Friday, September 23, 2011
One of our local legislators is co-sponsoring a repeal of the state's law that requires restaurants serve butter—not margarine—unless a customer requests it.
A Racine legislator is part of the charge to repeal the state's remaining butter law. The law requires restaurants to offer patrons butter—not margarine—with their meals, unless the patron specifically requests margarine. Violating the statute comes with a possible penalty of a fine between $100 and $500 and/or spending up to three months in jail. Do it again, and the fine climbs to $500-$1,000 and imprisonment time grows to six months to one year. State Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, and Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, introduced the law to repeal the law. Kooyenga told the Journal-Sentinel the existing law is "silly, antiquated and anti-free market." The state has a history of legislating the margarine-butter debate, starting with …
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Ryker Sharp started project for the challenge, but passing of his aunt and grandfather made it a memorial.
William Ryker Sharp - most people know him as Ryker - was hoping to help out a campground through his Eagle Scout project, as he remembered enjoying camp as a younger boy. However, on the day the project to build Leopold benches (named for Aldo Leopold, naturalist and writer from Wisconsin) at the Phantom Lake YMCA was approved, his family also faced the death of his aunt Gretchen Degarmo, who lost her battle with Hodgkin's disease at the age of 36. The benches then became an opportunity to remember his aunt as well as the achievement of a goal. Ryker, who will be a junior this year at Muskego High School, built a total of 42 benches, involving 24 volunteers and a total of 200 hours of work to build them. The benches will rest on either …
Friday, July 29, 2011
Critics say the national government-business organization has too much say in state politics here and elsewhere.
A little-known think tank called the American Legislative Exchange Council is getting some national attention for its involvement in Wisconsin politics. The conservative-backed organization is gaining attention for authoring legislation pushed through state Legislatures around the country, including here in Wisconsin. Rep. Robin Vos, a Republican who represents Caledonia, is an active member, and Gov. Scott Walker is a former member of the group. After conservatives recent successes in Wisconsin, liberals are working to raise ALEC's profile and make it an issue come election time. John Nichols, associate editor of The Capital Times and contributor to The Nation and In These Times, wrote "ALEC Exposed" for The Nation. The article was …
rudi wendt
1:27 pm on Monday, September 26, 2011
Unbeliveable,I could use a job as a legislator. more ›