Back to Work

This site, like our state legislature, is ending a long period of doing nothing and getting back to it.

We now have a budget: http://www.doa.state.wi.us/debf/execbudget.asp?locid=3

I have received requests to include the State Senate here as well - and will for election season. Oshkosh Common Council candidate Jessica King may be announcing her candidacy against State Sen Carol Roessler (18th Dist). We'll follow up more with this as the campaign season heats up.

Senate Dems have ousted their leader Judy Robson and replaced her with Russ Decker.

There has been much discussion lately on the AT&T bill - see an old post here: http://winassem.blogspot.com/search?q=AT%26T. If time permits, i'll assemble new commentary based on the changes that have been implemented and offered. I strongly hope this is not something that is rushed.

Rep Hintz offered some ideas regarding budget negotiations that were endorsed by the ONW. Included are the following proposals:
1. Anyone seeking state office and has filed the appropriate papers with the Elections Board may not fundraise during the budget-writing process.
2. Compel the attendance of budget conference committee members as outlined in AB551.
3. Withhold legislator pay after August 1 if a budget has not passed.