Tuesday, May 12, 1998
3:00 P.M.
1998 Extraordinary Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Rude.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
April 22, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Attached is the third quarter report on Prison Industries for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, as required by Section
303.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes. This report includes the year-to-date cash balance of each industry. This report reflects private sector joint venture balances separately from the remainder of Prison Industries.
The Department would be happy to respond to any questions you may have on this matter.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sullivan, Secretary
Department of Corrections
Mark D. Bugher, Secretary
Department of Administration
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
May 12, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate/Legislature:
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.
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc
Subject(s): All matters pertaining to corporate business practices including business development, transportation, environmental regulations, and employment relations.
Gerrard, M William
Home Depot
Subject(s): Brownfield administrative rule NR 726.05.
Boxer, Barbara K
Transplant Group Wisconsin
Subject(s): Legislation relating to the uniform anatomical gift act, operation of organ procurement organizations and organ transplantation and related issues.
Christianson, Peter
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:
Electric Power Co, WisconsinBrown, GeorgeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing CoBroydrick, William
Liebe, Thomas
State Farm Insurance Companies
Donohue, William G
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.
AT&T Corporation
Dube, Phyllis 5/8/98
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
The committee on Environment and Energy reports and recommends:
Relating to the safe drinking water loan program.
No action taken.
Robert Cowles
