The Assembly did not take up a bill that was on today’s calendar to move the Wisconsin Technical College System off the property tax rolls and replace that money with more state aid. AB 2 was initially introduced to repeal the personal property tax, but the shared revenue bill Evers signed this week included a provision to eliminate the tax.
The Assembly today approved 90-4 legislation to overhaul Wisconsin’s three-tiered alcohol industry and create a new Division of Alcohol Beverages within the Department of Revenue.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is set to meet tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. to finish up the state budget. The committee plans to take up the UW System, Budget Management and Compensation Reserves,
The Assembly 82-11 today passed a bill to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills without a doctor’s approval. AB 176 now heads to the Senate for consideration.
The Joint Finance Committee is set to meet tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. to finish up the state budget. The committee’s agenda includes the UW System, Budget Management and Compensation Reserves, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Shared Revenue and Tax
The Assembly today approved 67-27 a bill to change the way Wisconsin schools teach reading, sending the measure to the Senate.
Janesville and Beloit, Wis. – Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld today met with entrepreneurs and business leaders from Rock County to highlight how state investments have helped stimulate the creation of new or expanded businesses in the area. Blumenfeld visited
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) introduced the Enforce the Caps Act, which would impose restraints on federal spending by extending the enforcement period of spending caps that were recently signed into law under the Fiscal Responsibility Act through Fiscal Year
MADISON (June 21, 2023) – Small business owners across Wisconsin applaud the repeal of the personal property tax, a complex tax that is assessed on the personal property of businesses and collected by local units of government. The bipartisan revenue
In this week’s Capitol Chats, Wisconsin’s newly elected DNC Representative Alex Lasry says he wants to help carry national Dems to victory on a wave of past success. The former Milwaukee Bucks exec. also talks about possible plans to retake
RACINE, Wis. – Last week the Republican Study Committee, which Congressman Bryan Steil is a part of, released their 2024 budget proposal that includes drastic rollbacks of protections that are already lowering the costs of prescription drugs for Wisconsin seniors. The proposed
MADISON, Wis. — As we approach the one year anniversary of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision, Wisconsin Republicans are doubling down on their anti-abortion extremism, even as the state continues to live under a dangerous, near-total abortion ban from 1849. The leading potential GOP candidate for
Republican lawmakers are still hashing out details of a proposed income tax cut of more than $3 billion while Brewers talks have stalled, GOP Assembly leaders told reporters today.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the ranking member and chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, invited PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir al-Rumayyan, and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Corey Booker (D-NJ) in introducing the Equality Act – historic, comprehensive legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, just as religious, racial, and ethnic discrimination are illegal everywhere
The Assembly did not take up a bill that was on today’s calendar to move the Wisconsin Technical College System off the property tax rolls and replace that money with more state aid. AB 2 was initially introduced to repeal the personal property tax, but the shared revenue bill Evers signed this week included a provision to eliminate the tax.
The Assembly today approved 90-4 legislation to overhaul Wisconsin’s three-tiered alcohol industry and create a new Division of Alcohol Beverages within the Department of Revenue.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is set to meet tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. to finish up the state budget. The committee plans to take up the UW System, Budget Management and Compensation Reserves, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Shared Revenue and Tax
The Assembly 82-11 today passed a bill to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills without a doctor’s approval. AB 176 now heads to the Senate for consideration.
The Joint Finance Committee is set to meet tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. to finish up the state budget. The committee’s agenda includes the UW System, Budget Management and Compensation Reserves, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Shared Revenue and Tax Relief, General Fund Taxes and Budget Stabilization Fund. Those are
The Assembly today approved 67-27 a bill to change the way Wisconsin schools teach reading, sending the measure to the Senate.
Janesville and Beloit, Wis. – Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld today met with entrepreneurs and business leaders from Rock County to highlight how state investments have helped stimulate the creation of new or expanded businesses in the area. Blumenfeld visited with several small business owners who have been supported by
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) introduced the Enforce the Caps Act, which would impose restraints on federal spending by extending the enforcement period of spending caps that were recently signed into law under the Fiscal Responsibility Act through Fiscal Year (FY) 2029. This bill is endorsed by the America First
MADISON (June 21, 2023) – Small business owners across Wisconsin applaud the repeal of the personal property tax, a complex tax that is assessed on the personal property of businesses and collected by local units of government. The bipartisan revenue bill, which was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers,
In this week’s Capitol Chats, Wisconsin’s newly elected DNC Representative Alex Lasry says he wants to help carry national Dems to victory on a wave of past success. The former Milwaukee Bucks exec. also talks about possible plans to retake CD3 and battle for CD1 before talking a little bit
RACINE, Wis. – Last week the Republican Study Committee, which Congressman Bryan Steil is a part of, released their 2024 budget proposal that includes drastic rollbacks of protections that are already lowering the costs of prescription drugs for Wisconsin seniors. The proposed budget would also raise the Social Security retirement age. “Congressman
MADISON, Wis. — As we approach the one year anniversary of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision, Wisconsin Republicans are doubling down on their anti-abortion extremism, even as the state continues to live under a dangerous, near-total abortion ban from 1849. The leading potential GOP candidate for Senate former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, has a long
Republican lawmakers are still hashing out details of a proposed income tax cut of more than $3 billion while Brewers talks have stalled, GOP Assembly leaders told reporters today.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the ranking member and chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, invited PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir al-Rumayyan, and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman to testify at a hearing of the subcommittee on July
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Corey Booker (D-NJ) in introducing the Equality Act – historic, comprehensive legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, just as religious, racial, and ethnic discrimination are illegal everywhere in the United States. “If we want to live up