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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 11, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Duckett, Sandra,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
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The committee on Natural Resources and Transportation reports and recommends:
Relating to a deer hunting season at Straight Lake Wilderness state park.
No action taken.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 483 offered by Senator Kanavas.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, January 13, 2006.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 58
Relating to: the life of Army Sergeant Andrew Wallace.
By
Senator
Roessler
; cosponsored by Representative Underheim
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 504
Relating to: determining the size of a livestock operation for the applicability of the livestock facility siting law, water quality regulation of livestock operations, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
By
Senators
Kapanke and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Ward, Petrowski, Musser, Nerison, Ainsworth and Towns.
To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 423.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 826.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 57.
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The committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Blair
, Karla,
of Kaukauna, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Corbeille, Steve,
of Crivitz, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 453
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for donations to the fire fighters memorial.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ted Kanavas
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
January 17, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
Brooks, Bryan Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
Brozek, Michael National Marine Manufacturers Association
Fuller, Kevin Bayer HealthCare
George Jr, Nicholas C Midwest Food Processors Association Inc
Hubbard, Gregory Unspam
Hulsey, Brett Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
Johnson, Kevin AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Mayfield, Linda Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Vetter, Marilyn Takeda Pharmaceuticals America
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2005 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
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
Executive Director
Office of State Employment Relations
January, 2006
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to s.230.04 (9)(em), Wis. Stats., I am pleased to submit the 2005 Veterans Employment Report. The report summarizes veteran new hires and on-board statistics for the time period from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005, and includes information for each state agency and each institution of the University of Wisconsin System.
Veterans comprise an important segment of the Wisconsin workforce in both the private and public sectors. State government - and any other employer - can benefit greatly by recruiting and retaining our nation's trained and motivated veterans.
Sincerely,
KAREN E. TIMBERLAKE
Director
State of Wisconsin
Claims Board
January 11, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is the report of the State Claims Board covering the claims heard on December 9, 2005.