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WI Assembly Republicans Violate Article IV Section 10 of the WI Consitution and Illegally Pass AB426

February 11, 2012 by Barbara With On January 26, 2012, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Rep. Bill Kramer (R-ALEC) ordered all observers removed from the gallery and behind locked doors conducted the passage of AB426, the ALEC-GTAC-authored ferrous mining bill. Despite a majority of opposition at both public hearings, stripping away all protections from air, […]

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Fascism For Dummies PART I: Vukmir Diverts Democracy

January 16, 2012 by Barbara With Last week, the Jobs, Economy and Small Business Committee held a hearing in Hurley to listen to public testimony on AB426, the new mining bill being introduced into the Assembly on January 26th. Truly one of the worst pieces of legislation to come down the Republican pike yet, from […]

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Dear Shirl LaBarre, Why do you want to destroy me and my neighbors?

December 19, 2011 by Barbara With Dear Ms. LaBarre, I was recently at the mining hearing in West Allis where we both had a chance to speak. Isn’t democracy great that we can both drive down from the north (albeit I had a few more hours on the road from Madeline Island than you did […]

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