Legislative Updates
September 2025 - Current Legislative Update: This month, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program (KNSP) remains unresolved as the 2025–26 Legislative Session gets underway. Following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that ended anonymous project blocking, lawmakers must now pass standalone legislation to continue the program. Competing bills have been introduced: a Republican proposal to extend KNSP four years with reduced funding and stricter limits on large land acquisitions, and a Democratic plan for a six-year extension with higher funding and an oversight board. WPRA is actively supporting efforts to move legislation forward, but progress has been slow. Meanwhile, the 2026 governor’s race is heating up as Democrats Rep. Francesca Hong and Sen. Kelda Roys enter the primary, joining Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. On the Republican side, Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann and businessman Bill Berrien are in the race, with others expected to follow.
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2021 Legislative Updates December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 June 14, 2021- Press Release: Statement from the Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Association Thanking the Joint Finance Committee on Stewardship Action May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021
October 30, 2020 - WPRA Letter to Governor Bolster Stewardship Local Assistance Program Sent to: Governor Tony Evers
April 24, 2020 – WPRA Letter to Governor Plans to Reopen Wisconsin’s Parks, Aquatic Resources and Recreational Amenities Sent to: Governor Tony Evers and Secretary-designee Andrea Palm, Department of Health Services
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