On October 1, 2024, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Recodification of Battery Statutes met on the following agenda: Organizational matters Review of the following material: LRB-0010/P2 & LRB-0011/-2, relating to recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty LRB-0012/P2, relating to battery of a person who comes to the aid of a law enforcement officer […]
On September 26, 2024, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 meeting on the following agenda: Department of Justice – Joshua Kaul, Attorney General Cases: DOJ and Eleras Group, LLC DOJ and Morning View Dairy, LLC, Erich W. Roth, Erick Roth Living Trust, Heinz Roth, and Heinz Roth Living Trust DOJ and Dielectric […]
On September 13, 2024, the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board held two hearings on applications for clemency. This segment features part 2 with the following applicants: 1:00 to 2:30 pm: Jason Familetti Pamela Nyseth Mario Pharm, Jr. Nathan Blazewicz Kenneth Carter Carolyn Foshee Alisa Morgan Nathan Castro Quennetta Evans Harry Canady
September 13, 2024 is the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the 1994 Crime Bill which expanded mass incarceration and mass supervision across the nation. On September 10, 2024, WISDOM and FREE hosted an event during national week of action to highlight issues related to this bill and to encourage advancement of solutions.
The Legislative Council Study Committee on Recodificiation of Battery Statutes is directed to conduct a recodification of ss. 940.19 to 940.208, Stats., relating to the crime of battery, to include reorganizing the sections in a logical manner, renumbering and retitling sections, consolidating related provisions, modernizing language, resolving ambiguities in language, making other necessary organizational changes, […]
The Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors reviewed whether special emergency detention procedures should be established for minors, including whether persons other than law enforcement either be permitted or required to take a minor into custody for the purpose of emergency detention. The committee also reviewed current civil commitment […]
On August 13, 2024, the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission held their quarterly meeting on the following agenda: Welcome and Call Meeting to Order, Chair Diane Rondini – General Business Roll Call and Commissioner Introductions and Send Off Motion to Approve May 14, 2024, Meeting Minutes Commissioners Subcommittee Sharing Ethnic and Racial Disparities (ERD) Policy, Legislation, and […]
The status of Wisconsin’s corrections system is shaping up as a major theme for the next biennial budget and legislative session. Recent informational hearings have featured the serious concerns of staff and inmate families in an overcrowded system that has led to deaths. On August 12, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers featured a conversation with Republican Joint […]
The status of Wisconsin’s corrections system is shaping up as a major theme for the next biennial budget and legislative session. Recent informational hearings have featured the serious concerns of staff and inmate families in an overcrowded system that has led to deaths. On August 12, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers featured a conversation with Republican Joint […]
On August 9, 2024, the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board held two hearings on applications for clemency. This segment features part 2 with the following applicants: 1:00 to 2:30 pm: Robin Sternweis Brenda Kunde Angela Brown Daniel Lerner Annalise Poirier Charles DeLuca Dewan Crawford Eric Bertholf Estanislao Cabral
On August 9, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross review this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Harris, Walz & Vance Stump in Eau Claire MU Poll: Presidential Race Lincoln Hills & Copper Lake Under Scrutiny Election Preview: Constitutional Amendments Ballot Amendment Advertising WisPolitics […]
