March 11, 2012 by WCMC On Friday, The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment rushed through a public hearing and executive session on SB 557, relating to trading of water pollution credits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Senator Neil Kedzie’s attempt at under-the-radar legislation did not go unnoticed, however; comments were […]
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“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 […]
Geologists Rock the House With Stunning Testimony at Mining Hearing
With nearly two dozen state troopers stationed in and outside the Joint Finance Committee hearing on Friday, overflowing crowds lined up to testify overwhelmingly against the latest version of a new mining bill. Wednesday, Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R) announced his decision to unexpectedly and unilaterally dismantle the Senate Committee on Mining, pulling the plug […]
ACTION ALERT: If you can’t make mining hearing today 10 AM Room 412E Call your legislator
February 17, 2012 by Barbara With On February 17, 2011, 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats fled to Illinois after seeing Scott Walker’s ALEC-driven budget repair bill. Insider sources tell us it was more than likely Mike Ellis who tipped off Jon Erpenbach that they were going to lock them into the Senate chambers and force them […]
Mass Chaos
February 14, 2012 by Lady Forward Ardis Cerny, Chair of Community Activism for Republican Women of Waukesha County (RWWC), testified at the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reforms hearing on February 6, 2012. On the subject of “double voting,” Cerny stated: “I predict that when citizens find out that they can vote a second […]
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 […]
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 […]
Taxpayer money used to reimburse hunters for dog loss
February 3, 2012 by Lady Forward Rivard: “If somebody’s gonna cheat the system … I mean, that happens every day … we have a real problem with that in our society … if they’re going to take advantage and cheat the system, um, that’s on their conscience and the people of the state of Wisconsin […]
Menominee Elder Offers Blessing to Opponents
January 25, 2012 by Barbara With Rebecca Kemble and Orman Waukau share a warm embrace late in the evening of the public hearing on mining on January 11. Members of the Menominee tribe were kept waiting nine hours before they were allowed to testify. The hearing was held at the Hurley Inn, Hurley, Wisconsin — […]
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