Kaul calls for universal background checks in inaugural remarks
Dem Josh Kaul bemoaned the lame-duck laws, but called for implementing universal background checks after he was sworn in as attorney general this afternoon. The...
Shilling fears lawmakers will be excluded from potential new deal with Kimberly-Clark
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling fears the Legislature will be left out of any incentive package the outgoing Walker administration negotiates to keep open...
Senate rejects pre-existing conditions bill
The state Senate Wednesday rejected a bill to provide new state protections for those with pre-existing conditions, which became a central issue in the...
Republicans tweak bill to strip Evers of power to appoint WEDC CEO, but restore...
Lawmakers would still strip Gov.-elect Tony Evers of the power to appoint the head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., under a revised proposal...
Senate and Assembly approve waiver bill
The Assembly and Senate approved along party lines requiring the Department of Health to receive permission from the Legislature before asking the federal government...
Senate Republicans still working out final details of extraordinary session bills
The state Senate briefly returned to the floor after a lengthy delay as GOP leaders tried to work out final details on the remaining...
Senate, Assembly approve transpo extraordinary session bill
The state Senate approved the first of three extraordinary session bills Tuesday evening after pulling a provision that Dems warned would prevent local governments...
Senate approves 82 Walker appointments despite Evers plea to pull them
The Senate voted 18-15 along party lines to approve 82 of Gov. Scott Walker's appointments, including DOA Secretary Ellen Nowak returning to the Public...
JFC approves three extraordinary session bills along party lines
The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 along party lines early Tuesday to approve three GOP-authored extraordinary session bills after making several tweaks to the...
Evers calling on JFC members to oppose lame-duck legislation
Governor-elect Tony Evers is calling on the members of the the Joint Committee on Finance to oppose any extraordinary session legislation, saying the bills...
Nygren argues GOP lawmakers have tried some provisions in bills before
JFC Co-chair John Nygren argued during today's public hearing some of the changes included in the bills are things GOP lawmakers have tried before...
Erpenbach charges Vos doesn’t have ‘guts’ to testify on extraordinary session bills
Dem Sen. Jon Erpenbach today slamming Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, for authoring the bills, but not having the “guts” to testify on them...
Legislature to call extraordinary session on Kimberly-Clark bill after November election
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced Tuesday morning the Legislature will call an extraordinary session Nov. 12 for a public hearing in the Senate on...
Rob Brooks resigns Assembly GOP leadership post, rebuffs call to step down from Legislature
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...
Taylor ordered to attend training for bullying staffers
State Sen. Lena Taylor was ordered to undergo training after it was found she bullied an employee who filed a complaint against her as...
