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It is unclear whether the bill will be taken up the Senate. But the assembly speaker said there’s a goal of having WisconsinEye rolling again in February.

Wisconsin Republicans have added two proposed constitutional amendments to November’s midterm ballot with a third amendment well on the way.

A GOP proposal to establish certain reporting, water recycling and utility rate requirements for data centers moved forward in the Wisconsin Assembly Tuesday.

A memo from state Senate Chief Clerk Cyrus Anderson says state statute gives supremacy to Senate or Assembly rules when it comes to open meetings law.

As written, the bill would allow tipped workers to subtract those earned tips from what they file in their state income taxes.

While the numbers are still just projections, they’re based in part on trends in actual tax collection and represent a significant uptick in revenue.

That goal seems to be aligned with Gov. Tony Evers, but it’s unlikely the Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled Legislature will agree on how to achieve it.

Activists packed a hearing room at the state Capitol Wednesday as state lawmakers took testimony on three proposed bills that would restrict transgender students’ participation in school sports and prohibit minors from accessing gender-affirming health care.

Republican lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to cut state taxes on tips in Wisconsin, mirroring a similar change at the federal level.

Two proposed changes to the state constitution — one involving DEI, the other related to public health orders — could be heading to voters in November, after they passed out of the Wisconsin Assembly Tuesday.