April update from Rep. Gordon Hintz
[we have received the following from Gordon Hintz and are pleased to publish it here...]
Dear Friend,
It has been a busy but enjoyable few months in the State Legislature. I hope everyone who participated in the campaign will remain engaged in the legislative process as we debate the budget and a number of other issues. I want to thank everyone for their support and feedback and give you an update about things going on and coming up.
I will be hosting a public forum on the 2007-2009 Proposed State Budget this Thursday, April 5, from 7pm-9pm, at the Oshkosh Public Library downstairs rooms A & B. We will have an overview of the budget, discuss new proposals, answer questions and discuss what it means for Oshkosh. This will be the first in a series of sessions aimed at involving people more in our state decisions. If you have any questions, please let me know. I hope you can make it.
I was appointed to serve on Colleges & Universities, Urban & Local Affairs, Judiciary & Ethics, and Aging & Long Term Care. Every committee has met with the exception of Aging & Long Term Care which meets for the first time this week.
The Judiciary & Ethics Committee had hearings on and voted for the Ethics Reform Bill passed by both houses and signed by the Governor into law on January 31, 2007. While this was a bipartisan effort and a good first step to restoring the public's trust in elected officials by creating a more accountable system of enforcement, much more needs to be done.
Almost every ethics violation the past few years has involved campaign money. As long as money is a dominant factor in electoral success, it will be difficult to have honest government. The current Supreme Court race is a great example of the need for campaign reform. How can we have millions of dollars in outside money influencing the outcome for a position that is supposed to be non-partisan and impartial? That is why I recently introduced a bill for public financing for Supreme Court races.
You have noticed that the same phony "issue ads" which polluted my 2006 race in the current Supreme Court race. It is expected that more than $2 million will be spend in unregulated phony "issue ads" in this current Supreme Court race.
That is why I have joined eight of my freshman Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill requiring full disclosure of who funds these unregulated issue ads and subject them to the same campaign finance limits as individuals and groups independent expenditures.
The following are some recent press that discuss some of the other important issues facing the State.
Protecting Property Taxpayers
UW System Admission Policy
I hope you can make it on Thursday. As always, please contact me at any time if you have questions or feedback on any issues or concern.
Best,
Gordon
Dear Friend,
It has been a busy but enjoyable few months in the State Legislature. I hope everyone who participated in the campaign will remain engaged in the legislative process as we debate the budget and a number of other issues. I want to thank everyone for their support and feedback and give you an update about things going on and coming up.
I will be hosting a public forum on the 2007-2009 Proposed State Budget this Thursday, April 5, from 7pm-9pm, at the Oshkosh Public Library downstairs rooms A & B. We will have an overview of the budget, discuss new proposals, answer questions and discuss what it means for Oshkosh. This will be the first in a series of sessions aimed at involving people more in our state decisions. If you have any questions, please let me know. I hope you can make it.
I was appointed to serve on Colleges & Universities, Urban & Local Affairs, Judiciary & Ethics, and Aging & Long Term Care. Every committee has met with the exception of Aging & Long Term Care which meets for the first time this week.
The Judiciary & Ethics Committee had hearings on and voted for the Ethics Reform Bill passed by both houses and signed by the Governor into law on January 31, 2007. While this was a bipartisan effort and a good first step to restoring the public's trust in elected officials by creating a more accountable system of enforcement, much more needs to be done.
Almost every ethics violation the past few years has involved campaign money. As long as money is a dominant factor in electoral success, it will be difficult to have honest government. The current Supreme Court race is a great example of the need for campaign reform. How can we have millions of dollars in outside money influencing the outcome for a position that is supposed to be non-partisan and impartial? That is why I recently introduced a bill for public financing for Supreme Court races.
You have noticed that the same phony "issue ads" which polluted my 2006 race in the current Supreme Court race. It is expected that more than $2 million will be spend in unregulated phony "issue ads" in this current Supreme Court race.
That is why I have joined eight of my freshman Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill requiring full disclosure of who funds these unregulated issue ads and subject them to the same campaign finance limits as individuals and groups independent expenditures.
The following are some recent press that discuss some of the other important issues facing the State.
Protecting Property Taxpayers
UW System Admission Policy
I hope you can make it on Thursday. As always, please contact me at any time if you have questions or feedback on any issues or concern.
Best,
Gordon
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