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Defeat of cabinet bill hailed as victory for Wisconsin farmers
The State Senate killed a bill to extend cabinet government to Agriculture Natural Resources and Veterans Affairs, allowing the governor to hire and fire agency heads and reduce citizen boards. In a 19-11 vote, the measure failed after a 17-15 Senate passage earlier and a 49-48 Assembly defeat. The outcome, praised by farm conservation and veterans groups, would have shifted control from citizen boards to a governor appointed secretary. The cross party vote showed 13 Democrats and six Republicans opposed, with six Democrats and five Republicans supporting the bill.
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Wisconsin
State Senate
State Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Veterans Affairs
Senate
Assembly
Farm, Conservation and Veterans
Patrick Lucey
Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Natural Resources and Veterans Affairs
William Bablitch
Stevens Point
James Flynn
West Allis
Fred Risser
Madison
James Wahner
Milwaukee