On March 6, 2026, the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board held two hearings on applications for clemency. This segment features part 1 with the following applicants: 8:30 to 10:00 am: Pheng Yang Diane Douglas Traci Stewart Kenneth Sonnen Michael Morrison Curtina Hairston Bradley Resop-Taylor Martin Calderon Edwin Chavarria Timothy Schabo Garrett Glamann 10:00 to 11:30 am: Robert Grainger […]
On March 4, 2026, the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 996 Relating to: contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. Assembly Bill 997 Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an […]
On March 3, 2026, the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 1034 Relating to: name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student athletes; maintenance costs for University of Wisconsin–Madison intercollegiate athletic facilities; and making an appropriation. Assembly Bill 377 Relating […]
On March 3, 2026, the Joint Committee on Finance met on the following: Section 13.10 Meeting: I. Department of Administration – Kathy Blumenfeld, Secretary The Department of Administration requests a supplement of $2,000,000 PR-S in fiscal year 2025-26 and $2,000,000 PR-S in fiscal year 2026-27 from the committee’s appropriation under s. 20.865(4)(g) to the department’s […]
On March 3, 2026, the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 893 / Assembly Bill 903 Relating to: termination of parental rights under the safe haven law. Senate Bill 926 Relating to: implementing a behavioral health prevention pilot program and making […]
On February 27, 2026, 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. On this week’s episode: JD Vance in Wisconsin Senate Oversight of DOJ High-Profile Lawsuits Assembly Adjournment Wrap-Up WisPolitics Stock Picks Production Note: Dear Rewind viewers and podcast listeners, Rewind is back online and on air. We’re […]
On February 26, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wolf Advisory Committee met on the following agenda: 9 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome, Review Committee Goals and Agreements and Opening Check-in 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Public Comment (in-person or written only) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Wolf management updates 10:35 – 11 a.m. WAC feedback on […]
On February 25, 2026, Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin (D-Whitefish Bay) and Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) held a brief news conference following the scheduled public hearing on the Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice.
On February 26, 2026, the Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 885 Relating to: digital asset staking and the state’s securities laws Senate Bill 951 Relating to: creating the Office of Financial Technology Innovation in the Department of Financial Institutions and a cryptocurrency pilot project, […]
On February 25, 2026, the Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice held an informational hearing featuring invited testimony from Attorney General Josh Kaul.
On February 24, 2026, the Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice held an informational hearing featuring the following testimony: Dr. Paul Nolette Marquette University – Director Les Aspin Center for Government Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Phil Mlsna Annette Meeks Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
