Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs 9:00 AM 330 Southwest State Capitol Public Hearing Senate Bill 440 Relating to: increasing the allowable number of project plan amendments, and lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made, for Tax Incremental District Number 3 […]
Rickert gets his ass kicked
Feburary 11, 2012 by WCMC For anyone who’s been following the Rickert vs Kemble/Allen/Rothschild skirmish, Athenae, who blogs on First Draft (first-draft.com), has chimed in with her blog entry: “The ‘Who The Fuck Are You’ Doctrine.” Seems Rickert doesn’t care for journalists who do their homework and then reveal the information they’ve uncovered through hours of […]
Wisconsin One Year Longer, One Year Stronger
February 10, 2012 by WCMC Why an Anniversary Week of Action? To remember and honor the unprecedented protests of February and March of 2011, when the people of Wisconsin rediscovered the power of collective action. To reconvene the empowered community that launched the Capitol Occupation and organized state-wide protests, and to reinvigorate the spirit of […]
Jocelyn Webster files
Information on WI Department of Administration (DOA) Director of Communications, obtained through a public records request to the DOA. Her letter of appointment: …and her resume:
Wisconsin Uprising Anniversary Week of Action Schedule
February 2, 2012 Anniversary Week of Action to Celebrate the Wisconsin Uprising February 11th-19th, 2012 One Year Longer, One Year Stronger! Why an Anniversary Week of Action? To remember and honor the unprecedented protests of February and March of 2011, when the people of Wisconsin rediscovered the power of collective action. To reconvene the empowered […]
Got Rights?
Bill Kramer has rights. He has the right to bear arms and the right to carry a concealed handgun into his workplace, the Assembly chamber of the Wisconsin Capitol building. I don’t begrudge him his rights. Bill Kramer’s statement about his semi-automatic Glock 26 however, gave me pause. Did he really say he “feels he […]
Thursday, February 9 (updated 2/7 8PM: Insurance, Transportation and Elections exec, SB 422/423, WisEye)
Committee on Ways and Means 9:00 AM 328 Northwest State Capitol Public Hearing WisEye coverage: not scheduled for coverage Assembly Bill 382 Relating to: legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill. By Representatives Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Danou, Vruwink, Wynn and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Holperin and Harsdorf. Assembly Bill 387 Relating […]
Wednesday, February 8 (updated 2/7 7PM: SB428, AB534, WisEye coverage noted)
Committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues 9:15 AM 411 South State Capitol Executive Session WisEye coverage: not scheduled for coverage Senate Bill 391 Relating to: the procedure for the administrative dissolution of corporations. By Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representative Kramer. Senate Bill 416 Relating to: adopting amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code Article 9, […]
Tuesday, February 7 (updated 2/6 9PM: Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection)
Committee on Education 9:30 AM 411 South State Capitol Public Hearing Senate Bill 361 Relating to: payments to the Second Chance Partners for Education and other nonprofit corporations that operate programs in which disengaged pupils participate in work-based learning programs while earning high school diplomas. By Senators Vukmir and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Farrow, Klenke, […]
Kleefisch is “Concerned”
Kleefisch shares the concerns of many people. There are off-duty, out of state, and retired law enforcement officers who have to take the long way around instead of driving past a school because it’s against the law. He shares their concerns. There are hunters who have to return home after picking up their children from […]




