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Assembly Education Committee to hear bill mandating financial literacy classes on Thursday

by | Apr 17, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue

The Assembly Education Committee has scheduled a public hearing for 10:00 am Thursday, April 20, to take testimony on three Assembly bills, including a bill that would require students to complete a half-credit course in personal financial literacy to graduate from high school.

The committee is chaired by state Rep. Joel Kitchens (pictured), a former president of the Sturgeon Bay School Board.

The hearing will take place in Room 412 East, of the State Capitol. Bills scheduled for a hearing include: (more…)

Two state budget hearings this week

by | Apr 10, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, State Budget

The state legislature’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) continues their “road show” or series of four public hearings on the 2023-25 state budget this week with meetings in Eau Claire and Wisconsin Dells:
  • Tuesday, April 11, 2023 UW-Eau Claire, Davies Student Center
    Ojibwe Grand Ballroom (Third Floor)
    77 Roosevelt Ave., Eau Claire
  • Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Wilderness Resort, Glacier Canyon Conference Center
    Sandstone Meeting Room
    45 Hillman Road, Wisconsin Dells

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