On March 18, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 4: agreements for direct primary care; Senate Bill 5: battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty; Senate Bill 14: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on […]
The 21st Annual State of the Tribes address featured St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Chairman Thomas Fowler who welcomed members of Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized tribes and deliver this year’s address from the State Capitol in Madison on March 18, 2025. The Wisconsin State Assembly also held a floor session on the following: Assembly […]
On March 18, 2025, members of the Assembly Republican caucus held a news conference prior to the Assembly floor session to discuss State of the Tribes and preview the legislative session for Tuesday.
On March 12, 2025, the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 24 Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton Senate […]
On March 12, 2025, the Assembly Committee on State Affairs met on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 98 Relating to: pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event Assembly Bill 99 Relating to: authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use Public Hearing: Assembly […]
On March 6, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 101 Relating to: requiring school districts to report information related to American Indian children attending school in the school district Assembly Bill 103 Relating to: school board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns […]
On March 5, 2025, Assembly Committee on State Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 98 Relating to: pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event Assembly Bill 99 Relating to: authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use
On February 26, 2025, Joint Legislative Council met on the following: Receiving study committee reports: Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors Study Committee on Recodification of Battery Statutes Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes Study Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin System Study Committee on the Regulation of Artificial […]
On February 24, 2025, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Population Health Sciences hosted a presentation on Tribal Epidemiology Centers featuring the following speakers: Jeannine Nosko – RN, BSN, MBA, Program Director for Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) Afif Showkat – GLITEC Public Health Specialist Helen Tesfai – GLITEC Senior Epidemiologist […]
On December 18, 2024, the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations met on the following agenda: Organizational matters Presentation by Samantha Linden, Legislative Liaison, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Matt Fortney – General Counsel – Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority WHEDA Discussion of items for committee approval: 2025 LRB-0122/1, relating to pupils wearing […]
On November 19, 2024, learn more about the regulatory world of PFAS in the United States. This presentation covers the Clean Water Act and other relevant federal regulations. Additionally, this presentation discusses the role of Tribal Nations in this ever-changing regulatory environment. Presenter is Morgan Jones Axtell, JD, who is a staff attorney at the […]
