On July 30, 2021, the Wisconsin Policy Forum hosted a Forum Friday on efforts to re-imagine public safety in Milwaukee. There was an overview of police reform discussions and challenges in Milwaukee to learn more about the city task force recently formed to look at diverting certain nonviolent police calls to other entities. And there […]
On June 30, 2021, the Senate held a floor session followed by an extraordinary floor session on the following bills: Senate Bill 378: work search requirements for unemployment insurance and the suspension of a rule of the Department of Workforce Development Senate Bill 120: law enforcement agency policies on the use of force Senate Bill 111: […]
On June 25, 2021, WisconsinEye Rewind host Briana Reilly and guest co-host Jessica VanEgeren reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Effort to nix personal property tax clears committees with bipartisan backing Gov. Evers signs four policing bills into law Bills to tighten rules on absentee voting […]
On June 25, 2021, WisconsinEye Rewind host Briana Reilly and guest co-host Jessica VanEgeren reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Effort to nix personal property tax clears committees with bipartisan backing Gov. Evers signs four policing bills into law Bills to tighten rules on absentee voting […]
On June 22, 2021, the Assembly held a floor session on the following: AB 20: motor vehicle permits; AB 73 / 74 / 75: labeling food as a type of dairy/milk/meat product; AB 11 / 84: law enforcement; AB 85: hydrologic restoration; AB 102: domestic violence or child abuse; AB 123: wastewater treatment; AB 129 […]
On June 18, 2021, WisconsinEye Rewind host Briana Reilly 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: Joint Finance wraps up work on budget Proposed property tax reduction to help state secure federal K-12 aid Assembly sends four policing bills to Evers’ desk Two […]
On June 18, 2021, WisconsinEye Rewind host Briana Reilly 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: Joint Finance wraps up work on budget Proposed property tax reduction to help state secure federal K-12 aid Assembly sends four policing bills to Evers’ desk Two […]
On June 18, 2021, the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus, alongside Lt. Governor Barnes, and Congresswoman Gwen Moore celebrated Juneteenth at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
On June 16, 2021, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: Assembly Bill 69: expungement of records; Assembly Bill 91: throwing or expelling a bodily substance; Assembly Bill 97: designating the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge; Assembly Bill 108 / 109 / 110: use of force; Assembly Bill 134: prohibiting use of […]
On June 9, 2021, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following items: Senate Bill 76: distribution of the aid payment; Senate Bill 119: decreasing shared revenue payments to municipalities; Senate Bill 120: use of force; Senate Bill 121: choke holds; Senate Bill 158: requiring the DFI to study and report on […]
On May 27, 2021, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held an executive session and public hearing on the following bills: Assembly Bill 69: expungement of records of certain crimes and discrimination based on expunged conviction Assembly Bill 274: submission of human biological specimens to the state crime laboratories Assembly Bill 329: […]
