Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
February 17, 2004 (1:00 P.M.)
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Roessler to the Joint Committee on Finance and removed Senator Kanavas.
With regards to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Senator Mary Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
February 11, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the
2003 Annual Report Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, submitted to the Legislature pursuant to s.
227.15(5), Stats.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 10, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the report of the Department of Administration, Division of Gaming (Gaming), for the second quarter of fiscal year 2004 (October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003). As required by s.
52.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain pari-mutuel wagering and racing statistical information, as well as revenue for the program areas of Racing, Charitable Gaming, Bingo and Indian Gaming.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Meek at (608) 270-2535.
Sincerely,
Linda Minash
Acting Division Administrator
Urban Open Space Foundation
February 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
As you know, Wisconsin's annual grant to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation for urban land conservation (Sec. 23.0957) was awarded to Urban Open Space Foundation in 2003, and it has made an extraordinary difference in helping our Foundation accomplish its important mission.
As a grant recipient, UOSF is required each fiscal year to submit a report detailing the activities for which the grant was expended. Copies of the report are to be submitted to "the Department of Natural Resources and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature as determined by the Speaker of the Assembly or the President of the Senate." It is my pleasure to submit to you the following report.
Thank you for your important role in making this grant program available. The program is critical to promoting urban land conservation in Wisconsin through urban forest protection, water resource enhancement and other open space objectives. We at the Urban Open Space Foundation work with communities to create and revitalize public places; we're committed to helping them achieve their full natural, cultural, and economic potential through quality open space.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at the number above.
Sincerely,
Heather Mann
Executive Director
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
February 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Bureau of Health Information, Department of Health and Family Services, is pleased to submit to the Governor and the Legislature the Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2002. The data for this report were collected under section 153.05, Wisconsin Statutes and are published as authorized by the requirements of section 120.21, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
The report provides summary and detailed information about fiscal, utilization and staffing data at Wisconsin Hospitals, and sets forth comparisons among hospitals of increases and decreases in gross revenues, net revenue, and expenditures. Because of changes in the State law governing hospital data collection, the Wisconsin Hospital Association will be preparing and disseminating the report beginning with the 2003 data.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 17, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2003 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Alexander, Jennifer Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Anderson, David Hurd Millwork Company, Inc.
Bloch, Jodi Wisconsin Bankers Association
Bloch, Jodi Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc (WHA)
Broydrick, William Oakwood Lutheran Homes Association, Inc.
Carey, Ray Hoffman York
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Fitzgerald, Moira E
Oakwood Lutheran Homes Association, Inc.
Giovannoni, Rita Independent Living, Inc.
Judge, Richard Hoffman York
Kussow, Michelle Alliance for Affordable Housing
Lorenz, Steven Wisconsin Public Health Association
Mc Coshen, William J American Association of Health Plans-Health Insurance Association of America
Palmer, Todd Printing Industries of Wisconsin
Patefield-Halvorsen, Julie Wisconsin Public Health Association
Roys, Lisa Hurd Millwork Company, Inc.
Scholz, Brandon Alliance for Affordable Housing
Tierney, Jodie Oakwood Lutheran Homes Association, Inc.
Vaughan, Michael Alliance for Affordable Housing
Weber, Lara Wisconsin Dental Association
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 organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 13, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Gust
, Gary A.,
of Menomonie, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 12, 2004
