December 31, 2008

Next week the legislature will reconvene. Members will be sworn into office. Many bills will be introduced. Work on the budget will commence in earnest. A New Year will begin. LEARN MORE

December 24, 2008

The weather reports nearly whiteout conditions on the interstate and wind chills of negative twenty-one. I’m in Madison. Travel is not advised and I’m wondering when I’ll finally be able to head home. LEARN MORE

December 17, 2008

“What’s happening with health care reform?” the small businessman asked me. What he really wanted to know was how soon he could get affordable coverage for his employees. LEARN MORE

December 10, 2008

“Imagine a way to take cow manure and turn it into electricity. Imagine taking a something we need to get rid of on the farm and turning it into something that makes money. Imagine a way to create manufacturing jobs in Western Wisconsin and keep our environment clean.” LEARN MORE

December 3, 2008

“This is going to be a difficult time for us,” said Governor Doyle at a Capitol press conference. The Governor announced an estimated $5.4 billion shortfall for the next budget cycle due to a faltering national economy and a downturn in tax revenue. LEARN MORE

November 26, 2008

“We had a family drive all the way up from La Crosse. They lost their house and everything in it to a fire. We sent them home with a U-Haul and a trailer filled with everything they needed to start over again.” LEARN MORE

November 19, 2008

“We have come into a really serious and extraordinary set of economic circumstances in this country,” said Governor Doyle as he told reporters the state’s budget deficit could be $ 5 billion. LEARN MORE

November 12, 2008

“Northwest Wisconsin continues to be the highest cost [health insurance] region of the state,” the report reads. Eau Claire is the highest cost metro area. LEARN MORE

November 5, 2008

The brochure headline read; “Government spends too much”.  I think everyone is glad the election is over. Part of our fatigue is what we’ve seen in our mail box. We have all seen some version of ‘Government spends too much’. LEARN MORE

October 29, 2008

“Why should I vote?” the young woman asked me. “Does it really matter?” LEARN MORE