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 2006
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Topics
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| December 15, 2006 |
DATCP Board sends Price Control Rule to Hearings
Bipartisan Ethics Reform Agreement
Committee Hearings
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Climate Change Arguments
DNR Board Approves Staff Budget and Policy Recommendations
WISTAX Compares Wisconsin's Two Largest Cities
Program Highlights Funding Strategies
Committee Chairs Named
Sen. Alan Lasee Joins Race for Brown County Executive
JFC Provides Funds for Milwaukee Women’s Shelter
Doyle: Goodwin to Remain Chief of Staff; Boyce to Become Deputy Chief of Staff
Morgan to be Secretary of Administration
Federal Developments
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| December 1, 2006 |
Budget Challenge Faces the Governor and the New Joint Finance Committee
DOT Budget Deficit to Result in Project Delays
Report: Wisconsin Expected to Show Moderate Growth in Next Biennium
Insurance Commissioner Resigns
Erpenbach Proposes Elimination of Sales Tax Exemptions
Joint Finance Members Appointed
Representative Rhoades Profile
Ray Taffora Named Deputy Attorney General
Doyle Names Transition Team
Van Hollen Names Transition Team
Lawmakers to Re-introduce Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
Doyle Announces Inauguration Team
Falk/Voight Formally Concede – Recounts Confirm Seats in Assembly Races
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| November 17, 2006 |
Report: Milwaukee Economic Development Plans Lack Strategy
Committee Hears Testimony of Disaster Preparedness
DOT Requests Increases in Registration Fees/Driver’s Licenses: Two New Plates
Leadership Changes in Legislature/Leadership Profiles
Hoyer Floor Leader/Kagen Seeking Committee Assignments
Wisconsin & the U.S. Presidency - Russ is Out; Is Tommy In?
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| November 10, 2006 |
Nov. 7 General Election Results/Leadership Positions
Named
Allen
Conceds/Pelosi is New Speaker
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| November 3, 2006 |
Dramatic Improvements in Ozone Levels Should Lead to Regulatory Relief
Industry Pans DNR’s Efforts to Set Energy Policy
Rental Car Taxes Drive up Costs
Study Committee to Tour Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository
Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium Helps Emerging Companies Become ‘Venture Ready’
Transportation Funding Stressed
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| October 20, 2006 |
Industry Claims DNR Regulatory Reform Off-Track
Milwaukee Receives “D” in Disaster Evacuation Study
Wisconsin Ranks 38th in the 2007 State Business Tax Climate Index
Committee Has Begun Discussion of Applicability of Open Meetings Laws to Quasi-Governmental Bodies
Appeals Court Upholds DNR Pier Authority
Hospitals Serve Community Health Needs
Upcoming Hearings
Briefs Filed on Green Elections Board Case; Supreme Court Requests Additional Information
Committees Grant Approval for WisconsinEye Project
Renewal of Terrorism Insurance a Possibility
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| September 27, 2006 |
Study Confirms Falling Economic Development Climate Based on “Litigation Atmosphere”
Governor Proposes $450 Million Public, Private Investment Strategy to Develop Renewable Energy
Requested Increases in Major GPR Programs Highlight Budget Demands
Green to Seek Supreme Court Review
Former State Representative Brandemuehl Has Died
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| September 22, 2006 |
Legislative Committees Have Scheduled Hearings for the Upcoming Weeks
Wisconsin Elections
Two Legislative Candidates Seek Recount; Two Others Concede
Elections Board Action Remains in the Headlines
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| September 8, 2006 |
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of
State
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| August 30, 2006 |
Doyle Directs 90 Percent Mercury Reductions
State Audit Committee Holds Hearing
Road to the Future Committee Hears Transportation Needs
Midwest U.S. – Japan Conference in Indianapolis September 10 – 12
New Report Shows Impact of Single Sales Factor Tax Reform
We the People to Host Gubernatorial Debates
Clinton to Support Doyle at Fundraiser
Bush Signs Health Care Measure
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| August 11, 2006 |
State Audit Finds Need for Changes
Study Finds HIRSP in Sound Financial Position
WISTAX: State-Local Governments Spend 21.9 Percent of Income
Governor Pushes Plan to Double Number of E-85 Pumps
Cities Receive Grants to Improve Access to Crime-Fighting and Homeland Security Information
Wisconsin Joins Petition Requiring Disclosure of Pesticide Ingredients
Weeklong Mercury Conference Hosted in Madison
Weeklong Mercury Conference Held in Madison
President Bush in Green Bay for Gard Fundraiser
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| July 20, 2006 |
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Hub Airline Tax Exemption
Supreme Court Overturns Two Year Old Decision on Med Mal/Wrongful Death Caps
Supreme Court’s First Amendment Protection is Prospective Only in High Profile Defamation Case
The Gubernatorial Candidates: A Comparison
Candidates Set for Fall Election
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| June
16, 2006 |
Legislative Council Names Committees/Chairs
Republicans Ring Budget Warning Bells
Overview of Attorney General Candidates
Legislators Not Seeking Re-election/Seeking New Offices
Straw Poll Voters Favor Lautenschlager/Feingold
New U.S. Attorney in Western District
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| May
31, 2006 |
Bills Signed into Law
Vetoes
Bills Scheduled for Override Vote
Agencies Get 2007-09 Budget Instructions
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| May
26, 2006 |
Gov. Doyle Signs Bills/Expected to Veto Gaming Oversight
Endorsement of Mark Green for Governor Energizes GOP at Convention
Wisconsin Women in Government Host Annual Banquet
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| May 9, 2006 |
Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor
Ruth Doyle Remembered
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| May 2, 2006 |
Recent Legislative Activity
Line Item Veto Amendment
May Declared Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin
Assembly Adopts Proposed Amendment to Limit State Revenues (TPA)
Price Gouging Measure Passes the Assembly
Governor Doyle Announces $3.8 Million in Sign/road Marking Award
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| April 24, 2006 |
Assembly Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, April 25
Senate Regular Session Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, April 25
Senate Extraordinary Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, April 25
Governor Bill Signings and Vetoes Over the Past Three Weeks
JOBZ Act Signed into Law with Partial Veto
Governor Signs Bill Limiting Obesity Lawsuits/Vetoes Punitive Damages Reform
Road to the Future Committee Conducts Hearings
Midwife Licensing Bill Signed into Law
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| April 4, 2006 |
Bills Signed into Law/Vetoes
Wisconsin Ranking for “Litigation Atmosphere” Falls Again
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Wilcox to Retire
Gottleib to Finance; Jensen’s Assembly Seat to be Filled at General Election
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| March 10, 2006 |
Legislative Activity - Bills to Be Acted on by Governor
Ethanol Bill Dies in Senate
Punitive Damages and Medical Malpractice Caps Pass Legislature
School Choice Gains Legislative Approval
Energy Bill Heads to Governor
Honorable Diane Sykes Delivers Hallows Lecture
Boyer to Serve on AWL Board
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| March 3, 2006 |
Medical Malpractice Cap Revisited
More Litigation Reform - Obesity
And More - Punitive Damages
Taxpayer Protection Act
Recent Legislative Activity
Assembly Sets Calendar for Tuesday, March 7
Ethanol Prices Heading Through the Roof
JCRAR Acts to Suspend Portions of New Ins 9 Administrative Rules
Legislators Create Healthcare Committee
Nuclear Bill Introduced - Committee Hearing
Immigrant ID Legislation Advances
Study: Wisconsin Economy will Neither Boom nor Bust
DNR Provides Brownfield Grants
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| February 17, 2006 |
Highlights of Senate Calendar for Tuesday, February 21
Selected Bills Recommended for Passage by Legislative Committees
Hearing Held on Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Impose Revenue Limits
Legislators Create Transportation Study Committee
School Choice Agreement Reached
Booster Seat Bill Becomes Law
2006 Business Day in Madison Feb. 22
Contraception Bill Would Limit Access for Teens
Good Samaritan Bill Would Protect Builders
Lamb Will Not Seek Re-Election
Bush and Cheney Schedule Separate Visits to Wisconsin
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| February 3, 2006 |
Republicans Outline Spring Agenda
Update on Civil Justice Proposals
Midwife Licensure Bill Passes Legislature
Other Legislative Action this Week
Doyle’s Press Secretary Joins Campaign
New House Majority Leader Wins in Upset
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| January
27, 2006 |
Civil Justice Bills Advance/Veto Override Votes Scheduled
Senate Passes Economic Development Legislation
Assembly Eminent Domain Bill Approved by Senate with Amendments
Governor Vetoes Concealed Carry Bill/Senate Overrides Veto
Partial Veto Resolution Passes in Assembly 74-25
Other Legislative Action this Week
Senate Committee to Vote on Ethanol Bill
State Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create State Disaster Relief Fund
Parental Choice Legislation Introduced
Midwife Licensure Bill Passes Joint Finance
State Senate Democratic Committee Names New Chair
Committee Approves Alito Nomination
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| January
20, 2006 |
State of the State Address
Revenue Estimate Increase
Punitive Damage Legislation Advances/Other Judiciary Committee Action
Malpractice Override Falls Short
Full Senate action on Thursday
Calendars for Tuesday, January 24.
Study: Ethanol Mandate to Increase Utility Costs
State Agencies Draft EIS for Transmission Project
Midwife Licensure Bill (SB 477) Passes Senate Health Committee
Green and Walker React to State of the State
Newcomer Sworn In
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| January
6, 2006 |
Governor Doyle Vetoes Three More Civil Justice Reform Bills
Governor Doyle’s State of the State Scheduled
Governor Doyle Signs Economic Development Legislation
Other Bills Signed into Law
Upcoming Committee Activity
Governor Doyle Unveils Ethics Reform Package
Governor Announces Transportation Funding for Local Counties
WISTAX Examines Migration Patterns Using 2000 Census
Green Attacks Governor’s Veto of SB 402 as Favoring Plaintiff Lawyers Over Jobs
Bablitch Confirmation Supported
Republican to Challenge Kohl
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