On April 23, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 65 Relating to: entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 26 Relating to: battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 201 […]
On March 10, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Judiciary held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 66 Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes Assembly Bill 75 Relating to: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data Assembly Bill 85 Relating to: […]
On March 4, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 66 Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes Assembly Bill 75 Relating to: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data Assembly Bill 85 Relating to: […]
On July 31, 2024, the Rotary Club of Madison hosted Marlene Sorenson and McKenzie Valenza to discuss the growing issue of human trafficking. Sorenson is the CoFounder/CEO of Zeteo Community based in Dane County, a non-profit organization working to provide housing, healing and hope for women who have been sexually exploited and their children. Valenza […]
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 March 6, 2024 the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families held a public hearing on Senate Bill 568 / Assembly Bill 615: creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls.
On February 27, 2024, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held an executive session on the following: Senate Bill 926 / Assembly Bill 965: picketing or parading at the residence of a judge with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or influence any judge and providing a […]
On February 21, 2024, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 940: mandatory training regarding human trafficking for employees of community-based residential facilities and owners of certain entities and certain other employees and granting rule-making authority; Senate Bill 942: human trafficking of adults at risk […]
Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson is in the middle of her second term at the agency as the programs she facilitates have been increasingly in the state spotlight. She and Governor Evers have repeatedly warned about a child care crisis and an industry heading toward collapse, yet despite a record state surplus, […]
Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson is in the middle of her second term at the agency as the programs she facilitates have been increasingly in the state spotlight. She and Governor Evers have repeatedly warned about a child care crisis and an industry heading toward collapse, yet despite a record state surplus, […]
On February 16, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien review this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Lawmakers Pass Gov. Evers Voting Maps GOP Approves Tax Package Session Recap: Assembly Medical Marijuana Bill U.S. Senate Race Gallagher Not Seeking […]
