Shayna Hetzel, Vice President, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Wisconsin Startup Coalition Peter Welch, Executive Director Wisconsin Technology Council Tom Still, President
On February 27, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Environment held a public hearing on the following: Clearinghouse Rule 23-010 Relating to updating Wisconsin’s water quality antidegradation policy and procedures and affecting small business Clearinghouse Rule 24-051 Relating to placing structures in navigable waterways and affecting small business
On February 27, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate held an informational hearing on Comprehensive Planning featuring the the following invited speakers only: Tom Larson, Wisconsin Realtors Association Brad Boycks, Wisconsin Builders Association Toni Herket, League of Wisconsin Municipalities Joe Ruth, Wisconsin Towns Association Collin Driscoll, Wisconsin Counties Association Steve DeClene, Neumann Companies […]
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 […]