On July 30, 2024, the Republican Party of Wisconsin hosted a press call with Rep. Bryan Steil, Rep. John Macco (R-Ledgeview) and WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming ahead of Secretary Pete Buttigieg visiting Green Bay and Milwaukee.
On July 26, 2024, Wisconsin Policy Forum hosted a Forum Friday focusing Wisconsin’s growing challenges in providing its residents with an adequate range of affordable housing. The event, moderated by Forum President Jason Stein, included a presentation detailing recent Forum research on housing trends followed by a panel discussion with the following guests: Joe Peterangelo […]
On May 30, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Transportation and the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government held a joint public hearing on Clearinghouse Rule 23-042: operator’s licenses and identification cards.
On May 24, 2024, 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: Budget Projections Legislative Retirements Rail Expansion in Wisconsin Vos Recall Deadline UWM Chancellor Apologizes New DOC Secretary Appointed WisGOP Convention Recap
On May 24, 2024, 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: Budget Projections Legislative Retirements Rail Expansion in Wisconsin Vos Recall Deadline UWM Chancellor Apologizes New DOC Secretary Appointed WisGOP Convention Recap
On May 16, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections and the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection held a joint informational hearing featuring the following speakers: Designee(s) from the Department of Transportation, the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and the Department of Health Services Ashley Reichert, County Clerk, Washington County and Lisa […]
On May 7, 2024, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 Meeting on the following> I. Department of Military Affairs Requesting supplement of $2M GPR in fiscal year 2023-24 for division of emergency management; pre-disaster flood resilience II. Department of Transportation Requesting supplement of $6M SEG in fiscal year 2023-24 for driver education […]
On May 7, 2024, Rotary Club of Milwaukee hosted Jessica Wineberg, Policy Director of Vision Zero, Milwaukee’s to discuss a plan for zero traffic deaths by 2037. From 2002 to 2022, traffic deaths have increased by 113.5% in Milwaukee County, while traffic fatalities in the rest of the state during the same period have decreased by 36.1%, […]
On March 12, 2024, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: SB 172: establishing and operating community reentry centers; SB 374: Wisconsin and Minnesota income tax reciprocity; SB 525: tinting windows on government-owned vehicles; SB 616: a sales tax exemption for road-building equipment; SB 667: domestic asset protection trusts; SB 791: […]
On March 7, 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services hosted a meeting on Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus Non-Emergency Medical Transportation with the Transportation Advisory Council. TAC is comprised of representatives from transportation and healthcare providers and advocacy groups. The TAC serves in an advisory capacity to provide feedback and recommendations for the improvement […]
On March 6, 2024, the Senate Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 1066 / Assembly Bill 1079: employment of direct-care employees by veterans homes, eligibility for burial in veterans cemeteries, and elements of sexual assault under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; Senate […]
