On February 21, 2024, the Wisconsin State Assembly concluded their floor session from February 20, 2024. Business included the following: Assembly Bill 917: the sale of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters; Assembly Bill 919 / Senate Bill 833: funding for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center; Assembly Bill 933: transferring the angel investment tax credit; Assembly Bill 937: incorporating cursive […]
On February 20, 2024, the Wisconsin State Assembly will hold a floor session on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 112: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (first consideration); Assembly Bill 29: a sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion; Assembly Bill 91: exempting […]
On February 20, 2024, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 187: local government review of commercial building plans; Senate Bill 462: crisis urgent care and observation facilities; Senate Bill 789: fees for redacting certain records of law enforcement agencies; Senate Bill 11: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion […]
Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson is in the middle of her second term at the agency as the programs she facilitates have been increasingly in the state spotlight. She and Governor Evers have repeatedly warned about a child care crisis and an industry heading toward collapse, yet despite a record state surplus, […]
Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson is in the middle of her second term at the agency as the programs she facilitates have been increasingly in the state spotlight. She and Governor Evers have repeatedly warned about a child care crisis and an industry heading toward collapse, yet despite a record state surplus, […]
On February 16, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien review this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Lawmakers Pass Gov. Evers Voting Maps GOP Approves Tax Package Session Recap: Assembly Medical Marijuana Bill U.S. Senate Race Gallagher Not Seeking […]
On February 16, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien review this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Lawmakers Pass Gov. Evers Voting Maps GOP Approves Tax Package Session Recap: Assembly Medical Marijuana Bill U.S. Senate Race Gallagher Not Seeking […]
On February 14, 2024, the Senate Committee on Health will held a public hearing on the following: Mortara, Dr. Justin Of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2029; McNally, Patrick J. Of Elm Grove, as a Registered […]
On February 14, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care held a public hearing and executive session on the following: Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 1077: transfer from the state building trust fund to the general fund, funding for grants to support hospital emergency department services, and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 1078: […]
On February 13, 2024, the Wisconsin State Legislature held a floor session on the following: Assembly Bill 100: funding for reduction of infiltration and inflow in connecting laterals and sewer lines; Assembly Bill 180: establishing a hotline for employers interested in hiring individuals with a conviction record; Assembly Bill 197: procedures for reviewing commercial building […]
On February 13, 2024 the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 158. preliminary health care credentials granted to previously unlicensed individuals; Senate Bill 174: requiring use of the electronic system of vital records for medical certifications of death; Senate Bill 58: nitrate contamination and the well compensation grant program; Senate Bill […]
