The state Senate today passed legislation on reckless driving and attorneys’ fees in open records lawsuits, along with approving the re-appointment of two of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet secretaries.
Lawmakers on a bipartisan 80-18 vote approved SB 76, sending it to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk. The Senate last month 23-8 approved the measure.
AB 141, which would prevent state agencies and local governments from restricting the use of devices based on their energy source, such as leaf blowers or lawnmowers, passed 62-35. AB 142, which would do the same for motor vehicles, passed 63-35.
The Assembly today passed 87-8 a bill to provide disabled parking privileges on UW System campuses for people with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk.
The Assembly today unanimously approved a “fast-pass” for certain sexual assault kits to expedite state crime lab processing.
The Assembly today passed on a 77-20 bipartisan vote a bill that would require the Department of Corrections to post information about the Parole Commission’s actions online and open meetings to the public.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills aimed at combatting reckless driving by increasing penalties and allowing police to impound vehicles.
The state Senate voted 20-11 along party lines to call on Dem Gov. Tony Evers to order a special election for secretary of state after he appointed former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the office.
Assembly lawmakers approved 67-30 a trailer bill to the constitutional amendment regarding bail on the April 4 ballot that would define “serious harm” and “violent crime.”
The GOP-controlled Senate today took the final procedural step to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of three administrative rules, including one seeking to bar conversion therapy for gay patients. The move keeps the rules from taking effect until after the regular session ends in April 2024.
The Senate voted 23-8 to reclassify Wisconsin’s existing statutes on taking a car without the owner’s consent into one category for carjacking.
The state Senate has unanimously confirmed three of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet picks.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills that would require schools to collect crime data and to hire resource officers if they report too many incidents resulting in arrests.
The Assembly today backed the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution highlighting seven people, including the state’s first Black woman to become a major general in the U.S. Army Reserve and its first Black appeals court judge.
The GOP-controlled Assembly today moved to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of rules barring conversion therapy for gay patients, directing clerks to fill in missing information from witnesses on absentee ballot envelopes and regulating pools at short-term rentals.
The Assembly today approved putting on the April ballot a constitutional amendment to overhaul the state’s bail system and an advisory referendum on work search requirements for public assistance.
The state Senate moved Tuesday to place on the April ballot two initiatives: a constitutional amendment to overhaul bail policies; and an advisory referendum on whether childless, able-bodied adults should have to seek work to qualify for public assistance. Republicans
The Senate voted Tuesday to ban discriminating against someone over whether they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine and to allow parents to opt out their kids if schools implement a mask requirement. AB 316 would ban the state and local governments
The state would break Milwaukee Public Schools into multiple districts while lifting any income limits on its voucher programs under bills the Senate approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Tony Evers. The sweeping package of bills would touch everything from
Two days after Speaker Robin Vos said the bill was unlikely to move because a site hadn’t been chosen for the facility, the Assembly unanimously approved funding a replacement for the state’s troubled youth prison in north-central Wisconsin. In doing
The state Senate today passed legislation on reckless driving and attorneys’ fees in open records lawsuits, along with approving the re-appointment of two of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet secretaries.
Lawmakers on a bipartisan 80-18 vote approved SB 76, sending it to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk. The Senate last month 23-8 approved the measure.
AB 141, which would prevent state agencies and local governments from restricting the use of devices based on their energy source, such as leaf blowers or lawnmowers, passed 62-35. AB 142, which would do the same for motor vehicles, passed 63-35.
The Assembly today passed 87-8 a bill to provide disabled parking privileges on UW System campuses for people with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk.
The Assembly today unanimously approved a “fast-pass” for certain sexual assault kits to expedite state crime lab processing.
The Assembly today passed on a 77-20 bipartisan vote a bill that would require the Department of Corrections to post information about the Parole Commission’s actions online and open meetings to the public.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills aimed at combatting reckless driving by increasing penalties and allowing police to impound vehicles.
The state Senate voted 20-11 along party lines to call on Dem Gov. Tony Evers to order a special election for secretary of state after he appointed former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the office.
Assembly lawmakers approved 67-30 a trailer bill to the constitutional amendment regarding bail on the April 4 ballot that would define “serious harm” and “violent crime.”
The GOP-controlled Senate today took the final procedural step to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of three administrative rules, including one seeking to bar conversion therapy for gay patients. The move keeps the rules from taking effect until after the regular session ends in April 2024.
The Senate voted 23-8 to reclassify Wisconsin’s existing statutes on taking a car without the owner’s consent into one category for carjacking.
The state Senate has unanimously confirmed three of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet picks.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills that would require schools to collect crime data and to hire resource officers if they report too many incidents resulting in arrests.
The Assembly today backed the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution highlighting seven people, including the state’s first Black woman to become a major general in the U.S. Army Reserve and its first Black appeals court judge.
The GOP-controlled Assembly today moved to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of rules barring conversion therapy for gay patients, directing clerks to fill in missing information from witnesses on absentee ballot envelopes and regulating pools at short-term rentals.
The Assembly today approved putting on the April ballot a constitutional amendment to overhaul the state’s bail system and an advisory referendum on work search requirements for public assistance.
The state Senate moved Tuesday to place on the April ballot two initiatives: a constitutional amendment to overhaul bail policies; and an advisory referendum on whether childless, able-bodied adults should have to seek work to qualify for public assistance. Republicans hope both could help drive conservative turnout this spring with
The Senate voted Tuesday to ban discriminating against someone over whether they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine and to allow parents to opt out their kids if schools implement a mask requirement. AB 316 would ban the state and local governments from discriminating against someone based on whether they have received
The state would break Milwaukee Public Schools into multiple districts while lifting any income limits on its voucher programs under bills the Senate approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Tony Evers. The sweeping package of bills would touch everything from the number of districts in the state’s largest city —
Two days after Speaker Robin Vos said the bill was unlikely to move because a site hadn’t been chosen for the facility, the Assembly unanimously approved funding a replacement for the state’s troubled youth prison in north-central Wisconsin. In doing so, Vos sought to credit GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch