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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 with 11 Republicans joining all Dems in opposing it.
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 of the state.
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 guv quickly dismissed the plans, saying he will veto them.
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 their children out of certain instructional materials. It would also require parents to be notified when a “controversial” subject will be taught and school.
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 heads to his desk.
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
The Assembly today passed a series of election-related measures, including a pair of omnibus bills that would give clerks more whistleblower and privacy protections and allow them to start processing absentee ballots before election night.
The governor would be prohibited from filling vacancies in constitutional offices without a special election or Senate approval, and judicial candidates who turn 75 after Election Day would be barred from taking office under another pair of bills the Assembly passed today.
Voters will now weigh in on whether non-citizens should be barred from voting in Wisconsin and if local and state governments should be prohibited from using private money to cover election costs after a pair of constitutional amendments cleared the Assembly.
The Assembly Tuesday passed 62-35 along party lines a bill to eliminate race-based higher education programs as Dems argued the bill is unnecessary and discriminatory. Republicans, meanwhile, praised the bill, which would focus those programs on students deemed disadvantaged. GOP
Non-citizens would be barred from voting in Wisconsin and state and local governments would no longer be able to use private funds to cover election costs under constitutional amendments that cleared the Senate along party lines today.
GOP Sen. Dan Feyen, a co-author of the Brewers stadium bill, today introduced an amendment that would reduce the state’s contribution to the deal, require the team to put in more money and audit the finances of the district that oversees the facility.
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 with 11 Republicans joining all Dems in opposing it.
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 of the state.
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 guv quickly dismissed the plans, saying he will veto them.
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 their children out of certain instructional materials. It would also require parents to be notified when a “controversial” subject will be taught and school.
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 heads to his desk.
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 several roadblocks, the sources noted. The bill, co-authored by Senate
The Assembly today passed a series of election-related measures, including a pair of omnibus bills that would give clerks more whistleblower and privacy protections and allow them to start processing absentee ballots before election night.
The governor would be prohibited from filling vacancies in constitutional offices without a special election or Senate approval, and judicial candidates who turn 75 after Election Day would be barred from taking office under another pair of bills the Assembly passed today.
Voters will now weigh in on whether non-citizens should be barred from voting in Wisconsin and if local and state governments should be prohibited from using private money to cover election costs after a pair of constitutional amendments cleared the Assembly.
The Assembly Tuesday passed 62-35 along party lines a bill to eliminate race-based higher education programs as Dems argued the bill is unnecessary and discriminatory. Republicans, meanwhile, praised the bill, which would focus those programs on students deemed disadvantaged. GOP state Rep. Dave Murphy, Chair of the Colleges and Universities
Non-citizens would be barred from voting in Wisconsin and state and local governments would no longer be able to use private funds to cover election costs under constitutional amendments that cleared the Senate along party lines today.
GOP Sen. Dan Feyen, a co-author of the Brewers stadium bill, today introduced an amendment that would reduce the state’s contribution to the deal, require the team to put in more money and audit the finances of the district that oversees the facility.