Amid all the issues going on in Washington, it was good news that the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on April 21 on issues identified in the JJDPA reauthorizaton bill. You can check out the Youth Today report on the hearing. So, while reauthorization poses some problems for compliance in Wisconsin (see the January/February WisKids Journal), overall the fact that the discussion is continuing is positive.
COVID Compromise Bill Blocked by Assembly Republicans Who Seek to Limit Role of Local Communities
It has been more than nine months and 5,300 COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin since state lawmakers have enacted any legislation to help combat the pandemic. In fact, Wisconsin’s legislature has been the least active full-time legislature in the country since the pandemic...