On November 18, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: SB 279: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms; SB 11: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property; SB 16: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records […]
On October 23, 2025, Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency met on the following: Informational Hearing: Sexual Misconduct and Grooming in Wisconsin Schools Speakers: Tom McCarthy, Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction,Rich Judge of DPI, Jennifer Kammerud of DPI as well as invited Speakers Representing: Law Enforcement Executive […]
On October 22, 2025, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety met on the following: Executive Session: Senate Bill 92 / Assembly Bill 89 Relating to: theft crimes and providing a penalty Senate Bill 266 Relating to: human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty Senate Bill 394 Relating to: damage […]
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 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 19, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk 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: Governor Campaign Update Rebecca Taibleson for Seventh Circuit Vaccine Executive Order Lawmakers respond to Charlie Kirk killing Lawsuit against Madison, Dane County Lawsuit against sheriffs […]
On September 19, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk 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: Governor Campaign Update Rebecca Taibleson for Seventh Circuit Vaccine Executive Order Lawmakers respond to Charlie Kirk killing Lawsuit against Madison, Dane County Lawsuit against sheriffs […]
On September 16, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Transportation met on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 37 Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates Assembly Bill 77 Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 179 Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles […]
On September 10, 2025, Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 265 Relating to: human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 236 Relating to: the rights of sexual assault crime victims Assembly Bill 414 Relating to: immunity from prosecution […]
On September 9, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Urban Revitalization held an informational hearing on the challenges law enforcement face in regards to recruiting and retaining staff. Speakers: Sheriff Denita Ball Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Roger Brandner Badger State Sheriffs’ Association & Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association Chief Alexander Ramirez City of Racine […]