First Lobby Corps Meeting

By Patrick McEwen
@8:26 pm on July 5th, 2009

The first meeting of the Student Lobby Corps will be Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 in the SAC room 4210 (4th floor of 333 E. Campus Mall, just to the left of the ASM offices). On the agenda will be a lobby training led by Vice President Andrew Wagner and I along with a discussion of potential issues for the upcoming semester and how to participate in lobby visits yourself throughout the upcoming semester.

Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities Public Hearing

By Patrick McEwen
@12:14 pm on July 4th, 2009

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will be having public hearings on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM in 417 North (GAR Hall) of the State Capitol.

Up for discussion will be AB 135

relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a divorced or legally separated parent to his or her child’s college savings account or college tuition and expenses program and limiting the deduction that may be claimed by a married person who files separately.

AB 51

relating to: scheduling of classes at technical colleges.

And the one that I’m certainly most interested in, Rep. Smith’s AB 276

relating to: composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

Welcome

By Patrick McEwen
@5:05 pm on May 19th, 2009

…to the Wisconsin Student Lobby blog. As this blog is entirely new, I’m not quite sure exactly what its main purpose will be and that decision will likely largely rest with everyone from within the WSL who decides to post. At this point, I am thinking that it will mainly be used to keep everyone informed about what work we’ve been doing throughout the year and potentially to discuss news items as they relate to our lobbying efforts.

Patrick