On October 22, 2025, the Assembly Committee on State Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 408 Relating to: designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe Assembly Bill 446 Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning […]
On October 17, 2025, 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: Malcolm King Nichole Gonzalez Scott Repinski Kevin Mitchell Robert Jepson Ronald Domenosky John Grant Deon Hullum Lasangna Ferguson-Fields Jamye Perez
On October 17, 2025, the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board held two hearings on applications for clemency. This segment features part 1 with the following applicants: 8:30 to 10:00 am: Curtis Pittman Laura Hoetschl Keith Kittoe Melissa Vandre James Madden Nicole Corrigan Lance Sheldon Patrick Torhorst Paul Lindstrom Shaniqua Scott 10:00 to 11:30 am: Regina Henry Jeffrey […]
On October 14, 2025, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: AJR88: Recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald; AJR92: Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday; AJR99: Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin; […]
On October 14, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: SB 136: school bus back-up lamps; SB 159 / AB 179: requirements for lighting on police vehicles; SB 183 / AB 199: reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on changes […]
On October 9, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 meeting on the following: I. Department of Justice – Joshua Kaul, Attorney General Request for approval of proposed partial settlement in Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al. v. Kennedy, et al., No. 25-cv-10814 (D. Mass.) II. Department of Health Services – Arielle Exner, […]
On October 3, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Federal shutdown Governor’s Race SCOWIS Race Veterans Homes Closures Medical Cannabis AI Bill Becomes Law Lincoln Hills/Copper […]
On October 3, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Federal shutdown Governor’s Race SCOWIS Race Veterans Homes Closures Medical Cannabis AI Bill Becomes Law Lincoln Hills/Copper […]
On October 1, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 229 Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights Assembly Bill 236 Relating to: the rights of sexual assault crime victims Assembly Bill 265 Relating to: human trafficking and trafficking of a child […]
On October 1, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Judiciary held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 136 Relating to: classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 148 Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in […]
On September 17, 2025, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety met on the following: Executive Session: Senate Bill 77 / Assembly Bill 65 Relating to: entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty Senate Bill 226 Relating to: determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for […]