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GOP Rep. Rob Brooks told WisPolitics.com this afternoon he is resigning as assistant majority leader, but won’t step down from his southeastern Wisconsin Assembly seat, rebuffing a call from Gov. Scott Walker. “I’m going to step down from leadership to
State Sen. Lena Taylor was ordered to undergo training after it was found she bullied an employee who filed a complaint against her as well as other staffers, according to newly released documents. Along with giving Taylor three months to
The Department of Justice says it isn’t going to request a delay for the guv to call special elections in the 1st SD and 42nd AD. The DOJ earlier today indicated it was looking at filing a direct appeal to
An appellate court today refused to delay the deadline to call special elections in two legislative seats as GOP lawmakers continued to forge ahead on legislation that would undercut an order to fill the vacancies. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice
A Dane County judge who denied a motion to delay the timeline for the guv to call two special elections ripped the state DOJ’s arguments as “speculative” and suggested Republicans are trying to deny representation to voters in the 1st
The state DOJ late Monday asked a Dane County judge to push back the deadline for Gov. Scott Walker to call special elections in two legislative seats. That would allow time for the Legislature to meet in extraordinary session next
Guvs would no longer have to call special elections “as promptly as possible” to fill legislative vacancies under a plan GOP leaders introduced Monday to undercut a Dane County judge’s order. The bill, which would apply to the open 1st
The Assembly today signed off on a bill that would let school boards share camera footage with police. But the legislation faces an uncertain future as it first needs Senate approval before heading to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The bill,
A $100 million school safety proposal is heading to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk after the Assembly signed off on the plan 78-8. Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the plan, which the chamber had approved Tuesday and is attached to
A bill with a provision to expand state-level background checks to rifles and shotguns cleared the Assembly on a voice vote, heading to the Senate where it faces an uncertain future. The background check language, attached as a substitute amendment
The Assembly today signed off on the Senate’s version of a series of bills to prohibit local governments from enacting their own laws related to employment, implement a $100-per-child rebate and overhaul court procedures. The bills previously cleared the Assembly
A tweaked plan to overhaul the state’s juvenile corrections system is now on its way to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk after passing the Assembly 90-0. The bill would close the Lincoln Hills youth prison by Jan. 1, 2021, and require
The Senate Tuesday night signed off on its version of a plan aimed at increasing school safety on a 28-4 vote. The proposal, adopted as an amendment to AB 843, differs from the six special session bills Assembly Republicans had
The Senate today voted 18-14 to pass the so-called tort reform bill with key changes that got enough GOP lawmakers on board to pass it. The bill, which would change standards on legal processes and discovery over provisions regarding the
A bill that would set aside funding for a multi-million dollar marketing program to attract more workers to Wisconsin is now heading to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk after clearing the Senate 17-15. While the bill received some bipartisan support in
The Senate signed off 18-14 on a bill that would make sweeping changes to landlord-tenant laws. The legislation, which previously cleared the Assembly, now heads to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk over Dem objections that it would disadvantage tenants by chipping away
The state Senate today approved legislation prohibiting municipalities from creating their own local labor laws after stripping out a change the Assembly made last month. That means the bill would have to be approved by the Assembly, which plans to
The Senate this afternoon unanimously passed a juvenile corrections bill that’s largely in line with the version the Assembly passed last month reviving a bill that had been stalled over Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s objections to several provisions as
The state Senate today signed off on a $100 per-child credit and a scaled back sales tax holiday as part of a deal GOP legislative leaders struck to move the stalled proposal. It only cleared the Senate because Sen. La
The Senate approved 18-14 along party lines changing chamber ruled to add a trigger to move the budget along if the Joint Finance Committee fails to complete by a deadline. The committee would have until June 30 in a budget
GOP Rep. Rob Brooks told WisPolitics.com this afternoon he is resigning as assistant majority leader, but won’t step down from his southeastern Wisconsin Assembly seat, rebuffing a call from Gov. Scott Walker. “I’m going to step down from leadership to focus on my district,” Brooks, R-Saukville, said in a phone
State Sen. Lena Taylor was ordered to undergo training after it was found she bullied an employee who filed a complaint against her as well as other staffers, according to newly released documents. Along with giving Taylor three months to complete training on anti-harassment, anti-retaliation and anti-bullying provisions, the Milwaukee
The Department of Justice says it isn’t going to request a delay for the guv to call special elections in the 1st SD and 42nd AD. The DOJ earlier today indicated it was looking at filing a direct appeal to the Supreme Court to postpone calling the elections. But a letter
An appellate court today refused to delay the deadline to call special elections in two legislative seats as GOP lawmakers continued to forge ahead on legislation that would undercut an order to fill the vacancies. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is gearing up to take the issue to the state
A Dane County judge who denied a motion to delay the timeline for the guv to call two special elections ripped the state DOJ’s arguments as “speculative” and suggested Republicans are trying to deny representation to voters in the 1st SD and 42nd AD. Judge Richard Niess Tuesday argued the
The state DOJ late Monday asked a Dane County judge to push back the deadline for Gov. Scott Walker to call special elections in two legislative seats. That would allow time for the Legislature to meet in extraordinary session next week to pass a bill that would render moot the
Guvs would no longer have to call special elections “as promptly as possible” to fill legislative vacancies under a plan GOP leaders introduced Monday to undercut a Dane County judge’s order. The bill, which would apply to the open 1st SD and 42nd AD, also would create a new requirement
The Assembly today signed off on a bill that would let school boards share camera footage with police. But the legislation faces an uncertain future as it first needs Senate approval before heading to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The bill, which passed on a voice vote, would create an exception
A $100 million school safety proposal is heading to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk after the Assembly signed off on the plan 78-8. Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the plan, which the chamber had approved Tuesday and is attached to AB 843, on open enrollment, as an amendment. Eight Dems voted
A bill with a provision to expand state-level background checks to rifles and shotguns cleared the Assembly on a voice vote, heading to the Senate where it faces an uncertain future. The background check language, attached as a substitute amendment to AB 1031 on school bullying, would bolster the state’s
The Assembly today signed off on the Senate’s version of a series of bills to prohibit local governments from enacting their own laws related to employment, implement a $100-per-child rebate and overhaul court procedures. The bills previously cleared the Assembly when the chamber was on the floor last month, although
A tweaked plan to overhaul the state’s juvenile corrections system is now on its way to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk after passing the Assembly 90-0. The bill would close the Lincoln Hills youth prison by Jan. 1, 2021, and require in its place new DOC type 1 facilities for the
The Senate Tuesday night signed off on its version of a plan aimed at increasing school safety on a 28-4 vote. The proposal, adopted as an amendment to AB 843, differs from the six special session bills Assembly Republicans had been considering in a public hearing earlier today. Still, it
The Senate today voted 18-14 to pass the so-called tort reform bill with key changes that got enough GOP lawmakers on board to pass it. The bill, which would change standards on legal processes and discovery over provisions regarding the retention of records, had received pushback from Sen. Van Wanggaard,
A bill that would set aside funding for a multi-million dollar marketing program to attract more workers to Wisconsin is now heading to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk after clearing the Senate 17-15. While the bill received some bipartisan support in the Assembly when it cleared that chamber last month, GOP
The Senate signed off 18-14 on a bill that would make sweeping changes to landlord-tenant laws. The legislation, which previously cleared the Assembly, now heads to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk over Dem objections that it would disadvantage tenants by chipping away at provisions aimed to protect them. Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona,
The state Senate today approved legislation prohibiting municipalities from creating their own local labor laws after stripping out a change the Assembly made last month. That means the bill would have to be approved by the Assembly, which plans to be in Thursday in extraordinary session, before it could head
The Senate this afternoon unanimously passed a juvenile corrections bill that’s largely in line with the version the Assembly passed last month reviving a bill that had been stalled over Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s objections to several provisions as well as the process. There was no debate before the
The state Senate today signed off on a $100 per-child credit and a scaled back sales tax holiday as part of a deal GOP legislative leaders struck to move the stalled proposal. It only cleared the Senate because Sen. La Tonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, joined most Republicans in backing the plan.
The Senate approved 18-14 along party lines changing chamber ruled to add a trigger to move the budget along if the Joint Finance Committee fails to complete by a deadline. The committee would have until June 30 in a budget year to finish its work on the document. If it