Assembly lawmakers approved along party lines a bill that would put in place guidelines on how the state should handle lawsuit settlements from opioid manufacturers. The bill would require any settlements on the suit between the AG and local governments
The Assembly today passed by voice vote a bill that would define use-of-force for police policies and require officers to report colleagues who use excessive force. Lawmakers voted 60-38 to add an amendment to SB 120 that adjusted when officers
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed four policing bills into law, including a bill to ban chokeholds with some exceptions. The bills originated in the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities co-chaired by
The Assembly voted today to send Gov. Tony Evers a bill requiring municipalities to record any broadcast of their canvassing proceedings. Rep. Kristina Shelton, D-Green Bay, raised concerns about using services like YouTube to save broadcasts for future viewing. While
The Assembly voted today to send a bill to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk that would require indefinitely confined voters to apply for absentee ballots annually. Indefinitely confined voters can currently receive automatic absentee ballots indefinitely. State law defines an indefinitely
06-22-21 Contact: Sarah Abel Phone: 202-225-5506 Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov Rep. Ron Kind Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure a Fairer Tax Code for Wisconsin Tribes Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind introduced the bipartisan Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act to protect sovereignty in the tax code
The Assembly today voted 60-38 along party lines to send to Gov. Tony Evers’ a bill that would change regulations on absentee voting in nursing homes and residential care facilities. The bill would require election administrators to provide notice of
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June 22, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT mike@abwt.org · (608) 444-3483 Fight for Freedom to Vote Continues in Wisconsin and Washington DC From Ron Johnson to Robin Vos, Republicans Try to Block Access to the Ballot MADISON, Wis. — In Wisconsin, we believe that
The Assembly today voted to send to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk a bill that would cut shared revenue payments to municipalities that cut funding for law enforcement. The bill, passed on a 61-37 vote, would make the reduced shared revenue
The Assembly along party lines has sent to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk a bill that would create new criminal penalties for election officials. The bill would make officials subject to a $10,000 fine or up to three-and-a-half years in prison
Wisconsin Senators Recommend Candidates to the White House for Federal Judgeship on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson announced today their agreement to recommend to the
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed seven bills into law, including several bipartisan policing changes. The governor called for these bills last week, emphasizing the need for the Legislature to take up more robust, comprehensive reforms. A signing statement for the
Assembly lawmakers approved along party lines a bill that would put in place guidelines on how the state should handle lawsuit settlements from opioid manufacturers. The bill would require any settlements on the suit between the AG and local governments and opioid manufacturers, marketers or distributors to first be approved
The Assembly today passed by voice vote a bill that would define use-of-force for police policies and require officers to report colleagues who use excessive force. Lawmakers voted 60-38 to add an amendment to SB 120 that adjusted when officers are required to intervene in instances of excessive force and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed four policing bills into law, including a bill to ban chokeholds with some exceptions. The bills originated in the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities co-chaired by Reps. Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, and Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison. Despite his
The Assembly voted today to send Gov. Tony Evers a bill requiring municipalities to record any broadcast of their canvassing proceedings. Rep. Kristina Shelton, D-Green Bay, raised concerns about using services like YouTube to save broadcasts for future viewing. While free, YouTube is not a viable service for saving long
The Assembly voted today to send a bill to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk that would require indefinitely confined voters to apply for absentee ballots annually. Indefinitely confined voters can currently receive automatic absentee ballots indefinitely. State law defines an indefinitely confined voter as a person “confined because of age, physical
06-22-21 Contact: Sarah Abel Phone: 202-225-5506 Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov Rep. Ron Kind Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure a Fairer Tax Code for Wisconsin Tribes Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind introduced the bipartisan Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act to protect sovereignty in the tax code and create parity for Native American Tribes. Currently, unfair restrictions
The Assembly today voted 60-38 along party lines to send to Gov. Tony Evers’ a bill that would change regulations on absentee voting in nursing homes and residential care facilities. The bill would require election administrators to provide notice of the dates and times when special voting deputies will be
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June 22, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT mike@abwt.org · (608) 444-3483 Fight for Freedom to Vote Continues in Wisconsin and Washington DC From Ron Johnson to Robin Vos, Republicans Try to Block Access to the Ballot MADISON, Wis. — In Wisconsin, we believe that all should have an equal say in our democracy. But
The Assembly today voted to send to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk a bill that would cut shared revenue payments to municipalities that cut funding for law enforcement. The bill, passed on a 61-37 vote, would make the reduced shared revenue the amount the municipality would receive going forward. The bill
The Assembly along party lines has sent to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk a bill that would create new criminal penalties for election officials. The bill would make officials subject to a $10,000 fine or up to three-and-a-half years in prison if they were found to have, among other things, failed
Wisconsin Senators Recommend Candidates to the White House for Federal Judgeship on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson announced today their agreement to recommend to the White House four candidates for consideration to serve on the
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed seven bills into law, including several bipartisan policing changes. The governor called for these bills last week, emphasizing the need for the Legislature to take up more robust, comprehensive reforms. A signing statement for the policing changes bills is available here. Senate Bill 121, now Wisconsin