Dr. Megan Schultz is a pediatric emergency physician at Children’s Wisconsin. After completing her pediatrics residency in Boston, Dr. Schultz moved to Milwaukee for an emergency medicine fellowship, where she saw more gunshot wounds in children in her first week than she did in all her three years in Boston. Now, she is one of many […]
On March 12, 2024, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: SB 172: establishing and operating community reentry centers; SB 374: Wisconsin and Minnesota income tax reciprocity; SB 525: tinting windows on government-owned vehicles; SB 616: a sales tax exemption for road-building equipment; SB 667: domestic asset protection trusts; SB 791: […]
On February 13, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage held an executive session and public hearing on the following: Executive Session Assembly Bill 1030: the regulation of deer hunting in the northern forest zone Assembly Bill 1036: changes to certain nonresident hunting, trapping, and fishing approval fees Public Hearing Assembly Bill 632: defining muzzle-loading firearm […]
On February 7, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 450: ready-to-use glucagon rescue therapies in schools Assembly Bill 640: a license to teach based on working as a paraprofessional in a school district Assembly Bill 1005: student teaching requirement for […]
On February 6, 2024, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Senate Bill 172: establishing and operating community reentry centers and making an appropriation Senate Bill 516: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving […]
On January 18, 2024, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: Assembly Bill 108 / Senate Bill 111: the definition of “strip search” for the purpose of the prohibition against strip-searching a pupil; Assembly Bill 211: authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use; Assembly Bill 241 […]
On January 16, 2024, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 52: creating a deicer applicators certification program; Senate Bill 72: increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; Senate Bill 155: notification of certain facility closures; Senate Bill 186: procedures for reviewing commercial building plans; Senate Bill 187: […]
On January 11, 2024, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 517: court-issued criminal complaints if the person’s actions were in selfdefense Senate Bill 836: imposing conditions on a juvenile between a plea hearing and a factfinding hearing or disposition hearing Senate Bill 553: representations […]
On January 11, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held an executive session followed by a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 620: training expenses for officers Assembly Bill 637: removing a catalytic converter without consent and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 542: grants to schools to acquire […]
On November 30, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 637: removing a catalytic converter without consent and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 634: immunity for certain controlled substances offenses for aiders and aided persons Assembly Bill 433: bail for criminal defendants who […]
On November 13, 2023, Attorney General Josh Kaul along with Sen. Kelda Roys and Rep. Lisa Subeck announced new legislation to ensure those convicted of violent offenses related to domestic violence are unable to legally purchase or possess firearms in Wisconsin.
