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Wisconsin's minimum gasoline markup law, which mandates a nine percent profit for stations in an effort to protect against predatory pricing, violates federal anti-trust laws, a federal judge ruled last week. Read more here. |
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Cook County, Illinois Board President Todd Stroger proposed tripling the sales tax and doubling gas and parking taxes to generate $888 million by 2009 to pay for 1,130 new county jobs and cover rising costs. Stroger faces a tough fight on the tax hikes, and admitted he doesn't know whether he will have the support to win passage.
Source: Chicago Tribune |
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On Friday evening, Governor Jim Doyle, along with Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch and Senate Majority Leader Judy Robson, announced an agreement had been reached on the state budget. The agreement increases the cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack and transfers $200 million from the Patients Compensation Fund. The agreement does not include an increase in the real estate transfer fee, the hospital assessment or the oil company franchise fee.
The Conference Committee adopted the compromise on a 7-1 vote on Monday, with the budget being voted on by the full Assembly and Senate Tuesday.
The following information is based on a summary of the compromise prepared by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau and is subject to change.
Read on to see the county issues in the Compromise Budget: |
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WCA is welcoming new staff this week, with John Reinemann coming on as the new legislative director and Monica Groves Batiza as a new legislative associate.
A seasoned political veteran, John comes to WCA most recently from SmokeFree Wisconsin, where he was a member of the lobbying team. He has 15 years of experience working in state government in Wisconsin, where he has worked in the legislature, the governor's office and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
John has a political science degree from UW-Madison and a master's degree in public policy and administration from the University of Michigan. As legislative director, he will oversee the lobbying efforts of the association.
A native of Evanston, Illinois, Monica comes to WCA from Senator Julie Lassa's office, where she worked for over three years. A political science graduate of UW-Madison in 2003, Monica has also worked with voter advocacy groups in Wisconsin.
Monica's issue areas at WCA will be taxation and finance and county organization and personnel. |
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 The November issue of Madison Magazine features WCA Executive Director Mark D. O'Connell and members of the Wisconsin Way coalition, including Mike Theo of the Wisconsin Realtors Association, Patrick Goss of the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, Craig Thompson of the Transportation Development Association, Dan Burkhalter of the Wisconsin Education Association Council and Jim Wood of Wood Communications.
To read the article entitled, "Everything's on the Table-It's the Wisconsin Way," click here.
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Several county leaders from Northeastern Wisconsin held a press conference last week, expressing their frustration and concern about the budget stalemate and its impact on their budgeting.
To read the Green Bay Press Gazette article from October 18, click here. |
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The Wisconsin County Human Services Association (WCHSA) has announced its fall conference, being held December 7, 2007 in Stevens Point. Click here for registration information. |
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 When was the last time you thought about your retirement? And, we're not talking about where you plan to travel; we're talking about the green you're going to need to pay for your retirement dreams. If you're like the 50 percent of people who are worried about not having enough money when they retire1, National Save for Retirement Week Oct. 21-27 is a great time to start planning for your financial future.
"Nationwide is committed to helping people prepare for and live in retirement," said Matt Riebel, president of Nationwide Retirement Solutions. "We encourage Americans to use National Save for Retirement Week as an opportunity to discuss their retirement savings strategies and then take action now to save the money they need for retirement later." Full Story... |
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For more information on becoming a part of the new WCA Associate Member Program, contact WCA Executive Director Mark D. O'Connell or WCA Director of Programs and Services J. Michael Blaska at 866.404.2700. |
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