DATCP Board sends Price Control Rule to Hearings

Bipartisan Ethics Reform Agreement

Committee Hearings

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Climate Change Arguments

DNR Board Approves Staff Budget and Policy Recommendations

WISTAX Compares Wisconsin's Two Largest Cities

Program Highlights Funding Strategies

Committee Chairs Named

Sen. Alan Lasee Joins Race for Brown County Executive

JFC Provides Funds for Milwaukee Women’s Shelter

Doyle: Goodwin to Remain Chief of Staff; Boyce to Become Deputy
Chief of Staff

Morgan to be Secretary of Administration

Federal Developments

Budget Challenge Faces the Governor and the New Joint Finance Committee

DOT Budget Deficit to Result in Project Delays

Report: Wisconsin Expected to Show Moderate Growth in Next Biennium

Insurance Commissioner Resigns

Erpenbach Proposes Elimination of Sales Tax Exemptions

Joint Finance Members Appointed

Representative Rhoades Profile

Ray Taffora Named Deputy Attorney General

Doyle Names Transition Team

Van Hollen Names Transition Team

Lawmakers to Re-introduce Campaign Finance Reform Legislation

Doyle Announces Inauguration Team

Falk/Voight Formally Concede – Recounts Confirm Seats in Assembly Races

Report: Milwaukee Economic Development Plans Lack Strategy

Committee Hears Testimony of Disaster Preparedness

DOT Requests Increases in Registration Fees/Driver’s Licenses: Two New Plates

Leadership Changes in Legislature/Leadership Profiles

Hoyer Floor Leader/Kagen Seeking Committee Assignments

Wisconsin & the U.S. Presidency - Russ is Out; Is Tommy In?

Nov. 7 General Election Results/Leadership Positions Named

Federal Developments: Allen Conceds/Pelosi is New Speaker

Dramatic Improvements in Ozone Levels Should Lead
to Regulatory Relief

Industry Pans DNR’s Efforts to Set Energy Policy

Rental Car Taxes Drive up Costs

Study Committee to Tour Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository

Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium Helps Emerging Companies
Become ‘Venture Ready’

Transportation Funding Stressed

Industry Claims DNR Regulatory Reform Off-Track

Milwaukee Receives “D” in Disaster Evacuation Study

Wisconsin Ranks 38^th in the 2007 State Business Tax Climate Index

Committee Has Begun Discussion of Applicability of Open Meetings Laws to Quasi-Governmental Bodies

Appeals Court Upholds DNR Pier Authority

Hospitals Serve Community Health Needs

Upcoming Hearings

Briefs Filed on Green Elections Board Case; Supreme Court Requests Additional Information

Committees Grant Approval for WisconsinEye Project

Renewal of Terrorism Insurance a Possibility

Study Confirms Falling Economic Development Climate Based on
 “Litigation Atmosphere”

Governor Proposes $450 Million Public, Private Investment Strategy to Develop Renewable Energy

Requested Increases in Major GPR Programs Highlight
 Budget Demands

Green to Seek Supreme Court Review

Former State Representative Brandemuehl Has Died

Legislative Committees Have Scheduled Hearings
for the Upcoming Weeks

Wisconsin Elections

Two Legislative Candidates Seek Recount; Two Others Concede

Elections Board Action Remains in the Headlines

Doyle Directs 90 Percent Mercury Reductions

State Audit Committee Holds Hearing

Road to the Future Committee Hears Transportation Needs

Midwest U.S. – Japan Conference in Indianapolis
September 10 – 12

New Report Shows Impact of Single Sales Factor Tax Reform

We the People to Host Gubernatorial Debates

Clinton to Support Doyle at Fundraiser

Bush Signs Health Care Measure

State Audit Finds Need for Changes

Study Finds HIRSP in Sound Financial Position

WISTAX: State-Local Governments Spend 21.9 Percent of Income

Governor Pushes Plan to Double Number of E-85 Pumps

Cities Receive Grants to Improve Access to Crime-Fighting and Homeland Security Information

Wisconsin Joins Petition Requiring Disclosure of Pesticide Ingredients

Weeklong Mercury Conference Hosted in Madison

Weeklong Mercury Conference Held in Madison

President Bush in Green Bay for Gard Fundraiser

Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Hub Airline Tax Exemption

Supreme Court Overturns Two Year Old Decision on Med Mal/Wrongful Death Caps

Supreme Court’s First Amendment Protection is Prospective Only in High Profile Defamation Case

The Gubernatorial Candidates: A Comparison

Candidates Set for Fall Election

Legislative Council Names Committees/Chairs

Republicans Ring Budget Warning Bells

Overview of Attorney General Candidates

Legislators Not Seeking Re-election/Seeking New Offices

Straw Poll Voters Favor Lautenschlager/Feingold

New U.S. Attorney in Western District 

Bills Signed into Law

Vetoes

Bills Scheduled for Override Vote

Agencies Get 2007-09 Budget Instructions

Gov. Doyle Signs Bills/Expected to Veto Gaming Oversight

Endorsement of Mark Green for Governor Energizes GOP at Convention

Wisconsin Women in Government Host Annual Banquet

Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor

Ruth Doyle Remembered

Recent Legislative Activity

Line Item Veto Amendment

May Declared Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin

Assembly Adopts Proposed Amendment to Limit State Revenues (TPA)

Price Gouging Measure Passes the Assembly

Governor Doyle Announces $3.8 Million in Sign/road Marking Awards

Assembly Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, April 25

Senate Regular Session Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, April 25

Senate Extraordinary Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, April 25

Governor Bill Signings and Vetoes Over the Past Three Weeks

JOBZ Act Signed into Law with Partial Veto

Governor Signs Bill Limiting Obesity Lawsuits/Vetoes Punitive Damages Reform

Road to the Future Committee Conducts Hearings

Midwife Licensing Bill Signed into Law

Bills Signed into Law/Vetoes

Wisconsin Ranking for “Litigation Atmosphere” Falls Again

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Wilcox to Retire

Gottleib to Finance; Jensen’s Assembly Seat to be Filled at General Election

Legislative Activity - Bill to Be Acted on by Governor

Ethanol Bill Dies in Senate

Punitive Damages and Medical Malpractice Caps Pass Legislature

School Choice Gains Legislative Approval

Energy Bill Heads to Governor

Honorable Diane Sykes Delivers Hallows Lecture

Boyer to Serve on AWL Board

Medical Malpractice Cap Revisited

More Litigation Reform - Obesity

And More - Punitive Damages

Taxpayer Protection Act

Recent Legislative Activity

Assembly Sets Calendar for Tuesday, March 7

Ethanol Prices Heading Through the Roof

JCRAR Acts to Suspend Portions of New Ins 9 Administrative Rules

Legislators Create Healthcare Committee

Nuclear Bill Introduced - Committee Hearing

Immigrant ID Legislation Advances

Study: Wisconsin Economy will Neither Boom nor Bust

DNR Provides Brownfield Grants

Highlights of Senate Calendar for Tuesday, February 21

Selected Bills Recommended for Passage by Legislative Committees

Hearing Held on Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Impose Revenue Limits

Legislators Create Transportation Study Committee

School Choice Agreement Reached

Booster Seat Bill Becomes Law

2006 Business Day in Madison Feb. 22

Contraception Bill Would Limit Access for Teens

Good Samaritan Bill Would Protect Builders

Lamb Will Not Seek Re-Election

Bush and Cheney Schedule Separate Visits to Wisconsin

Republicans Outline Spring Agenda

Update on Civil Justice Proposals

Midwife Licensure Bill Passes Legislature

Other Legislative Action this Week

Doyle’s Press Secretary Joins Campaign

New House Majority Leader Wins in Upset

Civil Justice Bills Advance/Veto Override Votes Scheduled

Senate Passes Economic Development Legislation

Assembly Eminent Domain Bill Approved by Senate with Amendments

Governor Vetoes Concealed Carry Bill/Senate Overrides Veto

Partial Veto Resolution Passes in Assembly 74-25

Other Legislative Action this Week

Senate Committee to Vote on Ethanol Bill

State Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create State Disaster Relief Fund

Parental Choice Legislation Introduced

Midwife Licensure Bill Passes Joint Finance

State Senate Democratic Committee Names New Chair

Committee Approves Alito Nomination

State of the State Address

Revenue Estimate Increase

Punitive Damage Legislation Advances/Other Judiciary Committee Action

Malpractice Override Falls Short

Full Senate action on Thursday

Calendars for Tuesday, January 24.

Study: Ethanol Mandate to Increase Utility Costs

State Agencies Draft EIS for Transmission Project

Midwife Licensure Bill (SB 477) Passes Senate Health Committee

Green and Walker React to State of the State

Newcomer Sworn In

Governor Doyle Vetoes Three More Civil Justice Reform Bills

Governor Doyle’s State of the State Scheduled

Governor Doyle Signs Economic Development Legislation

Other Bills Signed into Law

Upcoming Committee Activity

Governor Doyle Unveils Ethics Reform Package

Governor Announces Transportation Funding for Local Counties

WISTAX Examines Migration Patterns Using 2000 Census

Green Attacks Governor’s Veto of SB 402 as Favoring Plaintiff Lawyers Over Jobs

Bablitch Confirmation Supported

Republican to Challenge Kohl