On December 11, 2025, the Institute for Reforming Government held a webinar detailing the results of their report on, “Empty Schools, Empty Wallets: What Happened to $1.49 Billion in ESSER School Aid?”
On December 11, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 meeting on the following: I. Department of Justice – Joshua Kaul, Attorney General Case: State of New York, v. U.S. Department of Justice, Case No. 25-cv-499 (D.R.I.) II. Technical College System Board – Layla Merrifield, President The Technical College System Board requests […]
On December 11, 2025, the Joint Committee on Employment Relations held a public hearing and executive session on the following: 2025-27 State Compensation Plan Recommendations of the Administrator of the Division of Personnel Management, Department of Administration, for the 2025-27 State Compensation Plan. Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreements 2025-26 tentative collective bargaining agreements between the Wisconsin […]
As Wisconsin hospital leaders climb out of the financial hole created by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are being confronted by a rapidly changing environment. Costs are rising, workforce shortages persist and the federal policy landscape remains murky. On December 9, 2025, Wisconsin Health News brought together a panel of some of the state’s most influential […]
On November 12, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 185 / Senate Bill 185 Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters Assembly Bill 219 / Senate Bill 213 Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization Assembly Bill 240 / Senate Bill 237 Relating […]
On October 17, 2025, the Wisconsin Policy Forum hosted a Forum Friday discussion on local referenda to address budget challenges. Though 2023 Act 12 gave a major state aid increase to municipalities and counties throughout the state, the uneven distribution of those dollars, record inflation, and other factors mean that many municipalities and counties face […]
On October 9, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 meeting on the following: I. Department of Justice – Joshua Kaul, Attorney General Request for approval of proposed partial settlement in Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al. v. Kennedy, et al., No. 25-cv-10814 (D. Mass.) II. Department of Health Services – Arielle Exner, […]
On October 3, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Federal shutdown Governor’s Race SCOWIS Race Veterans Homes Closures Medical Cannabis AI Bill Becomes Law Lincoln Hills/Copper […]
On October 3, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Federal shutdown Governor’s Race SCOWIS Race Veterans Homes Closures Medical Cannabis AI Bill Becomes Law Lincoln Hills/Copper […]
On September 11, 2025, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: AB33 / SB33: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty; AB39: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer; AB 58: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and […]
On September 5, 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: Pushing for New Rules Process JCOER + State Employee Raises Milwaukee Democrat Out of the Caucus Legislative Roundup Odds & Ends – Zamarripa Announcement, Dugan […]