On January 22, in his seventh State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Tony Evers declared 2025 the “Year of the Kid,” outlining a series of proposals aimed at addressing the needs of children and families in Wisconsin. The speech was a preview of the Governor’s 2025-27 state budget, which will be introduced on […]
Evers Declares 2025 the “Year of the Kid” in State of the State Address
Date Fri, Jan. 24, 2025 - 9:04am By Hamilton
GOP Radio Address Calls for “Freedom in Fuel Choice.”
Date Fri, Jan. 10, 2025 - 9:16am By Hamilton
January 3, 2025, in the Wisconsin GOP’s radio address, Sen. Cory Tomczyk (R-Mosinee) said he is planning to re-introduce legislation to preserve consumer choice in fuels. Last session, Gov. Tony Evers (D) vetoed bills authored by Sen. Tomczyk to (1) prohibit state agencies and local units of government from restricting motor vehicle sales based on […]
Wisconsin GOP Quickly Advances Resolution for Voter ID Constitutional Amendment
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:24pm By Hamilton
In the first week of the 2025-26 legislative session, Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are advancing a proposal (Senate Joint Resolution 2) to enshrine the state’s voter ID law into the constitution. The measure is moving quickly for it to be placed on the ballot for voters in April. On Tuesday January 7, the Senate […]
Third Primary Challenger Enters the State’s Superintendent Race
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:23pm By Hamilton
Nomination papers have been filed for the state’s Superintendent election. The current state Superintendent Jill Underly is being challenged by Sauk Prairie School District Superintendent Jeff Wright. This week, it was announced that another challenger, Brittany Kisner, a former special education teacher and education consultant, has filed papers to run. With the entry of a third […]
Medicaid Projected End Fiscal Year with a Small Surplus
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:22pm By Hamilton
Medicaid is projected to end the biennium with a $1.2 million surplus in state dollars, according to a recent report from the Department of Health Services (DHS), though earlier estimates had predicted a $29.4 million surplus. The revised projection reflects higher-than-expected rate increases for managed care programs—over 8% for long-term care organizations and 5.7% for […]
Evers Announces Voter Referendum Proposal
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:21pm By Hamilton
Democratic Governor Tony Evers announced this week plans to include a proposal in his 2025-27 budget to establish a binding referendum process in Wisconsin, allowing voters to propose and repeal state laws. This effort is like an initiative from 2022, which did not advance due to Republica opposition. Evers argues that such a process would […]
2025-2026 Committees
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:20pm By Hamilton
2025-26 Joint Committees: Joint Legislative Audit Committee Senator Wimberger (Co-Chair) Representative Wittke (Co-Chair) Senator Marklein Senator Kapenga Senator Wirch Senator Ratcliff Representative Born Representative Knodl Representative Hong Representative Taylor Joint Legislative Council Senator Felzkowski (Co-Chair) Representative Vos (Co-Chair) Senator LeMahieu Senator Marklein Senator Feyen Senator Jagler Senator Cabral-Guevara Senator Quinn Senator Hesselbein Senator Smith […]
2025-2026 Assembly Committees
Date Fri, Dec. 20, 2024 - 10:16am By Hamilton
Speaker Robin Vos announced Assembly Standing Committee Leadership on December 18. He has created a new committee titled ‘Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency” which will be chaired by Rep. Amanda Nedweski (R-Pleasant Prairie). Full committee membership will be released at a later date. Committee Name Chair Vice-Chair Agriculture Rep. Tranel Rep. Moses Campaigns and […]
2025-2026 Senate Committees
Date Fri, Dec. 20, 2024 - 10:14am By Hamilton
Sen. LeMahieu announced Senate Committees and committee membership for the 2025-2026 Session on December 19. The committee assignments will formally take effect in January. 2025-26 Senate Standing Committees: Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue Senator Patrick Testin, Chair Senator Cory Tomczyk, Vice-chair Senator Howard Marklein, Member Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara, Member Senator André Jacque, Member […]