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DOA will enforce union law despite injunction By Scott Girard the daily cardinal
Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch said Wednesday the state will continue to consider restrictions on collective bargaining in effect, despite a judge’s injunction against publishing the bill. Huebsch released a statement saying he has a legal obligation to execute the law and criticized Dane County Circuit Court Judge
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Candidates react to the spring student government election results Wednesday. Voter turnout increased 6 percent from the fall election.
ASM releases election results, discusses seg fee use for campaign ads By Anna Duffin the daily cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison announced the winners of its Spring 2011 election Wednesday. Twelve students were elected to represent the College of Letters and Science, six to represent graduate students and five to serve on the Student Services Finance Committee. Steven Olikara was elected Senior Class president, while Adam Johnson was named vice president and Katie Lorenz was elected both senior class secretary and treasurer. Lorenz will choose between secretary or treasurer, while runner-up and current ASM chair Brandon Williams will take the position she declines. A referendum supporting the United Council of UW Students, which would require students to pay a refundable fee of $2.00 per semester, passed in the election with more than a 1,000-vote margin. The United Council of UW Students is a group that advocates on behalf of UW System students. An amendment to the ASM Constitution also passed. The amend-
ment states terms served as first-year representatives will not count toward the three-year term limit. Also, separate term limit totals will be counted for undergraduate or special students and graduate or professional careers. Voter turnout was 14.7 percent, with 5,924 completed ballots, an increase of 6 percent compared to ASM’s fall elections. In other business at Wednesday’s ASM meeting, Johnson and University Affairs Chair Carl Fergus presented legislation in response to an advertisement opposed to the United Council referendum paid for by a group that receives funding from segregated fees. The legislation would recommend the Student Election Commission change a bylaw to ensure segregated fees are not used for referendum purposes. Under current policy, groups are not allowed to use funds to campaign for their own referenda, however there is no restriction on funding campaigns of which they are not a part. “These loopholes are a problem in our system and they have been exploited by many, many, many groups on campus,” Fergus said.
Asm’s latest class of representatives These are some of the winners in the 2011 ASM spring elections. Full results are available at asm.wisc.edu. Class of Letters and Sciences Representatives Beth Huang, Allie Gardner, Johnny Koremenos, Sam Polstein, Nikolas Magallon, Thomas Sannito, Tia Nowack, Olivia Wick-Bander, Tom Templeton, Leland Pan, Hannah Somers and Mario Ademaj Graduate Student Representatives Lenora Hanson, Nancy Rydberg, Michael Billeaux, Zachary DeQuattro, Karen Scott and Thom Duncan SSFC Committee Members Arturo “Tito” Diaz, Joe Vanden Avond, Sarah Neibart, Ellie Bruecker and Dan Tollefson
Maryann Sumi’s order to stop any further implementation of the law. “Judge Sumi declined a request to declare that Act 10 was not lawfully published,” Huebsch said. “It is unclear how she can issue an order binding non-parties to a case who have not had their day in court.” Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco released a statement condemning the department’s decision to disregard the injunction.
“I and every other prosecutor in the state have been upset and frustrated with court decisions during the prosecution of thousands of cases, but we all recognize that we cannot ignore a court order because we disagree with it, regardless of the basis of our disagreement,” DeCecco said. Although Gov. Scott Walker signed the limits on collective bargaining into law, Secretary of huebsch page 3
Walker proposes legislation to implement fiscal items from original budget repair bill By Patrick Tricker the daily cardinal
Gov. Scott Walker reintroduced fiscal portions of the budget repair bill Wednesday, after removing them to bypass the Senate’s quorum requirement, in a move he said would refinance the state’s debt to save $165 million and balance the 2010-’11 budget. The bill increases funding for Medicaid by $176 million and for the Department of Corrections by $22 million to address budget shortfalls. It also reallocates $37 million of excess Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds to the Earned Income Tax Credit.
“This legislation will allow the state to finish this year’s budget in the black without raising taxes on the middle class,” Walker said in a statement. “The balanced budget legislation also allows us to put an additional $176.5 million into health care for the poor.” State Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and State Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, released statements in support of the bill, saying the protests at the Capitol and Democratic senators fleeing the state never would have happened had this been the original budget repair bill. “This is the budget adjustment bill the Legislature should
have been considering all along,” Barca said. “It addresses shortfalls in important programs without pushing an extreme policy agenda. “It is strikingly similar to the amendment Assembly Democrats proposed during the floor debate—dealing with the state’s fiscal matters without controversial provisions on workers’ rights and other policy changes that brought hundreds of thousands of citizens to the Capitol.” Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, also released a statement supporting the bill, but said he wished it had been passed with the original budget repair bill.
City Council hopefuls Maniaci, Stevenson talk UW split By Kate Ray the daily cardinal
Madison Common Council candidates Sam Stevenson and Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, expressed their opposition to UW-Madison’s proposed split from the UW System at a debate Wednesday. Both candidates said such a split would not be wise for the city of Madison or the UW System. “With regards to the privatization of the university, I think it’s really the wrong direction to be taking,” Stevenson said. “I think the most significant negative consequence of a split would be the increase in tuition.” “UW-Madison is a university that has been under a lot of pressure both fiscally and politically,” Maniaci said. “That being said, we cannot splinter off, we have to be working together. I personally cannot see the benefit of this split.” Stevenson said he believes the biggest issue the city will face is recovering from budget shortfalls, while Maniaci said the most critical issue is more neighborhood-focused. “The most important issue for our neighborhood is what happens on East Washington Avenue,” Maniaci said. “With the successful
development of East Washington Avenue we will be able to provide tax revenue that can really provide for the city.” Stevenson is challenging the incumbent Maniaci, who has held the position for the past two years. Maniaci said she was proud of the job she has done as alder for the district.
“I stand by my record and I want to continue serving you,” she said. “I want to be here for you, District 2.” “I think the role of a city alder is an empowered advocate for the community,” Stevenson said in his closing statement. “That is the way that I will pursue this position if I am elected.”
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City Council candidate Sam Stevenson stressed his role as a community advocate at debate with incumbent Bridget Maniaci.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”