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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 28, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute, I am making the following appointment. The appointment of the minority member is based on the nomination from Minority Leader Senator Agard. Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators
Senator Melissa Agard
Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Sincerely,
DEVIN LEMAHIEU
Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 28, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute, I am making the following appointment. The appointment of the minority member is based on the nomination from Minority Leader Senator Agard. Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Migrant Labor Council
Senator Bob Wirch
Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Sincerely,
DEVIN LEMAHIEU
Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 28, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute, I am making the following appointment. The appointment of the minority member is based on the nomination from Minority Leader Senator Agard. Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Council on Military and State Relations
Senator Bob Wirch
Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Sincerely,
DEVIN LEMAHIEU
Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 28, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute, I am making the following appointment. The appointment of the minority member is based on the nomination from Minority Leader Senator Agard. Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Council on Tourism
Senator Jeff Smith
Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Sincerely,
DEVIN LEMAHIEU
Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 28, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute, I am making the following appointment. The appointment of the minority member is based on the nomination from Minority Leader Senator Agard. Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Commission on Uniform State Laws
Senator Kelda Roys
Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions.
Sincerely,
DEVIN LEMAHIEU
Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Claims Board
April 28, 2023
Attached is the report of the State Claims Board covering the claims considered at the April 6, 2023 meeting of the Board.
This report is for the information of the Legislature, The Board would appreciate your acceptance and publication of it in the Journal to inform the members of the Legislature.
Sincerely,
ANNE L. HANSON
Secretary
STATE OF WISCONSIN CLAIMS BOARD
On April 6, 2023, the State of Wisconsin Claims Board met in the State Capitol Building and via Zoom videoconference to consider the following claims:
Hearings were conducted for the following claims:
Claimant Agency Amount
11.
Stephen Brasch Natural Resources $1,510.56 22.
Vonaire Washington Innocent $150,000,000.00 Convict
Compensation
The following claims were decided without hearings:
Claimant Agency Amount
33.
George Vukotich University of $300,000.00 Wisconsin
44.
Rodac, LLC University of $705,025.00 Wisconsin
55.
Jacquese Harrell, Sr. Corrections $1,750.43 66.
Phil Keller Corrections $110.86 With respect to the claims, the Board finds:
(Decisions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.)
1. Stephen Brasch of Dousman, Wisconsin claims $1,510.56 for damage caused by a tree that fell from DNR property. During a snow event on March 23, 2022, a tree limb originating from the Wolf River State Fishery Area (Pearson, WI) fell onto an overhead power line, causing an electrical service pole on adjacent property owned by Brasch to fall and cut power. The electrical service poll was approximately 40 years old and owned by Brasch, who was unaware or any other damage or rot to the pole itself. Brasch contends he was without power until May 27, 2022, and incurred costs from WPS and an electrician to repair damage. After contacting several electricians, Brasch, was unable to locate a company to install a new private pole as that was no longer the norm. It was recommended he have a new underground service installed, which he did. Prior to the March 2022 incident, a “major catastrophic storm” passed through the Pearson area on July 19, 2019, resulting in widespread tree damage. After the July 2019 storm, DNR had its property logged and salvaged but left some trees along the property line, which Brasch believes exposed surviving pines (including the subject tree) to increased weather elements. Brasch holds that DNR was negligent in how it left its property after the July 2019 logging operation, which contributed to the March 2022 damage. Brasch contends that he notified DNR of the subject tree when he signed a boundary cutting line agreement in 2019 and left a handwritten note stating, “please take tall aspens right up to the garage.”
