Senate approves transportation package
The state Senate signed off on four transportation bills, including three that cleared the Assembly last week. The package is part of a promise Senate...
Senate approves using revenue from online sales to cut income taxes
The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously signed off on a plan to use additional revenue from online sales to reduce income taxes by $136.1...
Senate approves delaying closure of youth prisons
The state’s troubled youth prisons would close six months later than originally planned, while counties would get additional time to apply for grants to...
Online tax bill designed to lower income taxes clears Assembly
The Assembly today also approved a measure that would use additional sales tax revenue collected from online retailers to lower income tax rates. The bill...
Assembly signs off on transportation package
The Assembly today approved four measures from the so-called Road to Sustainability package authored by Rep. Joe Sanfelippo: *AB 273 would offer ways for...
Assembly signs off on tweaks to youth justice law
The Assembly signed off on a bill modifying a law passed last session that restructured the state's juvenile justice program. The bill, which received...
Assembly approves two drunk driving measures
The Assembly today passed a pair of bills that stiffen penalties for drunken drivers. AB 15 and 17 would require those charged with first-offense OWI...
Assembly votes to end Miller Park tax
The Assembly today voted to ensure the sales tax created to pay for the Milwaukee Brewers stadium would end in 2020. The 0.1 percent sales...
Assembly votes to expand minority teacher loan forgiveness
The Assembly approved by voice vote a bill that boosts a loan forgiveness program to incentivize more minorities to pursue a career in education. The...
Assembly passes package addressing homelessness
The Assembly today approved a package of measures stemming from recommendations made last session by the Interagency Council on Homelessness. But the proposed funding for...
Step therapy bill unanimously clears Assembly, heads to Evers’ desk
The Assembly today approved a bill that would address step therapy, a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies The legislation — introduced by Joint Finance...
Assembly approves 5G regulations
A bill that would set standards and fees for wireless providers when they seek to install 5G infrastructure was approved by voice vote in...
Senate passes 5G bill after Carpenter drops objection
The Senate today approved a bill that would set standards and fees for wireless providers when they seek to install 5G infrastructure after Dem...
Senate sends abortion package to Evers’ desk
A GOP bill to require care for those who survive an abortion is heading to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk after clearing a divided Senate...
State Senate passes step-therapy bill
The state Senate today approved a measure that would make the insurance appeals process easier. The proposal addresses the so-called “step therapy” process, a cost-saving...
