Teaching about the Holocaust to middle and high school students in Wisconsin would be required under a bill passed unanimously Tuesday by the state Assembly.
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Wisconsin Assembly calls for constitutional convention
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved a resolution Tuesday to call a convention of the states to consider making changes to the U.S. Constitution, despite arguments against the proposal from Democrats who called such a step dangerous.
Read More »Assembly passes rape-kit bill, crime proposals
Assembly Republicans handed Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul another defeat Tuesday, approving a bill establishing testing protocols for sexual-assault-evidence kits after tacking on divisive provisions critics say are designed to ensure the proposal never becomes law.
Read More »Assembly passes bill expanding birth control
The Republican-controlled state Assembly has passed a bill opposed by anti-abortion groups that would provide more access to birth control.
Read More »First Wisconsin veto override attempts in 9 years fail (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Legislature's first veto override attempt in nearly a decade seemed destined to fail on Thursday, with no Democrats planning to jump ranks to provide Republicans with the votes they need to have their way.
Read More »Wisconsin GOP to dodge governor’s call for gun control bills
Wisconsin Republicans who control the state Legislature were expected to dodge the Democratic governor's call to pass a pair of gun-control bills during a special session Thursday, even as advocates planned to place additional pressure on them by holding a rally and flooding the galleries.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly to attempt first veto overrides in 11 years
The Wisconsin Assembly plans to attempt its first veto overrides in 11 years, targeting three partial budget vetoes by Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly allowed to intervene in redistricting
A panel of federal judges is allowing the Wisconsin Assembly to intervene in a lawsuit over the constitutionality of political boundaries drawn by Republicans.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly OKs closing prison, tax rebate
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers finished their push on Thursday to close the state’s troubled youth prison and enact Gov. Scott Walker’s child-tax rebate, sending bills that would accomplish both goals on to the governor for his signature. The $80 million prison bill calls for closing the Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Schools outside Irma by 2021 ...
Read More »Senate panel to tackle wetlands proposals
A panel of Wisconsin Senate lawmakers plan on Wednesday to hear public testimony on a bill calling for changes to the state’s wetland-mitigation rules.
Read More »Tort reform bill heads to Senate
The Wisconsin Assembly gave the green light this week to legislation that would change various parts of the state’s civil-litigation rules.
Read More »Assembly to back borrowing $350M for new prison
The Wisconsin Assembly plans to approve the hiring of additional prosecutors and the borrowing of $350 million to build a new adult prison to help ease overcrowding as part of a flurry of anti-crime bills scheduled for votes this week.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly OKs restrictions on food stamp junk food (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a Republican bill that would set up a program to test out prohibiting the use of food stamps for purchasing junk food.
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