Articles by Dennis Brault

Remember. Remember come next November — Lee Nerison’s betrayal of our democratic, member-run cooperative principles.   Lee Nerison voted for AB353 which will allow up to “20 percent of your co-op’s board seats to be turned over to non-members (including outside investors)”* and remove “members’ rights to review certain cooperative records. Because all voices are equal in the co-op model, we can be certain that ideas can be discussed; that no ideas are silenced.”*   Lee’s vote served “to alter that ‘one member, one vote’ co-op model that gives voice to all members as equals, regardless of where their farm or…

Kathleen Vinehout: College Professor, Dairy Farmer, State Senator. Running for Governor to put People First. Kathleen Vinehout (9/25/17) Just a few minutes ago in Black River Falls I announced my candidacy for Governor. It was an honor to be joined by so many supporters for this celebration.   If you haven’t seen our announcement video, click here to view it on our new website and share with your friends and neighbors.   I am running for Governor to turn the state’s priorities upside down.   I am running for Governor to put people first. At the center of state policy….

Before we found ourselves under the tyranny of Scott Walker and his GOP Hoods one party rule over this state, sportsmen and women used to have a say in our hunting, fishing and other recreational regulations. Not anymore, Walker and the Hoods know better than you what’s good for your sport. And they don’t think you should have any say in how your sport is regulated: Due to provisions inserted into the 2017-’19 state budget, hunters in Wisconsin are no longer required to place a carcass tag on deer or turkeys they kill. In addition, waterfowl hunters no longer need…

Coop Members, Your Right To “One Member – One Vote” is at RISK! Ask Sen. Kathleen Vinehout ‘WHY?’ Call Sen. Vinehout and ask her why she is still a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 353, A cooperative-destroying piece of legislation, that removes the historic coop principle of “one member-one vote” and replaces it with one where the number of votes a member gets is based on how much product the member buys. CALL Vinehout   (608) 287-9883   ASK her WHY   From Assembly Bill 353: “This bill allows a cooperative holding company and its cooperative subsidiaries to base members’ voting…

  By Dennis Brault The Commoner Call (9/21/17) I would like to thank Dale Schulz, former republican State Senator, who addressed the Vernon County board on the reasons we need Fair Map redistricting reform. I would also like to thank the 386 Vernon County residents who signed the Fair Maps petition and those who gathered signatures for it. Your voices were heard. One September 19th the Vernon County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Fair Maps resolution, becoming the 29th county to do so. This sent the message to Madison that we want Fair Map redistricting reform legislation passed before…

Give your Vernon County board supervisor a call. Tell him/her to vote for the nonpartisan Fair Maps resolution on September 19. Find your county board supervisor– link below: http://www.vernoncounty.org/BOS/index.htm   And while you’re making calls, dial up Lee Nerison (608) 266-3534 Lee needs to hear from you. Tell Lee to sign on as a cosponsor for AB44 and help make nonpartisan, Fair Maps elections a possibility. Tell Lee Fair Maps preserve the sanctity of “one person—one vote.” Tell Lee you’re grateful for his support of nonpartisan redistricting reform for Fair Map elections!   Cheeseheads of all political stripes agree, it’s…