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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Wisconsin State Senate, whose powers are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Wisconsin is divided into 33 Senate Districts apportioned amongst the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 33 senators.
The Senate chamber is in the south wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Wisconsin_State_Senate   (295 words)

  
 Wisconsin State Senate
Similar to the U.S. Senate, in addition to its duty of passing all legislation passed through the legislature, the State Senate has the exclusive responsibility of confirming certain Governor's appointments, particularly cabinet secretaries (as part of the system of checks and balances) and members of boards and commissions.
The Senate chamber is located in the south wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, in Madison, Wisconsin.
In addition to their salaries, Senators outside Dane County may receive up to $88 a day each in living expenses while they are in Dane County on state business.
www.askfactmaster.com /Wisconsin_State_Senate   (283 words)

  
 STATE OF WISCONSIN - Plaintiff(s)
She stated that Senator Baumgart had refused to speak to her about campaign related issues while she was working on the clock for the Senate Democratic Caucus and that he preferred to run his campaign his own way.
Laundrie stated that during the 1996 campaign she did not have a great deal of contact with the defendant but that it was her understanding that campaign materials, which she provided to Joanna Richard, were then forwarded to the defendant for his approval.
Senator Robson stated that her contacts with Walter were infrequent except for the last couple weeks prior to the election when he was around all the time.
www.journaltimes.com /downloads/chvala_complaint.html   (20289 words)

  
 2006 Wisconsin Elections Overview
Sen.Theodore Kanavas (R-Brookfield) was first elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in a July 2001 special election, and was re-elected in November 2002.
Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) was elected to the State Senate in 2002.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) was elected to the Senate in 1998 and served as Minority Leader in 2003.
www.hamilton-consulting.com /updates/elections_senate06.html   (2024 words)

  
 Statement on Wisconsin State Senate Budget Action (Jul 1, 2005)
"I am deeply disappointed that the Senate did not restore $13 million in funds for student financial aid, $11 million in funds for critically needed new faculty, or any of the $25 million in cuts taken from UW campus budgets beyond the Governor's proposal.
By withholding these funds, the Senate is interfering with our ability to efficiently and wisely plan for appropriate levels of enrollment, the number of classes, and the appropriate number of faculty needed to teach students this fall.
This is no way to encourage our prized and committed staff to stay and continue to make their contributions in Wisconsin.
www.wisconsin.edu /news/2005/r050701.htm   (356 words)

  
 U.S. Senate
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI) began his rise to national prominence with a speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, in which he charged that Communists had infiltrated federal government agencies.
Beginning in the 1890s, several states began conducting popular referendums with the expectation that their legislatures would formally elect the person who received the largest popular vote.
The purpose of this exhibit is not to produce the volume that Isaac Bassett originally intended to publish, or to provide a comprehensive history of the Senate, but rather to reproduce a colorful sample of Bassett's recollections.
www.senate.gov   (543 words)

  
 Wisconsin State Senate passes bill cutting wages for home health care workers | Workers Independent News
A minimum wage bill that could cut the wages of Wisconsin home care providers passed that state's Senate last week.
The bill, written to prevent cities and towns from having a minimum or living wage higher then the state, would also affect contracts and private workers paid through public funds.
The Republican controlled state senate has been fighting attempts by the governor and state democrats to raise the state minimum wage from the federal standard of $5.15 per hour.
www.laborradio.org /node/163   (226 words)

  
 Wisconsin State Senate : search word
Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin State Senate, based off of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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On the morning of the 20th May, the day fixed for the constitutional asked his Josephine who were the persons, of both sexes, she had engaged, decorations of the drawing-room of an Emperor and Empress, as thrones and but half-dressed, was instantly ordered to appear before him.
www.searchword.org /wi/wisconsin-state-senate.html   (471 words)

  
 Wisconsin.gov - Capitol Facts - Wisconsin State Capitol Virtual Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The leader of the Senate is called the President and he presides over Senate sessions at the large desk in the front of the Chambers.
The Senate meets in this room to discuss and vote on bills that may be passed into laws.
In order for a bill to become a law in Wisconsin, it must be passed by both the Senate and the Assembly and then signed by the Governor.
www.wisconsin.gov /state/capfacts/senate_c.html   (479 words)

  
 senorpez Photo Gallery - Home > Location Pictures > Madison, Wisconsin
Assembly Skylight13 viewsThis skylight adorns the ceiling of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Assembly Eagle14 viewsThere is a faux eagle in the champers of the Wisconsin Assembly.
This one adorns the ceiling of the Senate Chambers.
www.senorpez.com /coppermine/index.php?cat=9   (483 words)

  
 Ballot Access News
Montana State Senator John Cobb has introduced SB 117, to protect candidates who are told they won a close election, and who are then sued by the loser.
Wisconsin has been one of a handful of states in which state election law decisions are made by a bi-partisan body, with particular members representing one of the major parties.
In New Mexico, the state retroactively increased the fee ten-fold and a lower court said that was OK. The two candidates couldn’t afford the $1,400,000 new fee for the recount, so they dropped their request, and the voting-counting machines were then reprogrammed so that any recount would be impossible.
www.ballot-access.org   (5528 words)

  
 Wisconsin State Senator Robson's homepage
State Senate Majority Leader Judy Robson (D-Beloit) said today a series of changes to the way the Wisconsin State Senate does its business will be the first priority with the new session now underway.
This includes ending the ability of Senate committees to vote on legislation via secret ballot, unless in instances of threats to public safety or health.
This will be a change for some Senators who have come accustomed to doing things a certain way, but the people of this state need to know we’re serious about opening this process and shining bright lights on what we’re doing here,” Robson said.
www.legis.wisconsin.gov /senate/sen15/news/press/2007/pr2007-002.asp   (330 words)

  
 Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2006 - dKosopedia
"The Wisconsin Legislature is a bicameral (2-house) body consisting of a 33 member senate and a 99-member assembly.
Senators serve 4-year terms and representatives to the assembly serve 2-year terms.
The 16 senators who represent even-numbered districts are elected in the fall of presidential election years; the 17 from oddnumbered districts are elected in gubernatorial election years.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Wisconsin_State_Senate_elections,_2006   (219 words)

  
 The Wisconsin State Senate passes bill banning cyanide at Wisconsin mining operations
The Wisconsin State Senate has passed a bill banning the use of cyanide in Wisconsin mining operations.
Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) asked that the Senate limit the cyanide ban to heap leach mining operations and exempt the proposed Crandon mine from the bill.
Senators Breske and Cowles were the only two who crossed party lines in the vote on the amendment with Breske voting for it and Cowles voting against it.
www.nocrandonmine.com /wsn/mining/SB160passes.html   (519 words)

  
 VoteTrustUSA - Wisconsin: State Senate Sends Election Bill To Governor With Unanimous Vote
With a unanimous voice vote, the Wisconsin State Senate has passed AB 627 and sent the bill to Governor Doyle for his signature.
The bill's author Senator Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee), commented after the vote that “the Senate struck a blow for accuracy and fairness in Wisconsin elections today,” began Senator Plale.
The bill is identical to Assembly Bill 627 that passed the State Assembly last month with overwhelming bipartisan support.
www.votetrustusa.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=476&Itemid=64   (310 words)

  
 The Badger Herald - Senate postpones state smoking ban
The Wisconsin State Senate held session Tuesday, voting on a number of legislative initiatives but surprisingly not voting on the highly anticipated Smoke-Free Dining Act.
The contentious subject of recent widespread discussion and debate, the Smoke-Free Dining Act was withheld from Senate consideration Tuesday, as Republican sponsors decided to postpone its vote in order to further revise its provisions and improve its chances of passing.
Additionally, Senate Bill 174 was passed in the Senate Tuesday, moving inmates one step closer to being able to drink wine in prison as part of a church ceremony.
badgerherald.com /news/2005/10/26/senate_postpones_sta.php   (748 words)

  
 11_11_03-SENATE
Today, at about 1:30 pm, the state senate passed the amended concealed carry bill, SB214, on a voice vote.
In the last senate vote we had two more votes than necessary to override.
We must hold on to at least four of the six senate Democrat votes that we got, and we must make sure that we get Representatives Olsen and Townsend to vote to override, as well as keep the votes of the seven assembly Democrats who voted for the bill.
www.wisconsinconcealedcarry.com /html/11_11_03-senate.html   (315 words)

  
 Sen. Taylor: Wisconsin Joins National Fight Against Cervical Cancer
Senator Taylor has taken a leading role on this issue in Wisconsin, and has pledged to do her utmost to raise awareness and promote prevention.
This effort is part of her new role as Wisconsin State Director for Women in Government, a position she accepted in October.
“As the 20th woman, and only the 2nd African American woman to serve in the Wisconsin State Senate, I am keenly aware of the responsibility I have to be a strong advocate for women’s health.
www.wisdems.org /ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/730665   (439 words)

  
 AARP Wisconsin Spearheads Tabor Defeat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On May 4, in a decisive and bipartisan vote of 20-12, the Wisconsin State Senate killed a strict and convoluted proposed constitutional amendment known as the Taxpayers Bill of Rights or TABOR that had passed the Assembly by one vote a week earlier.
Over the last few months, AARP Wisconsin worked with more than 80 statewide organizations representing a diverse membership and including the Save Medicaid Coalition (providers and advocates), faith-based organizations, the education community, local governments and unions.
As a unique voice in the coalition, AARP Wisconsin often contributed to many of the coalition's efforts: funding a patch-through 800# that generated over 2,200 "No on TABOR" calls to the Wisconsin State Legislature, talking to AARP members across the state, hosting and publicizing forums, training volunteers and working with volunteers who directly lobbied legislators.
www.aarp.org /states/wi/wi-advocacy/aarp_wisconsin_spearheads_tabor_defeat.html   (330 words)

  
 PanARMENIAN.Net: WISCONSIN STATE SENATE ADOPTED RESOLUTION ON RECOGNITION OF APRIL 24 AS MEMORIAL DAY OF 1915 ARMENIAN ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yesterday US Wisconsin state Senate adopted the resolution, according to which April 24 is declared the Memorial day of 1915 Armenian Genocide victims.
As "Mediamax" reports, the document states, 1.5 million of Armenians were killed, thousands were departed from Ottoman Turkey.
The senators of Wisconsin state have explained the importance of the adoption of the resolution with striving for improvement of the standard of the information distribution regarding the crimes like genocide in order to prevent it in the future.
www.panarmenian.net /news/eng/mail/?nid=3728   (143 words)

  
 StarTribune.com
February 01, 2007 – 9:33 PM The recent layers of fresh snow may be good news for outdoor enthusiasts, but not for the young man with a bandana covering his face who demanded money from an employee at the Kinhdo restaurant in the Uptown area of Minneapolis.
Senate votes to raise minimum wage to $7.25
February 01, 2007 – 6:02 PM The Senate voted overwhelmingly today to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with small business tax cuts and limits on corporate pay that could complicate its path to become law.
www.startribune.com   (675 words)

  
 Chris Danou for Wisconsin State Senate District 31   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The thing I found the most rewarding was going from door to door in the 31st Senate District and meeting with people from all walks of life and hearing their concerns and stories.
The only way to do so is to fundamentally change the way we finance campaigns here in Wisconsin.
We need to create a system that allows the average person to be able to seek political office.
www.chrisdanou.com   (421 words)

  
 Mississippi State Stone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A Senate Concurrent Resolution, designating petrified wood as the state stone, was adopted May 14, 1976.
Because it is difficult to know exactly which trees these woods came from, they are assigned to paleobotanical form genera with the suffix -oxylon (meaning "looks like") -- hence wood which resembles that of modern palms is called Palmoxylon, but may or may not be from trees closely related to modern palms.
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www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-symbols/mississippi/stone.html   (477 words)

  
 John Lott's Website: Wisconsin State Senate Passes Right to Carry by 70 to 30%
Wisconsin State Senate Passes Right to Carry by 70 to 30%
The state Senate passed a bill tonight that would allow residents 21 and over to carry concealed guns if they passed a training course.
The Senate overrode that veto, but the Assembly came one vote short of doing so.
johnrlott.tripod.com /2005/12/wisconsin-state-senate-passes-right-to.html   (375 words)

  
 Senate decorum crumbles (Wisconsin State Senate - Dems Gone Wild)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Republican leaders of the state Senate ordered two Democratic members to write letters of apology Thursday, a day after the pair angrily disrupted a vote on a controversial school-choice provision.
Panzer, whose father, Frank Panzer, served as Senate president pro tempore for 18 of his 38 years in the Legislature, said the outburst was unbefitting the decorous chamber.
Senators rejected calls to censor the two, a more severe penalty.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1007576/posts   (2230 words)

  
 WIGP: Claude VanderVeen for State Senate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Claude VanderVeen, a resident of Cudahy for close to 10 years is announcing his candidacy for the Wisconsin State Senate as a wake up call to demand an overhaul of Wisconsin State Government.
The state of Wisconsin was always known for its clean and progressive politics and we are now losing our great reputation that our predecessors worked so hard to achieve.
It is like the movie Ground Hog Day; we keep waking up to the same sad state of affairs in our state government.
wisconsingreenparty.org /pages/elections/candidates/vanderveen   (275 words)

  
 Dan Kapanke for State Senate - Wisconsin's 32nd Senate District
I sincerely appreciate your trust and confidence, and I look forward to serving you in the Wisconsin State Senate.
Along the way he learned our values of honesty and hard work, values he uses each day in his agribusiness job, in his work as a local official, in his service to his church, and in making the La Crosse Loggers a success.
Now he wants to give back to the communities that have supported him over the years and serve them as our next State Senator.
www.dankapanke.com   (347 words)

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