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Rep. Garey Bies’ Notes from the West Wing: Green Energy Legislation and Job Creation

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Garey Bies.

Good afternoon people of the First Assembly District! The Legislature is back in session in Madison taking up Green Energy legislation and job creation.

The proposed Green Energy legislation will set new thresholds for the utilization of renewable energy in Wisconsin.  Moving to green alternatives should be encouraged; it is the right thing to do for [...]

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Rep. Garey Bies’ Notes from the West Wing: A Fishy Smell from Washington

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Garey Bies.

Good afternoon to the people of the First Assembly District. It’s been a cold week in Madison and the news from Washington added to the chill.

The growing momentum behind our effort to prevent invasive Asian Carp from entering Lake Michigan got a cold shoulder from the Obama Administration this week when U.S. Solicitor General Elena [...]

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Rep. Garey Bies’ Notes from the West Wing: Drunk Driving and Asian Carp

Posted on 20. Dec, 2009 by Garey Bies.

Hello to everyone in the First Assembly District!  Before we get into today’s topics, I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  With no legislative activity scheduled until January, this is likely my last column for 2009.  So for this last 2009 edition of Notes from the West Wing, [...]

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Rep. Garey Bies’ Notes from the West Wing: Auto Insurance Provisions from the State Budget

Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by Garey Bies.

State Representative Garey Bies talks about auto insurance, another component of the 2009-2011 State Budget that has recently been generating many phone calls and emails to his office.
For those of you who have been subscribing to my e-mail update for a while, you will remember my April 10, 2009 update that dealt with non-fiscal policy [...]

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Notes from the West Wing: Prevocational Services Now at Risk

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Garey Bies.

Current DHS proposal threatens to eliminate 10,000 jobs for the handicapped.

Greetings once again to everyone in the First Assembly District!  For today’s edition of Notes from the West Wing, I want to talk about another consequence of the Democrats’ 2009-2011 state budget that is generating a lot of discussion now here in the capitol and [...]

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Notes from the West Wing: New Tax on Utilities

Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by Garey Bies.

Good day to everyone out there in the First Assembly District!  For today’s edition of Notes from the West Wing, I’d like to comment on a subject that has caused my office to receive a flood of contacts from constituents the past few weeks.
Recently, Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), the utility out of Green Bay, included [...]

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Notes from the West Wing: Legislation in the Works

Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by Garey Bies.

Good day to everyone out there in the First Assembly District!  For today’s edition of Notes from the West Wing, I’d like to provide an update on legislation that I have authored here in the State Legislature.
First off, I want to mention my bill, Assembly Bill 154 (AB 154), which prohibits a person from purchasing [...]

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Notes from the West Wing: The State of Tourism in Wisconsin and Legislative Action on Spent Nuclear Fuel, Drunk Driving

Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Garey Bies.

Good day to everyone out there in the First Assembly District! A few different items for today’s Notes from the West Wing. First, I’d like to mention that the Assembly Tourism Committee is holding an informational hearing in Wisconsin Dells next week, September 30. The hearing will be open to the public and I hope that some people [...]

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Notes from the West Wing: Fiscal Misdirection

Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Garey Bies.

Summer is coming to an end all too quickly but I hope everyone has had plenty of opportunities to spend time with friends and family in beautiful Northeast Wisconsin.  But the end of summer is significant for another reason too: the effects of the new state budget are beginning to be felt.
Over the past couple [...]

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Notes from the West Wing: Governor Signs Budget

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by Garey Bies.

Good day and I’d like to wish everyone an enjoyable 4th of July.  I hope you are all able to celebrate with friends and family.
I hope you as readers have not grown weary of my e-mail updates recently.  I know I have sent out quite a few Notes from the West Wing detailing the state [...]

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