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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.
Health care providers in Wisconsin would be prohibited from providing any services that assist a minor in transitioning genders under legislation the Senate approved along party lines today. The bill, approved 22-10, next heads to Gov. Tony Evers, who has vowed to veto it
The Assembly today approved 69-27 with bipartisan support a deal to keep the Brewers in Wisconsin through 2050. The two bills will provide $546 million in public money in exchange for extending the team’s lease through 2050. They now head to the Senate.
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted today to fire more than half of the guv’s appointees to the Natural Resources Board, leaving the body at least temporarily unable to meet or take action.
The Assembly today approved along party lines a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors and two bills to prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s school sports. Dems argued the bills are discriminatory, and Dem Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to veto them.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The Assembly today approved a package of child care bills Republicans argue are designed to make it easier for child care providers to expand services and save money.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.
The GOP supermajority in the state Senate voted today to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ budget veto that set up annual increases in per-pupil spending over the next 400 years and another that struck down a reduction in the state’s third-highest tax bracket.
Assembly Republicans 63-35 today approved a constitutional amendment that would require the Legislature to sign off on allocating federal money.
The Assembly today approved 64-35 along party lines a nearly $3 billion tax cut, despite a vow by Gov. Tony Evers to veto the proposal.
The Assembly approved 63-34 along party lines a $98.7 billion two-year budget that would pump more money into K-12 education, raises for state employees and transportation projects.
The GOP-controlled state Senate sought late Wednesday night to pull Meagan Wolfe’s position as the state’s top elections official before the body, even though the Elections Commission deadlocked on whether to renominate her as agency administrator.
The state would reduce income taxes by $3.5 billion, fund a boost in shared revenue and cut $32 million in state aid for the UW System under a $98.7 billion state budget that cleared the state Senate today.
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.
Health care providers in Wisconsin would be prohibited from providing any services that assist a minor in transitioning genders under legislation the Senate approved along party lines today. The bill, approved 22-10, next heads to Gov. Tony Evers, who has vowed to veto it
The Assembly today approved 69-27 with bipartisan support a deal to keep the Brewers in Wisconsin through 2050. The two bills will provide $546 million in public money in exchange for extending the team’s lease through 2050. They now head to the Senate.
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted today to fire more than half of the guv’s appointees to the Natural Resources Board, leaving the body at least temporarily unable to meet or take action.
The Assembly today approved along party lines a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors and two bills to prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s school sports. Dems argued the bills are discriminatory, and Dem Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to veto them.
Assembly Republicans late Thursday approved moving Wisconsin to a new redistricting process long championed by Dems, who largely blasted the latest proposal as a disingenuous move by Speaker Robin Vos and his GOP colleagues.
The Assembly today approved a package of child care bills Republicans argue are designed to make it easier for child care providers to expand services and save money.
The state Senate today voted 22-11 along party lines to fire Meagan Wolfe, setting up a legal battle over whether she will remain as Wisconsin’s top election official.
The GOP supermajority in the state Senate voted today to overturn Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ budget veto that set up annual increases in per-pupil spending over the next 400 years and another that struck down a reduction in the state’s third-highest tax bracket.
Assembly Republicans 63-35 today approved a constitutional amendment that would require the Legislature to sign off on allocating federal money.
The Assembly today approved 64-35 along party lines a nearly $3 billion tax cut, despite a vow by Gov. Tony Evers to veto the proposal.
The Assembly approved 63-34 along party lines a $98.7 billion two-year budget that would pump more money into K-12 education, raises for state employees and transportation projects.
The GOP-controlled state Senate sought late Wednesday night to pull Meagan Wolfe’s position as the state’s top elections official before the body, even though the Elections Commission deadlocked on whether to renominate her as agency administrator.
The state would reduce income taxes by $3.5 billion, fund a boost in shared revenue and cut $32 million in state aid for the UW System under a $98.7 billion state budget that cleared the state Senate today.