Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED)
Subject(s): Any state activity that could negatively impact coal-fired generation and/or increase cost of electricity for Wisconsin citizens and businesses. Primary issues: carbon taxes, global climate debate, electric utility restructuring, mercury, and ozone transport. CEED will seek sound science and economic reality on energy and environmental issues.
Fassbender, Robert I
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Subject(s): The corporation may attempt to influence legislation and administrative rules in the areas of commerce and business, environment, manufacturing, solid waste and taxation, among others.
Muenzmaier, Marty
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*University Women American Association of
Subject(s): Health & welfare - Labor Dept. (covers women's issues); education - higher education; human services - civic rights; affirmative action; welfare reform.
Anderson, Cheryl
DeVossey, Danielle
Franz, Nancy
Pentitas, Betty
Organization's cessation of lobbying activity:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have indicated a cessation of all lobbying activity effective on the dates shown.
Superamerica, Division of Ashland, Inc
Cook, Sharon 4/27/98
Mitchell, Brian 4/27/98
Shepardson, Fran 4/27/98
*Each organization identified has filed a verified statement with the Ethics Board stating that it does not expect to spend more than $500 in a calendar year for lobbying activities. The organization is not required to file a Statement of Lobbying Activities and Expenditures and the organization's lobbyist is exempt from the licensing requirement [s.13.621(5) Wisconsin Statutes.].
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,
Roth Judd
Director
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executive order #327
Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for the Late Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Weinke of the Sauk County Sheriff's Office.
WHEREAS, Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Weinke of the Sauk County Sheriff's Office died in the line of duty in the early morning hours of April 5, 1998 in a traffic collision while responding to assist the Sauk Prairie Police Department with a domestic disturbance call; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Sheriff Weinke faithfully and honorably served the people of Sauk County and the people of Wisconsin;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by Federal and State law do hereby order that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin shall be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the State of Wisconsin equipped with such flags beginning forthwith until sundown on the day of Deputy Sheriff Weinke's internment.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, 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 fifth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 27, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
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Senator Plache, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 1:00 P.M..
10:30 A.M.
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1:00 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Rude in the chair.
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Senate Bill 362
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Relating to: the application of the business combination and the control share voting restriction provisions of the business corporation law; dry cleaning fees; nontarget population members; the date by which certain school board resolutions pertaining to the open enrollment programs must be adopted; loans made to school districts by the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; the method for calculating contributions to the universal service fund; use of the universal service fund to make grants to certain school districts for telecommunications access; financial assistance for local recycling programs; funding for a boat landing located on the Wisconsin River in the town of Buena Vista; reports concerning the environmental cooperation pilot program; funding for air and solid and hazardous waste programs; studies of fish in the Great Lakes; eligibility for child care subsidies under the Wisconsin works program; increased funding for the benefit specialist program for older individuals; the amount that a county having a population of 500,000 or more must contribute for the provision of child welfare services in that county by the department of health and family services; the photographing of a person applying for or receiving kinship care payments, of employes and prospective employes of a person applying for or receiving kinship care payments and of adult residents and prospective adult residents of the home of a person applying for or receiving kinship care payments; eliminating cross-references to the Wisconsin works health plan; computing the aviation fuel tax; a sales tax and use tax exemption for samples of medicine and registration for use tax purposes; the international fuel tax agreement; the department of revenue's expenses to administer the fee on vehicle rentals; directing the department of revenue to not adjust individual income tax withholding tables and making a technical adjustment in the calculation of income tax liability by individual nonresidents and part-year residents of this state; the sales of food by institutions of higher learning; salary-setting authority of certain state bodies; reserve "Class B" intoxicating liquor licenses; the abolishment of the emergency response board; revocation of probation for failure to pay supervision fees owed to the department of corrections; and making an appropriation.
Read.
Senator Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 362 be laid on the table.
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Relating to the brownfields grant program.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, April 23, 1998.
Referred to committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs, April 28, 1998
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Relating to allowing the operation of double bottoms and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, April 23, 1998.
Referred to committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, April 28, 1998
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
May 1, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following rules have been published:
Sincerely,
GARY L. POULSON
Deputy Revisor
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Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: the right to keep and bear arms (2nd consideration).
Read.
Senator A. Lasee and Plache, with unanimous consent, asked to be made cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 11.
Senator Shibilski and Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked to be made cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 11.
Senator Risser moved nonconcurrence in Assembly amendment 2 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 11.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution
11 be nonconcurred in?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 5; noes, 27; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Burke, Chvala, George, Moore and Risser - 5.
