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Hundreds of Thousands of Americans protest decades of tyranny, usurpation, corruption, bailouts, TARP, stimulus packages and utter Constitutional contempt by the U.S. Government.

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Yesterday, the Senate passed a budget that was approved by a Conference Committee on a 17 to 15 vote with your senator, Dave Hansen voting in favor. A Conference Committee is a panel of legislators formed to iron out differences between the Senate and Assembly when they pass different budgets. The budget that came out of that committee raises taxes over $2 billion, property taxes an additional $1.5 billion, and increases government spending by nearly 7 percent. As well, there are non-fiscal policy provisions that changed in this budget compared to the Senate and Assembly versions, including those dealing with automobile insurance. This change is very important for Northeast Wisconsin drivers who, if it is enacted into law, will be paying higher insurance rates to subsidize high risk drivers in areas like Milwaukee.

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With a budget deficit of more than $6.6-billion, Wisconsinites Interests Now says the budget problem is much bigger than the governor. Vince Schmuki (shmoo-kee) of the group says the “Recall Doyle” effort has widened its target to include lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly.

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