Thursday, June 7, 2012

Perfect Bill To Jumpstart Walker Bipartisan Era

Scott Walker said after his re-election Tuesday night he wants to inaugurate a new era of Wisconsin bipartisanship.

As I suggested the other day, there's already a pending bill ready to get the ball rolling:
Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie, announced Monday that they're drafting the Legal Defense Fund Transparency Act.

"We as citizens of this state have the right to know who's paying for the legal fees and to make sure that those donors are fully aware of that fund being transferred from the campaign fund to the legal defense fund," Hebl said.

The legislation would require any official who receives a donation to a legal defense fund to name the donor and the amount within seven days.
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4 comments:

  1. JBJune 7, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    It really is the perfect bill. I saw your headline and thought this might be snark -- but it isn't.

    But it ain't gonna happen, is it?

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  2. Reagan's DiscipleJune 7, 2012 at 1:26 PM

    So much for the civility and compromise, hey?

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  3. zombie rotten mcdonaldJune 7, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    what's uncivil about this?

    As the authoritarians are fond of saying, if Walker has nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear, right?

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  4. AnonymousJune 7, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    RD, your guys lost their claim on civility when they chose Racine for their hearing on the mining bill. Start acting in good faith if you want to regain the standing to complain about civility.

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