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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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