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A $1.8 billion package to put more money into schools and send rebate checks to Wisconsinites failed in the Senate after changes GOP leaders made failed to garner enough support.
UW-Madison would get $14.6 million a year in taxpayer money to cover the costs of athletic facilities, freeing up money to pay athletes on name, image and likeness deals, under legislation that cleared the Senate.
The state Senate voted to open the door to allowing online gaming in Wisconsin as the issue split both Republican and Democratic caucuses over concerns the move would exacerbate the downsides of gambling, including addiction.
The Assembly unanimously signed off on a compromise proposal to combat PFAS contamination, creating a path to release long-delayed funds to address contamination from the “forever chemicals.”
The bill passed 70-23 with bipartisan support after it was amended to include a request from Gov. Tony Evers to pump more state money into the FoodShare program to account for changes the federal government made in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The Assembly cleared the way for voters to decide whether governors should be allowed to use their partial veto authority to raise a tax or fee. The chamber yesterday also voted to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto.
Wisconsin would join 48 other states in providing 12 months of coverage to postpartum women on Medicaid after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos relented and allowed the bill to come to a floor vote.
On its final regular floor period of the session, the Assembly will take up legislation Speaker Robin Vos had previously held up that would extend postpartum coverage under the Medicaid program and to require supplemental screenings for breast cancer.
WisconsinEye would get $585,631 in state money over the next 12 months to remain on the air as the state seeks bids for a permanent public affairs network under amended legislation the Senate approved via voice vote.
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.
A $1.8 billion package to put more money into schools and send rebate checks to Wisconsinites failed in the Senate after changes GOP leaders made failed to garner enough support.
UW-Madison would get $14.6 million a year in taxpayer money to cover the costs of athletic facilities, freeing up money to pay athletes on name, image and likeness deals, under legislation that cleared the Senate.
The state Senate voted to open the door to allowing online gaming in Wisconsin as the issue split both Republican and Democratic caucuses over concerns the move would exacerbate the downsides of gambling, including addiction.
The Assembly unanimously signed off on a compromise proposal to combat PFAS contamination, creating a path to release long-delayed funds to address contamination from the “forever chemicals.”
The bill passed 70-23 with bipartisan support after it was amended to include a request from Gov. Tony Evers to pump more state money into the FoodShare program to account for changes the federal government made in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The Assembly cleared the way for voters to decide whether governors should be allowed to use their partial veto authority to raise a tax or fee. The chamber yesterday also voted to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto.
Wisconsin would join 48 other states in providing 12 months of coverage to postpartum women on Medicaid after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos relented and allowed the bill to come to a floor vote.
On its final regular floor period of the session, the Assembly will take up legislation Speaker Robin Vos had previously held up that would extend postpartum coverage under the Medicaid program and to require supplemental screenings for breast cancer.
WisconsinEye would get $585,631 in state money over the next 12 months to remain on the air as the state seeks bids for a permanent public affairs network under amended legislation the Senate approved via voice vote.
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.