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Labor Day
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- Baldwin to Visit UW Research Park
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Trace Research and Development Center
5901 Research Park Blvd.
Madison
Contact: Mark Webster 608-258-9800; Cell phone: 608-347-6566.
- Press Conference: Will Wisconsin Hospitals Have Enough Workers in the Future?
2 p.m.
1st Floor Lobby, Health Science Center
1300 Badger Street
La Crosse
Speaker: Diane Peters, WHA, VP, Workforce Development.
Press Contact: Beth Bouffleur, Gundersen Lutheran, 608/791-3692
The results from a WHA workforce survey completed recently by 115 hospitals will be released for the first time at the press conferences on September 4 and 5. A campaign designed to attract new workers to health care occupations will be announced at the press conferences.
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- Governor's Schedule
Office Time
5:30 p.m.
American Family Center, Building A
6000 American Parkway
Remarks - Annual Meeting of Forward Wisconsin
- Weekly Open Meeting Notice - Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
10:00 a.m.
121 East Wilson Street
Madison
Patients compensation fund/WI health care liability insuranec plan.
- Invest Wisconsin Leadership Group
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
R.W. Baird
777 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee
Economic Summit Workshop; Contact David J. Duecker at (608) 261-4338 for more information.
- Committee on Ways and Means
9 a.m.
Room 415 Northwest
State Capitol
Assembly Bill 134: Relating to the amount of the exemption from income tax withholding requirements for employees of a county fair association.
Assembly Bill 244: Relating to tax warrants and liens on property.
Assembly Bill 281: Relating to requiring the department of revenue to prepare and maintain a list of delinquent taxpayer accounts and to post on the Internet the top 100 names from the list.
Assembly Bill 386: Relating to the sale of tangible personal property that is delivered in this state.
Assembly Bill 439: Relating to the liability of married persons filing a joint income tax return, the payment of the alternate fuel tax and the tobacco products tax, estate tax imposition and interest, reducing nondelinquent taxes, rounding dollar amounts to whole dollars on all tax returns, allowing a mathematical computation of sales and use taxes, extending the time for filing a tax withholding report, delivering tax-related documents and related payments, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Assembly Bill 453: Relating to sales tax on motor vehicles purchased after a consumer receives a refund under a new motor vehicle warranty.
- Joint Committee on Finance
2 p.m.
Room 411 South
State Capitol
Agenda: DHFS; DWD; Dept. of Military Affairs; Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Dept. of Corrections; Ethics Board; DNR; DPI; UW System; UW Hospital and Clinics
- Senate Committee on Human Services and Aging
10 a.m.
Room 201 Southeast
State Capitol
Clearinghouse Rule 99-071: Relating to the eligibility of nonparent relatives of children to receive kinship care benefits to help them provide care and maintenance for the children.
Senate Bill 96: Relating to: regulation of social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and art, music and dance therapists, insurance coverage for services provided by clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
SB 77, Relating to: requiring the department of workforce development to submit to the governor, the joint committee on finance, the dept. of administration, and certain standing committees a statewide plan for providing employment and support services to low-income, noncustodial parents.
SB 91, Relating to: federal waivers to waive certain work requirements under the food stamp program.
- Press Conference: Will Wisconsin Hospitals Have Enough Workers in the Future?
1 p.m.
Wausau Hospital
333 Pine Ridge Blvd.
Speaker: Terri Richards, WHA Chair
Contact: Pamela Maas, 715/847-2121
1:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association
5721 Odana Rd.
Madison
Speaker: Diane Peters, WHA VP, Workforce Dev.
Contact: Mary Kay Grasmick, 608/274-1820
The results from a WHA workforce survey completed recently by 115 hospitals will be released for the first time at the press conferences on September 4 and 5. A campaign designed to attract new workers to health care occupations will be announced at the press conferences.
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- Governor's Schedule
Office Time
- Committee on Student Discipline & Student Appeals
10 a.m.
Room 1920 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison
Convene in an open session and consider a motion to recess into closed session to consider resolution of a student appeal, as permitted by s.19.85(1)(f), Wis.Stats.
- Assembly Committee on Judiciary
10 a.m.
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center (Classroom 1)
8100 W. Greenfield Ave.
West Allis
AB 254, Relating to: the authority of attorneys to issue subpoenas;
AB 258, Relating to: expunging records of dismissed criminal charges in certain cases.
AB 406, Relating to: jurisdiction to prosecute and punish a person in Wisconsin for misappropriation of personal identifying information or a personal identification document, and providing a penalty.
AB 440, Relating to: jury trials in municipal court regarding first offense drunk driving.
AB 462, Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty.
AB 470, Relating to: the appointment of municipal temporary reserve judges.
AB 482, Relating to: child sex offenders working or volunteering with children and providing a penalty.
AB 487, Relating to: pretrial discovery in prosecutions for alcohol beverage violations.
LRB 3338/2, Relating to: a surcharge for convictions related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
- WNA Trees for Tomorrow - Annual Fall Retreat
Trees for Tomorrow is a private, nonprofit organization with the purpose of providing natural resources education. Retreat will continue through Saturday, September 8.
For more information: Trees For Tomorrow Natural Resource Education Center; P.O. Box 609 - Eagle River, WI 54521 (800)838-9472, trees@nnex.net
- Scott Jensen's 41st Birthday Party and Pig Roast
5 - 7:30 p.m.
Marx Park
Brookfield
Suggested Contribution: $41 per family or renew club memberships at $125 for Speaker's Club or $250 for Inner Circle. Current Speaker's and Inner Circle members are guests. Payable to: Taxpayers for Jensen.
- Candlelight Vigil for the Uninsured
7 p.m.
State Capitol - State Street side
Speakers at the vigil will include: State Rep. Mark Miller; State Sen. Chuck Chvala; Dr. Linda Farley, a local activist and family physician; Quentin Young M.D., former president of the American Public Health Association and current National Coordinator of Physicians for a National Health Program; Jeff Huebner, M.D., recent graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin and AMSA health policy fellow and David Herszenson, a second-year medical student at the University of Wisconsin
Some participants will speak in support of Sen. Chvala's Senate Bill 133, which would create a single-payer health care financing system in Wisconsin.
Local Contact: David Herszenson at dshersze@hotmail.com or 608-250-4932 OR
Linda Farley, M.D. , at 608-845-8724
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- Governor in Racine to Address Digital Divide
8:30 a.m.
Racine Women's Club
740 Lake Ave.
Racine
News conference to discuss a new public-private partnership that will help bridge the digital divide. McCallum will be joined by state and local leaders.
- Governor's Schedule
3:30 p.m.
Center at the UW Medical School
Madison
Remarks - Groundbreaking ceremony for UW Health Sciences Learning
- Board of Administrative Oversight
9 a.m.
Firstar Bank Building
Lower Level Conference Room
1 South Pinckney St.
Madison
Agenda: Annual Report, Questionnaire, Director's Report, Review of BAO Priorities, Rules Review Subcommittee Update, District Committee Study Subcommittee Update.
- Board of Administrative Oversight and
Preliminary Review Committee
Noon
Firstar Bank Building
Lower Level Conference Room
1 S. Pinckney
Madison
Agenda: Role and Activities of the BAP and the PRC; Overview of Matters Processed in FY 2000-2001, Overall Processing of Matters, PRC Matters; Report of BAP District Committee Study Subcommittee, Staff perceptions on the New System, PRC Procedures.
- Board of Regents of the UW System
9 a.m.
1820 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison
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- 2nd Annual Mark Gundrum Ice Cream Social
12 - 2 p.m.
The Gundrum Home
4850 S. Courtland Pkwy.
New Berlin
RSVP Appreciated by September 6. Contributions in any amount are helpful and much appreciated. Checks Payable to: Citizens for Mark Gundrum, 4850 S. Courtland Pkwy., New Berlin, WI 53151.
- Ho-Chunk Heritage Day
All day
Governor Nelson State Park
The day-long event, featuring traditional feasting, story telling, games, and craft workshops, is a joint effort between the Wisconsin DNR and the Ho-Chunk Nation Heritage Preservation Department of Cultural Resources.
For more information, contact Donna Schmitz at Governor Nelson State Park at (608) 831-3005.
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- Reception for Congressman Paul Ryan
Noon
Home of Mavis and George Steil
2818 Cambridge Court
Janesville
$250 per couple.
- Republican Party of Dane County Picnic
2 - 6 p.m.
The Henry Farms - Joe & Liz Henry
7790 Patton Road
Dane
$5/person; $10/couple or family; Checks payable to:RPDC, P.O. Box 945, Madison, WI 53701
- Washington County Republican Party Annual Brat Fry
3 - 5 p.m.
Downtown City Park
Jackson
Dinner at 5 p.m.; special guest speaker Hon. Lt. Margaret Farrow at 5:30 p.m.
$10/person; children under 12 free
For further information, call 262-338-9913
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- Impartial Justice Bill Polling Results Released
9:30 a.m.
Assembly Parlor
State Capitol
- 1 p.m.
Courthouse, 320 Walnut St.
Appleton
- 3 p.m.
Courthouse, East steps, 100 N. Jefferson St.
Green Bay
New polling data on the level of public support for the Impartial Justice Bill (SB 115/AB 303) will be released on Monday, Sept. 10 by Wisconsin Citizen Action at news conferences in three cities across the state.
- Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11
Country Inn & Suites
Hayward
For more information contact Kerrie Bischoff at (608) 266-7639.
- Building Commission Committee Meeting
9 a.m.
Administrative Building, Conference Room 7A
101 E. Wilson St.
Madison
Topic of meeting will be consideration of and possible recommendation of a nomination for a name for the Waukesha State Office Building and the State Justice Center. For more information call (608) 266-1855.
- Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations
10 a.m.
Isle Vista Casino and Bingo Hall
Highway 13
Red Cliff
Models of communication and relations between the legislative and executive branches of state government and tribal governments in WI.
- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Pregnancy Services Board Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Rm. 172
Agriculture Building
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- Capital Community Citizens Monthly Luncheon Speaker Series
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Wilson Street Grill
217 South Hamilton
Madison
Stuart Levitan, Chair of the Dane County Housing Council, will be speaking on "Affordable Housing in Madison and Dane County"
- DNR Public Information Meeting
4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Havenwoods State Forest
6141 N. Hopkins
Milwaukee
The DNR is gathering input on the proposed mercury rule from public hearings and from a Citizen's Advisory Committee and a Technical Advisory Group the department is appointing. This meeting will enable the public to ask questions and obtain more information about the proposed rule before the proposal reaches the public hearing stage later in September and October. Agenda includes an informal open house, a background presentation, a panel discussion, and a question-and-answer session. For more information call (608) 267-7547.
- Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission
9 - 2 p.m.
Country Inn & Suites
Hayward
For more information contact Kerrie Bischoff at (608) 266-7639.
- 2nd Annual "Gundy" Open
Noon - shotgun start
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Cocktail Reception
Rivermoor Country Club
Waterford
Please join Rep. Scott Gunderson and special guests Assembly Majority Leader Steve Foti, Rep. Dean Kaufert, and Rep. Dan Vrakas. 18 Hole Green Fee & Reception - $25, Suggested Contribution - $100. For more information please call (262) 895-6254.
- First Annual Tim Hoven Fishing Frenzy
1 p.m.
S.S. Hoven
Port Washington Marine (next to Smith Bros. Restaurant)
Port Washington
Charter fishing expedition. Special guest: Sen. Mary Panzer. Casual dinner reception at 6 pm. Fishing cost: $75 per person. Check payable to: Fox Brothers Charter Service (for fishing). Suggested contribution: $250/person. For further information and RSVP call (414) 305-2011. Payable to: Citizens for Hoven, PO Box 593, Port Washington, WI, 53074.
- 42nd Assembly District Nomination Papers Due
5 p.m.
- Governor's Schedule
Press Conference at Wheelchair Recycling Program
10:30 a.m.
4521 Helgesen Rd.
Madison
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- Governor's Task Force on Invasive Species
9 a.m. - Noon
Tommy G. Thompson Commerce Center
Large Conference Room - Ground Floor
201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison
The Governor's Task Force on Invasive Species will hold its fourth meeting. The task force was created earlier this year by Governor Scott McCallum to evaluate the invasive species problem in Wisconsin and to provide recommen-
dations on how they can be controlled. Invasive species include plants, animals and micro-organisms that are not native to Wisconsin whose proliferation may endanger native species. Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow and Representative Dan Vrakas (R-Hartland) are the
co-chairs of the task force.
Wednesday's task force meeting will include presentations on: the U.S. Coast Guard's management of aquatic nuisance species; the effects of invasive species on the aquaculture industry (Wisconsin Aquaculture
Association); how other states address invasive plant species (Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin).
Media and members of the public are welcome to attend the task force meeting.
- CANCELLED
Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities
10 a.m.
225 NW
State Capitol
- LRB 3598, relating to: public utility shared revenue payments;
-LRB 3633, relating to: utility public benefits low-income programs and energy conservation and efficiency and renewable resource programs;
- AB 438, relating to: public benefits fee exemption and granting rule-making authority.
- Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
1 p.m.
Department of Military Affairs Auditorium
2400 Wright St.
Madison
The committee will be briefed by Brigadier General Kerry Denson, Deputy Adjutant General and Wisconsin Army National Guard Commander, on future changes to the 32nd Infantry Brigade and how our National Guard units will be affected.
- Minority Development Fund Board
9 a.m.
Sheraton Four Points Hotel, Board Room B
Milwaukee
This meeting is being held concurrent with Marketplace 2001 Conference on Minority Business Development.
Agenda: Consideration of Minority Business Development Projects, Minority Business Development 2001-2003 Funding Distribution Plan. For more information call (608) 266-1018.
- Senate Committee on Human Services and Aging
10:00 a.m.
Room 411 South
State Capitol
Senate Bill 178: Relating to: dministering drugs to pupils in compliance with instructions of practitioners.
Senate Bill 113: Relating to: the use of bicycle helmets and providing a penalty.
The committee may also enter into an executive session on one or more of the following bills: Senate Bill 94, Senate Bill 96 and Senate Bill 128.
- Governor's Conference on Minority Business Development: Marketplace 2001
Four Points Sheraton Airport Hotel
Milwaukee
The conference will feature business workshops, panel discussions, networking forums, and a trade fair. Gov. Scott McCallum has been invited to deliver the Keynote address. Banks, venture capitalists and other service providers will also be on hand to provide assistance on an as-needed basis. Minority-owned businesses seeking one-on-one meetings with prospective customers should contact Aggo Akyea, Commerce, at 608/266-8379. To register, or if you would like to set-up a booth at Marketplace, please contact E. Aggo Akyea, Commerce, at 608/266-8379.
Additional information on Marketplace is also available at http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/ED/ED-Marketplace2001.html
- "Will the Well Run Dry? Ground Water Management in Wisconsin"
7 p.m
1610 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison
Could Wisconsin one day face serious shortages of ground water? A series of free public lectures at this fall will consider that possibility. This seven-part series begins with professor Jean Bahr, Department of Geology and Geophysics, and Randy Hunt, research hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Middleton. CONTACT: Ken Potter, (608) 262-0040, kwpotter@facstaff.wisc.edu.
- Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Hearing Room, 2nd Floor of the East Wing
State Capitol
9:45 a.m.: State v. Cherise A. Raflik
10:45 a.m.: State v. Wilton Tye
1:45 p.m.: Michael W. Bruzas et al. v. Cipriano Quezada-Garcia et al.
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- State Elections Board
9:30 a.m.
City Hall
Common Council Chambers
2000 North Calhoun Road
Brookfield
The agenda includes the following: minutes of previous elections board meetings; personal appearances; investigations (including violations identified by staff audit & McCabe/Heck complaint against Todd Rongstad, Project Vote Informed and legislative leaders relating to the use of state employees for campaign activity); opinion requests (Goodwin request for opinion relating to treatment of funds upon conversion of federal candidate committee to state candidate committee); litigation; election administration; campaign finance administration; legislation; agency administration.
- Assembly Committee on Children and Families
10 a.m. (an executive session to follow public hearing)
328 NW
State Capitol
Public hearing. Agenda:
- AB 450, Relating to: requiring a woman upon whom an abortion is to be performed or induced ot binformed at least 24 hours before the abortion is performed or induced that she may anonymously and with immunity from liability relinquish custody of her newborn child to a law enforcement officer, an emergency medical technician, or a hospital staff member when the newborn child is 72 hours old or younger.
- AB 488, Relating to: placement of a child who is a custodial parent or an expectant mother in a safe and structured living arrangement in which the child is provided with training in parenting skills and other skills to promote the child's long-term economic independence and the well-being of the child's child, grants for the provision of such living arrangements and related services, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
*Executive session on AB 109, relating to: surveys and questionnaires of pupils and providing a penalty.
- Dept. of Administration Public Hearings
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Brown County Central Library - Auditorium
515 Pine St.
Green Bay
2 - 3 p.m.
Marathon County Public Library
Wausau Room
300 1st St.
Wausau
To consider the creation of Chapter Adm 48 of the Wis. Administrative Code, relating to the department's comprehensive planning and transportation planning grants to local government units.
- Senate Committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions
10:00 a.m.
201 SE
State Capitol
Senate Bill 135: Relating to: disclosure of credit reports and providing a penalty.
Senate Bill 181: Relating to: an individual's ownership of his or her personal identifiers and providing a penalty.
Senate Bill 212: Relating to: restrictions on the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail.
Senate Bill 237: Relating to: requiring pharmacies to keep patient health care records confidential.
- POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
Wis Environmental Initiative Reception & Tour
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Arbor House - An Environmental Inn
3402 Monroe St.
Madison
To recognize the WEI Energy Forum sponsors and supporters and honor our guest keynote speaker Peter Asmus. RSVP: (608) 280-0360.
- Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Hearing Room, 2nd Floor of the East Wing
State Capitol
9:45 a.m.: S.J.A.J. v. First Things First, Ltd. and Frontier Insurance Co.
10:45 a.m.: Wolfgang Mau et al. v. North Dakota Ins. Reserve Fund et al.
1:45 p.m.: Split Rock Hardwoods, Inc. v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc.
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- The Assoc. of UW Professionals Press Conference
10 a.m.
Assembly Parlor
State Capitol
Topic: Regents' attack on faculty member's due process rights in a tenure dismissal case. For more information please call (608) 277-7700, ext. 238.
- Dept. of Administration Public Hearing
9 - 10 a.m.
Eau Claire County Courthouse, Room 2560
721 Oxford Ave.
Eau Claire
To consider the creation of Chapter Adm 48 of the Wis. Administrative Code, relating to the department's comprehensive planning and transportation planning grants to local government units.
- NNA's President's Reception
6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee Hyatt
Helen Thomas, a Hearst Newspaper columnist, who served for years as a correspondent for United Press International and White House bureau chief, will speak; $75/person
www.wnanews.com
- Wisconsin Leadership Conference
The Landmark Resort
Egg Harbor
Door County, Wisconsin
www.wisgop.org/leadershipconference.shtml
- Wisconsin Export Trade Conference
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (registration begins at 7:30 a.m.)
Olympia Resort and Spa
Oconomowoc
The conference will focus on the "Free Trade Area of the Americas" and feature speakers with extensive Latin American exporting experience. The registration fee is $85. Checks should be made payable to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Registration or more information is available by contacting the UW-Whitewater Small Business Development Center, Room 2000, Carlson Hall, Whitewater, WI 53190 or calling 262-472-3217.
- POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative (WEI) Energy Forum
Olympia Resort and Conference Center
Oconomowoc
The WEI Energy Forum is a balanced, proactive and action-oriented response to concerns about energy use and production. The Forum steering committee includes leaders from utilities, industry, government, environmental and consumer groups, and energy efficiency professionals. For more information check the WEI website:
http://www.wi-ei.org
- POSTPONED
Tommy Thompson Roast
5:30 p.m. cocktails/silent auction
7 p.m. dinner
8 p.m. program
Pfister Hotel
Milwaukee
Roasters will be Ed Thompson, Jerry Baumbach (former security guard), Joe Leean and Carol Skornicka. The money raised goes to the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center in Milwaukee. For more information contact Ellyn McKenzie. Phone: (414) 672-1315 Ext. 355; Fax: (414)672-0191.
- Alliant in China
12:05-1 p.m.
1200 Grainger Hall
975 University Ave.
Alliant Energy manager John Clarke discusses the utility's foray into China.
- Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Hearing Room, 2nd Floor of the East Wing
State Capitol
9:45 a.m.: State ex rel. Thomas Hass v. Wis. Court of Appeals et al.
10:45 a.m.: State ex rel. Eugene Nichols v. Jon Litscher et al.
- Wisconsin Environmental Initiative Energy Forum
8:45 a.m- 3 p.m.
Olympia Resort and Conference Center
1350 Royale Mile Road
Oconomowoc
Join a select group of leaders representing utilities, industry, energy, efficiency professionals, environmental organizations, consumer groups, local and state government, and academia in an exciting intiative that will explore ways we might fulfill Wisconsin's energy needs while positively impacting the environment and economy. Call (608) 280-0360 for more information.
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An Exclusive Evening with Karl Rove
5 - 7 p.m.
Landmark Resort
7643 Hillside Rd.
Egg Harbor
Karl Rove is the chief strategist for Bush/Cheney 2000. Minimum $500 personal contribution. $1,000 PAC contribution or $2,500 corporate contribution. RSVP/payable to: The Republican Party of Wisconsin, PO Box 31, Madison, WI, 53701.
- Wisconsin Leadership Conference
The Landmark Resort
Egg Harbor
Door County, Wisconsin
www.wisgop.org/leadershipconference.shtml
- Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Hearing Room, 2nd Floor of the East Wing
State Capitol
9:45 a.m.: Danny R. Peterson v. Midwest Security Insurance Co.
10:45 a.m.: Charles Stehlik et al. v. Paul Rhoads et al.
1:45 p.m.: State v. Carl R. Kramer
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- Wisconsin Women's Council
10:30 a.m.
8th Floor Board Room
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
30 W. Mifflin St. (on the Capitol Square)
Madison
Presentation: Jim Zegers, Chief of Policy and Program Development, Office of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs, WI Dept. of Transportation
Programs: Transportation Alliance for New Solutions (TrANS); Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
- Dept. of Administration Public Hearing
1 - 2 p.m.
Dept. of Administration State Office Building
St. Croix Room
101 W. Wilson St.
Madison
To consider the creation of Chapter Adm 48 of the Wis. Administrative Code, relating to the department's comprehensive planning and transportation planning grants to local government units.
- Fish Boil Fundraiser for State Sen. Russ Decker
5 - 7 p.m.
Moose Lodge
6007 Prairie Street
Weston
Contributions gratefully accepted; No PAC please
Payable to: Friends of Russ Decker, 6803 Lora Lee Lane
Schofield WI 54476
- WIN High-Tech Consortium Luncheon
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sheraton Hotel
706 John Nolen Dr.
Madison
"The Science and Ethics of Stem Cell Research," presented by Alta Charo, Ethicist and Professor, UW-Madison Law School; James Thomson, Researcher, UW-Madison School of Medicine
RSVP required www.wisconsininnovationnetwork.com
- Governor's Schedule
Governor's Recognition Program
2:30 p.m.
Governor's Conference Room
State Capitol
- Governor's Schedule
Building the Future One Kid at a Time
7:15 p.m.
Country Inn Hotel Conference Center
Waukesha County
- Tavern League Convention and Trade Show
Sept. 17-20
Four Points Hotel Sheraton
4747 S Howell Ave
Milwaukee
800-558-3862
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- CANCELED
Executive Session for Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans & Military Affairs
12 p.m.
100 E. Headquarters Rd.
Ft. McCoy
Ft. McCoy Command Briefing - The committee will meet for the purposes of touring of the U.S. Army base at Ft. McCoy and will receive a briefing from the WI Dept. of Military Affairs on its operations.
- Ron Kind Listening Session
7 - 9 p.m.
Central High School
1801 Losey Blvd
La Crosse
Public officials - state reps, police & fire chiefs, and emergency management officials - as well as mental health counselors, Red Cross staff, and Middle East/terrorism experts from both UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire have been invited to attend.
- Labor Law Clinic
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Hotel Mead
451 E Grand
Wisconsin Rapids
Labor Law Clinics are educational seminars focusing on topics chosen by local employers, such as how to avoid workplace discrimination, how to respond to a sexual harassment complaint, and how to appeal unemployment or worker's compensation insurance contribution rates; Wisconsin Rapids Clinic Topics include:
·New Developments in Wisconsin's Fair Employment Law
·An Overview of Wisconsin's Labor Standards Law
·UI Policies on Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
·The Basics of Worker's Compensation in Wisconsin.
Future clinics are slated September 19 in Green Bay, September 27 in Rice Lake, October 9 in Oshkosh, October 11 in Janesville, October 16 in Kenosha and November 1 in Black River Falls.
For more clinic information, please visit DWD website at http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/laborlaw/ or contact Jack Anchor at (608) 266-9713 or by email at anchoj@dwd.state.wi.us.
- Senate Committee on Labor & Agriculture Hearings
1 p.m.
Room 330 Southwest
State Capitol
Madison
Senate Bill 232 - Re: Authorizing the department of workforce development to order a person who discriminates in promotion, compensation, or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, or ancestry to pay compensatory and punitive damages and an assessment, directing the secretary of workforce development to appoint a committee to study wage disparities between men and women and between minority group members and nonminority group members, and making an appropriation.
- Dept. of Administration Public Hearing
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Waukesha County Administration Center, Room 255
1320 Pewaukee Rd.
Waukesha
To consider the creation of Chapter Adm 48 of the Wis. Administrative Code, relating to the department's comprehensive planning and transportation planning grants to local government units.
- Law Revision Committee Meeting
9:30 a.m.
Room 411 South
State Capitol
Review of state agency remedial legislation for the following agencies: Dept. of Administration, Dept. of Ag, Trade & Consumer Protection, Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Employee Trust Funds, Dept. of Employment Relations, Ethics Board, Dept. of Financial Institutions (Office of Credit Unions), Dept. of Health & Family Services, Higher Educational Aids Board, Dept. of Natural Resources, Dept. of Public Institution, Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, Public Service Commission, Dept. of Regulation & Licensing, Dept. of Transportation, Dept. of Workforce Development.
Introduction of Revisor's Correction Bills.
- Public Hearing on Navy's Project ELF Transmitter
6:30-9 p.m.
Great Lakes Visitor Center
Ashland
Two experts will present information and be available at the hearings to answer questions about electromagnetic pollution and Project ELF (Extremely Low Frequency), the Navy's submarine communications transmitter which operates near Clam Lake. For information contact Dan Peterson (503) 772-9253
- Reception for Dave Ward
5-7 p.m.
Joseph Megaan's Restaurant and Pub
101 South Main Street
Lake Mills, WI
Special Guests: Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow and Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen
Payable to: RACC
Dave Ward
N3401 Highway G
Fort Atkinson
- Tavern League Convention and Trade Show
Refer to Sept. 17 for details
9:15 a.m. - Governor's Remarks
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- WisPolitics Energy Forum
12 -1 p.m.
Concourse Hotel
Madison
The event is free. To attend, simply register at the door of the meeting room on the second floor of the Concourse Hotel. The doors open at 11:30 a.m. for complimentary food and beverages. Participants include state Sen. Brian Burke, state Rep. Tim Hoven and Edward Marion, general counsel, Public Service Commission.
Details
- State Superintendent's Fall Conference for District Administrators
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
UW-Madison Memorial Union
See http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/sprntdnt/fallconf.html for full details.
State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster will present the keynote address at the State Superintendent's Fall Conference for District Administrators at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. The two-day event will be held at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with school district superintendents from across the state.
Following Burmaster's welcome, a moment of silence for the victims of terrorist attacks will be observed. Students from Verona Area High School, under the direction of Judy Behm-Georgeson and John Georgeson, will perform selections from "West Side Story" immediately following Burmaster's address.
Featured sessions on Wednesday include Burmaster and UW System President Katharine Lyall discussing Wisconsin's PK-16 initiative at 2 p.m. and a panel of government, education, and private industry representatives discussing the Sept- I school start date law at 2:30 p.m.
On Thursday, the McFarland Jazz Ensemble, the "Blue Notes," directed by Anne Pingel-Nichols, will perform prior to Burmaster's 8:45 a.m. remarks.
Representatives from the Madison, Milwaukee, and Wausau school districts will share ideas on
"Narrowing the Achievement Gap" at 9 a.m. Thursday.
- Rural Economic Development Board
9 a.m.
1st floor conference room
WHEDA Building
201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison
Consideration of Rural Economic Development Micro Loan, including Stainless Flow Technologies in Fond du Lac County, Growing Hands Day Care & Preschool in Waupaca County, and Backyard Nature Products, Inc. in Calumet County.
- Ron Kind Listening Session
7 - 9 p.m.
UW-Eau Claire Davies Center
Eau Claire
Public officials - state reps, police & fire chiefs, and emergency management officials - as well as mental health counselors, Red Cross staff, and Middle East/terrorism experts from both UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire have been invited to attend.
- Governor's Schedule
8:30 a.m.: Janesville GM Plant Tour/Ethanol Announcement/Farm Progress Day
9:30 a.m.: Governor drives E-85 vehicle off assembly line
9:40 a.m.: Press Conference - GM Janesville Plant
10:15 a.m.: Governor drives Suburban to Farm Progress Days
Noon: Farm Progress Days Press Conference (Family Living Tent)
2 p.m.: Building Commission Meeting, State Capitol
- Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans & Military Affairs
10 a.m.
Room 411 South
State Capitol
Senate Bill 157: Relating to: health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems.
- Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts
11 a.m.
Assembly Parlor
State Capitol
AB 481: Relating to: the interstate compact for adult offender supervision.
AB 484: Relating to: lie detector tests of sexual assault victims.
AB 495: Relating to: seizure of computers used in crimes against children.
- Labor Law Clinic
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Midway Hotel
780 Packer Drive
Green Bay
Labor Law Clinics are educational seminars focusing on topics chosen by local employers, such as how to avoid workplace discrimination, how to respond to a sexual harassment complaint, and how to appeal unemployment or worker's compensation insurance contribution rates; Green Bay Clinic Topics include:
·An Overview of Wisconsin's Fair Employment Law
·An Overview of Wisconsin's Labor Standards Law
·Understanding The Principles of the Worker's Compensation Law
·UI Policies on Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
- State Building Commission
2:00 p.m.
Governor's Conference Room 115 E
State Capitol
- Tavern League Convention and Trade Show
Refer to Sept. 17 for details
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- State Superintendent's Fall Conference for District Administrators
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
UW-Madison Memorial Union
See http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/sprntdnt/fallconf.html for full details.
The McFarland Jazz Ensemble, the "Blue Notes," directed by Anne Pingel-Nichols, will perform prior to Burmaster's 8:45 a.m. remarks.
Representatives from the Madison, Milwaukee, and Wausau school districts will share ideas on
"Narrowing the Achievement Gap" at 9 a.m. Thursday
- Committee on Transportation Hearing
9:30 a.m.
417 North - GAR
State Capitol
Madison
Assembly Bill 469 - Relating to: modifying the definition of certified stationary scale for measuring vehicle weight.
LRB 3729 - Relating to: creating definitions for common and contract carriers for sales tax and use tax purposes. Copies of LRB 3729 are available upon request from the Committee Clerk.
Assembly Bill 490 - Relating to: the transfer of sales and use tax receipts to the transportation fund and making an appropriation.
Clearinghouse Rule 01-084 - Relating to fees for searching, verifying and certifying motor vehicle records.
Submitted by the Department of Transportation.
- Council on Small, Veteran and Minority Business Opportunities
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Department of Administration
101 E. Wilson Street
St. Croix Room (Rm. 136, 1st floor)
Madison
Report on Dept. of Commerce-Minority Business Programs (Todd Kearney); Status of Cartridge Savers Inc. letter (E. Aggo Akyea); Update on p-card usage with MBEs (Godwin); Discussion of State Use Board annual report; Status on Data Warehouse for the State Bureau of Procurement; Reports/updates to the Council (State Bureau of Procurement, Minority Business Program, Veteran Affairs); Other business.
- 13th Annual Labor & Employment Update
8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
333 West College Ave.
Appleton
This program will focus on practical approaches to preventing and managing employment law problems. It is designed to provide employers with information concerning recent changes in labor and employment law and suggested strategies.
For more information, contact Jodi Glugla at 414-273-3500 or visit the Godfrey & Kahn website at www.gklaw.com.
- Governor's Schedule
5:15 p.m. Remarks: Milwaukee Press Club (Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St.)
5:45 p.m. Governor's Relief Dinner, Italian Community Center
- 8th Annual Fitzgerald Golf Open
With Senator Scott Fitzgerald and Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald
Golf: Noon - 5 p.m.
Reception Dinner: 5 - 7 p.m.
Koshkonong Mounds Country Club
N7670 Koshkonong Mounds Road
Fort Atkinson WI 53538
Golf and dinner reception: $150
Dinner only: $50
Payable to: Scott Fitzgerald for State Senator
N4692 Maple Road
Juneau WI 53039
PAC gratefully accepted
and
Jeff Fitzgerald for State Assembly
206 N. Vita Avenue
Beaver Dam WI 53916
No PAC accepted
For more information call: 608/345-3780
- Public Hearing on Navy's Project ELF Transmitter
6:30-9 p.m.
Flambeau Lanes
Park Falls
Two experts will present information and be available at the hearings to answer questions about electromagnetic pollution and Project ELF (Extremely Low Frequency), the Navy's submarine communications transmitter which operates near Clam Lake. For information contact Dan Peterson (503) 772-9253
- Understanding and Acquiring Equity Financing for Rapidly Growing and High-Tech Businesses
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Grainger Hall
975 University Ave
Madison
Conference is hosted by the UW- Small Business Development Center. The fee for this conference is $195. For more information about specific details of this conference, please call 608/262-3909 or 608/263-7680.
- Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
9:00 a.m.
225 NW, State Capitol,
Madison
Emergency Rule COMM 113- allocation of volume cap on tax-exempt private activity bonds.
Drafts Related to CR-00-091- Relating to licensing of paramedics
- Tavern League Convention and Trade Show
Refer to Sept. 17 for details
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- WI Technology Council, Inc. Board Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Governor's Conference Room
State Capitol
Madison
Items include review of vision, mission, & strategies and agree on mission for vision statement; present committees' draft action plans and obtain feedback from full council; revise action plans; present committee work to full council for reaction; plan October meeting.
- Freedom From Religion Foundation convention
Concourse Hotel
Madison
Details: http://www.ffrf.org/convention.html
- Governor's Schedule
FEMA disaster check presentations (times pending)
- Understanding and Acquiring Equity Financing for Rapidly Growing and High-Tech Businesses
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Grainger Hall
975 University Ave
Madison
Conference is hosted by the UW- Small Business Development Center. The fee for this conference is $195. For more information about specific details of this conference, please call 608/262-3909 or 608/263-7680.
- Pro-Life Wisconsin Banquet
Country Inn Hotel
Pewaukee
Reservations accepted in person or by phone through Monday, with credit card availability. Please contact the state office (262) 796-1111 if you are able to attend.
- Radio Show -- A Public Affair
12 p.m.
WORT - 89.9 FM
Madison
Zoltan Grossman will interview award-winning journalist
Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent of The Independent newspaper in London. Fisk was the first western reporter ever to travel to Afghanistan to interview Osama Bin Laden. Call 608-256-2001 to ask questions and discuss the crisis with Robert Fisk.
- State Claims Board Meeting
9 a.m.
G.A.R. Memorial Hall
Room 413-416 North
State Capitol
Testimony will be presented for the following claims: Jerome Schmidt, Check Cashing Corporation, Shirley A. Anderson, Scott Rouse, Craig R. Pajari, Arthur W. Johnson
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- Tammy Baldwin Listening Session
10 a.m.
Rm 411 South
State Capitol
- Freedom From Religion Foundation convention
Concourse Hotel
Madison
Details: http://www.ffrf.org/convention.html
- Eau Claire County Democratic Fundraiser
Brat Feed and Silent Auction
4 - 9 p.m.
Eau Claire Rod & Gun Club
Tickets $5 each
Contact: Sue Miller, Chair 715-834-0750
- Backyard BBQ with Tim Carpenter
3 - 5 p.m.
Tim Carpenter's House
2957 S. 38th St
Milwuakee
Payable to: Friends of Tim Carpenter
- Governor's Schedule
Address to state conventions of The Retired Officers Association and The Retired Enlisted Association
9:15 a.m.
Holiday Inn East
3841 E. Washington Ave.
Madison
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- Freedom From Religion Foundation convention
Concourse Hotel
Madison
Details: http://www.ffrf.org/convention.html
- Eau Claire County Democratic Fundraiser
Brat Feed and Silent Auction
4-9 pm, Eau Claire Rod & Gun Club
Tickets $5 each
Contact: Sue Miller, Chair 715-834-0750
- Fundraiser/Cycle Event with Sheryl Albers
3:30 p.m. - Dam Event at Cazenovia Park (on the shores of Lee Lake)
4:30 p.m. - Cycle Rally (35 mile ride thru Sauk County)
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Pig Roast, entertainment - Fairfield Golf Course
RSVP to Roderick Baker
P.O. Box 203
Cazenovia, WI 53924
All donations greatly accepted
Payable to: Albers for Assembly
P.O. Box 203
Cazenovia, WI 53924
- Jim Doyle for Governor Fundraiser
4 - 8 p.m.
At the home of Alex and Carolyn Paul.
96 River Ridge Road,
Wisconsin Rapids, 54494.
Suggested Donation $50. Payable to: Doyle for Wisconsin.
- Tammy Baldwin Event with Special Guest Herb Kohl
4- 6 p.m.
The Knick (in the Knickerbocker Hotel)
1030 E. Juneau Ave.
$125 Suggested Contribution
Pre-event reception: $500 per person. RSVP to (608) 256-2002. Payable to Tammy Baldwin for Congress.
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- Governor's Schedule
8:30 a.m. Annual Conference of WI Correctional Association - Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton
2:30 p.m. "Laptop University" with UW-Stout - UW-Stout Millenium Hall Atrium
4:35 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony "Opening of Old Hwy 51" - 2007 N. Old Hwy 51, Kronenwetter
8 p.m. Green Bay Packers v. Washington Redskins - Pregame Event where Governor will unfurl an American flag
- 2nd Annual Dale Schultz Pheasant Classic
8:30 a.m.
Rush Creek Hunt Club (Hwy. 23)
South of Spring Green
$18.50 for released bird fees (paid in advance to Rush Creek); $125.00 fundraiser contribution; hunting dogs available or bring your own; one piece of orange blaze clothing must be worn; payable to: Friends and Neighbors of Dale Schultz, P.O. Box 392, Richland Center, WI 53581
- Society of Professional Journalists Meeting
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Madison Newspapers Inc. Auditorium
Brown Bag with Ross Ramsey, editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly, the Lone Star State's premier newsletter on government and politics. Ramsey is a longtime observer of President George Bush and the Bush family in Texas. He is in Madison as a public affairs writer-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin from Sept. 24-28.
- We the People Citizens' Energy Summit
Monona Terrace
Madison
An opportunity to engage in a day-long conversation about the energy choices facing the state. To learn more, go to www.wtpeople.com or call 1-800-871-7176.
- 2nd Annual Golf Invitational with Mary Panzer and Alberta Darling
10 a.m. -6:30 p.m.
Silver Spring Country Club
N56 W21318 Silver Spring Drive
Menomonee Falls
$100 Suggested Contribution. $56 golf/cart/lunch. Call (608) 219-9597 for more information. Payable to Friends and Neighbors of Mary Panzer and/or Friends of Alberta Darling.
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- Governor's Schedule
Morning Press Announcement: Cabinet Appointment
- Reception for State Senator Judy Robson
5 - 7 p.m.
Home of Karyn German
4406 Herrick Lane
Madison
All contributions gratefully accepted. No PAC, please. Payable to: Friends of Robson, 2546 Shopiere Road, Beloit, WI 53511
- Breakfast with Senator Peggy Rosenzweig
7:30 - 9 a.m.
Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro
3133 East Newberry Boulevard
Milwaukee
Suggested contribution: $100.00. PAC Accepted. RSVP/Payable to: Friends of Peggy Rosenzweig, P.O. Box 13905, Wauwatosa, WI 53213-0905
- DNR Natural Resources Board Meeting
12:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Siren Village Park
Siren
Will tour the Siren tornado damage.
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner
5-8 p.m.
Monona Terrace
One John Nolen Drive
Madison
Featuring the New Arts District w/world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli speaking.
- Special Committee on Navigable Waters Recodification
10 a.m.
Legislative Council Conference Room
One East Main Street, Suite 401
Madison
Review of boating bill drafts. Discussion of next draft to recodify subch. II of ch. 30, Stats.
- Senate Committee on Labor and Agriculture
10 a.m.
411 South
State Capitol
AB 44 - Relating to: Authorizing the payment of differerent prices to producers for milk based on specified criteria.
SB 105 - Relating to: Payments to ethanol producers and making an appropriation.
SB 185 - Relating to: Disciplinary procedures for certain local law enforcement officers and fire fighters.
- Public Hearing on Navy's Project ELF Transmitter
6:30-9 p.m.
Community Center
Cable
Two experts will present information and be available at the hearings to answer questions about electromagnetic pollution and Project ELF (Extremely Low Frequency), the Navy's submarine communications transmitter which operates near Clam Lake. For information contact Dan Peterson (503) 772-9253
- Governor's Council on Tourism
JEM Review Committee
8:30 a.m.
Teleconference, Wis. Department of Tourism
201 W. Washington Ave.
P.O. Box 7976
Review of new event and sales promotion JEM applications, review of destination marketing JEM applications.
- UW System Committee on Board Effectiveness
11:30 a.m.
To be held by telephone conference.
- Wisconsin Development Fund Board
9 a.m.
1st Floor Conference Room
WHEDA Building
201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison
Consideration of customized labor training projects, consideration of major economic development loan projects.
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- Governor's Schedule
9 a.m. West Allis Main Street Event - City Hall Courtyard, West Allis
9:50 a.m. Lincoln Village - Kosciuszko, Milwaukee
1 p.m. Press Conference w/former Congresswoman Susan Molinari - Governor's Conference Room
2:30 p.m. Mishicot Main Street Event - Fox Hills Resort, Mishicot
- WI Ethics Board
9 a.m.
44 East Mifflin Street
Suite 601
Madison
The Board intends to 1) give guidance to the Board's staff about plans to use e-mail and internet access to provide better and add'l information about lobbying activities and interests; and 2) give guidance to staff about IT support.
- DNR Natural Resources Board Meeting
8:30 a.m.
Holiday Inn Express
2190 U.S. Hwy. 8
St. Croix Falls
Business will include discussion of real estate transactions; presentations on plaques to DNR employees involved in the Siren tornado response, the implementation of the 1999 Wolf Management Plan for WI, the future of camping on state lands, approval of the joint Cooperative Management Plan for the Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, and retirement resolutions; board members' matters; Air, Waste & Water/Enforcement Committee items; Land, Management Recreation and Fisheries/Wildlife Committee items; and Dept. Secretary's Matters.
- DNR Public Hearing
4:30 p.m.
Chippewa Valley Technical College-Auditorium #M103
620 Clairemont Ave.
Eau Claire
- DNR Public Meeting
7 p.m.
Merrimac Township Hall
The meeting will provide a forum for Merrimac township residents to ask questions about explosives contamination found in some private groundwater wells near the Badger Ammunition Plant. Wisconsin Division of Health staff will also be available to answer questions. For more information, contact Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger at (608) 643-3124.
- Assembly Committee on Natural Resources
10 a.m. (rescheduled from 1 p.m.)
Room 417 North
State Capitol
AB 300 - Relating to the designation and duties of chief warden, deputy chief warden, internal affairs officer, and complaint officer within the department of natural resources.
AB 515 - Relating to restrictions on promulgating or enforcing certain rules regulating the sighting of a firearm.
LRB 3567/2 - Relating to restrictions on felons purchasing hunting licenses.
Clearinghouse Rule 01-007: Relating to boating safety and enforcement.
Clearinghouse Rule 01-038: Relating to issuance of licenses and approvals.
AB 269 - Relating to deer hunting back tag number reservation fees.
AB 301 - Relating to authorizing conservation wardens to enforce the trespass law and prohibitions on shooting at caged or staked wild animals and to make arrests under warrants issued for felonies or misdemeanors.
AB 415 - Relating to trapping licenses issued to nonresidents.
SB 97: Relating to: issuance of bonus deer hunting permits to certain farm owners who are engaged in the production of maple syrup.
- DATCP Agricultural Product Identification Meeting
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Room 30B
Chippewa Valley Technical College
620 W. Clairemont Ave.
Producers, agricultural organization representatives, agribusiness people, and others with an interest in helping to create an official identification system are encouraged to attend. The department's Animal Health Division is hosting the meetings.
- Assembly Committee on Rules
1 p.m.
Assembly Parlor
State Capitol
The committee will schedule bills and resolutions for session on Tuesday, October 2nd and Thursday, October 4th.
- Assembly Committee Meeting
Veterans and Military Affairs
10 a.m.
Assembly Parlor
State Capitol, 2nd Floor
LRB 3549/1 - Relating to: national guard tuition grants and m,aking an appropriation.
AB 468 - Relating to adding one representative of the Wisconsin chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America to the council on veterans programs.
AB 496 - Relating to tuition vouchers for students who sound Taps at military honors funerals.
AB 497 - Relating to designating and observing POW-MIA Recognition Day.
- Hearing on the Mission Statement of UW-Superior
2 p.m.
Rm 112
Rothwell Student Center
UW-Superior
Hearing to take public testimony on proposed revisions to the select mission of UW-Superior.
- Presentation on Use of Cyanide in Mining
7 p.m.
Roundtable Room, Memorial Union
800 Langdon St.
Madison
UW-LaCrosse Professor Al Gedicks will discuss his new South End Press book "Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations", which covers not only the Crandon mine in Wisconsin, but also Colombia, Nigeria, Ecuador, Indonesia, etc. (books will be available for purchase). Mining Impact Coalition director Dave Blouin will also show a video on cyanide in mining, in preparation for an October 13th Capitol rally for a cyanide ban in mining. For more information, call 249-2390, or log on http://www.treatyland.com
- Farmland Advisory Council
10 a.m. - noon
Wis. Dept. of Revenue
DOR Events Room
2135 Rimrock Rd.
Madison
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- Governor's Schedule
8:30 a.m. Remarks/Groundbreaking - 815 Maple Street, Stanley
10:30 a.m. Press Conference/Breast & Cervical Treatment Act - Meriter
- Committee on Judiciary Hearing
9:30 a.m.
225 N.W.
State Capitol
AB 462 - Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty.
Assembly Joint Resolution 40 - Relating to: the partial veto power of the governor (first consideration).
Assembly Joint Resolution 53 - Relating to: requesting appropriate action by the U.S. Congress to propose an amendment to the federal constitution empowering the Congress to prohibit physical desecration of the flag of the United States of America.
LRB 3756 - Relating to eliminating recovery for persons injured while involved in a felony.
- CANCELLED - Committee on Family Law Hearing
10 a.m.
328 N.W.
State Capitol
AB 360 - Relating to: immunity in cases involving wrongful birth and wrongful life.
AB 447 - Relating to: creating a joint simplified divorce procedure.
- DNR Public Hearing
4:30 p.m.
James Williams Junior High
915 Acacia Ln.
Rhinelander
Hearings provide formal opportunities for the public to submit oral testimony that will be taped and become part of the formal hearing record.
- Breakfast Fundraiser for Rep. Marc Duff
7:30 - 9 a.m.
Timber Creek Grille
15375 W. Greenfield Ave
New Berlin
More details soon.
- 2nd Annual"Gundy Open" with Rep. Scott Gunderson (rescheduled)
12 p.m. - Shotgun start
4:30 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
Rivermoor Country Club
Waterford
18 hole green fee and reception: $25.00. Suggested contribution: $100. (No corporate checks, please). For further questions or information, call Scott at 262/895-6254. RSVP/Payable to: People for Scott Gunderson, P.O. Box 7, Waterford, WI 53185
- Reception with Senator Dave Zien, Congressman Mark Green and invited guest John F. Kundert
5 - 7 p.m.
Cavalcade of Cars Museum
5738 118th Street
Chippewa Falls
Suggested contribution $100. Host committee members will raise $500. PAC $500. RSVP/Payable to: Friends of Dave Zien, P.O. Box 114, Cadott, WI 54727-0114
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- Governor's Schedule
Joint Events w/MN Governor Jesse Ventura
10:30 a.m. - Private Meeting w/Governor Ventura Waterman's & Willows Condo
11:00 a.m. - "Lunch With The Governor" Gov. Ventura's Friday Radio Show on WCCO-AM. Gov. McCallum, special guest. Waterman's Restaurant, 1702 N. Lakeshore Drive, Lake City, MN
12:30 p.m. - Governors depart via boat for Red Wing, MN. Topics of lunch discussion: economy, tourism/travel, agriculture-related issues, transportation
2:15 p.m. - Arrive Red Wing levy for press availability w/Govs McCallum & Ventura
- Dept. of Workforce Development Hearing
1:30 p.m.
GEF 1 Bldg, Room 400X
201 E. Washington Avenue
Madison
A public hearing to consider the repeal of rules relating to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program.
- Tom Barrett Fundraiser
5 - 7 p.m.
Mimi's Ristorante (formerly The Station)
2703 63rd St.
Kenosha
Please join your hosts Joe Andrea, Mayor John Antaramian, Peter Barca, Clerk of Courts Gail Gentz, County Clerk Edna Highland, State Rep. Jim Kreuser, State Rep. John Steinbrink and Sheriff Larry Zarletti at a fundraiser and Kenosha kick-off for Congressman Tom Barrett, Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. All donations gratefully accepted
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- Tom Barrett Fundraiser
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
2512 E. Marion Street, Shorewood
(4 blocks north of Capitol Dr. & Downer Ave.)
Debbe and Dean Geralts invite you to join them at their home as they host a reception for congressman & gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett. Suggested contribution: $50 RSVP: (414) 476-2002
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