Wisconsin Right Now

“For decades, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been putting-up burdensome and unnecessary regulations that get in the way of enjoying the great outdoors,” - Rep. Calvin Callahan It’s now the Wisconsin Assembly’s turn to consider what to do with the staggering 55,000 regulations for hunting and trapping in the state. The Assembly’s Committee on Sporting Heritage on Wednesday held a hearing on AB 676 , which would require the state’s Department of Natural Resources to toss three regulations for every new rule it puts into place. “For decades, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been putting-up burdensome and unnecessary regulations that get in the way of enjoying the great outdoors,” Rep. Calvin Callahan, R-Tomahawk, told lawmakers. “As Wisconsinites we understand the need to conserve our resources, however, over-regulation is not the way to do it.” Callahan wrote the proposal. He says the DNR should be making it easier for people to get outside and...

“We are 42nd out of 42 states in the racial achievement gap. I don’t like being in last place.” - Rep. Bob Whitke The Assembly’s Committee on Education on Tuesday listened to experts about a proposal that would require schools to screen children for reading readiness starting in pre-kindergarten. Kids in Wisconsin public schools could soon be screened for reading at much earlier ages, and much more often. The Assembly’s Committee on Education on Tuesday listened to experts about a proposal that would require schools to screen children for reading readiness starting in pre-kindergarten. “This bill requires school boards and independent charter schools to assess the early literacy skill of pupils in four-year-old-kindergarten to second grade using various screening assessments and to create a personal reading plan for each pupil in five-year-old kindergarten to second grade who is identified as at-risk,” the legislation reads. “We have generations of kids who are missing opport...