It is with regret that I write to you today. I must resign from the Wisconsin Women's Council. My schedule has not permitted my total participation on the Council and I do not foresee an improvement in the near future.
The Wisconsin Women's Council has been extremely instrumental in providing choices to working women in Wisconsin. I wish you continued success.
Sincerely,
Alberta Darling
Senator
State of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
June 12, 1996
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection was instructed in the
1995 Wisconsin Act 27 to prepare a report, which proposes a permanent funding source for the sustainable agriculture program. I am enclosing a copy of the report.
I am recommending that the sustainable agriculture program be revised and renamed, but continue to provide demonstration grants to farmers and others working in agriculture. To be successful, we need to address the concerns of mainstream agriculture in the state, become more efficient and more customer service oriented. To achieve this, we will develop mechanisms to ensure that this program will be coordinated with other related state programs.
The new agricultural stewardship program, with a mainstream agricultural focus and enhanced coordination effort, will benefit all citizens of the state. While it was not possible to identify a short term funding source for 1997, I believe this program should be funded. Therefore, the department recommends long tern funding using either agricultural chemical funds or general purpose revenue with matching contributions as a program funding source. The department intends to prepare a 1997-1999 budget initiative that will propose these potential funding sources for consideration by the Governor and legislature.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
alan t. tracy
Secretary
Referred to committee on Agriculture,Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
June 6, 1996
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes,(for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec.13.172(3) Stats.) and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of May, 1996.
On May 1, 1996 the Wisconsin Lottery Fund balance was -$1.5 million. This shortfall continued until May 3, 1996 when the balance reached $.3 million. On May 6, 1996 the Wisconsin Lottery Fund balance was -$.1 million. This shortfall continued until May 9, 1996 when the balance reached $1.3 million. These shortfalls were due to timing of revenues.
On May 13, 1996 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$9 thousand. This shortfall continued until May 22, 1996 when the balance reached $6 thousand. On May 31, 1996 the Wisconsin Health Education and Loan Fund balance was -$1 thousand. This shortfall continued through the end of the month. These shortfall were due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Lottery Fund and Health Education Loan Repayment Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the $400 million ceiling and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
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The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
james klauser
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment relations
June 12, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
230.04 (13) (e), Wis. Stats., I am pleased to submit the Fiscal Year 1995 report on employment of recipients of Aid to families with Dependent Children (AFDC) This report includes: 1) a description of each agency's efforts to employ aid recipients, and 2) the number of persons receiving aid under s.
49.19, Wis. Stats., employed by each agency and the job title or classification of each position filled from July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995.
Please contact Greg Jones at 266-3017 if you have questions or need additional information regarding this report.
Sincerely,
Jon E. Litscher
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 11, 1996
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers.
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
[revised narrative]
All legislative initiatives and administrative rules that affect the conditions of employment of AFSCME members. This would include changes to local and state programs and services, laws pertaining to collective bargaining, employee compensation, taxation and benefits, limits, restrictions on local government operations, property tax issues.
Grondin, Jennifer
Milwaukee, City of
Jacquart, Steven
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Aurora Health Care, Inc
Lawless, Timothy 6/10/96
Cranberry Growers Assn, Wisconsin State
Jentz, Robert 6/10/96
Physicians Service Insurance Corp, Wisconsin (WPS)
Sprecher, Lon 5/20/96
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
June 5, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
Sincerely,
JAMES R. MEIER
Chairperson
A. HENRY HEMPE
Commissioner
STATE OF WISCONSIN CLAIMS BOARD
June 6, 1996
