Wednesday, November 27, 1996
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
November 21, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I regret to inform you that I am submitting my resignation as a member of the Board on Hunger.
Due to my current level of responsibility, I am unable to give this board the attention it deserves. I appreciate the opportunity to serve on this important and meaningful board and wish the board well in its future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Senator Alberta Darling
8th Senate District
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
November 13, 1996
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Attached is the first quarter report on Prison Industries for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, as required by Section
303.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes. This report includes the year-to-date cash balance of each industry.
Prison Industries had a cash deficit of $2,071,958 through the second quarter ending September 30, 1996. During each fiscal year Prison Industries purchases substantial inventory during the first quarter. The actual cash expenditure for the time period was $3,793,422.
Revenues for the same time period were $3,166,483. Prison Industries has adequate fixed assets, inventories and receivables to cover the overdraft.
The projected profit on the accrual basis for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997 is $125,000.
Sincerely,
michael J. Sullivan
Secretary of the Department of Corrections
james r. klauser
Secretary of the Department of Administration
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 18, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Hise
, Rod,
of Madison, as a member of the Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 18, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Chin
, Ed,
of Madison, as a member of the Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 1998.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
executive order #300
Relating to the Creation of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Campaign Finance Reform
WHEREAS, Wisconsin's original campaign finance law was enacted in 1911 and comprehensively revised in 1974 to address campaign finance and related election practices in use at that time; and
WHEREAS, campaign finance and related election practices have evolved to the point where a fundamental reexamination of the laws governing these practices is both timely and necessary; and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin must always strive to ensure that the State's legitimate interest in regulating campaign finance and related election practices is precisely balanced against the rights guaranteed to the people of this great state by both the Constitution of the United States and the Wisconsin Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the laws of this State governing campaign finance and related election practices are rooted in a nationally recognized tradition of effective government based on a strong citizen voice in political decision making;
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and specifically by Section
14.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes, do hereby:
1. Create the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Campaign Finance Reform (hereinafter "the Commission") to evaluate and study the laws of this state governing campaign finance and related election practices and recommend such changes to these laws that the Commission deems prudent;
2. Provide that the Commission shall be composed of five (5) members to serve at the pleasure of the Governor: two (2) Republicans, two (2) Democrats and one (1) person not affiliated with a political party;
3. Provide that the Governor shall designate one (1) member of the Commission as its chair to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the Governor;
4. Instruct the Commission to solicit comments from the public on campaign finance reform;
5. Require the Commission to consult with experts in the field of campaign finance reform;
6. Direct the Commission to submit a report to the Governor on its findings and recommendations by May 1, 1997;
7. Provide that the Commission shall disband once the Governor has accepted its report;
8. Provide that the Commission shall receive, at no cost, staff assistance from the Robert M. La Follette Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison;
9. Direct the Secretary of the Department of Administration, pursuant to Section
20.505(3)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes, to provide the sums of money that are necessary and proper to pay the expenses, if any, of the Commission.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this nineteenth day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
