State and local governments would be barred from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to anyone on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin under a constitutional amendment the Assembly Republicans passed today.
Utilities already doing business in Wisconsin would have the right of first refusal to construct, own and maintain a new transmission line that connects to one of their existing ones under a bill the Assembly approved by voice vote today.
The Assembly approved a $2.1 billion GOP package that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket while providing additional breaks for retirement income, married couples and child care.
The GOP-run Legislature approved Tony Evers’ proposed new maps, sending them to the Dem guv after he said he’d sign them so long as Republicans didn’t make any changes.
The Senate approved the maps 18-14 with nine Dems and five Republicans voting no.
LeMahieu’s move would amend SB 488, which would impose an Iowa-style redistricting system in Wisconsin. The substitute amendment would instead turn the bill into Evers’ proposals for the Assembly and the Senate districts now before the state Supreme Court in
Assembly Republicans today approved legislation that would ask voters whether the state should ban abortion after 14 weeks after the chamber rejected a series of attempts by GOP Rep. Chuck Wichgers to amend the bill. It cleared the chamber 53-46
The move comes after the Natural Resources Board last year approved a wolf management plan that did away with the previous 350-wolf goal. The body replaced the number with a plan focused on adapting to changing populations in different areas
Assembly Republicans approved an amended version of Tony Evers’ redistricting plan, arguing the Dem guv should sign off on the changes because the proposal would still include the vast majority of what he proposed to the state Supreme Court. But
The proposal cleared the chamber 17-14 with GOP Sens. Joan Ballweg, of Markesan; Julian Bradley, of Franklin; Chris Kapenga, of Delafield; and Eric Wimberger, of Green Bay; joining Dems in opposition.
AB 510 would establish a variety of rights for parents. Those include the right to be notified of and decline health care services, such as vaccines; to determine the name and pronouns the child uses at school; and to opt
The Assembly today approved a bill to ban credit card companies from using a transaction code that identifies firearm purchases and bar the Department of Justice from creating a firearm registry.
The Senate today voted along party lines to back a $3 billion GOP plan to reduce the state’s third-highest income tax bracket while expanding a break for retirement income. Gov. Tony Evers has pledged to veto the bill, which now
The GOP-controlled state Senate today rejected the nomination of Tyler Huebner to the Public Service Commission, the 10th executive branch appointment Republicans have shot down since Dem Gov. Tony Evers took office five years ago.
Hesselbein, D-Middleton, replaces Melissa Agard, of Madison, who stepped down to focus on a run for Dane County executive next year.
The state Senate today cobbled together a bipartisan coalition to pass legislation funding maintenance at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium after adding a new amendment to increase a ticket tax on non-baseball events to help drive down the state’s contribution.
The Assembly today 62-36 approved the more than $2.2 billion tax cut plan the Senate swapped in to replace Gov. Tony Evers’ special session workforce development package.
The Assembly today approved by voice vote a bill aiming to ensure out-of-state mental health care providers with licenses in other states don’t have to be licensed in Wisconsin to offer telehealth services in the state.
The state Senate today approved sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s alcohol policies, using the amendment process to bypass a committee holdup that had prevented the package from coming to the floor.
Backers of legislation to overhaul the state’s alcohol policies are considering getting the proposal to the Senate floor today by offering it as an amendment to another bill already on the calendar, according to multiple sources. The tactic could face
