On October 27, 2023, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon 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: Brewers Deal Election Bills DNR Secretary to Retire Driver’s Education, Reckless Driving Bills Eliminating Race-Based Criteria for College META Lawsuit
On October 11, 2023, the Speaker’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence held a public hearing along with hearing from the following invited speakers: Google Chris Hein (Director of Engineering for the Google Public Sector) National Conference of State Legislatures Heather Morton (Director, Financial Services, Technology & Communications) Adobe Nick Gatz (Manager, State Government Relations) SAS Analytics […]
On October 11, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Agriculture held an executive session and a public hearing. Executive Session: Assembly Bill 133: farmland preservation agreements and tax credits Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 419: creating an online, interactive carbon calculator for farmers
On October 10, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities held an executive session followed by a public hearing. Executive Session: Assembly Bill 303: the broadband expansion grant program Assembly Bill 73: changing the phase-out of utility aid payments for decommissioned power plants Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 470: an incumbent transmission facility owner’s right […]
On October 9, 2023, the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology held a public hearing on Senate Bill 481: an incumbent transmission facility owner’s right to construct, own, and maintain certain transmission facilities and Public Service Commission procedures if the transmission facility is a regionally cost-shared transmission line.
On September 28, 2023, the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 325: the broadband expansion grant program Strand, Summer Of Waunakee, as Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029 Huebner, Tyler Of Madison, as a Commissioner on the […]
On September 18, 2023, the Wisconsin Counties Association hosted their 2023 Annual Conference in Sauk County. This segment features a session on “What Everyone Should Know About Cybersecurity.” Speakers: Lance Spranger, Chief Information Officer, Waukesha County Bill Nash, Cybersecurity Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Shuchi Wadhwa, Chief Information Officer, Racine […]
On August 21, 2023, Forward Fest and MadAI hosted an event on the topic of large language models (LLM) and how they came to be. UW-Madison Computer Science Professor Dr. Somesh Jha presented on LLM and took questions from the audience. Somesh Jha received his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi in Electrical […]
On August 2, 2023, the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access held an open meeting. Agenda: 1. Welcome and Housekeeping 2. Introductory Remarks by Governor Evers 3. Remarks by PSC Chairperson, Rebecca Cameron Valcq 4. 2023 Annual Report 5. BEAD Planning 6. Public Comment 7. Next Steps 8. Adjournment
This year’s biennial budget had its share of winners and losers, but there is one issue we have not yet highlighted on this program – an endowment grant for WisconsinEye. The grant – which will match up to $10 million in funds raised by WisconsinEye – was one of the only items to pass the […]
This year’s biennial budget had its share of winners and losers, but there is one issue we have not yet highlighted on this program – an endowment grant for WisconsinEye. The grant – which will match up to $10 million in funds raised by WisconsinEye – was one of the only items to pass the […]
