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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.
The Senate today approved a bill to turn Wisconsin’s approach to literacy into a phonics-based program in an attempt to improve reading.
The Assembly did not take up a bill that was on today’s calendar to move the Wisconsin Technical College System off the property tax rolls and replace that money with more state aid. AB 2 was initially introduced to repeal the personal property tax, but the shared revenue bill Evers signed this week included a provision to eliminate the tax.
The Assembly today approved 90-4 legislation to overhaul Wisconsin’s three-tiered alcohol industry and create a new Division of Alcohol Beverages within the Department of Revenue.
The Assembly 82-11 today passed a bill to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills without a doctor’s approval. AB 176 now heads to the Senate for consideration.
The Assembly today approved 67-27 a bill to change the way Wisconsin schools teach reading, sending the measure to the Senate.
Choice, charter and special needs students would be in line for significant boosts in the state-funded vouchers they receive, under legislation that cleared the Legislature late Thursday.
Legislation to pump an additional $275 million into state aid for local governments cleared a major hurdle today as six Dem senators joined 15 Republicans in backing a deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers.
The Assembly today approved a slate of workforce housing bills to address Wisconsin’s housing shortage.
The Assembly today passed a package of seven bills Republicans said will streamline professional licensing processes, while Dems argued DSPS needs more staff to do its job.
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.
The Senate today approved a bill to turn Wisconsin’s approach to literacy into a phonics-based program in an attempt to improve reading.
The Assembly did not take up a bill that was on today’s calendar to move the Wisconsin Technical College System off the property tax rolls and replace that money with more state aid. AB 2 was initially introduced to repeal the personal property tax, but the shared revenue bill Evers signed this week included a provision to eliminate the tax.
The Assembly today approved 90-4 legislation to overhaul Wisconsin’s three-tiered alcohol industry and create a new Division of Alcohol Beverages within the Department of Revenue.
The Assembly 82-11 today passed a bill to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills without a doctor’s approval. AB 176 now heads to the Senate for consideration.
The Assembly today approved 67-27 a bill to change the way Wisconsin schools teach reading, sending the measure to the Senate.
Choice, charter and special needs students would be in line for significant boosts in the state-funded vouchers they receive, under legislation that cleared the Legislature late Thursday.
Legislation to pump an additional $275 million into state aid for local governments cleared a major hurdle today as six Dem senators joined 15 Republicans in backing a deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers.
The Assembly today approved a slate of workforce housing bills to address Wisconsin’s housing shortage.
The Assembly today passed a package of seven bills Republicans said will streamline professional licensing processes, while Dems argued DSPS needs more staff to do its job.