In a historic session that began yesterday and has gone on throughout the night and into the morning, the Assembly Republicans appear intent on pushing through as many of their bills as possible before the session ends. Pundits speculate this blatant and overwhelming power grab playing out on the last day of session is instigated […]
Archive | March, 2012
NaughtTEA Dee’s rant on WI War on Women
Why NaughtTEA WI Women will Reclaim WI by NaughtTEA Dee When I attended the WI Wave “One Year Longer, One Year Stronger” rally on Feb 11 2012, I was reminded of the reasons why this “Union Thug” nurse agreed to speak at the first WI Uprising rallies over a year ago on Feb 15 & […]
Historic Breakfast Summit of 2012
March 16, 2012 by WCMC On Friday, March 16, 2012 at 8am, twenty-two hours into the WI State Assembly’s final day of one of the most divisive and partisan legislative sessions in Wisconsin history, Rep Kevin Petersen (R-Waupaca) rose to speak under Assembly Rule 56 which states, “Any member who desires to speak in debate […]
‘Grand Poo-Bah of ALEC’ Pooh-Poohs Idea of Funding Public Schools
March 16, 2012 by WCMC On Tuesday, while debating AB 110, the bill that creates a new voucher program for students with special education needs, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) referred to Rep. Robin Vos as the “Grand Poo Bah of ALEC.” Pocan pointed out that the bill lifts most of its language from ALEC model […]
Legislative Laundry List Part Three
May 16, 2012 by WCMC From 7 pm until 11 pm the Assembly was “debating” SB 306, a bill that makes it more onerous for a woman to get an abortion, and assesses criminal penalties on abortion providers who cannot show documented proof that every abortion they perform was not coerced. See our separate story […]
Law Passes Threatening Abortion Providers with Felony
Madison – March 16, 2012 A bill dictating how a woman consults with her doctor when seeking an abortion passed in the Wisconsin Assembly yesterday. Dramatically titled the ‘Coercion and Webcam Abortion Prevention Act’, SB 306 was co-authored by Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) and Rep. Michelle Litjens (R-Oshkosh). As Rebecca Kemble noted in her recent […]
Legislative Laundry List Part Two
From 3pm to 7pm the following bills were passed by the WI Assembly. Still on deck, criminalizing abortion providers, trashing navigable water regulations, privatizing Milwaukee Area Tech College board, and water pollution credit trading, among dozens of others. SB 453 is an omnibus bill that lays out the scope of authority of the newly created […]
Laundry List of Last Ditch Legislation Passed by WI Assembly – Part One
Between 10am and 3pm on the last day of the legislative session, the WI Assembly passed the following bills. Dozens more controversial proposals have yet to be debated: SB 395 expands the definition of “homebrewing” for tax exempt purposes and allows home brewers to enter their products in public competitions, tasting and other events. SB […]
Corporate Press Misrepresents State of the Tribes Address as Pro-Mining
By Barbara With, photos by Rebecca Kemble Even as Jon Greendeer, president of the Ho-Chunk Nation, was delivering a wry but laser-sharp message during the Eighth Annual State of the Tribes address in Madison WI on Tuesday, the corporate press was preparing yet another propaganda story about mining. This time they were fabricating the tribes’ […]
Possession of a Camera-A Crime in the WI Assembly
By Whitney Steffen, Leslie Amsterdam and Arthur Kohl-Riggs Above is a video of another unconstitutional arrest. However, this is more proof of the continued unprofessional behavior of the Capitol Police and Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms’ staff when it comes to rights, people’s property, and their safety. The Wisconsin State Assembly has its own set of rules. Assembly […]
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