State lawmakers have introduced a pile of legislation over the last two days, with the goal of creating more gun regulations in Wisconsin. These bills come a week and a half after Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted by a jury of all charges for shooting and killing two people and injuring a third during racial justice […]
State senate passes Republican-authored abortion bills
Earlier today, Wisconsin’s senate passed several Republican-authored abortion bills. The bills would, among other things, prohibit abortions based on the race of the fetus or any disabilities it may have, defund abortion providers by mostly barring them from participation in medicaid and set new reporting standards for abortion providers. Medical facilities are already required to […]
State Democrats Announce Campaign Finance Reform Package
This morning, state legislators and advocates announced a new “Campaign Integrity package.” The package includes seven bills which aim to reduce the influence of campaign donors and make campaign finance more transparent. State Senator Chris Larson, a Democrat from Milwaukee, says that money has played an increasing role in Wisconsin’s legislative elections in the past […]
Lawmakers debate conversion therapy, PFAS regulations, genocide educat...
Today, Republicans in the state legislature gave a nod to a bill permitting conversion therapy for LGBTQ Wisconsinites. The practice has been under review by the state’s Department of Safety and Professional Standards, which sets rules for ‘professional conduct’ of therapists and counselors. Under Senate Bill 31, the department would be barred from penalizing those who […]
Lawmakers propose raising Wisconsin’s tipped minimum wage
A new bill – proposed by State Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison) and Sen. Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) — would set a minimum tipped wage of $7.25 an hour, bringing tipped employees’ pay rate in line with the rest of the state’s workers. The current tipped minimum wage, which can range from $2.13 to $2.33 an hour, […]
Republican lawmakers move to block vaccines to state’s prisoners
In the past year, COVID-19 has infected more than half of Wisconsin’s overall inmate population, and the infection rate in correctional facilities is five times higher than the state average. That’s according to a recent analysis from investigative outlet Wisconsin Watch. Protesters and advocacy groups have spent months pushing Wisconsin’s lawmakers to address the crisis. […]
