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Topics Covered

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Archives 2005 |
Political Tidbits issues from
2005 |
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Archives 2004 |
Political Tidbits issues from
2004 |
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Archives 2003 |
Political Tidbits issues from
2003 |
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July 16,
2008 |
Open Meetings/Public
Records Apply to Quasi-Governmental
Corporations
Rhode Island Supreme Court Overturns Verdict
against Lead Paint Companies
Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds Software System
Not Subject to Tax
Global Warming Task Force Finalizes
Recommendations
Natural Resources Board Approves Mercury
Reduction Rule
Wisconsin Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Lemon
Law Issues
Gov. Doyle Issues Major Budget Policies for
2009-11
Wisconsin Election Overview
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates EPA
Interstate Pollution Rule
EPA Outlines Climate Change Strategies |
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June 17,
2008 |
Elections - Wisconsin State Legislature
No Statewide Elections in Wisconsin in 2008
Wisconsin's U.S. House Delegation
Key Dates
Incumbent Members of the Wisconsin Legislature Not Seeking Re-election
Co-chairs of Global Warming
Task Force Present Proposals
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May 15,
2008 |
Legislature Holding Special Sessions - Budget/Compact
Kreitlow and Suder to Lead Study Committee on
Renewable Fuels
Organ Donation Campaign Spearheaded by WPS
Lawmakers Announce
Decisions not to Run for Reelection
Farm Bill Passes U.S. House/Senate |
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Mar. 26,
2008 |
Deficit & Budget Repair Legislation
Election of Judges/Justices - A Perspective
Rep. Kreuser Announces Candidacy for Kenosha
County Executive
Hough Receives WMBA Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Mar. 17,
2008 |
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Bills
to Wrap Up Session
Budget Repair Bill/Governor’s Proposal and
Assembly Action |
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Feb. 22,
2008 |
Senate
Action
Committee Action
Senate Democrats’ “Wisconsin Invests” Includes
Combined Reporting
Minimum Markup Law Challenged….Again
Task Force Submits Interim Report on Global
Warming
Committee Holds Public Hearing on Great Lakes
Compact
Repair Bill to Address Budget Shortfall
Looking Ahead - Elections Overview – Fall 2008 |
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Jan. 25,
2008 |
Gov. Jim Doyle
Delivers Sixth State of the State Address
Republicans
and Economic Development
State Tax
Collections Down – Revenue Shortfall Possible
Legislature
Nearing End of 2007 Biennial Session
Governor Signs
Several Bills into Law
Recent Senate
and Committee Action
Assembly
Committee Action
State Branding
Bill Passes in the Assembly
Assembly
Committee Hears Bill to Address Cable Disputes
State Assembly
Approves AED Training and Blood Donor Initiatives
Committee
Hears Testimony on New Ethanol Mandate
Seventh
Circuit Certifies “All Sums” Case to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Rape Victims
Bill Passes State Assembly
U.S.
Representatives Endorse Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates
The Federal
Nominating Commission Recommends Five for the Pending Vacancy on the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin |
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Nov. 1,
2007 |
Governor Signs Budget Bill
Senate Democrats Replace Majority Leader
Wisconsin Medical Society Files Lawsuit to Seek
Permanent Injunction to Stop Fund Transfer
Legislative Activity
Sen. Hanson and Rep. Rhoades
Introduce Fair Access to
Networks (FAN) Act
Committee Recommends Bill Relating to Cable
Television & Video Service Providers
Committee Hears Testimony on Price Gouging Rule
Rep. Gundrum Deployed |
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Oct. 17,
2007 |
Legislature Acts on Special Session Budget
Bill
Federal Magistrate Rules
Minimum Markup Unconstitutional
Commerce Secretary Resigns |
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Sept. 24,
2007 |
Budget
Progress? — An Analysis by Hamilton’s Pat Osborne
School Aid Certification
Healthy Wisconsin
Governor Calls for Budget Summit
Not Necessarily a Done Deal
Tax Revenues Increase Allows Transfer to Rainy
Day Fund
Attorney General Holding Seminars on Open
Meetings Law
Oral Arguments Scheduled on Open
Meetings/Records Applicability to Local Economic Development Corporations
Transparency Code for Government Contracts with
Private Attorneys
PSC Approves Sale of Point Beach Nuclear Power
Plant with Conditions
Former Sen. Majority Leader David Helbach
Retiring from Alliant Energy
Elections Board Names New Chair |
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July 18,
2007 |
Budget Work Will Continue in Conference
Committee
Recent Wisconsin Supreme Court Cases
Hamiltonians in the News |
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July 11,
2007 |
Budget update |
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June 27,
2007 |
2007-09 Budget Update
Senate Democrats’ Healthy Wisconsin Plan
Milwaukee Jury Finds for Defendants; Against
City
in Lead Paint Case
U.S. Supreme Court Relaxes Election Ad Limits
Builders Win Case in U.S. Supreme Court |
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June 13,
2007 |
State
Budget Update
Comments Filed on DNR Mercury Rule; Study Finds
DNR’s Rule Doubles Costs
Legislative Committee Fails to Pass Compromise
on DNR Interstate Pollution Rule
Missouri Supreme Court Rules Against City of St.
Louis in Lead Paint Nuisance Case
Task Force Reviewing State IT Projects
Governor Doyle Announces Government
Accountability Board Nominations
Wisconsin First in Overall Healthcare Quality
Mark Green Nominated for Ambassador Post |
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June 1,
2007 |
Wisconsin State Budget - Proposed “New” Revenue Sources
Joint Finance Action on Transportation Finance
Ballast Water Debate
Heats Up
Rental Car Fee Increase Deadlocks in Committee
Doyle Signs Bills into Law
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules on Worker’s Compensation Exception
Wisconsin Women in Government Host Annual
Banquet
Pat Osborne on River Alliance Board |
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May 15, 2007 |
State
Budget; Process Preview
The State’s Real Estate Broker Charged in
Kickback Scheme
Speaker Names IT Task Force
Energy Bill Proposed
Economic Development
Conference Offered New Perspectives
Straw Poll Favors Fred Thompson for President
Doyle Testifies in D.C. on Farm Bill |
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April 19,
2007 |
State Budget Hearings
Have Concluded; Committee to Begin Voting Soon
The Legislature Has
Returned for Floor Periods
on April 17 and April 24
Legislative Audit Bureau
Recommends Oversight for
State IT Projects
State-Local Tax Burden
at a Record High
Extension Requested for
SeniorCare
Senate Committee to Hear
Testimony
Gov. Doyle Announces
Energy Policy
Jan Alf Appointed
Interim Director of Forward Wisconsin
Craig Thompson to Head
Transportation Development Association
Commerce Appointments
Former Chief Justice Nathan Heffernan Passed Away
on Friday, April 13
Criminal Defense Lawyers Support Jensen’s Request
for a New Trial
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Mar. 29,
2007 |
Bill Would
Repeal Tax Loophole
Fund Transfer Not Advised
Property Tax
Effects Summarized by LFB
DOT Requests Federal Appropriations
Committee
Hearings
Donnelly
Named Employment Relations Director
Wisconsin
SeniorCare Subject of Hearing |
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Mar. 19, 2007 |
Doyle
Signs Budget Repair Bill
Budget Briefings Wrapping Up
DOT Chief Re-confirmed
DNR Staff Proposes Increased Mercury Regulations
State to Continue Nuisance Suit Versus Cranberry
Industry
Study
Highlights Legal Needs of Poor
Hearing Set on Video Franchising Bill
Red Cross Legislative Day
Likely Voters Demonstrate “Lack of Connection” to
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Green Campaign,
Elections Board Reach Settlement |
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Mar. 2, 2007 |
Joint
Finance Modifies Budget Repair Bill
Senate Health Committee to Hold Hearings on
Universal Health Insurance Coverage
Assembly Vote Would Curb Accumulated Sick Leave
for Elected State Officials
Photo ID Bill Advances
Lawmakers Introduce Fuel Tax Incentives
Bar Hours Extended for
Daylight Savings
Homeland Security Conference Upcoming
Governor Doyle to Lead Trade Mission to China,
Japan
Court of Appeals Judges Selected for Committee |
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Feb. 23, 2007 |
Azar
Named to PSC
Jason Helgerson Appointed Medicaid Director
Other Appointments
Senate Democrats Prevent Vote on “Frankenstein
Veto” Bill
Joint Finance to Hold Budget Hearings Around the
State
Clifford/Ziegler Advance in Supreme Court Race
Doyle Hip Surgery Successful
Legislative Activity
Senate Democrats Announce Legislative Session
Agenda
Senate Republicans Unveil 2007-2008 Agenda |
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Feb. 14, 2007 |
Governor Advances Biennial Budget Bill
Committee Activity
Supreme Court Primary
Doyle Names Kelli Trumble as Secretary of Tourism
Hamiltonians in the News |
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Feb. 1, 2007 |
Health
Care and Education Focus of Doyle’s State of the State Address
Government Accountability Board Bill Passes
Governor Doyle Announces Clean Air Status for
Eastern Wisconsin
DNR Air Rules Dominate Natural Resources Board’s
Agenda
Legislative Fiscal Bureau Releases New Revenue
Estimates
Rental Car Tax Proposed to Finance Commuter Rail
Special Committee on Nuclear Power Recommends
Ending Moratorium
Upcoming Committee Hearings
Wisconsin Makes Economic Honor Roll
Hayden, Dilweg and Ebert Confirmed
Doyle Appoints Burnie Bridge as Dist. IV Court of
Appeals Judge
Federal Bill Proposes More Ethanol Mandates
Committee Assignments for the 110th Congress –
Wisconsin Delegation |
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Jan. 12, 2007 |
Special
Session Set on Ethics Reform/Bill Introduced/Hearing Scheduled
Garvin to Leave Public Service Commission
Investment Board Executive Director to Retire
Senate Approval of Appointments
Rule Changes Passed by State Senate
Kagen Adds Seat on Ag Committee/Members Discuss
Effects of Energy Mandates |
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Jan. 3, 2007 |
Inaugurations
Supreme Court has Three Candidates
Governor Doyle Makes Key Appointments Including New and Continuing Cabinet
Secretaries
Mark Green Rejoins Godfrey & Kahn Law Firm
2007-08 Session Schedule Set
Former President Ford Mourned |
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Dec. 15, 2006 |
DATCP
Board sends Price Control Rule to Hearings
Bipartisan Ethics Reform Agreement
Committee Hearings
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Climate Change Arguments
DNR Board Approves Staff Budget and Policy
Recommendations
WISTAX
Compares Wisconsin's Two Largest Cities
Program Highlights Funding Strategies
Committee Chairs Named
Sen. Alan Lasee Joins Race for Brown County
Executive
JFC Provides Funds for Milwaukee Women’s Shelter
Doyle: Goodwin to Remain Chief of Staff; Boyce to
Become Deputy
Chief of Staff
Morgan to be Secretary of Administration
Federal Developments |
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Dec. 1, 2006 |
Budget Challenge Faces the
Governor and the New Joint Finance Committee
DOT Budget Deficit to Result
in Project Delays
Report: Wisconsin
Expected to Show Moderate Growth in Next Biennium
Insurance Commissioner
Resigns
Erpenbach Proposes
Elimination of Sales Tax Exemptions
Joint Finance Members
Appointed
Representative Rhoades
Profile
Ray Taffora Named Deputy Attorney General
Doyle Names Transition Team
Van Hollen Names Transition
Team
Lawmakers to Re-introduce
Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
Doyle Announces Inauguration
Team
Falk/Voight Formally Concede
– Recounts Confirm Seats in Assembly Races |
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Nov. 17, 2006 |
Report:
Milwaukee Economic Development Plans Lack Strategy
Committee Hears Testimony of Disaster Preparedness
DOT Requests Increases in Registration
Fees/Driver’s Licenses: Two New Plates
Leadership Changes in Legislature/Leadership
Profiles
Hoyer Floor Leader/Kagen Seeking Committee
Assignments
Wisconsin & the U.S. Presidency - Russ is Out; Is
Tommy In? |
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Nov. 10, 2006 |
Nov. 7 General Election
Results/Leadership Positions Named
Federal Developments:
Allen Conceds/Pelosi is New Speaker
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Nov. 3, 2006 |
Dramatic Improvements in
Ozone Levels Should Lead
to Regulatory Relief
Industry Pans DNR’s
Efforts to Set Energy Policy
Rental Car Taxes Drive up Costs
Study Committee to Tour Yucca Mountain Nuclear
Repository
Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium Helps Emerging
Companies
Become ‘Venture Ready’
Transportation Funding Stressed |
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Oct. 20, 2006 |
Industry Claims DNR
Regulatory Reform Off-Track
Milwaukee Receives “D” in Disaster Evacuation Study
Wisconsin Ranks 38th in the 2007 State Business Tax Climate Index
Committee Has Begun Discussion of Applicability of Open Meetings Laws to
Quasi-Governmental Bodies Appeals
Court Upholds DNR Pier Authority
Hospitals Serve Community Health Needs
Upcoming Hearings Briefs
Filed on Green Elections Board Case; Supreme Court Requests Additional
Information
Committees Grant Approval for WisconsinEye Project Renewal
of Terrorism Insurance a Possibility |
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Sept. 27, 2006 |
Study Confirms Falling
Economic Development Climate Based on
“Litigation Atmosphere”
Governor Proposes $450
Million Public, Private Investment Strategy to Develop Renewable Energy
Requested Increases in
Major GPR Programs Highlight
Budget Demands
Green to Seek Supreme
Court Review
Former State
Representative Brandemuehl Has Died |
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Sept. 22, 2006 |
Legislative Committees Have Scheduled Hearings
for the Upcoming Weeks
Wisconsin Elections
Two
Legislative Candidates Seek Recount; Two Others Concede
Elections Board Action Remains in the Headlines
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Sept. 8, 2006 |
Primary Elections Coverage:
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State |
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Aug. 30, 2006 |
Doyle
Directs 90 Percent Mercury Reductions
State
Audit Committee Holds Hearing
Road to
the Future Committee Hears Transportation Needs
Midwest
U.S. – Japan Conference in Indianapolis
September 10 – 12
New
Report Shows Impact of Single Sales Factor Tax Reform
We the
People to Host Gubernatorial Debates
Clinton
to Support Doyle at Fundraiser
Bush
Signs Health Care Measure |
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Aug. 11, 2006 |
State
Audit Finds Need for Changes
Study
Finds HIRSP in Sound Financial Position
WISTAX:
State-Local Governments Spend 21.9 Percent of Income
Governor Pushes Plan to Double Number of E-85 Pumps
Cities
Receive Grants to Improve Access to Crime-Fighting and Homeland Security
Information
Wisconsin Joins Petition Requiring Disclosure of Pesticide Ingredients
Weeklong Mercury Conference Hosted in Madison
Weeklong Mercury Conference Held in Madison
President Bush in Green Bay for Gard Fundraiser |
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July 20, 2006 |
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Hub Airline Tax Exemption
Supreme
Court Overturns Two Year Old Decision on Med Mal/Wrongful Death Caps
Supreme
Court’s First Amendment Protection is Prospective Only in High Profile
Defamation Case
The
Gubernatorial Candidates: A Comparison
Candidates Set for Fall Election |
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June 16, 2006 |
Legislative Council Names Committees/Chairs
Republicans Ring Budget Warning Bells
Overview of Attorney General Candidates
Legislators Not Seeking Re-election/Seeking New Offices
Straw
Poll Voters Favor Lautenschlager/Feingold
New
U.S. Attorney in Western District
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May 31, 2006 |
Bills
Signed into Law
Vetoes
Bills
Scheduled for Override Vote
Agencies Get 2007-09 Budget Instructions
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May 26, 2006 |
Gov.
Doyle Signs Bills/Expected to Veto Gaming Oversight
Endorsement of Mark Green for Governor Energizes
GOP at Convention
Wisconsin Women in Government Host Annual Banquet |
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May 9, 2006 |
Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor
Ruth Doyle Remembered |
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May 2, 2006 |
Recent
Legislative Activity
Line Item Veto Amendment
May Declared Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin
Assembly Adopts Proposed Amendment to Limit State
Revenues (TPA)
Price Gouging Measure Passes the Assembly
Governor Doyle Announces $3.8 Million in Sign/road
Marking Awards |
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April 24, 2006 |
Assembly Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, April 25
Senate Regular Session Calendar Highlights for
Tuesday, April 25
Senate Extraordinary Calendar Highlights for
Tuesday, April 25
Governor Bill Signings and Vetoes Over the Past
Three Weeks
JOBZ Act Signed into Law with Partial Veto
Governor Signs Bill Limiting Obesity
Lawsuits/Vetoes Punitive Damages Reform
Road to the Future Committee Conducts Hearings
Midwife Licensing Bill Signed into Law |
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April 4, 2006 |
Bills Signed into
Law/Vetoes
Wisconsin Ranking
for “Litigation Atmosphere” Falls Again
Wisconsin Supreme
Court Justice Wilcox to Retire
Gottleib to Finance;
Jensen’s Assembly Seat to be Filled at General Election |
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Mar. 10 2006 |
Legislative Activity - Bill to Be Acted on by Governor
Ethanol Bill Dies in Senate
Punitive Damages and Medical Malpractice Caps Pass
Legislature
School Choice Gains Legislative Approval
Energy Bill Heads to Governor
Honorable Diane Sykes Delivers Hallows Lecture
Boyer to Serve on AWL Board |
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Mar. 3, 2006 |
Medical Malpractice Cap
Revisited
More Litigation Reform -
Obesity
And More - Punitive Damages
Taxpayer Protection Act
Recent Legislative Activity
Assembly Sets Calendar for
Tuesday, March 7
Ethanol Prices Heading
Through the Roof
JCRAR Acts to Suspend
Portions of New Ins 9 Administrative Rules
Legislators Create Healthcare
Committee
Nuclear Bill Introduced -
Committee Hearing
Immigrant ID Legislation
Advances
Study:
Wisconsin
Economy will Neither Boom nor Bust
DNR Provides Brownfield
Grants |
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Feb. 17, 2006 |
Highlights of Senate Calendar for Tuesday, February 21
Selected Bills Recommended for Passage by
Legislative Committees
Hearing Held on Proposed Constitutional Amendment
to Impose Revenue Limits
Legislators Create Transportation Study Committee
School Choice Agreement Reached
Booster Seat Bill Becomes Law
2006 Business Day in Madison Feb. 22
Contraception Bill Would Limit Access for Teens
Good Samaritan Bill Would Protect Builders
Lamb Will Not Seek Re-Election
Bush and Cheney Schedule Separate Visits to
Wisconsin |
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Feb. 3, 2006 |
Republicans Outline Spring Agenda
Update on Civil Justice Proposals
Midwife
Licensure Bill Passes Legislature
Other Legislative Action this Week
Doyle’s Press Secretary Joins Campaign
New House Majority Leader Wins in Upset |
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Jan. 27, 2006 |
Civil Justice Bills Advance/Veto
Override Votes Scheduled
Senate
Passes Economic Development Legislation
Assembly
Eminent Domain Bill Approved by Senate with Amendments
Governor Vetoes Concealed Carry Bill/Senate
Overrides Veto
Partial Veto Resolution Passes in Assembly 74-25
Other Legislative Action this Week
Senate Committee to Vote on Ethanol Bill
State Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create State
Disaster Relief Fund
Parental Choice Legislation Introduced
Midwife Licensure Bill Passes Joint Finance
State Senate Democratic Committee Names New Chair
Committee Approves Alito Nomination |
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Jan. 20, 2006 |
State
of the State Address
Revenue Estimate Increase
Punitive Damage Legislation Advances/Other
Judiciary Committee Action
Malpractice Override Falls Short
Full Senate action on Thursday
Calendars for Tuesday, January 24.
Study: Ethanol Mandate to Increase Utility Costs
State Agencies Draft EIS for Transmission Project
Midwife Licensure Bill (SB 477) Passes Senate
Health Committee
Green and Walker React to State of the State
Newcomer Sworn In |
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Jan. 6, 2006 |
Governor Doyle Vetoes Three More Civil Justice Reform Bills
Governor Doyle’s State of the State Scheduled
Governor Doyle Signs Economic Development
Legislation
Other
Bills Signed into Law
Upcoming Committee Activity
Governor Doyle Unveils Ethics Reform Package
Governor Announces Transportation Funding for
Local Counties
WISTAX Examines Migration Patterns Using 2000
Census
Green Attacks Governor’s Veto of SB 402 as
Favoring Plaintiff Lawyers Over Jobs
Bablitch Confirmation Supported
Republican to Challenge Kohl |
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Archives 2005 |
Political Tidbits issues for 2005 |
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Archives 2004 |
Political Tidbits issues for 2004 |
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Archives 2002 - 03 |
Political Tidbits issues for 2003 |