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News From The Capitol Archive 2005 - 2006

August 2006

4-year-old kindergarten called 'the great equalizer' [8/24/06]

May 2006

Doyle signs Council #1/WEAC labor contracts [5/8/06]

Senate kills TABOR [5/4/06]

April 2006

Governor vetoes five bills that would have hurt education [4/19/06]

TABOR would worsen schools' plight, Bell testifies [4/5/06]

March 2006

250 local officials sign anti-TABOR letter [3/23/06]

Two new studies bust state tax myths [3/21/06]

Latest TABOR plan would cause even more severe financial
damage to schools, according to non-partisan legislative report [3/17/06]

TABOR opponents vastly outnumber supporters at legislative hearing [3/2/06]

Lobbyists temper TABOR emotion with facts [3/2/06]

February 2006

State Senate passes school air quality bill [2/28/06]

Effects of education caps worsening every year, study finds [2/28/06]

Two small towns lose their schools - and their souls [2/24/06]

State's economy depends on great schools, Doyle says [2/24/06]

Putting the voucher cart before the accountability horse [2/17/06]

TABOR would 'boil the life out of our schools,' Ashwaubenon teacher says at forum [2/16/06]

New TABOR plan would hamstring state's economy, analysis says [2/15/06]

TABOR could take schools 'to the point of no return' [2/9/06]

January 2006

Doyle unveils his college/education plan in State of the State Address [1/18/06]

Doyle reiterates support for increased voucher program accountability [1/18/06]

December 2005

AB 857 is another blow to teachers and ESP, legislative committee told [12/21/05]

La Crosse forum focuses on 'Taxpayer Bill of Wrongs' [12/9/05]

ESP advocate for removing unruly students [12/1/05]

Six anti-TABOR forums scheduled [12/1/05]

November 2005

Governor highlights property tax report [11/30/05]

October 2005

Clean indoor air contributes to learning, committee told [10/13/05]

School spending report 'misleading' [10/12/05]

September 2005

Legislature sustains Doyle's vetoes [9/30/05]

WEAC urges legislators to reject veto override attempts [9/16/05]

Assembly committee hears WEAC testimony against subcontracting bill [9/2/05]

July 2005

Governor’s vetoes restore state’s promise to great schools, Johnson says [7/25/05]

State budget now goes to Governor Doyle [7/5/05]

WEAC Legislative Action

Resource page on the 2005-07 state budget

2005-06 WEAC Legislative Agenda

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