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Notes from the West Wing: More “non-fiscal policy” issues wedged into State Budget
Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by Garey Bies.
You’ll Shoulder More of the Load for Latest Auto Insurance Increase
Good Friday afternoon from the State Capitol in Madison. At 12:30 am today, the Senate approved a secret deal on the State Budget consisting of portions of the Senate Democrats’ Budget and Assembly Democrats’ Budget. We’ve had only a few hours to review the summary [...]
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Notes from the West Wing: A Budget that goes Bump in the Night
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Garey Bies.
Good afternoon to the people of the First Assembly District. It’s a hot day in Madison both with the air temperature and the rhetoric coming off the floor of the Assembly during session today.
Today’s Notes from the West Wing is just a brief update on the latest news regarding what is transpiring with the state [...]
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Notes from the West Wing: on Wisconsin’s State Budget as Passed by Senate
Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Garey Bies.
Wisconsin’s State Budget as Passed by Senate
It is Thursday afternoon here in the State Capitol and the budget process continues with the latest version of the spending plan being passed by the State Senate last night. Thanks to the many contacts from people around the state and the efforts of my colleagues and me to [...]
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Notes from the West Wing: on Wisconsin’s State Budget as Passed by Assembly
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Garey Bies.
Wisconsin’s State Budget as Passed by Assembly
Good afternoon from the State Capitol. It is Monday afternoon and I am just starting to feel human again after being run through an all-night state budget session on the floor of the State Assembly Friday evening into Saturday morning. This is my fifth state budget process and to [...]
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Notes from the West Wing: Rep. Bies Introduces two important amendments to budget debate
Posted on 11. Jun, 2009 by Garey Bies.
Good afternoon. The Assembly will have floor debate today on the state budget bill and I wanted to give you a heads-up on a couple of amendments I am introducing. First, I will be offering an amendment to redirect a total of $10,000,000 in state funds to the Wisconsin Technical Colleges for worker instruction and [...]
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Rep. Garey Bies’ Latest Notes from the West Wing… “The State Budget”
Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Garey Bies.
Greetings once again from the State Capitol. For today’s edition of Notes from the West Wing I am going to talk about the State Budget recently passed out of the Joint Finance Committee by the Senate and Assembly Democrats.
First a quick legislative lesson for those of you who may not be aware how the state [...]
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Rep. Garey Bies’ Latest “Notes from the West Wing… Cochlear Implant Legislation”
Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by Garey Bies.
Today on the floor of the State Assembly we considered Assembly Bill 16, which would require some health insurance policies and plans to cover the cost of hearing aids, cochlear implants, and related treatment for children.
I just wanted to provide a brief update to the district to let you know that I supported this legislation [...]
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Rep. Garey Bies’ Latest “Notes from the West Wing… Policy Does Not Belong in the Budget”
Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by Garey Bies.
April is upon us and that means warmer weather will hopefully soon be with us as well. April also means the state budget process is about to kick into high gear. Within a couple of weeks, the Joint Committee on Finance will begin to vote on budget provisions. For today’s Notes from [...]
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Rep. Bies’ Phosphorous Bill Clears Assembly
Posted on 25. Feb, 2009 by Garey Bies.
Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted 96-0 to approve my legislation to restrict the sale of fertilizer containing phosphorous. Those of you who have been subscribing to this e-mail update for some time know that I have been working on this legislation for a couple of sessions now and that it has been a priority [...]
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Notes from the West Wing… State of the State
Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by Garey Bies.
State of the State
Good Evening from the State Capitol in Madison. Tonight was the annual State of the State Address by Governor Doyle. As you can imagine, this address was the bleakest of any during the last 7 years of his administration.
It is indeed troubled times the state is facing. The condition [...]
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