Wahl Mute on Firing from Legislative IT Bureau -- but politics could be to blame
...zer, (R-West Bend) cited the results of an audit of the bureaus performance as the motivation for the firing, a spokesperson for Assembly Speaker John gard (R-Peshtigo) said the move was simple politics. The LTSB is the exclusive entity providing technological support to the Wisconsin Legislature and i...Unwrapping Political Perks for the Holidays
...cing in incumbents? Assembly Speaker John Gard: The Republican floor leader from Peshtigo needs more face time with the governor. Santa will send gard the secret password to get past the governors guards in the East Wing. What the heck, everyone can have it: Re-election in 2006. Bob Welch, Tim Mi...In the Wisconsin Legislature, the promise of a productive session
... Schultz, R-Richland Center, have lived through the best and worst of times in the Legislature, and neither is a stranger to working with Democrats. gard and Assembly Minority Leader Jim Kreuser, D-Kenosha, may spar on the debating floor or through the press, but they also know when to get down to busin...Delivery of needles in the Capitol missed the point about stem-cell research
...ff to deliver 1,400 used needles, capped and bagged, to Gard's office. Why? gard supported a ban on the cloning of human stem cells for research purposes, a...s harmed, Gov. Jim Doyle later agreed his staff shouldn't have done it, and gard isn't dwelling on the incident. Still, the episode unnecessarily reinforced...Chippewa Valley firms land more defense work
...ar shelf life, and that's fairly difficult to do," gard said. "We're working with high-barrier laminates a...ging material and coupling that with an RFID tag," gard said. "In transit, if something happens, it'll bre...aterials for chemical biological protection suits, gard said. Other Chippewa Valley companies with cont...