Video On Demand

''On the Issues with Mike Gousha''- Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Tommy Thompson

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:00 -0600

Former Wisconsin Governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson appeared on Mike Gousha's program "On the Issues" on February 2, 2012 at the Marquette Law School in Milwaukee.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0600

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing at the state Capitol on February 2, 2012 on the following: Assembly Bill 361, relating to management and preservation of records and correspondence of members of the legislature; Assembly Bill 417, relating to procedures for establishing a claim (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the State Treasurer); Assembly Bill 424, relating to battery to or threatening a court employee or threatening damage to a courthouse and providing penalties; and Assembly Bill 464, relating to alcohol beverages violations by underage persons on licensed premises. Following the public hearing, the committee held an executive session on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 49, relating to election of chief justice (first consideration); Assembly Bill 101, relating to requiring a municipal judge to be a licensed Wisconsin attorney; Assembly Bill 285, relating to municipal court fees; Senate Bill 127, relating to aggravating factors for a court to consider when sentencing persons; and Assembly Bill 391, relating to creating the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

Civil Dialogue: Representatives Robin Vos and Peter Barca

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:30:00 -0600

Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed two legislative leaders, Representative Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Representative Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) on February 2, 2012 at the state Capitol, where they discussed current issues and events in Wisconsin politics.

Joint Committees on Education

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0600

The Senate and Assembly Committees on Education held a joint informational hearing at the state Capitol on February 2, 2012 on the Wisconsin ESEA Waiver Proposal.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0600

The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment held a public hearing at the state Capitol on February 2, 2012 on the following: the appointment of John Shier, as a member of the Fox River Navigational System Authority; Assembly Bill 158, relating to voting at meetings of the conservation congress; Senate Bill 111, relating to the regulation of indirect sources of air pollution and the suspension of a rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources; Senate Bill 138, relating to the regulation of emissions of hazardous air contaminants associated with agricultural waste and the partial suspension of rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources; Senate Bill 262, relating to a permit exemption for the placement of a pier containing a floating toilet facility in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway; Senate Bill 266, relating to the disposal of oil absorbent materials; Senate Bill 402, relating to the waiver of requirements related to the discharge of water pollution for certain research projects; and Assembly Bill 467, relating to consideration of certain greenhouse gas emissions in determining requirements applicable to a stationary source of air pollution.

News Conference: Sen. Cullen (D-Janesville) on Gubernatorial Candidacy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0600

Senator Tim Cullen (D-Janesville) held a news conference at the state Capitol on February 2, 2012 to announce that he will not run for governor.

Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce and Government Operations

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0600

On February 1, 2012 the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations held a public hearing on Senate Bill 173, relating to the disclosure of electronic juvenile records to law enforcement agencies and providing a penalty; Senate Bill 300, relating to the length of time for which a variance applies; and Senate Joint Resolution 36, relating to election of chief justice. The committee also held an executive session regarding Senate Bill 56/Assembly Bill 100 relating to evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and certain sex offenses against children and providing penalties; Senate Bill 114 relating to legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill; Senate Bill 274, relating to regulating sales of plastic bulk merchandise containers to scrap plastic dealers and providing penalties; Senate Bills 284, 285, 286, and 287 relating to revising various provisions of the statutes to correct errors and reconcile conflicts; and Senate Bill 359 relating to extending the expenditure period for a tax incremental district in the village of Denmark.

Newsmakers: Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0600

On February 1, 2012, Steve Walters interviewed Government Accountability Board Director and General Counsel Kevin Kennedy at the the GAB offices in Madison regarding the petitions for the recall of Governor Scott Walker and state Senators.

Joint Committees on Labor

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0600

The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs held an executive session at the state Capitol on February 1, 2012 on Senate Bill 352, relating to participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Following the executive session, the committee held a joint public hearing with the Assembly Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on the following: Senate Bill 409 / Assembly Bill 499, relating to various changes to the worker's compensation law, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation; and Senate Bill 417 / Assembly Bill 504, relating to concealment of benefit claim information, availability for work, interest on delinquent payments, and the composition and authority of appeal tribunals under the unemployment insurance law. Following the public hearing, the Assembly Committee held an executive session on the following: Senate Bill 153, relating to permitting governmental employers who are not participating employers in the Wisconsin Retirement System to be covered in the local government health insurance plan offered by the group insurance board; and Assembly Bill 450, relating to participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:30:00 -0600

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held an executive session at the state Capitol on February 1, 2012 on Assembly Bill 384, relating to weapons that may be used to hunt certain animals and requirements for establishing open hunting seasons for those animals. Following the executive session, the committee held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 502, relating to hunting and trapping of wolves, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation, and Senate Bill 288, relating to federal financial hardship assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).

News Conference: Democrats Announce State Senate Recall Candidates

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0600

On January 31, 2012, the Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee announced the state Senate recall candidates to challenge Sen. Pam Galloway of Wausau, Sen. Terry Moulton of Chippewa Falls and Sen. Van Wanggaard of Racine. The event took place at Monona Terrace in Madison.

Capitol Interview: J.B. Van Hollen on the Posting of Recall Petitions Online

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0600

Attorney General JB Van Hollen said in a WisconsinEye interview on Jan. 31 that the names of those whose signed petitions to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker are public records. In a Capitol interview, Van Hollen said any individual who signed one of those petitions and who feared for their safety could request that it be redacted. Van Hollen also said the law does not require that the elections agency, the Government Accountability Board, release the names of petition signers in a searchable data base, although using the Internet would be an "effective" way to make the names public. Groups trying to recall Walker and the state Republican Party already have the names of all petition signers, Van Hollen noted.

Newsmakers: New Wetlands Rules with Senator Kedzie, Reps. Mursau and Molepske

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:30:00 -0600

The first reworking of Wisconsin wetlands development rules in more than 10 years will be debated soon in the state Senate, Republican Sen. Neal Kedzie predicted in a WisconsinEye Newsmakers interview on Jan. 31. Kedzie and the Assembly chief sponsor of the bill, Rep. Jeff Mursau, explained why the packages of changes are needed and said they would still allow DNR regulators to deny development permits that threatened the most critical wetlands. Democratic Rep. Louis Molepske said the changes would erode what should be first rule of dealing with vital wetlands -- "avoid" developing them.

Assembly Committee on Transportation

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0600

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing at the state Capitol on January 31, 2012 on the following: Assembly Bill 283, relating to designation of an official state automotive museum; Assembly Bill 416, relating to collection of money owed for failure to pay for gasoline or diesel fuel and obtaining information with personal identifiers from the Department of Transportation; Assembly Bill 439, relating to intoxicated operation of all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, motorboats, and motor vehicles, snowmobile safety instruction for persons under 16 years of age, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 453, relating to registration and operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations; Assembly Bill 490, relating to photographs on operator's licenses; and Assembly Bill 501, relating to seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting manure. The committee also held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 291, relating to restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons holding instruction permits or probationary licenses and providing a penalty; and Assembly Bill 388, relating to overweight permits for vehicles transporting raw forest products.

Senate Committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0600

The Senate Committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection held a public hearing at the state Capitol on January 31, 2012 on Senate Bill 395, relating to homemade wine and fermented malt beverages. Following the public hearing, the committee held an executive session on Senate Bill 205 / Assembly Bill 290, relating to the manufacture of wine and fermented malt beverages not offered for sale; and Assembly Bill 229, relating to repealing a prohibition on certain nonessential uses of natural gas.