Thursday, May 7, 1998
10:00 A.M.
1998 Extraordinary Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Rude.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Father Carson Culver of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Richland Center.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Shibilski led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Ullrich, Peter F.,
of Cascade, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, A. Lasee, Fitzgerald, Breske and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
David Zien
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 134
Relating to: the life and public service of Henry Schowalter.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Ellis, Rude, Farrow, Chvala and Moen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Michael Ellis
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
May 5, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
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.
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee Inc
Subject(s): Our agency is concerned with issues related to W-2 food stamps, the WIC program, Medicaid, and child nutrition (school breakfast, school lunch, summer food). We are also concerned about land and agricultural issues as they relate to community gardens, farmer's markets, and food-related economic development. In addition, we are concerned with health and safety policies which may affect our food pantries and meal programs.
Dummer, Heather
Janowski, Jon
Kay, Sherrie
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Covenant Healthcare System, Inc
Petak, George
Peterson, Craig
Ulijasz, Pamela
Education Assn Council, Wisconsin
Oradei, Bruce
General Electric Company
Hasson, David H
MCI Telecommunications Corp
Barry, Robert
S675
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Broydrick, William
Liebe, Thomas
Youth Leadership Academy
Giles, Ronald
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.
Medical Society of Wisconsin, State
Marion, Edward 4/30/98
Pfizer, Inc
Marion, Edward 5/4/98