Senate Committee on Housing, Commerce and Trade executive session
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022
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A group of Republican legislators wants to have the state subsidize the training of new truck drivers, ostensibly to help fill what is nationally estimated to be a shortage of 80,000 drivers.
Canada-U.S. relations remain quietly strong despite media focus on current disruptions.
Three months to the day after a felon out on just $1,000 bail killed six people and injured dozens of others at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, his campaign is doubling down on a position that isn’t just politically toxic; it is literally deadly.
As liberal Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes doubles down on his support for eliminating cash bail, one Republican lawmaker working to stop the revolving-door criminal justice system says radical Democrats like Barnes just don’t get it.
Low turnout for critically important decisions harmful for communities.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Fresh off passing a series of education bills, the Assembly returns today with an agenda that includes a bill that would allow someone to claim natural immunity in
Having a Waukesha County judge jail officials who refuse to give Michael Gableman depositions at his private office is the “fairest and least invasive process” to enforce the subpoenas he issued, the former justice is arguing. Last month, a Gableman
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate voted today to ban the UW or tech college systems from requiring students to “affirm, adopt, or adhere to” tenets of critical race theory. Though the bill passed along party
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment to bar the use of private money to cover public costs to administer an election. It also signed off on a bill that would allow clerks to begin processing absentee ballots the day before
Assembly Republicans today approved a bill that would create a “parental bill of rights” aimed at giving parents more say over what happens in classrooms. The Assembly in a 60-34 party line vote approved AB 963, which includes language giving
A group of Republican legislators wants to have the state subsidize the training of new truck drivers, ostensibly to help fill what is nationally estimated to be a shortage of 80,000 drivers.
Canada-U.S. relations remain quietly strong despite media focus on current disruptions.
Three months to the day after a felon out on just $1,000 bail killed six people and injured dozens of others at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, his campaign is doubling down on a position that isn’t just politically toxic; it is literally deadly.
As liberal Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes doubles down on his support for eliminating cash bail, one Republican lawmaker working to stop the revolving-door criminal justice system says radical Democrats like Barnes just don’t get it.
Low turnout for critically important decisions harmful for communities.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Fresh off passing a series of education bills, the Assembly returns today with an agenda that includes a bill that would allow someone to claim natural immunity in lieu of proof they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 or being
Having a Waukesha County judge jail officials who refuse to give Michael Gableman depositions at his private office is the “fairest and least invasive process” to enforce the subpoenas he issued, the former justice is arguing. Last month, a Gableman attorney wrote a letter to Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate voted today to ban the UW or tech college systems from requiring students to “affirm, adopt, or adhere to” tenets of critical race theory. Though the bill passed along party lines late this afternoon, the Senate was wrangling with procedural
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment to bar the use of private money to cover public costs to administer an election. It also signed off on a bill that would allow clerks to begin processing absentee ballots the day before election day. The bills were among the dozen election-related bills
Assembly Republicans today approved a bill that would create a “parental bill of rights” aimed at giving parents more say over what happens in classrooms. The Assembly in a 60-34 party line vote approved AB 963, which includes language giving parents the right to determine a child’s religion, type of