by Chris Kulow | Aug 2, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue
From WisPolitics.com: “A coalition of progressive legal interests today asked the state Supreme Court to overturn GOP-drawn legislative maps, calling them an extreme partisan gerrymander that violates parts of the Wisconsin Constitution.
“The filing comes one day after Justice Janet Protasiewicz — who called the current maps “rigged” to favor Republicans — joined the court and flipped it to a 4-3 liberal majority. (more…)
by Chris Kulow | Aug 1, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, WASB
When WASB members ask about how the WASB’s legislative priorities are set, we point them to the WASB Resolutions Book. Resolutions adopted by the annual WASB Delegate Assemblies set the policy direction for the WASB and its lobbying efforts. The WASB resolution process is meant to be member-driven. Each member board has an opportunity to put its imprint on the WASB’s policies. The process begins when member boards submit resolutions proposing new language or changing or repealing existing resolution language. Those board resolutions must be submitted to the WASB by Sept. 15.
Please keep this in mind as you set board agendas for your August and September board meetings. For more background information on the resolutions process and guidance about submitting resolutions, please refer the Delegate Assembly webpage.
Once adopted, those resolutions remain in effect unless amended or repealed. That means resolutions can, at times, become outdated or no longer reflective of positions that a majority of WASB member boards currently hold. We encourage WASB member boards to review the resolutions carefully.
by Chris Kulow | Jul 19, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue
Governor Tony Evers today announced that he had signed Assembly Bill 321, related to updating early literacy instruction, into law as 2023 Act 20.
From the governor’s announcement: (more…)
by Chris Kulow | Jul 14, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue
The Assembly Committee on Education, chaired by Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 20 at 10:00 am in Room 417 North of the State Capitol.
The committee will receive public testimony on the following bills: (more…)
by Chris Kulow | Jul 11, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, State Budget
Primarily by rolling back tax cuts proposed by legislative Republicans, partial budget vetoes by Gov. Tony Evers leave the state with a projected $4 billion surplus according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
From Wisconsin Public Radio: In the end, Republicans gave Evers less than half of what he wanted for public schools and zeroed out other programs altogether. And Evers used his partial veto to reject a GOP income tax cut for the state’s top two brackets. The end result leaves lawmakers and the governor with some of the same choices they faced when the budget debate began earlier this year. (more…)
