January 5, 2007
Volume #29, Issue #1
Q & A ABOUT THE 2007-09 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - Where can
AFSCME members find out about
the new Legislature? http://www.legis.state.wi.us/
Everything you wanted to know about the 2007-09
Legislature can be found on this website.
Members who wish to keep track of Legislative committees can go to this website for daily
updates on
Legislative committee meetings at the Capitol: http://committeeschedule.legis.state.wi.us/
When will Legislators be in Madison for session? http://www.legis.state.wi.us/leginfo/session.htm
Where is the list of Assembly committees, and how can I find out what committees my own
Representative
serves on? http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asmco.html
How about my Senator's committees? http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/senco.html
Who is my Assembly Representative and my Senator? http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/
Where can I find a review of things happening in the Capitol? The Wheeler Report has a
free website that
provides daily postings of newspaper articles, press releases, committee hearings, etc.
That website is:
www.thewheelerreport.com. Another very
useful website is www.wispolitics.com.
LAWMAKERS TO VOTE JANUARY 9 ON BIPARTISAN ETHICS REFORM PACKAGE -
Wednesday's
inauguration activities are over and next week lawmakers will return to Madison to vote on
major ethics
reform legislation. The bipartisan ethics package includes the merger of the State Ethics
board and the
State Elections Board into what will be the new "Government Accountability
Board", which will be
comprised of appointees made by Court of Appeals judges rather than legislative
politicians. The Board
will be empowered and given the necessary resources to carry out criminal and civil
investigations without
seeking approval from the Legtislature or Governor.
LEGISLATIVE WEBSITES. . .For those "online", here are some good info spots:
Wisconsin State Legislature: www.legis.state.wi.us/
"Who Are My Legislators": www.legis.state.wi.us./waml/
State of Wisconsin: www.wisconsin.gov/state/home
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau: www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/
Wisconsin Legislative Council: www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/
Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau: www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/
Wisconsin Ethics Board: http://ethics.state.wi.us