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by Rebecca Kemble
on November 27, 2012 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Homelessness, The 99%
November 27, 2012 by Rebecca Kemble Madison and Dane County elected officials, Dane County staff, neighbors and members and friends of Occupy Madison, a community of homeless people, came together to discuss the recent eviction of the Occupy encampment from Lake View Hill during a tense, three hour meeting at the Dane County Human Services […]
by Whitney
on November 26, 2012 in Executive Sessions, Legislation, Legislative Schedules, Mining and Wetlands
Select Committee on Mining Committee Members 10:30 AM 411 South State Capitol Informational Hearing Wisconsin’s Mining Regulations The committee will hear testimony from local government representatives and regional economic development officials on the issue of state-local distribution of tax revenue raised by future mining operations. The committee will also hear testimony from Tim Sullivan, chairman […]
by Whitney
on November 26, 2012 in Executive Sessions, Legislation, Legislative Schedules
Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules Committee Members 10:30 AM 417 North (GAR Hall) State Capitol Executive Session Emergency Rule 1204 Rules to create DHS 115.05 (3), relating to fees for screening newborns for congenital and metabolic disorders and other services.
by jasonlouise
on November 23, 2012 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Free Speech, Images, Scott Walker Trainwreck
November 23, 2012 by WCMC The 100th and 101st citations in the Capitol Crackdown were issued unceremoniously on November 15th. Like so many others, they were sent by certified mail, in this case one week after the alleged violation took place. A third citation was issued in person on November 8th. That makes 3 citations […]
by wcmcoop
on November 20, 2012 in Citizen Media, Guest Column, Homelessness, Images, The 99%, Video
November 20, 2012 by Leslie Amsterdam and Adam Chern Occupy Madison has established an encampment at Lake View Hill County Park, in the grove of trees off on the east side of the lawn of the Dane County Human Services building. There is no overnight camping at Lake View Hill Park. Campers do not have […]