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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Urban and Local Affairs
Assembly Bill 591
Relating to: the qualifications of newspapers permitted to publish legal notices.
By Representatives Duff, Ladwig, Starzyk, Gronemus, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Bies, McCormick, Jeskewitz, Turner, Ainsworth, M. Lehman, Stone, Owens and Lippert.

October 29, 2001 Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

November 27, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Gunderson, Starzyk, D. Meyer, Musser, Wasserman and Berceau.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Rep. Mark Duff, Author, 98th Assembly District
· Ted Wysoki, Mayor City of New Berlin
· Greg Dillon, The Sheboygan Sun
· Mark Helmer, Helmer Printing
· Tim Bingaman, Circulation Verification Council
· Janelle Anderson, Wisconsin Free Community Papers
· Jeff Jones, Hometown Publications

· Philip Fritsehe, Hometown Publications II, Inc.

Appearances against
· Sandra George, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
· Pete Christianson, Wisconsin Newspaper Association

· Robert Branen, Southern Lakes Newspapers

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Janet Swandby, Wisconsin Free Community Papers
· Gail Sumi, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
· Rick Stadelman, Wisconsin Towns Association

· Curt Witynski, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Registrations against
· Joanne Ricca, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

· Mark Stodder, The Daily Reporter Publishing

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Michael Bruhn
Committee Clerk