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1/26/12 The Assembly is scheduled in floor session today at 11:00 AM.
1/18/12 Gov Walker issued the following press release today at 4:45 pm. Madison--Today Governor Walker announced he will not pursue the implementation of a health insurance exchange and has turned down Early Innovator Grant funding from the federal government. The Governor also will repeal the executive order that created the Office of Free Market Health Care. "I have directed the Department of Health Services to notify the federal government that we will discontinue any development on a health exchange and that Wisconsin will turn down funding from the Early Innovator Grant program," said Governor Walker. "Stopping the encroachment of ObamaCare in our state, which has the potential to have a devastating impact on Wisconsin's economy, is a top priority. Wisconsin has been a leader and innovator in health care reform for two decades, and we have achieved a high level of health insurance coverage without federal mandates. When job creators and Wisconsin families are facing difficult times it doesn't make sense to commit to a federal health care mandate that will result in hidden taxes for Wisconsin families, increased health care costs and insurance premiums, and more uncertainty in the private sector." #
Governor Walker will sign Executive Order 57 into law, which repeals the executive order that established the Office of Free Market Health Care. This was the right thing for him to do! Send him a thank you!
1/18/12 Recall petitioners turned in their collected signatures yesterday to the Government Accountability Board (GAB) in Madison. The campaigns claimed to have collected more than 1 million signatures to recall Gov Walker and more than 845,000 to recall Lt Gov Kleefisch. This was confirmed by Kevin Kennedy GAB's director. The committee to recall Sen Terry Moulton of Chippewa Falls took in more than 21,000 and the same number for Sen Van Wanggaard of Racine and Pam Galloway of Wausau. The leader of the recall effort for Sen Scott Figzgerald of Juneau announced they had collected 20, 600 signatures or 123% of the 16,742 required to recall him. Now the long process begins to verify and certify all these signatures. The GAB has an initial 31 day time period to review the signatures and have already said they will ask for another 30 days or possibly longer time extension. This means elections will be some time in coming to the public.
1/11/12 Obama eligibility challenges to move forward in Georgia
12/17/11 The campaign cash is rolling in for the recalls.
12/13/11 The ACLU has filed a complaint in US Eastern District Ct claiming WI ACT 23 "photo ID" deprives people of their fundamental right to vote. The complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the state for requiring photo ID to vote, and declaratory judgment that the photo ID law is unconstitutional as applied to certain classes of eligible WI voters.
12/5/11 The US Senate on 12/1 passed S 1867, the National Defense Act for Fiscal 2012 93-7. S 1867 contains a provision denying suspected terrorists, even US citizens seized within the US the right to trial and subjects them to indefinite detention. Johnson & Kohl both voted in favor of this bill. The house version HR 1540 passed 322-96. The HR 1540 Conference Report passed the house 283-136 and the senate 86-13 and was presented to the President 12/21 and Obama signed it into law 12/31/11.
12/2/11 The Justice Department released more than 1,000 pages of documents related to Operation Fast & Furious. These latest documents expose the fact that the administration lied to Congress in its previous statements about the gun walking program. Surprise, Surprise, the administration lied!
11/30/11 Gov Walker released a letter stating he directed the Wisconsin Ins Commissioner to withdraw WI INS 18 Emergency Rule. He should also return the $49 million grant to help implement Obamacare. If WI is not in favor of Obamacare why does the state have a prototype Wisconsin Health Insurance Exchange on the state's website?
11/29/11 States Should Return Obamacare Grants, Pursue Own Health Care Reforms
11/19/11 Supporters Feel Betrayed by Wisconsin Gov. Walker on ObamaCare
11/16/11 The campaign to recall Governor Walker, Lt Governor Kleefisch, and 4 Republican senators; Scott Fitzgerald, Pam Galloway, Terry Moulton and Van Wanggaard got off to an early start yesterday morning.
11/16/11 We became aware The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) for Wisconsin forwarded an emergency rule to Gov Walker, and he signed it, that would begin Wisconsin's compliance with ObamaCare. This was bad public policy and we encouraged folks to call Gov Walker at 608-266-1212 and let him know that Wisconsin wants absolutely nothing to do with ObamaCare.
11/2/11 AB 210 dealing with Obamacare passed the Assembly 57-39 10/18 & a public hearing was held in the Senate 10/25. Sen Frank Lasee stopped the bill in his committee for which we can all be thankful.
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