Elderly care bills package

Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Steve Doyle in studio on the Legislature’s earliest adjournment in history, his priorities in this last month of work for 2026, the state’s $4 billion surplus, and a package of bills on elderly care he hopes will pass.

We began the show with Republicans, who control the Legislature, hoping to be done legislating for 2026 on Feb. 19 — which Doyle points out is the earliest it’s ever been done. Doyle also lists the priorities he feels need to be done this year, but won’t happen in less than a month’s time. One that may though, is an $800 million budget funding gap created when the Trump administration changed the rules six months after the budget was signed.

We also discussed WISEye — Wisconsin’s version of C-Span — no longer recording meetings, plus how Republicans are banning the public from recording meetings as well. There was also talk about what to do with the $4 billion budget surplus, and how the Legislature could negotiate to change the public school funding model, after Gov. Tony Evers 400-year veto from two budgets ago.

Lastly, Doyle broke down a package of bills from his work as the Vice-Chair of the Speaker's Task Force on Elder Services. Those bills included helping paramedics programs, guardrails on fraud and simplifying Medicaid applications.

Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Steve Doyle in studio on the Legislature&rsquo;s earliest adjournment in history, his priorities in this last month of work for 2026, the state&rsquo;s $4 billion surplus, and a package of bills on elderly care he hopes will pass.
We began the show with Republicans, who control the Legislature, hoping to be done legislating for 2026 on Feb. 19 &mdash; which Doyle points out is the earliest it&rsquo;s ever been done. Doyle also lists the priorities he feels need to be done this year, but won&rsquo;t happen in less than a month&rsquo;s time. One that may though, is an <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2026/01/20/doyle-800m-hospital-funding-gap-looms-as-legislature-set-to-wrap-up-2026-on-feb-19/">$800 million budget funding gap</a> created when the Trump administration changed the rules six months after the budget was signed.
We also discussed WISEye &mdash; Wisconsin&rsquo;s version of C-Span &mdash; no longer recording meetings, plus how Republicans are banning the public from recording meetings as well. There was also talk about what to do with the $4 billion budget surplus, and how the Legislature could negotiate to change the public school funding model, after Gov. Tony Evers 400-year veto from two budgets ago.
Lastly, Doyle broke down a package of bills from his work as the Vice-Chair of the Speaker's Task Force on Elder Services. Those bills included helping paramedics programs, guardrails on fraud and simplifying Medicaid applications.

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