Business as usual: Wisconsin GOP legislators vote for special interests, against local control and tenants' rights

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Contributions source:  Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

As quoted in New state law halts Wausau rental licensing. (Wausau Daily Herald, 3/18/2016)

AB568 passed on a party-line vote in both the Assembly and Senate.

Now get a load of this 'local control' hypocrisy, as inscribed in the #1 Wisconsin GOP principle: ...the most effective government is government closest to the people.

Wausau's rental licensing ordinance passed in 2013 and took effect mid-2014. It required all rental properties be licensed and regularly inspected so owners comply with all city codes. The goal of rental licensing was to protect tenants of properties with poor living conditions and to reduce blight in the city.  (As reported in the same article, here and below.)

Other cartoon conservative principles posts:
The Wisconsin GOP Cartoon Conservative Principles Fest continues.  (2/10/2016)
Cartoon conservative principles in nonstop action: Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo lists more than 100 state provisions that restrict local control.  (2/10/2016)
The Christmas edition: Rep. Kremer accuses fire officials of 'relieving themselves'.  (12/23/2015)
Cartoon conservative principles on full display this week at the Wisconsin State Capitol.  (12/18/2015)
Once again, Wisconsin Republicans assert their cartoon conservative principle (2015 Assembly Bill 568).  (12/16/2015)
Out of (local) control: When it comes to anything resembling a train, Republicans just can't help themselves.  (12/1/2015) 
Scott Walker pays lip service to local control as he continues to sign bills to limit it.  (10/26/2015)

Cartoon conservative principles in action: Taking away local control from school boards.  (10/25/2015)

UPDATE: Let's follow the Shea money from Wingra Stone to Scott Walker.  (10/20/2015)
UPDATE.  Sorry, Tim Geoghegan, a total of $11,750 in donations is not a "bunch of bull".  (10/20/2015) 
Once again, Wisconsin Republicans violate their most precious principle.  (7/4/2015)
Cartoon conservative principles.  (5/6/2015)
The Usual Hypocrisy: What Scott Walker sez on his campaign website and what he does in the Governor's office are two different things.  (5/2/2015)
The "hits" to local control just keep on coming.  (2/28/2015)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board calls out Republican hypocrisy.  (2/17/2014)
And the hypocrisy just keeps on coming: Republicans can't even give lip service to their "Principles". (2/14/2014)
Yet another lesson in Republican hypocrisy.  (2/13/2014)
Your Wisconsin Republican Assembly hard at work promoting Governor Walker's jobs agenda (and GOP principles).  (11/15/2013)