WisconsinEye, Wisconsin’s nonprofit public affairs network is back online for the month of February after going dark for about seven weeks due to a lack of funding.
On Monday, the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization (JCLO) unanimously approved a $50,000 cash infusion for the short term as they continue to work on a longer-term deal.
An Assembly committee is preparing to consider a bill Tuesday that would provide a longer term solution. Assembly Bill 816 proposes granting WisconsinEye funds from the $10 million that the Legislature and Gov. Evers had already set aside for matching funds in an endowment so that WisconsinEye can resume operations now.
WisconsinEye’s website was back up Monday morning, including its archive of old videos of hearings and legislative sessions. The nonprofit also livestreamed a press conference in the Capitol Monday and has plans to broadcast legislative activity Tuesday.
For more info, see the Wisconsin Examiner and Wisconsin Public Radio.