The left-leaning Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (WDC) issued an interesting report today, just as the public employee unions, trial attorneys, tribes and other leftist groups continue to lavish thousands of dollars worth of misleading radio ads on Rep. Garthwaite through their front group The Greater Wisconsin Committee. The WDC report lays out some interesting findings on the November 2008 election. For instance, the state's teachers union, WEAC spent more than $550,000 to defeat just one Republican candidate in just one seat. Garthwaite benefited from similar spending from The Greater Wisconsin Committee and other far-left groups.
As interesting as the findings in the WDC's report is the colorful language it uses. According to the WDC, the Greater Wisconsin Committee is Rep. Garthwaite's "Sugar Daddy."
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
My criticism of the Grant County GOP Chairman’s take on Phil Garthwaite’s Budget
Rep. Garthwaite was recently handed a free pass from Lancaster’s only media source to print anything he wanted to say about the budget. Although all of Grant County’s print media outlets are owned by the same company as the Lancaster paper, none of them ever seem to show Garthwaite the same unabashed love that the Grant County Herald Independent lavishes on our Rep. in Madison. Their “stories” about Garthwaite wouldn’t pass as editorials in a tabloid but I digress. Who am I to complain about ethics in journalism?
At any rate, here is a response to Rep. Garthwaite’s comments about the state budget as published in the Grant County Herald Independent. The following comments are written by Grant County GOP Chairman David Kuhle:
Most of this commentary is accurate, however, I must point out some of the Chairman Kuhle’s mistakes:
1. Auto insurance premiums are also increasing because of “stacking,” “ghost car,” and other changes in the budget. Stacking and ghost car mean this: If you own two insured cars and one uninsured junker that sits in the yard, and your son takes the junker and crashes it into something, then the owner of that something can now sue you on your other TWO policies. Stacking by its self means that you can be sued for value of the policy of the truck you drive, the minivan your wife drives, and your two collector cars in your garage. That comes on top of the new mandates that Chairman Kuhle mentioned.
2. The Capital gains tax, when combined with the new income tax, is actually more than an 75% increase on many small businesses.
3. The cost of providing free state health care and retirement benefits for the boyfriends, girlfriends, roommate, gay partners, etc… of state employees is actually estimated at $15 million rather than $10 million.
4. There are more than $37 million in pork projects in the budget and more than $1 billion in earmarks.
5. The nursing home bed tax more than doubles from $75 per month, per nursing home bed to $170 per month, per bed.
So to recap, Chairman Kuhle is only wrong in his analysis of Garthwaite’s budget in that the budget is actually much worse and taxes much more than the Chairman initially thought.
At any rate, here is a response to Rep. Garthwaite’s comments about the state budget as published in the Grant County Herald Independent. The following comments are written by Grant County GOP Chairman David Kuhle:
Governor Doyle is claiming that the 2009-11 budget was the first enacted on schedule since 1977. Both the 2003-05 and 2005-07 budgets were passed by the legislature before their July 1st start dates, but Governor Doyle delayed signing for a month in order to use his Frankenstein veto pen to strike out words, letters and whole pages to create new laws not intended by the legislature. Since then, Republicans were successful in amending the state constitution to prohibit the governor from making law with his veto pen.
Wisconsin has deficit spent to ‘balance’ the budget for years due to government officials creating more entitlements than we had money to pay for. Wisconsin law requires that budgets be balanced. Included in this budget is this disclaimer to avoid breaking the law:
“Specify that the current law requirements that revenues exceed expenditures in each fiscal year would not apply in 2010-11.”
This budget increases Wisconsin’s general obligation bonds from $5.9 billion to $8.8 billion and revenue bonds from $2.8 billion to $3.5 billion, making us the 15th most indebted state in the country.
Rep. Phil Garthwaite’s quote, “Fixing this record budget deficit wasn’t an easy task. We cut spending and waste from every level of government” is misleading. This budget was not fixed. Democrats compounded Wisconsin’s fiscal mess.
Refusing any fiscal amendments from Republicans, Democrats own this budget. Wisconsin spent $29 billion in 2008-09 and this budget will spend a two-year average of $31 billion, an increase in spending for this two-year budget of $4 billion, with tax and fee increases of $3.6 billion.
Garthwaite is quoted, “I kept transportation dollars flowing by mandating that the DOT repave highway 61 between Dickeyville and Lancaster.” Ridiculous. No representative can mandate the government do anything. The 61 project was originally scheduled to be completed already, then backed off several years, and now moved up to this budget.
Top-Ten bad things in the Democrat-only 2009-11 budget, quoting the non-political Legislative Fiscal Bureau. 1) Auto insurance will increase because liability minimums have doubled. 2) Capital gains taxes increase 75%. 3) $10 million for health insurance benefits for homosexual partners. 4) $30 million in pork projects including: $110,000 for Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools, $400,000 for Native American Tourism of Wisconsin, $5 million for the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, and $37,900 for a chat room in the Child Advocacy Center in Green County. 5) Eliminated the 3.8% compensation minimum for teacher union members. 6) Doubled nursing home fees. 7) Requires private construction projects to pay union-equivalent wages if any government financing is involved. 8) Increase day care fees by 50 % per child. 9) Increase assisted living home fees by 27%. !0) Doubled garbage fees.
Contrary to Rep. Garthwaite, the Democrats did not ‘balance the books’. They borrowed our children’s future to reward their political friends.
Most of this commentary is accurate, however, I must point out some of the Chairman Kuhle’s mistakes:
1. Auto insurance premiums are also increasing because of “stacking,” “ghost car,” and other changes in the budget. Stacking and ghost car mean this: If you own two insured cars and one uninsured junker that sits in the yard, and your son takes the junker and crashes it into something, then the owner of that something can now sue you on your other TWO policies. Stacking by its self means that you can be sued for value of the policy of the truck you drive, the minivan your wife drives, and your two collector cars in your garage. That comes on top of the new mandates that Chairman Kuhle mentioned.
2. The Capital gains tax, when combined with the new income tax, is actually more than an 75% increase on many small businesses.
3. The cost of providing free state health care and retirement benefits for the boyfriends, girlfriends, roommate, gay partners, etc… of state employees is actually estimated at $15 million rather than $10 million.
4. There are more than $37 million in pork projects in the budget and more than $1 billion in earmarks.
5. The nursing home bed tax more than doubles from $75 per month, per nursing home bed to $170 per month, per bed.
So to recap, Chairman Kuhle is only wrong in his analysis of Garthwaite’s budget in that the budget is actually much worse and taxes much more than the Chairman initially thought.
There's a Garbage Tax?
Yes there is...
...and now it is rather large in our state.
Phil Garthwaite just voted to make Wisconsin the state with the highest garbage tax in the Union.
Garthwaite's garbage tax will cost most small townships a couple thousand bucks a year but this comes on top of an 11.2% average cut in state funding so it really hurts. It will cost large municipalities like Platteville tens of thousands of dollars.
How will municipalities pay for this unexpected garbage tax?
They will do one of three things:
1. Raise property taxes.
2. Increase or create a garbage fee. Often this will be added to a water/sewer bill.
3. Go to referendum.
This is just one of dozens of costs that Rep. Garthwaite voted to shift from state government to Grant County local governments.
Worse yet, this new tax will raise $70.2 million statewide for segregated funds like the recycling and environmental improvement funds. At the same time Rep. Garthwaite voted to raid more than $98 million from these funds to give cash to Gov. Doyle to spend on whatever he wants.
That's right. The entirety of the garbage tax increase plus some existing garbage tax revenues are being raided for Doyle's slush fund.
The vote on an amendment to kill this tax and the raid died 51-47 making Phil Garthwaite one of just two votes to allow the new tax and raid.
...and now it is rather large in our state.
Phil Garthwaite just voted to make Wisconsin the state with the highest garbage tax in the Union.
Garthwaite's garbage tax will cost most small townships a couple thousand bucks a year but this comes on top of an 11.2% average cut in state funding so it really hurts. It will cost large municipalities like Platteville tens of thousands of dollars.
How will municipalities pay for this unexpected garbage tax?
They will do one of three things:
1. Raise property taxes.
2. Increase or create a garbage fee. Often this will be added to a water/sewer bill.
3. Go to referendum.
This is just one of dozens of costs that Rep. Garthwaite voted to shift from state government to Grant County local governments.
Worse yet, this new tax will raise $70.2 million statewide for segregated funds like the recycling and environmental improvement funds. At the same time Rep. Garthwaite voted to raid more than $98 million from these funds to give cash to Gov. Doyle to spend on whatever he wants.
That's right. The entirety of the garbage tax increase plus some existing garbage tax revenues are being raided for Doyle's slush fund.
The vote on an amendment to kill this tax and the raid died 51-47 making Phil Garthwaite one of just two votes to allow the new tax and raid.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Phil Garthwaite supports early release for drunk drivers, date rape drug dealers, and even some sex offenders
A cornerstone of Rep. Garthwaite’s budget was the early release of so-called “non-violent” offenders from prison. Here are some of the offenders that Rep. Garthwaite voted to release after serving just a fraction of their sentence:
1. First-degree reckless homicide, where drugs are provided or administered ("Len Bias" Law) [940.02] That’s right, Garthwaite wants to let drug dealers that kill people out early, but I’m sure that doesn’t concern you too much. After all, you have to figure out how to pay another $316 in property taxes and are probably preoccupied with how you’re going to do that.
2. Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, one or more previous convictions, suspension or revocation relating to certain operating under the influence offenses [940.09(1c)(b)] Yep, Phil thinks drunk drivers who murder people shouldn’t have to spend such a long time behind bars but on the plus side, they’ll have to pay the new $.75 a month tax on cell phones when they get out of jail just like everyone else.
3. Possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or delivery of flunitrazepam more than 50 grams [961.41(1m)(im)4.] In case you’re wondering what flunitrazepam is, it’s the date rape drug. In case you’re wondering how much 50 grams is, it’s a lot, a whole lot. So while you’re trying figure out how you’re going afford the $300 auto insurance increase Garthwaite supported in this budget, date rape drug wholesalers will be relishing the immediate and significant reduction in their jail sentences.
4. Failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements (excludes certain sex registrants convicted of sexually motivated misdemeanors, first violations) [301.45(6)(a)1.] Even sex offenders get a pass? Many of Rep. Garthwaite's votes have been ridiculous but letting sex offenders, even first time offenders, out of jail early is just plain nuts.
The list goes on and on and provides for the early release for hundreds of classes of felonies.
1. First-degree reckless homicide, where drugs are provided or administered ("Len Bias" Law) [940.02] That’s right, Garthwaite wants to let drug dealers that kill people out early, but I’m sure that doesn’t concern you too much. After all, you have to figure out how to pay another $316 in property taxes and are probably preoccupied with how you’re going to do that.
2. Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, one or more previous convictions, suspension or revocation relating to certain operating under the influence offenses [940.09(1c)(b)] Yep, Phil thinks drunk drivers who murder people shouldn’t have to spend such a long time behind bars but on the plus side, they’ll have to pay the new $.75 a month tax on cell phones when they get out of jail just like everyone else.
3. Possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or delivery of flunitrazepam more than 50 grams [961.41(1m)(im)4.] In case you’re wondering what flunitrazepam is, it’s the date rape drug. In case you’re wondering how much 50 grams is, it’s a lot, a whole lot. So while you’re trying figure out how you’re going afford the $300 auto insurance increase Garthwaite supported in this budget, date rape drug wholesalers will be relishing the immediate and significant reduction in their jail sentences.
4. Failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements (excludes certain sex registrants convicted of sexually motivated misdemeanors, first violations) [301.45(6)(a)1.] Even sex offenders get a pass? Many of Rep. Garthwaite's votes have been ridiculous but letting sex offenders, even first time offenders, out of jail early is just plain nuts.
The list goes on and on and provides for the early release for hundreds of classes of felonies.
Shady Political Attack Group Back and Supporting Garthwaite
The Greater Wisconsin Committee, a group the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign refers to as a Milwaukee based Phony issue ad group is running a phony issue ad on Grant County radio stations. The group's phony ad urges voters to thank Rep. Garthwaite for voting for a budget that protects the middle class. Now anyone who has read anything about this budget knows that it raises dozens of taxes and fees on the middle class and that the Greater Wisconsin Committee ad is well...phony. More interesting than the content of the issue ad, however, is the funding source for the ad and the possible reasons this group is running it in favor of Rep. Garthwaite.
The Greater Wisconsin Committee is funded in large part by the trial lawyers lobby. Now why would the trial lawyers want thousands of dollars to be spent helping Rep. Garthwaite? Could it be because he was a deciding vote to save their auto-insurance mandate in the budget, the mandate that will cost you an extra $300 in premiums and will make them millions in lawsuit payouts?
The Greater Wisconsin Committee is funded in large part by the trial lawyers lobby. Now why would the trial lawyers want thousands of dollars to be spent helping Rep. Garthwaite? Could it be because he was a deciding vote to save their auto-insurance mandate in the budget, the mandate that will cost you an extra $300 in premiums and will make them millions in lawsuit payouts?
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
On Prevailing Wage
Bear with me because this issue is boring, difficult to explain, even more difficult to listen to someone explain it, and most of all…incredibly important to your community.
Included in the budget that Rep. Garthwaite supported was a provision to expand the state’s prevailing wage requirements. The prevailing wage law, first passed in 1931 mandates that workers on public projects with a certain cost be paid “prevailing wage rates.” These rates essentially equate to union-scale wages, which are very, very high.
When Governor Doyle drafted his budget, he proposed expanding the use of prevailing wage to many private projects which had never been covered before. Furthermore, he proposed dropping the minimum cost threshold from $48,000 to $2,000. The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee later amended this budget provision, improving it slightly but the basic gist remained. Most public construction projects will cost much more. That means property tax increases. Most private construction projects that are donated, sold, or transferred to a public unit of government will cost much more. Volunteer work on public projects would often be prohibited.
It goes without saying that this is a very, very bad idea, especially during these difficult economic times. Prevailing wage mandates increase the cost of construction. The Heartland Foundation found that prevailing wage laws in the US increase the cost of labor on the average project by 22% and the overall cost by 9.91%. Other studies have found that prevailing wage mandates can drive up costs by as much as 37%.
The current economic downturn has already led to a reduction in development. Expanding the scope of the prevailing wage would be a major deterrent to economic development and job growth. Furthermore, reducing the threshold for prevailing wage projects will cost municipalities tens of thousands of dollars if not more. That means some important projects in your neighborhood won’t get done while others will require increased property taxes to fund them.
It makes absolutely zero sense to increase the cost of construction at a time when that sector of our economy is bleeding employees. It makes even less sense to do so when it will increase costs on local governments that are strapped for cash. Unfortunately, Rep. Garthwaite did not see things that way and voted to maintain significant, job killing changes to Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law in the budget.
The changes to the prevailing wage law are found in AB 75, the biennial budget bill. Here are the facts on how he voted:
Assembly Amendment 5 to AB 75 would have deleted all prevailing wage related provisions from the budget. This amendment failed by a vote of 51-47. Rep. Garthwaite voted against the amendment and in favor of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
Assembly Amendment 6 to AB 75 would have exempted vacant industrial properties from the expanded prevailing wage law. This would have given governments a tool to rebuild shuttered factories like GM in Janesville. This amendment failed by a vote of 51-47. Rep. Garthwaite voted against the amendment and in favor of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
Assembly Amendment 114 to AB 75 would have exempted company paid volunteers from the prevailing wage. This amendment would have allowed a construction company owner to pay his employees to volunteer for a day at a Habitat for Humanity site for example. This amendment failed by a vote of 51-47. Rep. Garthwaite voted against this amendment and thus voted against allowing a construction company to volunteer their workers for a charitable construction project.
Assembly Amendment 115 to AB 75 would have allowed the Department of Commerce to grant a waiver on some prevailing wage projects. For instance, a municipality could have applied for a waiver on a project that would create a significant number of jobs in the community. This amendment failed by a vote of 50-48. Rep. Garthwaite voted against the amendment and in favor of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
Finally, Rep. Garthwaite voted in favor of the passage of AB 75. AB 75 passed by a vote of 50-48, making Rep. Garthwaite the deciding vote on passage of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
These are the facts. Rep. Garthwaite can try to run from them all he wants but in the end he will fail. The prevailing wage mandate passed by one vote - Rep. Garthwaite's vote.
Side Note --- Since passing the Assembly, the prevailing wage mandate has been altered by Democrats in the State Senate. It is now much worse than what Governor Doyle originally drafted. The new mandate combines a low threshold and coverage of private projects with several new ideas. Under the Democrat budget as it is now written, your local town or municipality would no longer be allowed to contract with your county for many construction projects. The purpose of this change is to force local units of government to contract with expensive union contractors even when working with their county would save money and make sense. This means that your local road won’t be maintained as well or as often and that when it is, it will cost you more.
Rep. Garthwaite has not yet committed to opposing this change despite requests from local officials in the municipalities he represents.
Included in the budget that Rep. Garthwaite supported was a provision to expand the state’s prevailing wage requirements. The prevailing wage law, first passed in 1931 mandates that workers on public projects with a certain cost be paid “prevailing wage rates.” These rates essentially equate to union-scale wages, which are very, very high.
When Governor Doyle drafted his budget, he proposed expanding the use of prevailing wage to many private projects which had never been covered before. Furthermore, he proposed dropping the minimum cost threshold from $48,000 to $2,000. The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee later amended this budget provision, improving it slightly but the basic gist remained. Most public construction projects will cost much more. That means property tax increases. Most private construction projects that are donated, sold, or transferred to a public unit of government will cost much more. Volunteer work on public projects would often be prohibited.
It goes without saying that this is a very, very bad idea, especially during these difficult economic times. Prevailing wage mandates increase the cost of construction. The Heartland Foundation found that prevailing wage laws in the US increase the cost of labor on the average project by 22% and the overall cost by 9.91%. Other studies have found that prevailing wage mandates can drive up costs by as much as 37%.
The current economic downturn has already led to a reduction in development. Expanding the scope of the prevailing wage would be a major deterrent to economic development and job growth. Furthermore, reducing the threshold for prevailing wage projects will cost municipalities tens of thousands of dollars if not more. That means some important projects in your neighborhood won’t get done while others will require increased property taxes to fund them.
It makes absolutely zero sense to increase the cost of construction at a time when that sector of our economy is bleeding employees. It makes even less sense to do so when it will increase costs on local governments that are strapped for cash. Unfortunately, Rep. Garthwaite did not see things that way and voted to maintain significant, job killing changes to Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law in the budget.
The changes to the prevailing wage law are found in AB 75, the biennial budget bill. Here are the facts on how he voted:
Assembly Amendment 5 to AB 75 would have deleted all prevailing wage related provisions from the budget. This amendment failed by a vote of 51-47. Rep. Garthwaite voted against the amendment and in favor of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
Assembly Amendment 6 to AB 75 would have exempted vacant industrial properties from the expanded prevailing wage law. This would have given governments a tool to rebuild shuttered factories like GM in Janesville. This amendment failed by a vote of 51-47. Rep. Garthwaite voted against the amendment and in favor of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
Assembly Amendment 114 to AB 75 would have exempted company paid volunteers from the prevailing wage. This amendment would have allowed a construction company owner to pay his employees to volunteer for a day at a Habitat for Humanity site for example. This amendment failed by a vote of 51-47. Rep. Garthwaite voted against this amendment and thus voted against allowing a construction company to volunteer their workers for a charitable construction project.
Assembly Amendment 115 to AB 75 would have allowed the Department of Commerce to grant a waiver on some prevailing wage projects. For instance, a municipality could have applied for a waiver on a project that would create a significant number of jobs in the community. This amendment failed by a vote of 50-48. Rep. Garthwaite voted against the amendment and in favor of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
Finally, Rep. Garthwaite voted in favor of the passage of AB 75. AB 75 passed by a vote of 50-48, making Rep. Garthwaite the deciding vote on passage of the expanded prevailing wage mandate.
These are the facts. Rep. Garthwaite can try to run from them all he wants but in the end he will fail. The prevailing wage mandate passed by one vote - Rep. Garthwaite's vote.
Side Note --- Since passing the Assembly, the prevailing wage mandate has been altered by Democrats in the State Senate. It is now much worse than what Governor Doyle originally drafted. The new mandate combines a low threshold and coverage of private projects with several new ideas. Under the Democrat budget as it is now written, your local town or municipality would no longer be allowed to contract with your county for many construction projects. The purpose of this change is to force local units of government to contract with expensive union contractors even when working with their county would save money and make sense. This means that your local road won’t be maintained as well or as often and that when it is, it will cost you more.
Rep. Garthwaite has not yet committed to opposing this change despite requests from local officials in the municipalities he represents.
What does the media have to say about Phil Garthwaite's budget?
Here are just a few of the stories and columns that have been written about the budget that Phil Garthwaite voted for over the past few months:
“Editorial: Democrats Forgot Why They Were Elected” – Appleton Post-Crescent – 06/07/09 – http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090607/APC06/906070538
“Your Auto Insurance May Go Up: Proposed State Budget Has Higher Min. Coverage Requirements” – Racine Journal Times – 06/07/09 – http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/06/07/local_news/doc4a2c54359273b168645547.txt
“Editorial: Serious Flaws in State Budget” – Beloit Daily News – 06/08/09 – http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2009/06/08/opinion/todays_opinion/edit801.txt
“Assembly Democrats to Hold Fund-Raiser During Budget Deliberations, Despite Ban” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 06/06/09 – http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/47050637.html
“Editorial: Slice Sneaky Earmarks from Budget” – Wisconsin State Journal – 06/05/09 – http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/453747
“Editorial: Budget Dealings are Insult to Public” – Appleton Post Crescent – 05/31/09 – http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009905310569
“Our View: Another Disappointing Budget Process” – La Crosse Tribune – 05/31/09 – http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/05/31/opinion/editorial/edit.txt
“Plan Would Make Wisconsin’s Garbage Fees Highest in Nation, Group Says” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 05/31/09 – http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/46583132.html
“Budget Includes Millions in Earmarks: Democrats Tout Frugality; Republicans Decry ‘Pork’” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 05/30/09 – http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/46455812.html
“Editorial: Madison Seems Way Out of Control” – Green Bay Press-Gazette – 03/22/09 – http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090322/GPG0602/903220702/1270
“Editorial: Democrats Forgot Why They Were Elected” – Appleton Post-Crescent – 06/07/09 – http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090607/APC06/906070538
“Your Auto Insurance May Go Up: Proposed State Budget Has Higher Min. Coverage Requirements” – Racine Journal Times – 06/07/09 – http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/06/07/local_news/doc4a2c54359273b168645547.txt
“Editorial: Serious Flaws in State Budget” – Beloit Daily News – 06/08/09 – http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2009/06/08/opinion/todays_opinion/edit801.txt
“Assembly Democrats to Hold Fund-Raiser During Budget Deliberations, Despite Ban” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 06/06/09 – http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/47050637.html
“Editorial: Slice Sneaky Earmarks from Budget” – Wisconsin State Journal – 06/05/09 – http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/453747
“Editorial: Budget Dealings are Insult to Public” – Appleton Post Crescent – 05/31/09 – http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009905310569
“Our View: Another Disappointing Budget Process” – La Crosse Tribune – 05/31/09 – http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/05/31/opinion/editorial/edit.txt
“Plan Would Make Wisconsin’s Garbage Fees Highest in Nation, Group Says” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 05/31/09 – http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/46583132.html
“Budget Includes Millions in Earmarks: Democrats Tout Frugality; Republicans Decry ‘Pork’” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 05/30/09 – http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/46455812.html
“Editorial: Madison Seems Way Out of Control” – Green Bay Press-Gazette – 03/22/09 – http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090322/GPG0602/903220702/1270
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