As we know from the past, Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Falls) has not been friendly to cannabis reform in Wisconsin. She has held this Senate seat for nearly 30 years and held onto her prohibitionist position just as long. Alberta Darling disapproved of Tony Evers’ plan to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin, saying in January 2019: “Right…
Day Two of the Wisconsin NORML Social Media Storm focuses on State Senator Alberta “not so” Darling. We understand allowing posts may not mean they appear immediately on the representative’s wall, but we are still showing popularity to the issue. Also, make sure to return to the page to make sure you are not blocked….
The 8th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Southeastern Wisconsin, and is composed of parts of Milwaukee County, Ozaukee County, Washington County, and Waukesha County. (Map) On September 9, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Neal Plotkin (D-Glendale) who is running for the 8th Senate District in the upcoming general election. We…
In a April 2019 news report entitled Top Republicans planning to scrap Tony Evers’ plan to decriminalize marijuana Assembly Rep. John Nygren and Senator Alberta Darling seem to be taking credit for dismembering everything marijuana reform related from the budget. Two top Republicans on Thursday said they won’t consider Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal…
Senate Bill 545 Committee Analysis by Jay Selthofner The comprehensive legislation addressing cannabis reform under an adult use / medical marijuana combination bill (LRB-4361) has been assigned the Senate Bill Number of 545. It has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. The companion bill is awaiting an assembly bill number…
Of course we all know everything marijuana reform related in the budget was killed, gutted and left on the battle field, much like medical marijuana patients in Wisconsin. Assembly Rep John Nygren and Senator Darling took credit for that in an April 2019 interview. Even before this session, Nygren has been a vocal opponent of…
SB 377 is an important piece of legislation wasting away in committee in the Wisconsin Senate. It is a bill that is identical to AB 220 which is currently wasting away in committee at the Assembly level. The Senate committee is comprised of the worst possible group of people to move this bill in the…
As Senator Scott Fitzgerald now a congressman-elect he will be leaving his seat as Senate Majority Leader,. Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted Thursday to name Senator Devin LeMahieu as new Majority Leader. LeMahieu will be the new head of their caucus following an election that increased their hold on the Senate chamber by two seats. LeMahieu was one…
What other faces will we see for sure in the Wisconsin State Senate in addition to the ones I examined in my April article entitled Senators not up for re-election likely to continue prohibition in 2021-22? The filing deadline was June 1, 2020 for candidates to declare and turn in signatures. The uncontested races exposed…