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  • Wis. tavern industry event prompts probe (D-Russ Decker, lawmaker arrested for drunken driving)

    03/31/2005 9:44:43 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 23 replies · 741+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/31/05 | Ryan J. Foley - AP
    MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Ethics Board is investigating tavern industry lobbyists for charging Wisconsin lawmakers $5 for unlimited beer the night a senator was arrested for drunken driving. State Sen. Russ Decker was pulled over in a Madison suburb about three hours after he and other lawmakers were charged the $5 for food and beer at the Tavern League of Wisconsin's event, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at a downtown hotel. Roth Judd, director of the state Ethics Board, said he launched the investigation to see whether the event complied with state laws on lobbying. Lawmakers...
  • Democrat Sen. Russ Decker alleges blackmail on veto override vote

    01/21/2004 5:49:57 PM PST · by jpconservative · 5 replies · 246+ views
    Channel3000.com ^ | 1-21-2004 | None listed
    Debate got quite heated this morning. Democratic state Sen. Russ Decker accused Senate Minority Leader Jon Erpenbach of blackmailing him into voting to sustain the veto. Decker said Erpenbach threatened to yank him from his position on the powerful Joint Finance Committee if he doesn't vote to sustain the veto. Erpenbach didn't reply. He ordered the meeting closed to the public immediately after Decker made his statement.