Senate rejects nominations of Elections, Ethics administrators

The GOP-controlled state Senate today rejected along the party lines 18-13 the nominations of Brian Bell and Mike Haas as administrators of the Ethics and Elections commissions. Dems knocked the move as an attempt by Republicans to enact a vendetta

Zepnick stripped of committee assignments

Rep. Josh Zepnick, who has resisted calls to resign after he was accused of kissing two women without their consent, has been stripped of his committee assignments. A spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Dems have not yet

Dems call on Zepnick to resign; he rebuffs calls

Assembly Dem leaders and the party’s state chair late Friday night called on Rep. Josh Zepnick, D-Milwaukee, to resign following allegations by two women that he kissed them without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. The Capital

Bill on water ski spotters passes Assembly

Those towing waterskiers would no longer need a second person in the boat acting as a spotter so long as the boat is equipped with a rear-view mirror under legislation the Assembly approved and sent to the guv. The bill

Assembly signs off on bill to help individuals replace lead pipes

The Assembly approved allowing municipalities to provide assistance to those replacing private lead service lines, but covering less of the costs than the Senate had approved. Under the bill, which passed on a voice vote, a municipality would have to

‘Marsy’s Law’ amendment clears Assembly

The Assembly signed off today 81-10 on a constitutional amendment that would add additional protections for crime victims. Known as “Marsy’s Law,” the amendment has now cleared both houses of the Legislature, the first step before it could be added

Senate passes bill eliminating minimum hunting age

The state would drop its requirement that a child be at least 10 years old to participate in a hunting mentorship program under legislation the Senate approved Tuesday. AB 455 would also allow hunters and mentors to have more than

Wisconsin joins push for balanced budget amendment

Wisconsin today became the 28th state to call for a constitutional convention to propose a balanced budget amendment, leaving the push six short of the states needed to open up the process of changing the U.S. Constitution. The resolutions and

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