Wednesday, July 15, 1998
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
July 8,1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed financial audits of the Mendota and Winnebago Mental Health Institutes for fiscal year 1996-97. We were able to provide unqualified opinions on the Institutes' financial statements. We note, on an accrual basis, the improved financial condition experienced by the Institutes over prior years. Based on accrual accounting, the Mendota Mental Health Institute had net income of $676,233 and the Winnebago Mental Health Institute had net income of $1,209,348, compared to significant losses in the prior fiscal year.
Detailed copies of the audit report have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive them. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the audit report, please contact our office and request a copy of report 98-11.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
July 8, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate/Legislature:
At the direction of s.
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.
Dump Truck Association, Wisconsin
Subject(s): All legislation and laws affecting the dump truck industry including safety, wages, and Wis DOT statutes. The association will work to revise any and all existing laws that may have an adverse impact on the ownership and operation of dump trucks. We will support or oppose legislation affecting the ownership and operation of dump trucks as the association deems appropriate.
Morris, Leigh E. 7/6/98
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Alliant (formerly Wis Power & Light Co)
Bright, Michael 7/6/98
Telecommunications Assn, Wisconsin State
Gosewehr, Laurie 7/2/98
UW Students, Inc, United Council of
Kuhn, Jamie 6/30/98
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 the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
July 14, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate/Legislature:
At the direction of s.
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.
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Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Alleman, Jennifer 7/10/98
Plumbers Local 75
Alleman, Jennifer 7/10/98
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 the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
July 3, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Re: Claims under section 227.485 and 814.245, Wisconsin Statutes.
