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Allowing off-duty police to carry guns within 1000 feet of school grounds

February 5, 2012 On January 25, 2012, in the Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, there was a hearing on 2011 Assembly Bill 299. The bill, according to Joel Kleefisch’s testimony, was introduced to “allow off-duty, out of state, and retired law enforcement officials who have been trained and authorized to posses firearms to carry […]

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Monday, February 6

Committee on Campaign and Election Reform 10:00 AM 328 Northwest State Capitol Executive Session Assembly Bill 476 Relating to: county and municipal canvassing procedures, provisional ballot information, the deadline for filing a recount petition, terms of town officers, the date of the annual town meeting, and technical revisions to certain election laws. By Representative Tauchen; […]

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Thursday, February 2

Law Revision Committee 9:00AM 415 Northwest State Capitol Study Meeting Consideration, for possible introduction of: Remedial legislation proposed by the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health and Services, and the Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association. On the Law Revision Committee Senator Grothman, Co-Chair Senator King Representative J. Ott, Co-Chair Representative Kramer Representative Taylor Representative […]

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Wednesday, February 1

Joint Legislative Audit Committee 9:00 AM 411 South State Capitol Public Hearing Porposed (sic) Audit: Victim and Witness Assistance Surcharge, Department of Justice (Letter from JB Van Hollen on the audit) Audit Report 11-15: Medical Assistance Program, Department of Health Services (Report highlights) Interested persons may listen to a live broadcast of the audio portion […]

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Tuesday, January 31

Committee on Transportation 10:00 AM 417 North (GAR Hall) State Capitol Public Hearing Assembly Bill 283 Relating to: designation of an official state automotive museum. By Representatives Pridemore, LeMahieu, Bies, Brooks, Strachota and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Zipperer, Grothman, Darling, Galloway and Taylor. Assembly Bill 416 Relating to: collection of money owed for failure […]

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Changes in deadlines for canvassing, recount petitions; provisional ballot status; town officer terms; voter registration in schools

Assembly Bill 476/Senate Bill 381 – relating to: county and municipal canvassing procedures, provisional ballot information, the deadline for filing a recount petition, terms of town officers, the date of the annual town meeting, and technical revisions to certain election laws. Introduced by Senator Lazich, by request of Government Accountability Board; Cosponsored by Representative Tauchen […]

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Holperin raises questions regarding wetlands mitigation

The Senate Committee on Natural Resources held an Executive Session on January 19, 2012.

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What a Walkerful World

WALKERFUL WORLD by Ed “Thanks a Million” Kuharski [Apologies to songwriters: George David Weiss, George Douglas, Bob Theile] I see trees of brown…….. dead roses too I see em die….. for greed and for fuel And I think to myself…. what a Walkerful World. I see skies of hate….. clouds of spite God-blessed days….dark scary […]

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Wirch: “…I’m concerned that over time there could be serious damage to our wetlands.”

January 21, 2012 The Senate Committee on Natural Resources held an Executive Session on January 19, 2012.

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Grothman testimony: Lead Poisoning Bill (part 2)

  Part two of Glenn Grothman’s testimony at the 1/19/12 public hearing on SB 373 — a bill which would overturn a State Supreme Court decision that allows victims of lead poisoning to sue paint manufacturers. A group of citizens traveled from Milwaukee (accompanied by their children) to testify at the hearing. When it was […]

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