Reading the Tea Leaves: Scott Fitzgerald Waters Down Luther Olsen's Role as Senate Education Committee Chair

And indeed he can!

 Source of quote:  Star Tribune, 11/16/2013

Fitzgerald Announcement of 2015-16 Committee Appointments.  (News release, 12/4/2014)

The Senate Majority Leader reappoints Luther Olsen as chair of the Senate Committee on Education.   (Website to be updated.)  Olsen has been a member of the committee since 2005 and chair since 2011.

At the same time, he created a new committee -- Education Reform and Government Operations -- and appointed Paul Farrow as chair.  Farrow, a Pewaukee resident, represents the 33rd Senate District.

[Paul, I'm sure they would have used the 'Obamacare' designation.  Sounds to me like you're makin' stuff up as you go along.]

Sources

• Olsen quote.  2 Wisconsin lawmakers at core of Republican Party divide.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/2/2014)
• Farrow quote.  Concern that Common Core is 'cookie cutter'.  (WISN, 10/6/2013)

Sources

• Olsen quote.  Private-school vouchers need accountability.  (Green Bay Press Gazette, 11/30/2014)
• Farrow quote.  New school accountability bill will be early test of Walker, Republican agenda.  (Star Tribune, 11/16/2014)