Former Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch told the Chicago Sun-Times Rep. Jeff Wood showed “remarkably poor judgement” when he was arrested for drunk driving.
Rep. Mike Huebsch, the former Republican speaker who clashed with Wood, said the lawmaker showed “remarkably poor judgment” in driving drunk.
“And you can’t explain the illicit drugs,” Huebsch said. “That’s inexplicable as to [...]
With the announcement by Mike Huebsch that he is not running for assembly minority leader, the scramble is on for the leadership positions. Jeff Fitzgerald is already running for assembly minority leader. Look for an announcement today from conservative Scott Newcomer that he’s joining the race. Geography, fundraising ability and conservative credentials [...]
Jessi Olson, an enthusiastic new blogger that I met the other day, has a new project, Drill Here Drill Now Tuesdays. I’ll be playing along, too, along with some other bloggers.
Help spread the word, and also support the Wisconsin Institute for Leadership’s call for the repeal of Wisconsin’s Minimum Markup law. State Representatives Leah [...]
Because the Democratic governor cut the state budget too much with his veto power, the Goldilocks in the Republican Assembly Caucus decided to attempt to override the vetoes to make the cuts just right. However, they didn’t have the votes for even one veto override?
So not only is the Democratic Governor more fiscally responsible [...]
The Republicans in the Assembly are going to try to override some of the Democratic governor’s vetoes because he cut some areas of the budget too deep.
Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this month that would solve the state’s $527 million shortfall in part by ordering state agencies to cut $69 million. The bill specified school [...]
Troy Fullerton describes the speeches of Congressmen Paul Ryan and Jim Sensenbrenner as “Good Cop, Bad Cop” and has the transcript of the bad cop’s speech. Sensenbrenner’s speech is worth reading for the part attacking the state budget fix compromise.
The State budget repair bill which passed this week strips away the money to implement [...]
The Big 7 for 2007
The seven events of 2007 shaping Wisconsin
The State Senate Democrats overreach with Healthy Wisconsin, a plan to double state taxes to provide “universal” health care coverage. The plan fails to receive the endorsement of Democratic Governor Jim Doyle and Assembly Republicans and causes state budget negotiations to collapse. Eventually Healthy Wisconsin [...]
The Big 7 for 2007
The seven events of 2007 shaping Wisconsin
The State Senate Democrats overreach with Healthy Wisconsin, a plan to double state taxes to provide “universal” health care coverage. The plan fails to receive the endorsement of Democratic Governor Jim Doyle and Assembly Republicans and causes state budget negotiations to collapse. Eventually Healthy Wisconsin [...]
I don’t get it. If the budget stalemate and the resulting compromise were so bad for Republicans, why are State Senate Democrats dumping their leader?
The vote came the day after Robson, and the other 17 Senate Democrats, pushed a controversial state budget through the Senate. All 15 Republicans voted against it.
Decker said Democrats decided [...]
I don’t get it. If the budget stalemate and the resulting compromise were so bad for Republicans, why are State Senate Democrats dumping their leader?
The vote came the day after Robson, and the other 17 Senate Democrats, pushed a controversial state budget through the Senate. All 15 Republicans voted against it.
Decker said Democrats decided [...]
