Tag: Joe Sanfelippo
Doesn’t Sanfelippo Understand How Democracy Works?
State Representative Joe Sanfelippo recently had an op-ed piece published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explaining his authoring of a bill to limit the issuance of township and county IDs. There are probably a lot of things to talk about related to the purported issuance of such IDs but I…
Republicans attempt to usurp local control once again on issue of photo IDs
But remember, Republicans are 100% supportive of local control! A pair of Republican lawmakers are circulating a proposal that would prohibit county and town governments from issuing — or spending money on — photo identification cards. The legislation would also bar photo ID cards issued by cities or villages from…
Joe Sanfelippo wants to make elected schools superintendent a gubernatorially-appointed position
So apparently Republican State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo doesn’t want the people of Wisconsin to be able to choose the superintendent of the state’s public school system. After an appeals court overruled Republican attempts to weaken the powers of the state’s elected schools superintendent, a GOP lawmaker wants to let the…
The Ever Quotable Representative Joe Sanfelippo
From JSOnline’s article about Rep. Joe Sanfelippo and Sen. Sandy Pasch’s proposals for a regional mental health authority, a remarkable quote from Rep. Sanfelippo: “We are politicians. What do we know about this stuff?” Something that I have been thinking about Rep. Sanfelippo for some time…nuff said!
Chris Abele: It’s Time To Start Acting Like A Leader
Yesterday The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s JSOnline website published two more articles that outline the dysfunction that continues to plague Milwaukee County government. Now I am not holding the county board blameless in this, but post Act 14, the county executive has consolidated powers…something he fully supported to the detriment of…
Local Control and the Republican Wisconsin Legislature
Local Control used to be a sacred tenet…particularly in the Republican arena…and in a way it still is but the Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature have a funny way of expressing it. Because a certain county executive got in a snit about being stymied in his efforts to make county…
Whither MKE County: Sheldon Lubar Will Show You Whither You Mindless Plotters
Mr Sheldon Lubar, Milwaukee business icon and one of the Machiavellian triumvirate behind the gutting of Milwaukee County elective government apparently is in a snit about the County Board’s firing of County Corporation Counsel Kimberly Walker. Whether you support the boards action or not, they are within their legal right…
It’s A Done Deal: Scott Walker Signs Bill to Gut Milwaukee County Board
Governor Scott Walker found his way to Milwaukee today and signed Assembly Bill 85 to gut the power and authority of Milwaukee County’s Board of Directors: Gov. Scott Walker said Friday Milwaukee County government should function more efficiently, under a County Board reform bill Walker signed into law. “This allows…
Whither Milwaukee County: Why Hasn’t Scott Walker Signed THE Bill?
I would have thought that Governor Walker signing Representative Joe Sanfelippo’s Assembly Bill 85 to neuter the Milwaukee County Board was a slam dunk. Or is the governor really too busy jet setting from GOP enclave to GOP enclave? But really, I would have expected an nearly instantaneous signing with…
Whither Manitowoc County: Board Passes Resolution in Support of Milwaukee County Board
Quite frankly I am surprised that it has taken this long for other county boards to take notice and then take action: MANITOWOC, Wis. —The Manitowoc County supervisors have passed a resolution criticizing Republican-backed legislation that would weaken the power of the Milwaukee County Board. Manitowoc County is three counties…
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