Assembly Speaker-elect Mike Sheridan appointed Mark Pocan of Madison co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee late today and gave the vice chair's spot to Pedro Colon of Milwaukee.
Rep. Pocan said that the "squawk boxes" that transmit the audio from the JFC were accidently shut off when the system was being tested for a graduation ceremony. Thus, when the committee started up, he couldn't hear it.
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Suder said the omnibus package on Corrections funding is "an astonishing bipartisan agreement.
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A bipartisan motion from Vos, Pocan, Taylor and Darling modifies the governor's recommendation on budget paper 412, which deals with HIV/AIDS program funding through the Department of Health and Family Services.
Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, mocked the Republicans' budget cutting proposals, saying their "rhetoric on taxes" and "zeal to reduce government" is at odds with the priorities of the people of the state.
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A motion authored by Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, providing $121,600 annually for a legal counsel position for the Government Accountability Board.
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Rep. Mark Pocan, who was a vocal critic of the sex offender GPS tracking bill, said the changes made to the legislation in the governor's budget provides a workable model for the policy.
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