On November 7, 2023, the Wisconsin State Assembly will hold a floor session on the following: Assembly Bill 95: eligibility for local office following removal; Assembly Bill 97 / Senate Bill 85: authorizing email for notice of public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district board business; Assembly Bill 98 / Senate Bill 105: signs along snowmobile trails that advertise nearby […]
On November 2, 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Drinking Water and Groundwater Study Group met on the following agenda: Welcome and Agenda Review Reversing Industry Workforce Trends – WWWA Annual Drinking Water Report – WI DNR Public Water Groundwater Survey Update – DATCP Member Roundtable Internal Updates
On October 24, 2024, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 396 / Assembly Bill 394: a driver education grant program Senate Bill 484: permits for certain oversize or overweight vehicles transporting forest products Senate Bill 363: permits for the overweight transport of pig iron […]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is developing revisions to the state’s groundwater quality rules in NR 140, Wisconsin Administrative Code. The rule revisions are intended to add new state groundwater quality standards for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA/”GenX”). […]
On October 12, 2023, the Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation met on the following agenda: Welcome Overview Discussion Concluding Remarks Close
On October 11, 2023, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy held an executive session on Senate Bill 312: programs and requirements to address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
On October 11, 2023, the PFAS Act co-authors, Sens. Wimberger and Cowles, and Assembly Co-authors Reps. Mursau and Swearingen held a news conference prior to the executive session for Senate Bill 312 in the Senate Natural Resources Committee. They discussed their work on the most recent amendment and took questions.
On October 11, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Agriculture held an executive session and a public hearing. Executive Session: Assembly Bill 133: farmland preservation agreements and tax credits Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 419: creating an online, interactive carbon calculator for farmers
On October 3, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation will hold an executive session followed by a public hearing. Executive Session: Assembly Bill 97: authorizing email for notice of public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district board business Assembly Bill 238: software, communications equipment, and maps for nonprofit organizations that promote […]
On September 29, 2023, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Impeachment Latest Anti-Abortion Groups Make Plead to DA’s Paul Ryan’s 2024 Predictions Gender-Transition Treatment Bill DNR Appointees Denied Brewers Stadium Bill
On September 29, 2023, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Impeachment Latest Anti-Abortion Groups Make Plead to DA’s Paul Ryan’s 2024 Predictions Gender-Transition Treatment Bill DNR Appointees Denied Brewers Stadium Bill