A Democratic state senator plans to introduce legislation that would change current state voter registration procedures, including making it legal to vote after living in the state for 10 days before the election instead of the previously required 28 days.
The Joint Finance Committee held its final officially scheduled hearing sessions on Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget in Baldwin Thursday.
State politicians and government officials, including Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, have shown mixed reactions to the U.S. Senate’s Wednesday vote against a bipartisan proposal that would have mandated the expansion of background checks on gun sales nationwide.
Two reports released Thursday show the state is suffering from economic problems, specifically negative private sector job growth and a rising unemployment rate.
By Jack Casey
Documents on state computers concerning state Republicans’ 2011 redistricting efforts were deleted before the hard drives were turned over to plaintiffs, who challenged the redistricting in an earlier court case, according to court documents filed Wednesday that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel examined.
The Wisconsin state Assembly passed the contentious mining bill in a 58-to-39 vote along party lines Thursday, meaning the bill will now go to Gov. Scott Walker for a signature.
The Government Accountability Board revealed the most recent general and presidential elections cost the state $10 million, the most of any statewide election in 2012 and also outlined major voting statistics from Wisconsin’s 2012 elections in a report Tuesday.
State legislators held a hearing Tuesday to discuss legislation that would increase workforce development in Wisconsin by tying development initiatives to state businesses looking for skilled employees.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association and Madison Teachers Incorporated, among other unions, organized a rally of about 100 people Thursday to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2011 Capitol protests and call for solidarity against current and impending union and education issues they say Gov. Scott Walker’s leadership created.
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