Senators Call for Public Hearing into Grant County Farmland Sale
Apr 16, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2013 Contact: Senator Vinehout 608-266-8546 Senator Hansen 608-266-5670 Senator Lassa 608-266-3123 Senator Taylor 608-266-5810 Senators Call for Public Hearing into Grant County Farmland Sale and Budget Provision to Allow Foreign Ownership of State’s Farmland (Madison)—All four Democratic members of the Senate Agriculture, Small Business and tourism Committee today called for ...
Continue ReadingThe Wisconsin Budget has Lots of Missing Numbers
Apr 10, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminApril 10, 2013 “Why don’t these numbers add up?” the school board member asked me. He was looking at the summary tables on dollars for schools in the new state budget. “Because numbers are missing,” I told him, realizing there are a lot of missing numbers. The Legislature is given a 519 page “summary” of the budget ...
Continue ReadingState Budget Decisions Affect You!
Apr 4, 2013 1 Comment ›› AdminTown Hall offers an opportunity to learn and speak out April 3, 2013 Join me at a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the state budget. The two-year budget affects you in ways you may never have imagined. There’s almost $70 billion in spending in this budget. The economy’s slowly improving; more money is coming in from taxes and ...
Continue ReadingSand Mines in Our Communities: Your Right to Know
Mar 28, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminMarch 27, 2013 “Help me,” the Jackson County resident wrote. “My dream home is almost built.” He explained that as he finished his new home near Black River Falls he learned his neighbors all signed contracts to sell their land to a sand mining company. The man was devastated. “I bought this property for its views, fresh air, ...
Continue ReadingWelcome to Spring! Snow, Ice, Floods…and Drought?
Mar 26, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminMarch 20, 2013 I slid all the way down the hill,” the woman said. “I just kept praying Lord don’t let me slide into my husband’s truck!”“We had nineteen inches of snow on top of two inches of ice,” the man told me. "When we warmed up a bit, water just ran in a big river ...
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