On April 22, 2025, Veterans and their supporters from all over Wisconsin assembled at the State Capitol to rally and meet with their representatives to present Legislative Priorities, that include: Eligibility Expansion of the Wisconsin Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit; Funding for the University of Wisconsin (UW) MIA Recovery and Identification Project to […]
On April 15, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 175 Relating to: local building permit fees for certain improvements of residences of disabled veterans Cupp, Mark E. Of Muscoda, as a Government Unit River Representative on the Land and Water Conservation […]
The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum and the Wisconsin Historical Society, is hosting a Two Lights for Tomorrow ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol on April 14, 2025. This event is the kickoff of a week long commemoration recognized in the 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 17. This event […]
On April 3, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Colbert, Laura Of Waupaca, as an At-Large Member on the Board of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025 Mcphetridge, Mary Of Washburn, as a Lake Superior Representative on the […]
On January 28, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 2 Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War Clearinghouse Rule 24-030 Relating to simplifying, reducing, modernizing, and making […]
On November 11, 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a Veterans Day ceremony in the State Capitol. Speakers include: Chris Kolakowski, Wisconsin Veterans Museum Director Christopher McElgunn, Deputy Secretary of WDVA Alan Hembel, Madison Veterans Council President Gov. Tony Evers U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
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 […]
On February 14, 2024, the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage held a public hearing on the following: Bolens, Barb Of Mequon, as a Public Member on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2027; Senate Bill 965: the regulation of deer hunting in the northern […]
