C&L: Violent Legislation: Wisconsin GOP's Power Snatch

March 10, 2011 02:00 PM
UPDATED: Violent Legislation: Wisconsin GOP's Power Snatch


This is a PDF of what the Wisconsin Senators passed last night. It isn't just unions they're aiming at. Every public program, worker, and Wisconsin citizen will be at risk as a result of this "legislation", if that's even what it is. Here are as many of the highlights as I can gather in one place. This is intended to be a laundry list. Each of these topics probably deserve a post of their own, but I want a list of the crazy all in one place.

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Note on BadgerCare changes: Those impacted will be those most needy, as well as students. According to this document, programs affected would be BadgerCare Plus for childless adults and the family planning waiver program; Medicaid for elderly, blind and disabled people, Medicare premium assistance programs, Wisconsin Well-Woman Medicaid and SeniorCare to the extent permitted under the Affordable Care Act (which Congressional Republicans seek to repeal, of course)

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Allows the Governor to terminate any state employee during a state emergency if the employee: (a) fails to report to work for 3 working days without approval; (b) participates in a strike, work stoppage, sit-down, stay-in, slowdown or "other concerted activities", including sick calls and/or mass resignations.

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Wetlands - Gives tax preference to municipalities who convert existing wetlands to non-wetland parcels. In addition, such areas would also be exempt from water quality standards applicable to wetlands, provided that area is used for business.

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