Published: June 21, 2010
Tags: AGC, Assembly, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, candidate, ironworker, Ironworkers Local 383, Ironworkers Local 8, Jorgensen, Kubisiak, license, Marlin Schneider, Reihl, Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
An ironworker running for state Assembly wants to revive a licensing bill for his trade even if industry reps consider the proposal little more than a power grab.
“We can’t afford to have buildings falling down in this state,” said Thad Kubisiak, a member of Ironworkers Local 383 who is running as an independent [...]
Published: May 19, 2010
Tags: bill, Doyle, energy, green, green building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Legislature, Molepske, renovation, U.S. Green Building Council, veto
Comments: 2
Darryl Enriquez and Sean Ryan
A bill that would have applied green building standards to public projects died Wednesday when Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the proposal.
State Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point, chided members of Doyle’s administration for not raising concerns about the bill while the Legislature was in session this year. Molepske was an author [...]
Published: May 4, 2010
Tags: AGC, Albright, Associated General Contractors of America, bill, citations, David Martin, House Committee on Education and Labor, Ideal Builders, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, osha, Parisi, Parisi Construction, prison, Protecting America's Workers Act, Stille, Turmail, violations, willful, Woolsey
Comments: 15
By Paul Snyder
Company executives, project managers and safety directors could face up to 20 years in prison for work site accidents if a federal bill becomes law.
The Protecting America‘s Workers Act, introduced by Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., would let the Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforce stiffer penalties for willful safety violations that result in [...]
Published: April 22, 2010
Tags: bill, Buchen, Doyle, energy, Neumann, renewable energy, Russ Decker, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett
By TODD RICHMOND
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As outdoor lovers celebrated Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, state lawmakers pulled the plug on a bill that would have set aggressive new renewable energy standards.
The state Senate finished its two-year session Thursday without voting on the bill after Democratic leaders balked at reports that the measure would [...]
Published: April 22, 2010
Tags: bill, Construction Business Group, crane, Grabel, heavy equipment, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139, license, Local 139, McGowan, operator, Parisi, Robb Kahl, Wisconsin County Highways Association
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
Union officials are blaming counties for killing a bill that would have required licenses for crane and heavy equipment operators.
Counties wanted their employees exempted from licensing, said Robb Kahl, executive director of the Construction Business Group, a joint labor-management organization.
Unions, he said, would not agree to that exemption, so county representatives opposed the [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: bill, Clean Wisconsin, commuter rail, Decker, Doyle, energy, PSC, Public Service Commission, renewable energy, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A proposal designed to make Wisconsin a renewable energy leader appears to have run out of gas in the Legislature.
The state Senate does not intend to vote on the bill Thursday, the final day of the legislative session and coincidentally the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, dooming [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: bill, coal, jobs, oil, renewable energy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has delayed debate on a measure that would impose sweeping renewable energy mandates in Wisconsin.
The bill would mandate a quarter of the state’s energy come from renewable sources by 2025. Environmentalists say the bill will create thousands of jobs, result in cleaner air and save the state millions [...]
Published: April 20, 2010
Tags: bill, clean energy, coal, Decker, Doyle, natural gas, renewable energy
Comments: 2
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle says concerns over the costs of a bill setting new renewable energy mandates in Wisconsin are “not true.”
Doyle said Tuesday that the bill up for a vote in the Assembly would actually lower costs for electric rate payers and create jobs. His comments came after he spoke at [...]
Published: April 20, 2010
Tags: affordable housing, Antonio Riley, bill, Commonwealth Development Partners, Dustin Bowie, hiring, minority-owned company, tax credit, WHEDA, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, women-owned company
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is trying to prevent its hiring and contracting standards from disappearing when control of state government changes hands.
A bill that received public hearings Monday and Tuesday requires the agency ensure minority- and women-owned companies work on projects that receive tax credits and that people living near [...]
Published: April 16, 2010
Tags: bill, Capitol, law, Legislature, lobbyist, Pommer, session, Wisconsin
By Matt Pommer
Never watch the making of sausages or laws, according to the old quip.
The admonition especially applies in the final days of the Wisconsin legislative session as legislators and the 751 licensed lobbyists worry about keeping their jobs for the 2011-2012 biennium.
“It’s sometimes called the ‘Capistrano syndrome,’” retired lobbyist Kirby Hendee once explained. “Like [...]
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