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Sun Apr 21, 2013, 06:02 AM Apr 2013

"Solidarity!" two years ago are now snarling "Austerity!"

"Senate Bill 14

Relating to: the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment.

By Senators Gudex, Petrowski and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Bernier, LeMahieu, Ripp, Sinicki, Petryk, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Knodl, Berceau, Schraa, Kahl and Marklein.


Senate Bill 95

Relating to: changing the compensation structure by which a Milwaukee County supervisor may be paid, changing the term length of a Milwaukee County supervisor, affecting the right of an annuitant under the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System to be rehired by Milwaukee County, limiting the authority of Milwaukee County to enter into certain intergovernmental agreements, removing and clarifying some authority of the Milwaukee County board, increasing and clarifying the authority of the Milwaukee County executive, deleting obsolete statutory references, and requiring a referendum.

By Senators Darling, L. Taylor, Vukmir, Lazich and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kooyenga, Hutton, Craig, Kuglitsch, Knodl, Stone, J. Ott, Honadel, Pridemore, Weatherston, Stroebel, Brooks, LeMahieu, Bernier and Tittl.
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Senator Mary Lazich

So neither house of the state legislature bothered holding a hearing in Milwaukee. So much for it being local like Abele and his minions claim."



"The emphasized areas also expose another lie from these same miscreants. This is, as I have said all along, nothing more than a plutocratic power grab and has nothing at all to do with reform."

Somehow I can believe that these two bills have nothing to do with re-form... I do however, find it hard to believe that the State is
voting on how much Milwaukee Co. supervisors get paid?

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