Senate approves pre-empting local employment laws after nixing Assembly change
The state Senate today approved legislation prohibiting municipalities from creating their own local labor laws after stripping out a change the Assembly made last...
Senate unanimously approves amended youth prisons bills
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...
Republicans approve revised child tax credit with Dem vote
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...
Senate approves resolution to move along stalled budgets
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...
Senate concurs on Assembly change to drunk driving bill
The DOT would permanently revoke a license if the driver had two or more “qualifying convictions” and two OWI offenses within a 15-year period. The...
Fitzgerald says Senate near deals on juvenile justice, school safety
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said this morning his caucus has agreed to do the guv's $100 per-child tax credit with the sales tax...
Bill to ban local governments from creating own labor laws clears Assembly
The Assembly early this morning voted 58-32 along party lines on bill that would prohibit municipalities from creating their own local labor laws with a...
‘Right to try’ bill clears Assembly, heads to guv’s desk
A bill that would make experimental drugs available to eligible patients passed the Assembly on a voice vote. The so-called "right to try" bill has...
Assembly approves forfeiture bill, sending it to Walker’s desk
The Assembly signed off on a bill that would require the state to obtain a conviction before police could keep and then sell property...
Bill to match Foxconn incentives for Kimberly-Clark clears Assembly
The Assembly approved 56-37 a bill aimed at keeping two Kimberly-Clark plants in the Fox Valley. The bill comes after Kimberly-Clark at the end of...
Assembly signs off on pared back version of so-called ‘Teacher Protection Act’
A scaled back version of a bill aimed at safeguarding teachers and addressing violent behavior in schools cleared the Assembly tonight 58-36. The so called...
Bill to extend winery hours statewide clears Assembly
The Assembly signed off on a bill that would keep wineries in the state open longer. The bill would let wineries that have a “Class...
Assembly passes bill to up penalties for repeat drunken driving
A bill that would permanently revoke the driver's license of someone who commits four or more OWI offenses cleared the Assembly tonight on a...
Bill including $350 million in borrowing for a new prison clears Assembly
The Assembly passed a bill to crack down on those who commit crimes while out on parole that includes a new amendment to add...
Guv’s $100-per-child rebate, sales tax holiday heads to the Senate
The Assembly signed off on a proposed sales tax holiday and $100-per-child tax rebate, sending it to the Senate where it faces an uncertain...
