Doyle VETOES Raw Milk Bill

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MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today vetoed Senate Bill 434 in its entirety, in order to protect the health of Wisconsin citizens and the state’s dairy industry. Governor Doyle issued the following statement regarding his action on the raw milk bill:

“I recognize that there are strong feelings on both sides of this matter, but on balance, I must side with the interests of public health and the safety of the dairy industry.

“I am listening to the unanimous voice of public health professionals including leading doctors at the Marshfield Clinic and Gundersen Lutheran Health System who have found the sale of raw milk to have potentially harmful health effects. "


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To view the veto message visit: http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=19596 

Streamlined sales tax project - chocolate chips, candy, fruit drinks all now taxable

Under Gov. Doyle's streamlined sales tax project, a large number of items are now taxable from online and catalog retailers.


Some of the familiar items that have been changed are, chocolate chips, flavored (sweetened) water, candy bars, fruit drinks, and soft drinks.

Here is a partial list from Tax 11.51 Grocer's Guidelist (complete list can be found here starting on page 96 of the Department of Revenue Emergency Rule)

(2) GUIDELISTS. (a) Taxable sales by grocers. Taxable sales include sales of the

following items:

Adhesive tape.

Air fresheners.

Albums.

Ammonia.

Anti-acid products.

Anti-freeze.

Appliances.

Ash trays.

Aspirin.

Auto supplies.

Baby needs, except food.

Bags of all kinds.

Bakeware.

Baking chips, sweetened.

Baking chocolate that contains a sweetener in the form of bars, drops, or pieces.

Barbecue supplies.

Baskets.

Batteries, except hearing aid batteries.

Beauty aids.

Beer.

Binders.

Bird food and supplies.

Bleach.

Blueing.

Bobby pins and rollers.

Books.

Bottled water, sweetened.

Bottles.

Bowl cleaner.

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Breath mints, unless they contain flour.

Brooms.

Brushes.

Bubble bath.

Cake decorations, non-edible.

Cake decorations that are candy.

Calcium tablets.

Cameras and supplies.

Can openers.

Candy.

Candy apples.

Canning and freezer supplies.

Caramel apples.

Caramel corn.

Cat food and supplies.

Charcoal and starter.

Chewing gum.

Chocolate chips, sweetened.

Chocolate covered raisins and nuts.

Cigarette lighter fluid, wicks, flints.

Cigarettes.

Cigars.

Cleaning equipment and supplies.

Cleansers.

Clocks.

Clothes lines.

Clothespins.

Clothing.

Cocktail mixes.

Cod liver oil.

Coffee drinks that contain sweeteners, unless it also contains milk or milk products.

Cold remedies.

Combs and brushes.

Confections that are candy.

Cough drops.

Crayons.

Deli items, as explained in sub. (3) (g) 2.

Dental aids.

Deodorants.

Deodorizers.

Detergents.

Diapers

Dietary supplements.

Dinnerware.

Disinfectants.

Distilled spirits.

Dog food and supplies.

Dolls.

Drain cleaners.

Dried fruit with sweeteners.

Drug sundries.

Dry cleaners.

Dry ice.

Healthy Youth Act/Sex Ed Bill signed into law today by DOYLE

Yes, the Planned Parenthood faux Healthy Youth Act (SB324/AB458) has now finagled its way into our schools thanks to GOV. DOYLE.  All in favor of opting out........