On June 27, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance convened on the following: Section 13.10 meeting: I. Department of Public Instruction – Tom McCarthy, Deputy State Superintendent The Department of Public Instruction requests a supplement of $49,672,600 GPR in fiscal year 2024-25 from the committee’s appropriation under s. 20.865(4)(a) to the department’s office of literacy, […]
On June 18, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: SB 10: access to public high schools for military recruiters; SB 41: school safety grants and making an appropriation; SB 94: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions […]
On May 21, 2025, the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 62 Relating to: financing the operating costs and certain out-of-state projects of nonprofit institutions and compensation of employees of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Senate Bill 229 Relating to: transferring […]
On May 15, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold a public hearing on Assembly Bill 92 Relating to: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation.
On May 14, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 176 Relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program Assembly Bill 212 Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services Assembly Bill 257 Relating to: […]
Wisconsin is celebrating Defense Week this week with a series of events supporting the state’s defense industry and encouraging other businesses to get involved. While Wisconsin is routinely ranked as a top manufacturing state, it is ranked 29th in total defense contracting and other spending nationally. On May 12, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers welcomes Todd Streicher, […]
Wisconsin is celebrating Defense Week this week with a series of events supporting the state’s defense industry and encouraging other businesses to get involved. While Wisconsin is routinely ranked as a top manufacturing state, it is ranked 29th in total defense contracting and other spending nationally. On May 12, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers welcomes Todd Streicher, […]
On May 7, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 242 Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty. Assembly Bill 53 Relating to: special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty. Assembly Bill 171 […]
On May 7, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 34 Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths. Assembly Bill 88 Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement […]
On May 7, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Science, Technology, and AI met on the following: Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 33 Relating to: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty. Assembly Bill 204 Relating to: creating a video game production tax credit and making an appropriation. Informational Hearing: Rick Offenbecher Former Department of Revenue Head […]
On April 30, 2025, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 144 Relating to: eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals Senate Bill 146 Relating to: prohibiting persons […]
