•A summary of efforts in sixteen Wisconsin communities participating in the Transforming Anti-Hunger Leadership Project (TAHL), directed by the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee.
•A demographic analysis by county of indicators suggesting risk of food insecurity prepared by UW-Extension.
•A report regarding emergency food provision in Wisconsin prepared by Wood Communications with support from Miller Brewing.
All of the above reports are available with the exception of the Second Harvest Report which will be released March 10, 1998 - Attachment A. In closing, the Board decided that these reports could form the basis for an analysis of the extent of problems related to food insecurity and provide an improved perspective on the status of hunger in Wisconsin.
Thank you for your continued commitment to Wisconsin families.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
February 24, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
Attached is the state plan for emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Wisconsin for the years 1998-1999. This report meets the statutory requirements [s.
146.53(2)] that the Department shall keep the state plan current and reorder priorities based on recommendations of the EMS Board. The report summarizes EMS activity on what has been done in the past two years, what is currently in process, and what is planned or being considered for the near future.
The statue also requires a public hearing on a draft of the plan prior to final adoption and submission to the legislature under s.
13.172(2). the public hearing was held January 21, 1998.
Thank you for you attention to this report.
Sincerely,
JoE Leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
February 25, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
1995 Wisconsin Act 27 created s.46.27(11g) of the statutes, which requires the Department of Health and Family Services to submit an annual report on its Community Options Program. The attached report describes the persons served, program expenditures and services delivered through the Community Options Program in calendar year 1996.
Community Options is designed to relocate or divert people who need long term care from nursing homes. This is accomplished by offering an alternative package of community services to elderly and disabled persons who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid-funded nursing home care.
The Department allocates funds to county human service agencies to deliver these community services. In providing services, the county agency may not expend more, on average, than the state portion (about 40%) of the Medicaid cost for nursing home care. The county agency must also maximize funds by accessing any federal funds (Waiver and other Medicaid) available for an individual before using Regular Community Options funds.
The annual report examines program activity for both the Community Options Program and the Community Options Program-Waiver in calendar year 1996.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Department of Workforce Development
February 25, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Chapter
109 of Wisconsin Statutes I hereby submit the department's 1997 annual report on business closings and/or mass layoffs to you. This report lists all businesses which notified the department in 1997 of planned closings/mass layoffs and complaints the department received of alleged notification infractions. The report indicates the business involved, location, date complaint received, determination issued and disposition of each complaint. Beyond complaints filed in 1997, the list updates the disposition of complaints pending at the end of 1996 or filed early in 1998.
Nine 1996 plant closing complaint remained under investigation at the beginning of 1997. The department settled one violation by collecting $147,000 in penalty wage and a $30,000 surcharge. Three cases are currently at the Department of Justice pending litigation of violations. The department found no violations in four other cases and one case remains under investigation at this time.
The department received 22 complaints in 1997 and one complaint so far in 1998. The department completed 17 investigations of 1997 complaints finding violations in three cases and no violations in 14. The remaining five 1997 cases and the one 1998 case remain under investigation at this time.
Should you have any questions regarding the information in this report, please tact me immediately.
Sincerely,
Linda Stewart
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 20, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Bohen
, Mary Lou,
of Madison, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 20, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Carroll, Terrence W.,
of Neenah, as a member of the Recycling Market Development Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 1999.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 20, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Cockson, Carol J.,
of Altoona, as a member of the Credit Union Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 20, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Connolly-Keesler, Eileen M.,
of Neenah, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 20, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Cook
, Dr. Charles F.,
of Middleton, as a member of the Recycling Market Development Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
