The Assembly today approved putting on the April ballot a constitutional amendment to overhaul the state’s bail system and an advisory referendum on work search requirements for public assistance.
The state Senate moved Tuesday to place on the April ballot two initiatives: a constitutional amendment to overhaul bail policies; and an advisory referendum on whether childless, able-bodied adults should have to seek work to qualify for public assistance. Republicans
The Senate voted Tuesday to ban discriminating against someone over whether they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine and to allow parents to opt out their kids if schools implement a mask requirement. AB 316 would ban the state and local governments
The state would break Milwaukee Public Schools into multiple districts while lifting any income limits on its voucher programs under bills the Senate approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Tony Evers. The sweeping package of bills would touch everything from
Two days after Speaker Robin Vos said the bill was unlikely to move because a site hadn’t been chosen for the facility, the Assembly unanimously approved funding a replacement for the state’s troubled youth prison in north-central Wisconsin. In doing
The Assembly approved allowing clerks to begin processing absentee ballots the day before an election, but only after Dems and Republicans accused each other of negotiating in bad faith on the proposal. Meeting for the final time of the regular
The Assembly approved in a voice vote the amended version of a bill that would allow people to charge for the use of electric vehicle charging stations. Rep. Deb. Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, criticized the bill for what she called a
Medical professionals who advise their patients to try alternative treatments for things like COVID-19 couldn’t be disciplined for their guidance under legislation the Assembly approved. Backers included the legislation in a “medical freedom” package they introduced earlier this year, complaining
The Senate approved a series of bills that would revamp the unemployment program and add new restrictions to Medical Assistance that backers say would help move people off government safety net programs and into the workforce. That includes enforcing drug
The Senate voted to create a mandatory minimum sentence for three or more convictions of retail theft. Under AB 829, the minimum sentence for a third conviction would be 180 days if the convictions were within a five-year period. The