Paycheck mailed to Erpenbach
With the paychecks for Senate Democrats cut off until they return from their boycott, Sen. Jon Erpenbach got creative.
Erpenbach, D-Waunakee, appointed two of his staff members his power of attorney, which would allow them to collect his pay.
On Feb. 22, GOP leaders voted to require members pick up their paychecks in person on the Senate floor.
Erpenbach, who like his 13 Dem colleagues fled the state to stall a vote on the budget repair bill, is in Chicago.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald put the check in the mail instead of turning it over to the staffers.
"We confirmed with our attorneys and with the chief clerk that was proper," said Fitzgerald spokesman Andrew Welhouse.
-- By Greg Bump
Thanks to Wispolitics.com for this article
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