Are Wis. Republicans Ramming their Agenda Down the Publics Throat?

Little is written about the massive ideological change being rammed down the throats of Wisconsinites.

For most people, slight changes can be expected when one party gains control over state government.

But unlike the congressional Democratic control in D.C. passing health care reform, one of the top electoral priorities in 2008, Republicans are not only trying to repealed past laws but are ramming through their half century wished list...in their first six months in power. But that’s okay?

Here are a few current examples, excluding the already long list of passed bills:

1. Walker has pushed to modify by lifting the cap on enrollment, phasing out income limits for participants and expanding the program. 

2. Proponents of a proposal to deregulate telecommunications say the state’s laws are archaic … concerns that complete deregulation will drive up the cost of access and make it too expensive for people to keep their landlines. What happens to them if there is no wireless option available? 

3. Assembly Republicans on Tuesday voted to reject regulations that would have required all Wisconsin communities to disinfect their drinking systems, while Democrats argued the GOP move would lead to tainted water and more illnesses. 

4. People could carry concealed firearms in Wisconsin if they receive at least two hours of training and obtain certificates issued by private instructors under a bill circulated Tuesday by Rep. Don Pridemore, R-Hartford. 

5. The latest version of a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls cleared the Legislature’s budget-writing committee.  

6. Assembly Bill 99 and Senate 75 which statutorily remove the authority of the Department of Natural Resources from using techniques such as Earn-a Buck and October Herd Reduction Seasons to keep the deer herd under control when excessive damage is occurring to Wisconsin farms and forests. 

7. Insurance experts and opponents of a new, bipartisan-backed auto insurance law that reduces minimum coverage standards to pre-2010 levels say there's little evidence the measure will achieve its primary objective: lowering insurance costs for Wisconsin drivers. 

8. A legislative committee is poised to pass a bill that would repeal early release for criminals. 

9. The Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grant program was part of former Gov. Jim Doyle's 2008 budget and was designed to connect local food producers with local buyers. But the grant program is on Gov. Scott Walker's budget chopping block.