Articles tagged with assembly
Mon, May 14, 2012
New York man challenging wife for assembly seat
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cliché that all is fair in love and war will be tested on Long Island, where Republican Mark Schimel has ...
Sun, May 06, 2012
Syria says many vote in assembly election, opposition denounces "show"
By Mariam Karouny
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's government said voters turned out in large numbers on Monday for a parliamentary election it sees as ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Assembly Dems Grigsby, Staskunas both won't seek re-election
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Two Wisconsin Assembly Democrats from the Milwaukee area say they’ll step down at the end of the year.
Tamara Grigsby of ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Federal judges re-draw two state assembly districts
MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Democrats and Hispanics have scored a victory in one of Wisconsin’s final re-districting disputes. Yesterday three federal judges re-drew the boundaries ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Assembly Democrat Mark Radcliffe won't seek re-election
BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI (WTAQ) - State Assembly Democrat Mark Radcliffe is the latest to announce that he’s leaving.
The Black River Falls lawmaker ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Assembly Minority Leader Barca won't run for governor despite calls
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Peter Barca says he needs to focus winning control of the Wisconsin Assembly for his Democratic Party.
Minority Leader Barca says ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
State Assembly finally wraps up floor session after 31 hours
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - For 31 hours the Wisconsin Assembly was in session.
Finally, members of both parties agreed to move forward on a vote ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Assembly moves forward after setting aside MATC board appointments
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly has set aside an early Friday morning stalemate over a bill changing the makeup of the Milwaukee Technical ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Marathon Assembly session continues Friday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A proposed overhaul of the Milwaukee Area Technical College Board has kept the Wisconsin Assembly in session for 24 straight hours ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Abortion, teacher evaluation bills approved during Assembly's closing session
MADISON (WSAU) After hours of debate the Wisconsin Assembly passed an education reform bill and tougher standards for abortion doctors last night, as the ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Assembly Democrat Grigsby returns to Capitol after 3-month cancer fight
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State Assembly Democrat Tamara Grigsby of Milwaukee returned to the Capitol Tuesday, after battling cancer for three months.
The 37-year-old Grigsby ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Assembly approves stiffer penalties to give gifts for signing recall petitions
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A bill passed by the state Assembly early today makes it a felony to give things to people for signing recall ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Assembly passes bill to give special ed students aid to attend any school
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Special education students could get state aid to attend any public or private school they choose, under a bill passed by ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Assembly passes proposed wolf hunting season bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Assembly gave final legislative approval overnight to a proposed wolf hunting season.
Some Democrats questioned the need for the hunt ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Assembly approves measures which Dems dub a "war on women"
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - In what Democrats called a “war on women,” the Wisconsin Assembly voted overnight to require school sex education classes to teach ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Assembly OK's closing private school voucher program loophole
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s private school voucher program will not be expanded any further, under a bill passed by the state Assembly Tuesday ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
State Treasurer Schuller announces run for Assembly
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - If State Treasurer Kurt Schuller has his way, he’ll be leaving his office before he has the chance to abolish ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Senate approves wolf hunting season, but Assembly delays vote
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A wolf hunting season is two steps away from becoming a reality in Wisconsin.
The state Senate approved the wolf season ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Assembly expected to vote on closing school voucher loophole next week
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly is expected to vote next Tuesday to limit Wisconsin’s private school voucher program to the places where ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Recall constitutional amendment gets first-approval in state assembly
MADISON (WSAU) It would be a lot harder to recall Wisconsin’s elected officials under a constitutional amendment that got its first approval last ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
State Assembly takes up bills involving FamilyCare, home brewing Tuesday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly will be asked Tuesday to give final legislative approval to lifting the enrollment caps on the state’s ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Bill passed in Assembly requires more stringent child death, missing reporting
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's legal guardians could soon have more stringent reporting requirements for their childrens' deaths and disappearances.
The State Assembly approved ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Assembly passes bill that would outlaw punitive damages for job discrimination
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State judges and juries could no longer award punitive damages for job discrimination, under a bill passed by the Assembly Tuesday ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Assembly OK's adding texting to state's no-call list
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - If you have a cell phone, you might not have to pay for as many text messages for unwanted sales pitches ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Assembly approves moving to GAAP use in state budgets
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin would have to use generally-accepted accounting principles in adopting its state budgets under a measure passed Tuesday night.
The Assembly ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Aaron Rodgers Day declared by Wisconsin Assembly
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly went into its normal closed caucuses at mid-day to discuss strategy on its upcoming legislation. But before they ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Assembly bill would outlaw punitive damage seeking for job discrimination victims
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Victims of job discrimination could no longer seek punitive damages in state courts under a bill to be considered Tuesday by ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
State no-call list could include text messages in bill up for vote in Assembly
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's popular do not call list for telemarketers would be extended to text messages, under a bill up for approval ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Assembly set to vote on wetlands bill Tuesday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill that makes it easier to build on wetlands.
GOP senators ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Dems fail to force Assembly to vote on restricting school voucher expansion
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Democrats tried but failed Thursday to force the state Assembly to vote on restricting the expansion of Wisconsin’s private school ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Sen. Majority Leader disbands Sen. mining committee to introduce Assembly mining bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald disbanded his chamber’s mining committee this afternoon. And he disavowed the panel’s more ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Sen. Majority Leader urges members to support Assembly version of mining bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald urged his colleagues today to support the Assembly’s version of the mining bill, instead ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Assembly leader: House might remove FamilyCare cap in only 57 counties
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators have voted unanimously to comply with a federal order, and remove last year’s enrollment cap for the FamilyCare ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Syria draft resolution reaches U.N. assembly after veto
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia circulated a draft resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria among members of the U.N. General Assembly ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Assembly Speaker Fitzgerald denies redistricting comments order
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald denies that he told his fellow Republicans to ignore what he was telling the public about ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Nokia to axe 4,000 jobs, move assembly to Asia
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling Finnish phone maker Nokia plans to cut 4,000 more jobs at its plants in ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
GOP Assembly lawmaker packing heat during floor sessions
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The man who presides over the Wisconsin Assembly floor sessions now carries a hidden gun to the podium on occasion.
Republican ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Greece launches long-awaited debt offer
By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the ...
Sat, January 28, 2012
Wis. Senate leaders don't have votes to pass Assembly mining permit bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Leaders in the Wisconsin Senate say they wouldn’t be able to get the votes they need to pass the Assembly ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
State Superintendent calls on Assembly to take up bill to stop voucher expansion
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State school Superintendent Tony Evers has asked the Assembly to pass a bill that prevents the expansion of tax-funded vouchers for ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Assembly approves longer signup period for "open enrollment"
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly has voted to give parents more time to try and have their kids transferred to public schools outside ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Assembly takes up vote on mining bill, protestors, drums, and supporters in rotunda
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - It's another noisy day at the State Capitol, as the Wisconsin Assembly takes up the controversial bill making it easier ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Assembly committee approves streamlined mining permit bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state Assembly Jobs Committee voted 9-to-5 Tuesday in favor of a bill that tries to make it easier for a ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Assembly panel OK's mining bill
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The Assembly Jobs Committee voted 9-to-5 today in favor of a bill that tries to make it easier for a new ...
Sat, January 21, 2012
Sony to move lithium battery assembly abroad: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp will transfer domestic construction of lithium ion batteries used in products like mobile phones and electric cars overseas ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Assembly panel OK's sex ed changes
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU0 – The Assembly's education committee voted today to un-do what the Democrats did in 2010 – and again force sex education classes ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Mining bill vote delayed
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Assembly will not vote next week on the controversial mining bill.
Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald’s office says the vote ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Assembly wants to vote soon on mining bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly plans to vote nine days from now on the bill that makes it easier to get state permits ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
New Jersey Assembly Republican leader dies in Capitol
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey state Assembly Republican leader Alex DeCroce collapsed and died in the Capitol after a late night legislative ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
5 Assembly Dems want to halt sale of Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Five state Assembly Democrats have asked the federal government to wait for two months before approving a sale of the Wisconsin ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Report: Input from multiple directions wrote Assembly mining bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state Assembly speaker's office says it's wrong to assume that Gogebic Taconite wrote the bill that makes it ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Assembly speaker: Mining company provided input, but did not write new regulations
MADISON (WSAU) The state Assembly speaker's office says it's wrong to assume that Gogebic Taconite wrote the bill that makes it easier ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Assembly Speaker Rep. Fitzgerald wants 4-year-old GAB disbanded
MADSION, WI (WTAQ) - Republican State Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald says the four-year-old Government Accountability Board should be disbanded, because it’s not working the ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Protesters storm Kuwait assembly demanding PM quit
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Dozens of Kuwaitis briefly stormed Kuwait's parliament building late on Wednesday as hundreds more demonstrated outside, demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh ...
Thu, November 03, 2011
Concealed Carry Policy in Assembly
MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsin Assembly members and their spectators could carry concealed weapons under a policy being considered by house leaders this morning. The ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
Schools bills update: One passed, one held up in Assembly
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A bill to let public schools fire or not hire convicted felons is being held up in the Assembly. Democrats used ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
Assembly approves "Castle Protection" bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites wouldn’t have to worry about being sued or prosecuted for killing intruders who bust into their homes, under a ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
Assembly approves moving Wisconsin presidential primary to August
MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin’s fall partisan primaries would be moved from September to August, under a change approved by the state Assembly last night ...
Tue, November 01, 2011
"Castle Protection" bill up for vote in Assembly
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites would get more legal protections if they shoot burglars in their homes, under a bill that's up for a ...
Tue, November 01, 2011
Assembly to take up pair of bills affecting teachers
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly will vote Tuesday on a bill to let public schools discipline or fire teachers whose students don't ...
Wed, October 26, 2011
Assembly delays action on nursing home violation changes
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state Assembly delayed action Tuesday on several changes in how the state penalizes nursing homes for rule violations.
The state ...
Wed, October 26, 2011
Earlier liquor store sales approved by Assembly
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin liquor stores could open earlier under a bill passed by the state Assembly Tuesday.
Local governments can allow beer and ...
Thu, October 20, 2011
Assembly to vote on change in fall primary date
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Assembly will vote next week on a bill to move the fall partisan primaries from mid-September to mid-August.
The ...
Wed, October 19, 2011
Multiple TIF district bill passes Assembly during special jobs session
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A local lawmaker’s bill, that is part of the special jobs session at the Wisconsin legislature, passes its first hurdle ...
Tue, October 18, 2011
Ending school voucher expansion, passes Senate, heads to Assembly
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Private school voucher programs would not go beyond Milwaukee County and Racine under a bill passed by the Senate today. On ...
Sun, October 16, 2011
Assembly hearing will talk about report showing UW racial bias
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Members of the Wisconsin Assembly will hold a meeting Monday to discuss a report showing the University of Wisconsin favored minority ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Vacant Senate recall winner's Assembly seat up for grabs in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ) - La Crosse County Board member Jill Billings will run against local government watchdog David Drewes for a Wisconsin Assembly seat ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Assembly Speaker Fitzgerald announces bid for U.S. Senate
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly announced his candidacy this morning for the United States Senate.
Jeff Fitzgerald of Horicon is ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
Assembly to take up stronger Castle doctrine law
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A bill to be considered on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly would strengthen the law known as the Castle doctrine ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
U.N. assembly backs steps to fight chronic disease
By Lewis Krauskopf and Debra Sherman
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World leaders risk economic damage if they do not tackle killers like cancer and diabetes ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
UN assembly backs steps to fight chronic disease
By Lewis Krauskopf and Debra Sherman
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World leaders risk economic damage if they do not tackle killers like cancer and diabetes ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
2 escorted from Wis. Assembly for shooting video, taking photos
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - For one day, members of the Wisconsin Assembly are meeting at the Capitol, but the day wasn’t boring.
Two demonstrators ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Assembly speaker to run for U.S. Senate
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Another Republican candidate is entering the race for Herb Kohl's seat in the U.S. Senate. Assembly speaker Jeff Fitzgerald ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Assembly Democrat pushes to end loophole for meth-making ingredient
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin Assembly Democrat wants to close what he calls a loophole that could be letting those who make meth-amphetamines escape ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Plan would end gov't liability for pothole damage to vehicles
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - If a state lawmaker has his way, it would be your fault if you hit a pothole caused by highway ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Assembly Dem. running for Senate says he's current with child support
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A state Assembly Democrat who hopes to get elected to the Senate this summer says he’s up-to-date with his child ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
New Jersey assembly passes worker benefits overhaul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democratic-led Legislature gave final approval on Thursday to a plan that would force public workers to pay more ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Wisconsin Assembly approves concealed possession of guns
MADISON (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly approved a measure on Tuesday allowing qualified state residents to carry concealed weapons in public.
Assembly lawmakers passed ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Assembly takes up concealed carry bill Tuesday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A bill to end Wisconsin’s 140-year-old ban on concealed weapons could be headed to Governor Scott Walker later Tuesday.
The ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Assembly approves state budget, measure goes to Senate Thursday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly approved the new state budget just after 3 a.m. Thursday.
The vote was 60 to 38, with ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Assembly approves state budget
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Assembly approved the new state budget just after three o’clock this morning. The vote was 60-to-38, with Independent Bob Ziegelbauer ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
New York Assembly backs gay marriage, Senate showdown next
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY (Reuters) - The New York state Assembly approved same-sex marriage on Wednesday and the bill is likely to face a vote ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Local GOP caucus meeting delays state budget debate in assembly
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Assembly never started its debate on the new state budget yesterday, because Majority Republicans could not agree on the final details ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Assembly Dem Clark apologizes for "smack around" woman comment
BARABOO, WI (WTAQ) - State Assembly Democrat Fred Clark of Baraboo has apologized for saying he wanted to “smack around” a woman who hung up ...
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