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A recent study from UW-Madison researchers draws a connection between declining crop diversity and dwindling bumble bee populations in the Midwest. Previous research has shown that the number of different bumble bee species in the region has decreased over the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — A series of election-related bills are headed to Gov. Tony Evers after Assembly approval, including one that would place new requirements on
The Assembly passed a bill that would spend $50 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act money on a loan to a cooperative buy the Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids. Lawmakers voted 63-35 on AB 367, which would allow
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 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 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
On Tuesday, June 29, the President will travel to Southwest Wisconsin with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to talk about growing agriculture and rural economies. The trip will be pooled press. Additional details to follow.
Despite improvements over the past decade, the advocacy group Kids Forward argues that improving the economic well-being of Wisconsin’s children has stalled. The group is calling on lawmakers to take aggressive steps to ensure the progress that has been made
The MPS School Board is in no position to complain about a lack of taxpayer funding for K-12 education.
If approved and signed by the governor, this revised version of the budget will deliver substantial progress on a number of top MMAC priorities, increase our state’s fiscal stability and enhance our economic competitiveness.
Elected jobs aren’t forever, and lobbyists help guide elected officials through the revolving door separating politics and lobbying.
It has taken more than 50 years to get to the recent passage of a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday.
We have spent the last 18 months witnessing China’s Chernobyl in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A recent study from UW-Madison researchers draws a connection between declining crop diversity and dwindling bumble bee populations in the Midwest. Previous research has shown that the number of different bumble bee species in the region has decreased over the past century as more land has become dedicated to farming.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — A series of election-related bills are headed to Gov. Tony Evers after Assembly approval, including one that would place new requirements on absentee voting. SB 204 would require indefinitely confined voters to
The Assembly passed a bill that would spend $50 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act money on a loan to a cooperative buy the Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids. Lawmakers voted 63-35 on AB 367, which would allow the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to loan Consolidated Cooperative $50
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 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
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
On Tuesday, June 29, the President will travel to Southwest Wisconsin with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to talk about growing agriculture and rural economies. The trip will be pooled press. Additional details to follow.
Despite improvements over the past decade, the advocacy group Kids Forward argues that improving the economic well-being of Wisconsin’s children has stalled. The group is calling on lawmakers to take aggressive steps to ensure the progress that has been made isn’t negated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This improvement is detailed
The MPS School Board is in no position to complain about a lack of taxpayer funding for K-12 education.
If approved and signed by the governor, this revised version of the budget will deliver substantial progress on a number of top MMAC priorities, increase our state’s fiscal stability and enhance our economic competitiveness.
Elected jobs aren’t forever, and lobbyists help guide elected officials through the revolving door separating politics and lobbying.
It has taken more than 50 years to get to the recent passage of a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday.
We have spent the last 18 months witnessing China’s Chernobyl in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic.