We have introduced Senate Bill 427 - a tax check-off for child abuse and neglect prevention. The CANP Board's bi-partisan legislative members - Senator Carol Roessler, Senator Bob Wirch, Representative Steve Kestell, and Representative Mark Miller - wrote Senate Bill 427, which passed the Senate Committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care on February 12.
We believe a tax check-off is a way to increase this state's investment in prevention during these times of limited public resources. Our cost analysis (see pages 12, 14 and 15 of the biennial report) points out that in 2001 Wisconsin spent $789 million in repairing the damage done to children from abuse and neglect and only 1% of that amount - $8.07 million - on prevention. Studies show, however, that prevention yields a payback of about $7 for every $1 invested.
Seventeen other states have tax check-offs for preventing child abuse and neglect. Wisconsin has tax check-offs for the Green Bay Packers and endangered species. Senate Bill 427 creates a voluntary check-off for our endangered children.
We appreciate your continued commitment to helping us keep Wisconsin's children safe and families strong.
Sincerely,
Mary Anne Snyder
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
February 9, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I have enclosed a copy of both the Annual Report and the Schedule of Investments for fiscal year 2003. The report contains Independent Auditor's Reports, prepared by the Legislative Audit Bureau, for the funds under management, which include the Fixed and Variable Trust Funds of the Wisconsin Retirement System, the State Investment Fund and various smaller funds.
Sincerely,
Sandy Drew
Legislative & Beneficiary Liaison
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 24, 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
Chandler, Richard Midwest Airlines
Fonfara, Thomas eBay, Inc.
Hamm, Don National Farmers Organization
Kussow, Michelle Marshfield Clinic
Scholz, Brandon Marshfield Clinic
Selkowe, Victoria Economic Justice Institute, Inc.
Skornicka, Carol Midwest Airlines
Stein, Bradley United States Cellular Corporation
Taffora, Raymond Midwest Airlines
Winters, Amy RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment)
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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ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 18, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Barisas-Matula, Mylinda, of Sheboygan, as a member of the Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the tern ending July 1, 2006.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 18, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint McKernan-Ace, Deborah, of Stoughton, as a member of the Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the tern ending July 1, 2006.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Nagel , Judy, of De Pere, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
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Office of the Governor
February 20, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Pickett, Debra M., of Darlington, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 17, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Reinicke, Lisa, of Janesville, as a member of the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialling Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
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referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules
Relating to rules concerning the time period covered by a strategic energy assessment.
Submitted by Public Service Commission.
Report received from Agency, February 23, 2004.
Referred to committee on Energy and Utilities, February 24, 2004.
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