Tobacco License Bill Signed by Governor
Assembly Bill 628/Senate Bill 528, authored by Rep. Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) makes changes to the circumstances and procedures under which the city of Milwaukee...
View ArticleLaw Creates New Funding Stream for Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
A bill that would create a new dedicated funding stream for law enforcement to fight internet crimes against children was signed by Gov. Scott Walker as 2015 Wisconsin Act 369 in April 2016. The law...
View ArticleAttorney General Appeals Ruling on Right to Work
Friday, April 8, Dane County Circuit Court Judge C. William Foust struck down 2015 Wisconsin Act 1, Wisconsin’s right-to-work law, concluding that labor unions have a property right to a portion of a...
View ArticleGovernor Vetoes Two Bills
The review period for the governor to sign or veto legislation has now ended. While Gov. Scott Walker signed most bills, he also issued his first full vetoes. Senate Bill 360 and Senate Bill 87 were...
View ArticleMandatory CPR Training Bill Signed into Law
In one of the final bill signings this legislative session, Gov. Scott Walker signed AB 545 into law as 2015 Wisconsin Act 390. The legislation requires mandatory cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)...
View ArticleGet Ready for Campaign Season: Basic Fundraising Points You Need to Know
Nomination papers are circulating and the candidates listed on the ballot have yet to be finalized, but that has not precluded the onslaught of fundraising appeals in your mailbox, inbox and even on...
View ArticleWisconsin Joins Other States in Suit to Overturn Obama’s Transgender Guidance
Wisconsin joins Texas and nine other states challenging the Obama Administration’s new Title IX transgender guidance. Several local school districts are also participating.Under the guidance, schools...
View ArticleJoint Finance Committee Approves WEDC Tax Credit Reallocation
On Monday June 13, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) approved the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC) request to reallocate tax credits between two tax credit programs. WEDC proposed...
View ArticleDHS to Expand Family Care and IRIS Statewide
On July 28, the Department of Health Services announced the expansion of Family Care and IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct) program statewide. In their press release, DHS stated that the expansion...
View ArticleLFB Memo Shows Transportation Shortfall in Next Biennium
On July 27, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) released a memo projecting the Department of Transportation (DOT) will need an additional $939 million in revenue to maintain current transportation...
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