Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend, the town of Vernon and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
State Budget Watch: JFC to meet this holiday weekend
STATE OF SENATE CHAIR MARK MILLER 317 East, State Capitol Phone: (608) 266-9170 ASSEMBLY CHAIR MARK POCAN 309 East, State Capitol Phone: (608) 266-8570
The Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee, the Joint Finance Committee, controlled by Democrats, 12-4, will meet Friday and Saturday.
This could be a bad omen for taxpayers.
An old axiom in public relations is that you release bad news late on a Friday. The story will get published in the Saturday papers, the least read editions of the week, and then be virtually forgotten come Monday.
The Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to take several key votes on taxing and spending during a holiday weekend. The general public will certainly not being paying attention, and that might very well be the hope of Democrats leading the committee, wishing to escape public scrutiny for what could be some moves that are unfriendly to taxpayers.
Something smells funny about this latest budget development.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE |
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Friday, May 22, 2009 (11:00 a.m.)
Saturday, May 23, 2009 (10:00 a.m.)
The Joint Committee on Finance will meet in Executive Session on the 2009-11 biennial budget on Friday, May 22, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., and Saturday, May 23, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in Room 412 East, State Capitol. The Executive Session will be held on the budgets of the following agencies and other matters related to AB 75:
District Attorneys
Employee Trust Funds -- Domestic Partners
General Provisions -- Domestic Partners
General Provisions -- Contributory Negligence
Health Services -- Departmentwide
Health Services -- Medical Assistance -- General
Health Services -- Medical Assistance and FoodShare -- Administration
Health Services -- Quality Assurance, Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Insurance
Justice
Natural Resources -- Air, Waste, and Contaminated Land
Public Defender
Public Instruction -- Categorical Aids
Public Instruction --
Public Instruction -- Choice and Charter
Public Instruction -- General School Aids and Revenue Limits
Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Direct Aid Payments
Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Property Tax Credits
Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Property Taxation
Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Local Revenue Options
Transportation -- Transportation Finance
Transportation -- Local Transportation Aid
Transportation --
Transportation -- Motor Vehicles
Veterans Affairs -- Health Facilities
Workforce Development -- Prevailing Wage
JOINT FINANCE AGENDA FOR FRIDAY
Veterans Affairs -- Health Facilities
District Attorneys
Public Defender
Employee Trust Funds -- Domestic Partners
General Provisions -- Domestic Partners
University of Wisconsin System
JOINT FINANCE AGENDA FOR SATURDAY @ 10 a.m.
Workforce Development -- Prevailing Wage
Justice
Natural Resources -- Air, Waste, and Contaminated Land
Health Services -- Departmentwide
Health Services -- Medical Assistance -- General
Health Services -- Medical Assistance and FoodShare -- Administration
Health Services -- Quality Assurance, Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Insurance (excluding motor vehicle liability insurance)
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