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GOP Sen. Pat Testin, who co-authored the package, told WisPolitics his efforts to get at least 17 Republican votes for the proposal had fallen short. Now, the only path forward to extend the program is to get his Senate Republican colleagues to get behind the bills that cleared the Assembly last month, Testin said.
The Assembly passed a string of higher education bills along party lines today, including a bill that would strip higher education programs of race-based programs and requirements.
SB 498, which passed 53 to 45 along party lines, would create a host of new rules surrounding free expression on Universities of Wisconsin campuses.
The Assembly voted along party lines to send a bill defining a broad avenue for patients to sue practitioners who provided them gender-affirming care as minors. The bill now goes to the governor.
The state Senate today approved transgender bills dictating what teams those athletes can play on, limiting what pronouns students can use at school and allowing lawsuits for injuries from transition procedures performed on minors.
The Assembly unanimously approved legislation to create a $10 million trust fund to ensure WisconsinEye remains on the air following a blackout period due to a lack of funding.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”
The six bills would limit the use and purchase of technology manufactured by “foreign adversaries” by state agencies and medical and research institutions, limit academic collaboration with some foreign colleges and universities, and create new criminal penalties for acting as an agent of certain foreign governments, among other measures.
The state Senate today signed off on sending two constitutional amendments to voters this November that would bar closing houses of worship during an emergency and prohibit preferential treatment based on race, sex or other factors.
AB 840 requires the Public Service Commission to ensure that ratepayers will be insulated from new utility costs linked to data centers and requires any renewable energy facilities principally serving the data center to be hosted on-site.
AB 38 would exempt employees from paying state income tax on cash and electronic tips through 2028. The Assembly voted 61-33 to send the bill to the Senate, with a handful of Democrats crossing party lines.
Three Democrats – Rep. Steve Doyle of Onalaska, Rep. Jenna Jacobson of Oregon and Rep. Tara Johnson of Shelby – crossed party lines to send AB 380 to the Senate on a 57-42 vote.
The state Assembly today approved a pair of constitutional amendments that would bar discrimination or preferential treatment based on certain characteristics and protect the right to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency.
The Assembly today approved along party lines a bill to make it easier for Wisconsinites to appeal if the Elections Commission rejects a complaint filed with the agency.
Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Walworth, told WisPolitics on Thursday that he expected to have at least 50 GOP votes for the bill when it came to the floor. He said ahead of today’s floor period there was no rush to pass the bill with the Senate not taking it up until at least January and continued to express confidence it would pass the Assembly if put to a vote.
The Senate today signed off on legislation that would bar the use of public funds to cover the health care costs of those in the country illegally, a move some Dems denounced as immoral and cruel.
The state Senate today signed off along party lines on legislation that would exempt medical procedures such as removing a dead embryo or fetus or treating an ectopic pregnancy from the definition of abortion in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Senate and Assembly approved a resolution honoring the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as Dems sought unsuccessfully to amend it to condemn all political violence.
The Assembly today along party lines sent a bill to the governor that would require prosecutors to get an OK from a judge before dismissing or amending a charge for certain crimes, such as domestic abuse, sexual assault or a crime against a child.
The Senate today approved three election-related bills, sending one to the governor that would allow candidates to be withdrawn from the ballot without first having died.
GOP Sen. Pat Testin, who co-authored the package, told WisPolitics his efforts to get at least 17 Republican votes for the proposal had fallen short. Now, the only path forward to extend the program is to get his Senate Republican colleagues to get behind the bills that cleared the Assembly last month, Testin said.
The Assembly passed a string of higher education bills along party lines today, including a bill that would strip higher education programs of race-based programs and requirements.
SB 498, which passed 53 to 45 along party lines, would create a host of new rules surrounding free expression on Universities of Wisconsin campuses.
The Assembly voted along party lines to send a bill defining a broad avenue for patients to sue practitioners who provided them gender-affirming care as minors. The bill now goes to the governor.
The state Senate today approved transgender bills dictating what teams those athletes can play on, limiting what pronouns students can use at school and allowing lawsuits for injuries from transition procedures performed on minors.
The Assembly unanimously approved legislation to create a $10 million trust fund to ensure WisconsinEye remains on the air following a blackout period due to a lack of funding.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”
The six bills would limit the use and purchase of technology manufactured by “foreign adversaries” by state agencies and medical and research institutions, limit academic collaboration with some foreign colleges and universities, and create new criminal penalties for acting as an agent of certain foreign governments, among other measures.
The state Senate today signed off on sending two constitutional amendments to voters this November that would bar closing houses of worship during an emergency and prohibit preferential treatment based on race, sex or other factors.
AB 840 requires the Public Service Commission to ensure that ratepayers will be insulated from new utility costs linked to data centers and requires any renewable energy facilities principally serving the data center to be hosted on-site.
AB 38 would exempt employees from paying state income tax on cash and electronic tips through 2028. The Assembly voted 61-33 to send the bill to the Senate, with a handful of Democrats crossing party lines.
Three Democrats – Rep. Steve Doyle of Onalaska, Rep. Jenna Jacobson of Oregon and Rep. Tara Johnson of Shelby – crossed party lines to send AB 380 to the Senate on a 57-42 vote.
The state Assembly today approved a pair of constitutional amendments that would bar discrimination or preferential treatment based on certain characteristics and protect the right to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency.
The Assembly today approved along party lines a bill to make it easier for Wisconsinites to appeal if the Elections Commission rejects a complaint filed with the agency.
Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Walworth, told WisPolitics on Thursday that he expected to have at least 50 GOP votes for the bill when it came to the floor. He said ahead of today’s floor period there was no rush to pass the bill with the Senate not taking it up until at least January and continued to express confidence it would pass the Assembly if put to a vote.
The Senate today signed off on legislation that would bar the use of public funds to cover the health care costs of those in the country illegally, a move some Dems denounced as immoral and cruel.
The state Senate today signed off along party lines on legislation that would exempt medical procedures such as removing a dead embryo or fetus or treating an ectopic pregnancy from the definition of abortion in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Senate and Assembly approved a resolution honoring the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as Dems sought unsuccessfully to amend it to condemn all political violence.
The Assembly today along party lines sent a bill to the governor that would require prosecutors to get an OK from a judge before dismissing or amending a charge for certain crimes, such as domestic abuse, sexual assault or a crime against a child.
The Senate today approved three election-related bills, sending one to the governor that would allow candidates to be withdrawn from the ballot without first having died.