The state Senate voted Tuesday not to confirm the administrators of the Wisconsin Ethics and Elections Boards. The result, apparently a forgone conclusion more than a year ago. That’s when Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he met with Mike Haas and Brian Bell. “I flat out told both of those men, you’re going to be […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]
Read moreA company that employs more than 3,000 people in Northeast Wisconsin has announced plans to cut jobs. Kimberly-Clark says it will eliminate up to 5,500 positions in an effort to lower costs. The number amounts to up to 13 percent of its workforce. The company, which makes Kleenex and Huggies, also intends to either close […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]
Read more>>Senate Votes On Leaders Of Elections, Ethics Commissions (Madison, WI) — The Wisconsin Senate votes on confirmation for the administrators of the Elections Commission and the Ethics Commission today. Republicans want Michael Haas and Brian Bell out, accusing them of partisan bias when they worked for the Government Accountability Board. The G-A-B was disbanded three years ago due to the role it played in a John Doe investigation of Governor Scott Walker’s campaign and conservative groups. Bell has said he had no involvement in any investigations while he was with the board. Haas has said all he did with the Walker investigation was routine review of court documents. >>Officer-Involved
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Read moreFitzgerald also has vowed to oust the state’s top elections official, Mike Haas, in confirmation votes during Tuesday’s Senate session. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]
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