Issue Summaries

2009-10

Issue Summary #1, OWI Legislation, February, 2009, from JSOnline, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Special Report - Wasted in Wisconsin".

Issue Summary #2, Proposed Cigarette Tax Increases in 2009-11 Budget Bill, March 24, 2009

Issue Summary #3, Statewide Smoking Ban, May 20, 2009; (Wisconsin Legislative Council Act Memo, 2009 Wisconsin Act 12, Smoking Ban, http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/lc_act/act012-sb181.pdf, May 19, 2009)

Issue Summary #4, Wind Energy Regulations, May 12, 2009

2007-08

Issue Summary #1, Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase, January 24, 2007

Issue Summary #2, Statewide Smoking Ban, January 25, 2007

Issue Summary #3, Minimum Wage, November 18, 2008

2005-06

Issue Summary #1, Concealed Carry / Personal Protection Act, January 26, 2006.  Concealed carry statement.

Issue Summary #2, Statewide Ethanol Mandate, January 27, 2006

Issue Summary #3, Legislative Oversight on Gaming Compacts, May 31, 2006

Issue Summary #4, Definition of Marriage, November 7. 2006 Constitutional Amendment Referendum, October 4, 2006

Issue Summary #5, Stem Cell Research, July 28, 2006

Issue Summary #6, Primary Elections in Wisconsin, September 13, 2006

Issue Summary #7, Mediation - Arbitration, October 4, 2006

Issue Summary #8, Employer Mandated Health Insurance, October 4, 2006

Issue Summary #9, Death Penalty, November 7, 2006 Advisory Referendum, October 4, 2006

Issue Summary #10, Taxes, October 4, 2006

Issue Summary #11, Statewide Smoking Ban, October 4, 2006

2003-04

Issue Summary #1, .08 First Offense OWI Law; February 4, 2003

Issue Summary #2, Mandatory Seatbelt Requirement - Primary Enforcement; February 4, 2003

Issue Summary #3, "Concealed Carry" / "Personal Protection Act"; February 4, 2003 Click here to read the non-partisan Legislative Reference Bureau's Brief 04-1, The Right to Bear Arms, January 2004.

Issue Summary #4, "Tavern League's Video Lottery Proposal"; February 26, 2003.

Issue Summary #5, "Legislative Oversight on Gaming Compacts"; February 28, 2003.