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Wisconsin Senate

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Name: Wisconsin Senate

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

State Senate passes Milwaukee County reform bill

MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin State Senate passes the Milwaukee County reform bill that will let voters decide if the Milwaukee County Board should be downsized. If voters pass this referendum, a round of cuts will hit the Milwaukee County Board of Supe ... [Published CBS 58 - May 15 2013]

Entities: Milwaukee County Board, Wisconsin Senate, Referendum

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Senate approves Milwaukee County Board bill

The Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to reduce the power of the Milwaukee County Board and call a referendum to reduce its salaries.The bill passed on a 19-14 vote with the support of Republicans in the Senate. The Assembly already has approved ... [Published Business Journal of Milwaukee - May 15 2013]

Entities: Milwaukee County Board, Wisconsin Senate, Referendum

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Tenzin Gyatso

The Dalai Lama visits the Wisconsin Legislature

MADISON - In his ninth visit to the state, the Dalai Lama talked to members of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly about his love of the U.S. system. He said democracy is the greatest form of government.Welcomed to the assembly floor with a standing ... [Published Todays TMJ4 - May 15 2013]

Entities: Tenzin Gyatso, Wisconsin Legislature, Wisconsin Senate, 14th Dalai Lama, Democracy

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Wisconsin Senate Considers Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Bill After Assembly Passage

MADISON, Wis. - Legislation dictating disclosure of asbestos personal injury trust claims and providing liable defendants with offsets for recoveries from those trusts passed the Wisconsin Assembly May 8 and was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary ... [Published Mealey - May 14 2013]

Entities: Wisconsin Senate, Asbestos, Bankruptcy

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Asbestos Cancer Victims Rights Campaign Appalled with Wisconsin Assembly for Passing Legislation that Adds Burdens for V

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by Joan Claybrook, Spokesperson for the Asbestos Cancer Victims Rights Campaign:"On behalf of asbestos cancer victims nationwide, we are appalled that the Wisconsin Assembly passed a ... [Published NewsBlaze - May 09 2013]

Entities: Asbestos, Cancer, Joan Claybrook, Wisconsin Senate

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

State Senate committee approves bill cutting Milwa...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin Senate committee endorsed a bill Wednesday morning to reduce the authority and salaries of Milwaukee County Board members.The Senate Urban Affairs Committee okayed the measure 3-2, with all Republicans voting yes and both ... [Published 1440 WNFL - May 08 2013]

Entities: Wisconsin Senate, Milwaukee County Board, Republican Party (US)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Senate Passes Sanitation Worker Safety Bill

The Wisconsin Senate agreed today to protect garbage haulers on the roads, by making it illegal to drive recklessly near sanitation trucks. Senators voted 31-to-1 to double the fines for those violations. West Bend Republican Glenn Grothman voted no, ... [Published NewsTalk 790 WAYY - May 07 2013]

Entities: Sanitation, Workers, Wisconsin Senate, Glenn Grothman

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Walker names Council on Workforce Investment

Gov. Scott Walker has named the new membership of the Council on Workforce Investment, a federally mandated panel that will advise Walker and the Department of Workforce Development on the allocation of federal workforce development funds.The council ... [Published Small Business Times - May 06 2013]

Entities: Wisconsin State Assembly, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Senate

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 3 reports

Wisconsin Senate approves letting drivers show proof of insurances on smartphones

Drivers could use their smartphone to show police they have auto insurance, under a bill passed by the state Senate Wednesday.The Senate passed the bipartisan bill without debate on a voice vote. It now heads to the Assembly.Currently, drivers have to ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Wisconsin Senate, Smartphone, Wisconsin National Guard, Donations, Active Duty

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Food stamp fraud bill passes state Assembly

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly approves a bill penalizing people who traffic in food stamp benefits.The measure backed by Republicans would make it against the law to buy, sell or transfer food stamp benefits for cash or trade them for alcohol ... [Published 1440 WNFL - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Fraud, Wisconsin Senate, Alcohol

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Bill Approved to Fight Food Share Trafficking

The Wisconsin Assembly approves a bill penalizing people who traffic in food stamp benefits. The measure backed by Republicans would make it against the law to buy, sell or transfer food stamp benefits for cash. You couldn’t trade stamps for alcohol or ... [Published NewsTalk 790 WAYY - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Smuggling, Wisconsin Senate, Stamp

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Wisconsin Senate President Mike Ellis backs cut to Milwaukee County Board

State Senate President Mike Ellis said Monday he'll vote for a bill to curb the authority and resources of the Milwaukee County Board - and encourage his Senate colleagues to do so as well - based on County Board Chairman Marina Dimitrijevic's "evasive" ... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Mike Ellis, Milwaukee County Board, Wisconsin Senate, American Federation of State, County and Munici...

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"A person almost his whole life to work towards democratization, I feel a great honor to speak to you" said the 14th Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama visits the Wisconsin Legislature [Published Todays TMJ4 - May 15 2013]

"On behalf of asbestos cancer victims nationwide, we are appalled that the Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that adds additional burdens for Wisconsin's veterans and seniors dying of asbestos-related cancers. Fatal asbestos cancers do not manifest until decades after exposure and then usually cause death within 18 months."

Asbestos Cancer Victims Rights Campaign Appalled with Wisconsin Assembly for Passing Legislation ... [Published NewsBlaze - May 09 2013]

"It is clear to me that the pursuit of durable peace in Congo is not hopeless, quite the contrary in fact,” Affleck said. “The solutions are not new, or particularly complex. But without persistent, high-level leadership by the United States, the key players will not come to the table and do their part.”"

John Nichols: What Russ Feingold can do for Africa â and America [Published Capital Times - May 01 2013]

Ellis shot back by letter Monday, saying: "In the face of this evidence, it is mind-boggling that she claims that there were no negotiations. When I come to Madison, I don't check my brain at the bus depot. "I know when I'm being played," Ellis wrote. Ellis and others have expressed anger about the reported negotiations, saying the county was barred by the Act 10 law eliminating most collective bargaining for public employees from negotiating with a decertified union. AFSCME maintains that its decertification was reversed by a Circuit Court ruling last September. Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas found parts of Act 10 were an unconstitutional infringement of public employees' right to freedom of speech and association, and to equal protection under the law."

Wisconsin Senate President Mike Ellis backs cut to Milwaukee County Board [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Apr 15 2013]

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State Senate passes Milwaukee County reform bill [Published CBS 58 - May 15 2013]
Law to curb circuit judge's powers wins approva... [Published New Richmond News - May 15 2013]
Senate approves Milwaukee County Board bill [Published Business Journal of Milwaukee - May 15 2013]
The Dalai Lama visits the Wisconsin Legislature [Published Todays TMJ4 - May 15 2013]
Wisconsin Senate Considers Asbestos Bankruptcy ... [Published Mealey - May 14 2013]
Asbestos Cancer Victims Rights Campaign Appalle... [Published NewsBlaze - May 09 2013]
State Senate committee approves bill cutting Mi... [Published 1440 WNFL - May 08 2013]
Senate Passes Sanitation Worker Safety Bill [Published NewsTalk 790 WAYY - May 07 2013]
State Senate passes garbage hauler protection b... [Published 1440 WNFL - May 07 2013]
Walker names Council on Workforce Investment [Published Small Business Times - May 06 2013]
John Nichols: What Russ Feingold can do for Afr... [Published Capital Times - May 01 2013]
What Russ Feingold can do for Africa — and America [Published Capital Times - Apr 30 2013]
Make yeast our state microbe [Published Daily Barometer Online - Apr 23 2013]
Milwaukee area's economic success will depend o... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Apr 18 2013]
Wisconsin Senate approves letting drivers show ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 18 2013]
Prove Your Insurance With Your Smartphone [Published NewsTalk 790 WAYY - Apr 17 2013]
State senate bill would allow smartphones to be... [Published 1440 WNFL - Apr 17 2013]
Food stamp fraud bill passes state Assembly [Published 1440 WNFL - Apr 16 2013]
Bill Approved to Fight Food Share Trafficking [Published NewsTalk 790 WAYY - Apr 16 2013]
Morning traffic: Milwaukee-area morning freeway... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Apr 16 2013]
Wisconsin Senate President Mike Ellis backs cut... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Apr 15 2013]
State Senate President unhappy about Milwaukee ... [Published 1440 WNFL - Apr 12 2013]
Walker names new press secretary [Published Small Business Times - Apr 12 2013]
Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Make Mandatory Transvag... [Published Crooks and Liars - Feb 17 2013]
DISPATCH: States Get Jump Start on SOTU Agenda [Published Progressive States Network - Feb 17 2013]
Wisconsin Republicans Are Making A Forced Trans... [Published Think Progress - Feb 15 2013]
WISCONSIN STUDENT SENATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM [Published Northwoods Patriots - Feb 09 2013]
Upcoming 'Supreme' primary spurs partisan excha... [Published New Richmond News - Feb 01 2013]
Opening Act: Beat the Retreat [Published Slate - David Weigel - Jan 17 2013]
Soft Cash Changes Hands Between Crossroads GPS ... [Published Capital Eye - Dec 17 2012]

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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Make Mandatory Transvag... [Published Crooks and Liars - Feb 17 2013] enlarge Wisconsin Republicans never fail to disappoint when it comes to bizarre, authoritarian, ultra-conservative behavior. Here's their latest, via ThinkProgress : Example of a transvaginal ultrasound procedureAt the Wisconsin Right to Life ...
DISPATCH: States Get Jump Start on SOTU Agenda [Published Progressive States Network - Feb 17 2013] Sign up to receive the Dispatch in your inbox here. /b> Sunday, February 17, 2013 Welcome to the Stateside Dispatch, Progressive States Network's roundup of the latest state policy news. Here's what happened in the states ...
Wisconsin Republicans Are Making A Forced Trans... [Published Think Progress - Feb 15 2013] Example of a transvaginal ultrasound procedure At the Wisconsin Right to Life Legislative Conference this week, the state’s top Republican lawmakers assured attendees that they will do everything in their power to enact a forced ultrasound bill, ...
WISCONSIN STUDENT SENATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM [Published Northwoods Patriots - Feb 09 2013] The Wisconsin State Senate recent sent out the following message in hopes of attracting an adventuresome high school junior or senior from the district who would like to participate in this tremendous opportunity. Please pass this information along ...
Opening Act: Beat the Retreat [Published Slate - David Weigel - Jan 17 2013] WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- I'm spending the end of the week at the House Republicans' annual retreat. The dateline may end up being showy -- much of the day will be spent in a media bubble, a short ways away from the meetings. Alec MacGillis asks whether ...