The Honorable, The Senate:
On March 13, I introduced Senate Bill 120. Senator Huelsman was inadvertently listed as a coauthor of the bill. Please remove Senator Huelsman as a coauthor of Senate Bill 120.
Thank you. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Rodney C. Moen
State Senator
State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
April 3, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending March 31, 1997. As required by s.
565.37 (3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain Wisconsin Lottery year to date sales and financial information.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
Cate Zeuske
Secretary of Revenue
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
March 31, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required by s.
16.045(5), I an submitting the fifth
Wisconsin Gasahol and Alternative Fuel Use Report for distribution to the appropriate standing committees.
Should you or legislative members have questions, please contact the Division of Energy and Intergovernmental Relations, Nathaniel E. Robinson, Administrator, at 608/266-7257.
Sincerely,
March D. Bugher
Secretary
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
April 8, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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We have completed an evaluation of the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Extension, as directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. UW-Extension provides continuing education and public service programs through its Division of Continuing Education, and programs to serve children and families, farmers, urban and rural communities, business, and industry through its Division of Cooperative Extension. A third division, the Division of Extension Communications and Information Technology, was not the subject of this evaluation. In fiscal year (FY) 1995-96, UW-Extension's expenditures from all funding sources were $135.3 million, which represents the third-highest total among all UW System institutions. These expenditures supported 1,655 full-time equivalent positions.
Over time, the emphasis of the University's extension programs has expanded from practical skills in agriculture, home economics, and industrial work to include all areas of human knowledge, presented through an array of seminars, workshops, televised distance education, and other means. This growth in both volume and diversity of program offerings is reflected in an 79.4 percent increase in expenditures since FY 1986-87.
UW-Extension's programs have a long tradition in Wisconsin and generally are popular. However, both the breadth and the increasing cost of current programming raise questions about whether UW-Extension should redefine its core mission. Over 8,400 credit and non-credit continuing education program sections were offered in FY 1995-96, and in the most recent data available, cooperative extension agents reported over 1.15 million contacts in programs serving children and families, farmers, urban communities, and business. However, program priorities are defined so broadly that they can include virtually any educational area. In addition, the current organizational structure of UW-Extension may limit the efficiency of its service delivery. Therefore, this may be an appropriate time to address the future funding, direction, and organizational structure of UW-Extension.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the University, including UW-Extension, UW System, and the campuses, and by the counties. A response from the UW System President is Appendix IV.
Sincerely,
Dale CaTTanach
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
April 3, 1997
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of §
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.
ARDA - WI
Subject(s): Language for sales tax pertaining to flex time.
Hanson, Thomas
Cattlemens Assn, Wisconsin
Subject(s): Any legislation that will impact the production of beef in this state. Also to improve Wisconsin's competitive position in national and world markets.
Hauser, R F (Dick)
Competitive Wisconsin, Inc
Subject(s): Economic development of Wisconsin.
Cook, Sharon
Mitchell, Brian
Corrections Corporation of America
Subject(s): The construction and management of prisons and jails for state and local government in all matters related thereto.
Christianson, Peter
Criminal Defense Lawyers, Wisconsin Assn of
Subject(s): Promote the proper administration of justice; foster and maintain the integrity, independence and expertise of the criminal bar; protection of individual rights and due process.
Blume, Ed
Deferred Deposit Assn, Wisconsin
Subject(s): Any legislative or regulatory effort relating to pay day loans and consumer transactions.
Essie, Patrick
Domestic Violence, Wisconsin Coalition Against
Subject(s): The Coalition monitors and informs its members on all areas of legislation - criminal, civil and family law - that pertain to victims of domestic violence and their children.
Krenek, Kathleen
EMS Associates
Subject(s): Any and all legislative/regulatory matters affecting emergency medical services providers in Wisconsin.
Mitchell, Brian
Enron Corporation
Subject(s): Enron Corp is interested in state legislation and administrative rules relating to energy issues (natural gas and electricity) with particular emphasis on retail competition in the electric industry.
Landwehr, Susan M
Vaughan, Michael
Fabricare Institute, Wisconsin
Subject(s): Create a Drycleaners Environmental Response Fund to assist in paying costs of remediation of contaminated lands.
Phillips, Joe
Glendale City of
Subject(s): To promote and encourage the need for Wisconsin to maintain and expand the current legislation on tax incremental financing as an economic development tool for local governments, specifically as it may apply to environmental remediation and the use of one TIF district generated funds to support another TIF district within the same local jurisdiction.
Mueller, H. Carl
Household Financial Group Ltd
Subject(s): All legislation dealing with financial community such as lending, collections, securitizations, etc. All legislation dealing with insurance matters such as credit insurance and specialty insurance and agents proposals. Administrative rules such as all matters before FLB-INS-Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Protection. Also, administrative issues such as licensing and joint venture licensing matters.
Marien, Ron
Journal Communications Inc
Subject(s): Recycled content - newsprint: state budget; state legal advertising.
Mueller, H. Carl
Remsik, Jeffrey J
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
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Subject(s): The March of Dimes advocates for issues that will impact on the availability and accessibility of health care services for pregnant women, infants and children. Our organization also advocates for research and surveillance programs to study the causes of birth defects and to discover treatments and cures. Also priority issues include prevention programs such as WIC, immunizations.
Richardson, Amy
Plastic Container Recovery, National Assn for
