Since I am not doing my Waukesha Freeman column this week on the mayoral race, some thoughts for the week:
You’ll want to read Pete Kennedy’s column from Saturday’s Waukesha Freeman if you haven’t already. Kennedy is a little more pleased overall about Mayor Larry Nelson’s record than me, but I think his analysis of [...]
State Representative Mary Hubler said today that there are not enough votes to expel State Representative Jeff Wood, despite the long list of offenses. She then offered one of the dumbest statements I have ever from a politician:
Hubler, D-Rice Lake, noted Wood is contesting charges in two of the cases, and it would be [...]
Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa County. Home of the House on the Rock, Lands End in Dodgeville, and the New Glarus Primrose Winery. Funny how such a bucolic county could be the home of such rancor, but even here the rapacious appetite of government is in direct conflict with the interests [...]
Statement of Representative Steve Nass
March 16, 2010
Assembly Resolution 14, the Expulsion of Representative Jeffrey Wood
Thank you members of the Special Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct. It is unfortunate that this special committee had to be formed to address the dangerous conduct and disorderly behavior of Representative Jeffrey Wood, 67th Assembly District.
The introduction [...]
Today is Pi (Π) day, although I think the real Pi day should wait until 3/14/15 9:26 AM. But that’s just me.
There’s a story that circulates every year about this time about a state that tried to make Π = 3. Most of the stories have the wrong state and the wrong value. As near as [...]
Critics of Scott Walker have been claiming the Milwaukee County Budget that passed was unbalanced – even illegal – because it called for concessions from county employees. This week at the MacIver Institute, I point out that Milwaukee County is hardly the only government entity to budget that way.
Yes, the budget was passed with [...]
Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date: Mar 4, 2010; Section: Opinion; Page: 8A
Ryan rising
Health ideas, fiscal plan put Wisconsin congressman in national spotlight
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
Is this the Ryan moment, the defining moment of his political career? Congressman Paul Ryan is [...]
Block said there were two issues especially where Kramer has had an impact. Kramer has made strides in repealing the state’s minimum markup law, including recent passage by the Assembly of repealing the minimum markup for prescription drugs. The other issue is financial transparency for the state, an issue AFP is going to be making a big push for this year.
Kramer said it was great to win the award. “I was a member of AFP from the beginning. I go to as many of their events as I can. I was an activist before I was a legislator.”
Kramer said his acceptance speech will give credit to the organization and people in the room.
“Holding legislators’ feet to the fire is more critical than they know. I want them to know I am with them and that I take their work seriously.”
Congressman Steve Kagen (D) told WLUK-TV he might not vote for the Senate health care bill when it comes to the House of Representatives, the first step in the reconciliation process.
“I have made the case to the speaker and also to the White House that we should take small pieces, small bites,” Kagen said. “In [...]
State Representative Jeff Wood countered the efforts to oust him from the state assembly with an amendment to the expulsion resolution that listed the arrests of every state legislator since the birth of the republic, pointing out none of them were expelled.
Wood actually drafted a wildly entertaining 12-page amendment to Nass’ resolution, in which he [...]
