Committee on Children and Families Committee Members 9:30 AM 415 Northwest State Capitol Executive Session Assembly Bill 598 Relating to: eligibility under Wisconsin Shares for a child care subsidy, for payment for child care services, and for certification as a family child care provider. By Representatives Kerkman, Jacque, Kestell, Krug, Rivard, Spanbauer and Wynn; cosponsored […]
Archive | 2012
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Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations Committee members Senator Zipperer (Chair) Senator Kedzie (Vice-Chair) Senator Galloway Senator Risser Senator Erpenbach 10:00 AM 201 Southeast State Capitol Executive Session Senate Joint Resolution 48 Relating to: creating fiscal year allowable revenues for the state and local governmental units, returning excess revenue to the taxpayers, requiring […]
David Koch’s “Greater Purpose”
March 4, 2012 by Lady Foward Billionaire David Koch works on Madison Avenue in New York City. He doesn’t live or work in Wisconsin, and as far as I know, he’s never come here to meet the people. But his company, Koch Industries, has major business interests in Wisconsin, including Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Koch […]
MacIver Institute and AFP “Working” for Walker Campaign
March 3, 2012 By Rebecca Kemble, Arthur Kohl-Riggs and Nicole Schulte On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Arthur Kohl-Riggs of Shit Scott Walker Is Doing To My State interviewed Brian Fraley, Communications Director of the MacIver Institute. MacIver describes itself as a “Wisconsin-based think tank that promotes free markets, individual freedom, personal responsibility and limited government.” […]
The Tyler Shale: Waste Overburden or Phosphate Ore?
March 1, 2012 by Hematite Proponents of the proposed iron mine in the Penokees claim that there are two kinds of rock: overburden waste rock (the Tyler shale) and iron ore. To date, the main concern with the Tyler is the presence of sulfide in the form of pyrite, or iron sulfide. When disturbed by […]
“That’s why we have courts.”
March 1, 2012 by WCMC Following Senator Harsdorf’s testimony on AB 584, a proposal requiring a person arrested for or charged with certain sexual offenses, or a juvenile taken into custody for certain offenses, to provide a biological specimen for DNA testing, Representative Fred Kessler expressed his concerns about the constitutionality of this bill. He […]
DNA Testing – The 21st Century Identifier
March 1, 2012 by WCMC When a person is found guilty of a felony or is in jail for a felony, they are required to submit “biological specimens…for DNA analysis.” The other cases where it’s required are as follows: “a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses; a person is “found guilty of […]
EDITORIAL: Why I Gave the Assembly Natural Resources Committee the Finger
March 1, 2012 by Barbara With Last month, the Wisconsin Assembly Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on AB502, better known as the Wolf Harvesting Bill. Announced on January 27th, this bill would make it legal to hunt wolves using cable traps and leg holds, and allows hunters to legally kill the wolves in any […]
Walker Thanks Realtors with Wetlands Deregulation
March 1, 2012 by Rebecca Kemble On Wednesday Scott Walker thanked the Wisconsin Realtors Association for their support by signing a massive wetlands deregulation bill at their convention in Madison. Since Walker began raising funds for his recall campaign last November, individual realtors have already contributed $75,504 to his war chest. They ponied up $378,161 […]
The WI Capitol Press Corps’ Deal With the Devil: Updated
In a February 24th online article titled “On the Capitol: Blogosphere goes wild after Rep. Kleefisch caught on video,” Wisconsin State Journal reporters Mary Spicuzza and Clay Barbour take the unwashed masses to task for their outraged reaction to a video showing GOP Rep. Joel Kleefisch casting votes for Assembly colleagues who were too busy […]
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