In the early morning, I take the opportunity to answer letters. People have written about cuts to schools, tourism, agriculture, services for the disabled and hospitals – all within the past Christmas week. I find myself explaining the effects of the recession on state government and resulting budget cuts. LEARN MORE
December 23, 2009
Santa wandered into a yard yelling ‘Have you seen my reindeer?’ But a nine year old girl knew right away it wasn’t really Santa. LEARN MORE
December 14, 2009
Last week the Governor brought together concerned Legislators to discuss the struggling Milwaukee Public Schools. Invited to the meeting were officials with experience turning around failing school districts in Boston and Chicago. LEARN MORE
December 7, 2009
“You are getting things done one step at a time, aren’t you?” the man said to me. He was talking about the new law requiring insurance companies to cover adult children up to age 27 on their parents’ plan. LEARN MORE
December 1, 2009
“Are you in session right now?” my friend from Minnesota asked. In Minnesota, the Legislature went home a long time ago. But I am regularly traveling to Madison to conduct state business. LEARN MORE
November 20, 2009
“I love my job,” I told the radio announcer who called to interview me about my job and running for re-election. I explained that a legislator’s job is really about solving problems. I spend many hours working on legislation to help solve the state’s problems. But I am thankful for the time I spend working to solve the problems of people who call or write asking for my assistance.
November 18, 2009
As the year winds down to its final days, so does the Legislature’s fall Session. A flurry of bills were acted on by the Senate and Assembly and sent on to the Governor for the final stop in the legislative process. Governor Doyle took his ink pen to numerous bills – some that grabbed much attention across the state.
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November 17, 2009
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month fighting on the Western Front ceased. In 1918, November 11th marked the end of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany. The armistice signed designating that date and time effectively ended World War 1 – “the war to end all wars”.
November 4, 2009
A worried father called me early one morning. His 22-year-old daughter needed health insurance. He heard about the bill I wrote to allow adult children to be covered on their parents’ health plan until the adult child turned 27. LEARN MORE
October 28, 2009
“I remember going to a one room school house,” the Buffalo County man told me. “Judging by those buildings, I’d say the schools were doing mighty fine.”
“Things might look good on the outside, but it’s tough on the inside,” I told him. LEARN MORE
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