Gov. Tony Evers has declared 2023 the year of mental health, saying Wisconsin is facing a “quiet, burgeoning crisis.” A recent report shows more than a third of students in the state feel sad or hopeless everyday, a 10-percent increase over the past decade. A virtual Wisconsin Health News event on March 21, 2023 analyzed […]

On March 16, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 6: the appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration). Assembly Bill 32: creating an individual income tax deduction for certain income earned by […]

On March 14, 2023, the 19th Annual State of the Tribes address was held in the Wisconsin State Assembly Chambers featuring Chairman Robert VanZile of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community and the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. delivering this year’s address. Following the address, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session the following: Assembly Bill […]

On February 28, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention will hold a public hearing on Clearinghouse Rule 21-080: definitions, interim psychologist licensure requirements, reciprocity requirements, reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses, supervised psychological experience, temporary practice for out of state providers, and renewal requirements.