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Legislative Update
Joint Committee on Finance
Last week, the Joint Finance Committee voted to accept my proposal to prevent the expansion of 28 Commercial Motor Carrier Inspection Positions and Intrastate Motor Carrier Regulation saving Wisconsin taxpayers $3.8 million. Creating more government jobs and adding more red tape to business is not the way we will grow Wisconsin's economy. My focus throughout the budget process has been to seek out unneeded government positions and reduce the level of bonding. I am currently reviewing plans to construct a new Department of Transportation building at the cost of almost $200,000,000 in bonding to the tax payer. It is my intent to propose postponing project approval until the next biennial budget so that further review can take place and other solutions be explored which could provide significant savings to taxpayers.
There is still time to submit budget proposals for deliberation and vote by the JFC. If you have any ideas or concerns about the budget that you would like to share with me please contact my office at Rep.Hutton@legis.wisconsin.gov or call (888) 534-0013.
To follow along with the topics of each JFC
executive session visit
http://committeeschedule.legis.wisconsin.gov/ and look
for the notices titled "Joint - Joint Committee on Finance
Executive Session."
Assembly Bill 85
Yesterday, I along with many members of the assembly voted to pass Assembly Bill 85 which I co-authored. The intent of AB 85 is to bring a memorandum to empower local Milwaukee County voters to decide on whether to reduce the size and pay of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. This legislation will also help remove ambiguous terms and sentences so that the power between the County Board and County Executive is clearly defined.
With Milwaukee County being a major economic driver in
Wisconsin the changes that this bill makes to the powers of
the county board and county executive will help create
efficiency. By increasing efficiency in the governance
structure in Milwaukee County we will in turn help the
entire state of Wisconsin.
The reform of the Milwaukee County Board has been called for
in the past when a referendum in 2012 found 80% of voters
believed that significant reforms were needed. 12 of the 19
communities in Milwaukee County voted on this question while
the rest were not allowed because the County Board refused
to allow the question on the ballot. This is not an uncommon
occurrence unfortunately as cuts in supervisor pay
determined by the people through a referendum have been
stifled in the past by the board.
We broke the continued refusal of the board to listen to
Milwaukee voters yesterday when we passed AB 85. For those
constituents in Milwaukee County, I encourage you to
continue letting your voices be heard by voting on the
memorandum in spring of 2014.
Congratulations to Brookfield Central and Brookfield East
Congratulations to both Brookfield Central
and Brookfield East for making America's Most Challenging
High Schools list. Thank you to the teachers and
administration of both of these establishment for your hard
work in ensuring our students success. Congratulations to
the students for your dedication and hard work. I applaud
all of you for your service to our community so that we may
grow stronger and be an example for Wisconsin.
You can find the full list at The Washington Post's website: http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchalleng
Elm Grove residents working at MCW on Best Doctors List
Congratulations are in order for the
twenty-three Elm Grove Residents recognized for their
excellence on the Best Doctors List for 2013, listed on
BestDoctors.com. We appreciate your hard work and dedication
to providing exceptional care and service to keep our
community healthy.
Richard J. Berens, pediatric anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital
Barbara Bresnahan, nephrology, Froedtert Hospital
Michael P. Cinquegrani, cardiology; Froedtert Hospital,
Children’s Hospital,
Zablock VA, St. Joseph’s-West Bend
Michael P. Collins, neurology, Froedtert Hospital
Alan K. David, family medicine; Froedtert Hospital,
Children’s Hospital
Patrician Donohue, pediatric endocrinology, Children’s
Hospital
William Drobyski, hematology/oncology, Froedtert Hospital
Edmund H. Duthrie, geriatric; Froedtert Hospital, Zablocki
VA
William W. Dzwierzynski, plastic surgery/hand; Froedtert
Hospital, Zablocki VA,Community Memorial
Michele A. Frommelt, pediatric cardiology, Children’s
Hospital
Peter C. Frommelt, pediatric cardiology, Children’s Hospital
Walter J. Hogan, gastroenterology, Froedtert Hospital
Kathryn Lauer, anesthesiology; Froedtert Hospital,
Children’s Hospital
Colleen A. Lawton, radiation oncology; Froedtert Hospital,
Community Memorial
Robert Love, thoracic surgery, Froedtert Hospital
John R. Meurer, pediatrics, Children’s Hospital
Craig Charles Porter, pediatric nephrology, Children’s
Hospital
William J. Rhead, pediatric genetics; Froedtert Hospital,
Children’s Hospital
Jake (John) P. Scott, pediatric anesthesiology, Children’s
Hospital
Gary R. Seabrook, vascular surgery; Froedtert Hospital,
Zablocki VA
James R. Wallace, surgery, Froedtert Hospital
Osama Zaidat, neurology, Froedtert Hospital