Published: February 17, 2011
Tags: American Federation of State, collective bargaining, County and Municipal Employees, Democrats, Gov. Scott Walker, lawmakers, Legislature, Mark Miller, Republicans, Rita Miller, Scott Fitzgerald, Sen. Bob Jauch, Sen. Jon Erpenbach, union
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Madison — A group of Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday by ignoring orders to attend a vote and instead left the state to force Republicans to negotiate over the proposal.
Published: February 7, 2011
Tags: Andy Franken, car insurance, insurance, Legislature, Wisconsin Insurance Alliance
Madison — Minimum levels of car insurance that were increased two years ago would drop back down again under a bill up for a vote in the state Senate.
Published: January 26, 2011
Tags: bill, Erpenbach, Fred Risser, Jauch, jobs, John Schmitt, lawmaker, Legislature, Michael Ellis, Obama, Scott Fitzgerald, special session
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By James Briggs The state Legislature is moving at a brisk pace this week, pushing pieces of Gov. Scott Walker’s special session agenda closer to his desk. Walker on Monday signed his first bill, which will make contributions to health savings accounts tax deductible. The Legislature also has debated and passed bills related to lawsuit [...]
Published: January 25, 2011
Tags: Legislature, Scott Walker, tax cuts
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SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature passed another tax cut on Tuesday, a day after Gov. Scott Walker warned that the state’s budget is in such bad shape that emergency cuts may be needed in order to make it balance this year. Walker and the Legislature are moving ahead [...]
Published: January 20, 2011
Tags: bills, Commerce Department, Fred Risser, jobs, Legislature, Mike Ellis, Scott Walker, tax cuts
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By Scott Bauer Associated Press Madison — On Wisconsin’s highways, work crews are still changing the road signs that feature his predecessor’s name. But in the state Capitol, Scott Walker is already breaking the speed limit. In the last few days, the new Republican governor has been ramming through the state Legislature an agenda that [...]
Published: December 23, 2010
Tags: Assembly, Chvala, collective bargaining, Doyle, Jeff Plale, Legislature, Pommer, Russ Decker, Scott Walker, Senate
By Matt Pommer Old divisions among Democratic legislators bubbled up during the recent votes on new labor contracts for more than 35,000 unionized state workers. The Democratic-controlled Assembly narrowly approved the agreements, but the contract measures failed in the state Senate on tie votes. Democrats had an 18-15 margin in the now lame-duck Senate. The [...]
Published: December 14, 2010
Tags: contracts, Legislature, state workers, union
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Frustrated state workers are calling on lawmakers to approve new contracts. Workers stood arm-in-arm at a news conference at the state Capitol on Tuesday and demanded the Legislature take action. Mike Senn, who teaches inmates at Redgranite Correctional Institution, said he works hard for taxpayers and he never thought he would [...]
Published: December 10, 2010
Tags: budget deficit, Gang of 25, health insurance, Joint Finance Committee, Legislature, Madison, Medicaid, pensions, University of Wisconsin System, UW System, Wisconsin Assembly, Wisconsin Senate
By Matt Pommer Republicans elected to the state Legislature for the first time this fall are getting an early view of the difficulty ahead in cutting government spending with the state facing a GOP-estimated $3.3 billion budget deficit for 2011-13. Many of the so-called Gang of 25 have been meeting away from legislative leaders to [...]
Published: December 6, 2010
Tags: Cieslewicz, common council, Department of Health Services, high-speed rail, Ken Golden, Konkel, Legislature, Madison, mayor, Rail, Risser, University of Wisconsin System, UW System, Wisconsin Regional Transportation Authorities
By James Briggs The high-speed rail debate is trudging into a new campaign season. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz on Monday announced the start of his re-election campaign, and in doing so set the stage for a two-year battle between the city and soon-to-be Republican-controlled state Legislature. Cieslewicz faces a Feb. 15 primary and April 5 [...]
Published: November 5, 2010
Tags: Badger Partnership, Biddy Martin, Legislature, Pommer, tuition, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW System Board of Regents, UW-Madison
By Matt Pommer University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin wants to reduce the state controls on her campus. Her idea — if backed by the incoming administration — could be among the most controversial ideas in the new Legislature. Her proposed Badger Partnership would lessen state government oversight and give the Madison campus greater ability [...]
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