September 2000

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		September 29, 2000 Petrowski/Lippert: Assembly Candidates Warn Voters of Special Interest Group's Attempt to Buy Elections in Our Area WI Alliance of Cities: Letter to WI Restaurant Assoc.- Re: Local Ordinances Providing Smoke-Free Restaurants VanDierendonck: Jensen Refuses to Limit Campaign Spending Gillespie: Gillespie Demands Kohl Explain his Failure to Fight for WI to Cut Gasoline Prices Thompson: Governor Presents September WIN Award WI Council of Religious and Indep. Schools: Letter to Gov. Thompson, WI Senate, WI Assembly; Re: Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Hansen: Hansen Begins Airing "Gary Drzewiecki's Tall Tales" Society of Professional Journalists: Reporting on Crime Hansen: Let's Sell Lambeau Naming Rights to People in WI PSC: Joint Statement -Officials from 5 States Rap Ameritech September 28, 2000 Dept. of Employment Relations: State Affirmative Action Council Announces Annual Recognition Awards Goldsmith: Welch's DNR Ignores Local Concerns Cronin: Obey Favors Closing National Parks Hansen: Hansen Begins Airing "Gary Drzewiecki's Tall Tales" PSC: PSC Sounds Alert on high Natural Gas Prices Rude: Rude Endorses Kapanke for State Senate Kohl: State Medical Society of Wisconsin Endorses Kohl for Re-Election Kohl/Leahy: Call For Immediate Invesitigation of Possible Market Abuses By Big Dairy Processors, Retailers U.S. Rep. Mark Green: Honoring Olympian Garrett Lowney Bush: Bush Offers 'Insurance Plan Against Recession' WI Right to Life: FDA Approval of Abortion Drug RU486 September 27, 2000 Thompson: Governor Announces $249,700 in Storm Damage Aid Duecker: Dave Duecker Endorsed by Kenosha Law Enforcement Group Kohl: Kohl, Aging Committee to Hear Report on Nursing Home Initiative Feingold: Statement on Gore and CFR Thompson: Manitowoc Receives Housing Assistance Gore: Lieberman Highlights Need for Prescription Coverage Barrett: Bill to Help WI Retain Endangered State Children's Health Insurance Funds Passes WI Right to Life: Anticipated FDA Decision Green: Letter Sent to Coast Guard Commandant James Loy Regarding the Ongoing Investigation in the Linda E. Matter September 26, 2000 Doyle: Attorney General Announces Joint Tire Investigation; Doyle to Lead Multi-State Effort Riley: Legislature Gives MPS Green Light to Create Network of Neighborhood Schools and Reduce Forced Racial Busing McCallum: Lt. Gov. McCallum Calls for Tax Breaks to Boost Milwaukee Economy WTA: New WTA Study Gives First-Time Look at Student Improvement WTA: National Research Organization Honors Taxpayers Alliance Gore: Lieberman to Speak in Milwaukee DNR: DNR Looking to Hire Deputy Wardens DNR: Open House Meetings Set on Draft State Trails Network Plan Hansen: Letter to County Executive Nancy Nusbaum Dept. of Finance: Public Listening Sessions on Financial Competitiveness 2005 to Take Place Around State Barrett: Commerce Committee Bill Waives 24 Month Waiting Period for Lou Gehrig's Disease Patients Barrett: Barrett Supports Funding Initiative for Lupus Research and Medical Care Barrett: Barrett Supports Bill to Fix Medicare Disparity Quebec: Prime Minister Bouchard and Gov. Thompson Pave the Way for Closer Relations Between Quebec and WI Thompson: Governor and Quebec Premier Sign Agreements Baldwin: Congress Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act Barrett: Violence Against Women Act Passes House Three Days Before Funding Set to Expire Sierra Club: A Cleaner Car Will Pave the Way to a Cleaner Future and Cut Gas Costs Thompson: Gov. Appoints White Eau Claire County D.A. Green: Green Launches Battle Against Fake IDs on Internet September 25, 2000 Kohl: Kohl Receives Labor Endorsements Thompson: Gov. Announces Cheese Plant Expansion Thompson: Gov. Announces Early Planning Grants Stone: Rep. Stone to Serve on Joint Finance Committee Thompson: Gov. Requests Aid for Eau Claire and Chippewa Thompson: Gov. Issues Challenge to Build Blood Supply Baldwin: Baldwin Firm on Prescription Drugs Schneider: Investigation into UW Photo Alteration State Medical Society: Joins Medema to Provide Patients and Their Physicians with Secure Online Information Obey and Kohl: LIHEAP Funding for Wisconsin Doyle: Cooperative Effort Necessary to Stop "Gifting Club" WDC: Rent-To-Own Contributions Jump Amid Try for Consumer Protection Exemption Black: Legislation Sharply Increases Penalties for Ameritech Gore: Lieberman to Visit WI on Wednesday September 22, 2000 Perrier: Perrier Statement WI Lottery: Music Legend Ray Charles Joins Lottery Team Kohl: Kohl Receives National Boys & Girls Club's Highest Award Dept. Transportation: Governor OK's Blackhawk Bicycle Path Doyle: Two Charged for Violating Abortion Clinic Protest Injunction Sensenbrenner: WI Republicans Call Gore's Strategic Oil Reserve Release Plan Slick Tactic Thompson: Gov. Thompson Announces Entrepreneurial Training Grants Thompson: Gov. Thompson Announces Early Planning Grants Thompson: Gov. Thompson Announces Business Expansion in Niagara Thompson: Wisconsin's First Lady to Take School Supplies to Africa September 21, 2000 ACEEE: New Study Shows US Cutting Energy Use State: Emergency Declared to Speed Corn and Soybean Harvest Thompson: Governor Blames Lack of Energy Policy for High Fuel Costs Waterkeepers of WI: Response to the Decision of George Meyer to Permit Perrier to Proceed with Plans Ryan: House Committee Predicts Rising Fuel Costs DWD: DWD Secretary to Name DVR Task Force DNR: Conditional High Capacity Well Approval Issued to Perrier Common Cause in WI: WI Soft Money Favors G.O.P WI Women's Council: Mary Jo Baas Named Women's Council Chair Robson: Utility Restructuring Requires Legislative Action September 20, 2000 WI Trout Unlimited: WI TU Calls for High-Capacity Well Moratorium Pending Protective Legislation Barrett: $3 Million in E-Rate Funds for Local Schools Doyle: State Files Environmental Lawsuit in Milwaukee Meyer: Letter to Governor Recommending Sen. Rude for Board of Regents DWD: August Local Unemployment Data Released Black: Black Hails Committee Vote on PSC Secrecy WI Bankers: Bankers Told to Get Out the Vote Kohl: WI to Receive $664,000 for Juvenile Crime Prevention Cullen: Letter to Governor Concerning Maximus Thompson: Governor Announces Early Planning Grants DWD:WI Ranks First for Increasing Food Stamp Participation September 19, 2000 Petri: Senators Feingold, Kohl, & Congressman Petri to Host United States Service Academy Day 2000 DNR: Grants Awarded to Conduct Environmental Assessments of brownfields Doyle: Two Men and Their Corporation Guilty in Conspiracy Doyle: Proposed Perrier High Capacity Well To Be Discussed Thompson: Governor Announces Funding for Project Ceasefire Ryan: Ryan Votes for Landmark Debt Reduction Veterans Affairs: New Effort to Recognize Veterans Kohl: Kohl, Obey Seek Additional Funds For Home Heating September 18, 2000 AFSCME: Union Accuses Red Cross of Unfair Labor Practice DPI: Klubertanz to Represent WI in National Teacher Program Doyle: Attorney General Files Comments on Ameritech Bush: Gov. Thompson Promotes Bush's Blueprint Barrett: $308,000 Grant for Rosalie Manor Bush: Gov.Thompson to Promote Bush-Cheney Blueprint Ameritech: Ameritech Announces Six-Month, All-Out Effort to Achieve Service Goals for WI Customers DWD: State Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Business Closing Case McCallum: Lieutenant Governor McCallum Praises Ameritech for Heeding His Call for Service Improvements WTA: Lottery-Backed Sales Continue Downward Trend WTA: Gender Gap in UW System Gore: Karenna Gore Schiff to Visit WI State Medical Society: Are Men Afraid of Dying? Cronin: Dave Obey Never Met a Tax He Didn't Hike September 17, 2000 Cronin: Obey Refuses Live Debates Bush/Cheney: Bush Releases Blueprint for the Middle Class September 16, 2000 Baldwin: Campaign Kicks-Off in Prairie du Sac September 15, 2000 Institute for WI's Future: Group Unites to Gather Information on Impact of Revenue Limits Thompson: Business Expansion in Germantown WisDOT: WisDOT Recommends Major Highway Projects in Wausau and Rhinelander for Enumeration DPI: Benson Highlights Education Budget Priorities The Partners Advocacy: Youth Suicide and Prevention Week Cronin: Cronin Says Live Debates Promote Voter Turnout WI Coalition for Advocacy: Advocated Seek Major Reform of Special Education in Milwaukee Public Schools September 14, 2000 McCallum: Lieutenant Governor McCallum Praises PSC Investigation of Ameritech Doyle: Henck Named Director of Research and Information Baldwin: Baldwin to Launch Re-Election Campaign Office of Justice Assistance: Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission to Meet in Sturgeon Bay WI Coalition Against Gambling Expansion: Coalition of Gambling Expansion Kick-Off September 21 Doyle: State Files Environmental Lawsuit in Eau Claire County Dept. of Regulation & Licensing: Central Regional Dental Testing Service to Endorse Clinical Examinations Dept. of Workplace Development: August Unemployment Rates Released Duecker: Duecker Signs Clean Campaign Pledge Doyle: State Files Lawsuit Against Outdoor Advertising Company Sierra Club: New Report Identifies Smart Growth Projects, Surburban Sprawl in WI Olsen: Olsen Takes Electric Vehicles for a Spin Nass: Nass Blasts Barrett and Baldwin for Failing to Stand With Boy Scouts Jensen: Lawmakers Vow to Protect Taxpayers by Holding Line on Government Spending Jauch: Jauch Criticizes PSC Chair Ave Bie For Partisan Speech At Republican Convention WI Democracy Campaign: Alliance for Better Campaigns Launches GREEDYTV.ORG Common Cause in WI: Baldwin - Sharpless Congressional Election Likely to be Most Costly Public Service Commission of WI: Investigation into the Quality of Telecommunications by Wisconsin Bell, Inc. WI Democracy: Legislative Candidates Raising Money Black: Legislation Aims to Protect Phone Consumers September 13, 2000 Moder: Waupaca County Rep. Party Has Unanimously Voted to Induct US Senator Joe McCarthy into GOP Hall of Fame. Green: Green pushes to reverse Clinton veto "mistake" on Marriage Penalty tax Gore: WI Students for Gore Hold Press Conference Thursday Burke: Burke Responds to Governor's Misstatement on Packer Referendum Supreme Court: Supreme Court Adopts Alternative to Discipline Program Gillespie: Gillespie Again Calls on Kohl to Accept Debate Thompson: Renovation of Memorial Union Facilities Thompson: New DOT District 7 Headquarters Kohl: Kohl Announces $377,000 COPS Grant Thompson: Process Begins to Build New WI State Crime Lab Thompson: Expansion of Winnebago Correctional Center Approved Doyle: Doyle Proposes "Producer Protection Act" Jensen: Republicans To Unveil Taxpayer Protection Plan DWD: New DWD Secretary Puts W-2 Agencies on Alert Dept. Military Affairs: Grant and Vernon Counties Receive Disaster Assistance Checks Thompson: Gov.Thompson Statement on Packer Referendum McCallum: Lieutenant Governor Praises Packer Votes Kohl: Senator Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Entertainment Industry September 12, 2000 Kohl: Senators Thompson and Kohl Introduce "Privacy Commission Act" WisDOT: WI Receives Grant to Boost Transportation Jobs Dept. of Natural Resources: Meetings set on introducing elk to central forest region of state Customers First! Releases Electric Generation Action Plan Gore: Wisconsin Educators Endorse Gore United States Senate: Senators Feinstein and Kohl to Introduce Bill to Hold Companies Accountable WI Dept. of Transportation: WisDOT Seeking Public Input on Long-Range State Rail Plan Kohl: Kohl to Testify Wednesday on Marketing Violence to Children September 11, 2000 WI Supreme Court:  Supreme Court to Conduct Public Hearing on Diversion form Discipline Proposal Duecker: Dave Duecker Airs First Campaign Commercial Doyle: Illinois Man Sentenced for Internet Child Enticement Gillespie: U.S. Senate Candidate John Gillespie Accepts Debate Challenge Kohl: Kohl Accepts Debates and Joint Appearances Thomspon: Governor Names Team to Tackle Workforce Issues Stone: Stone Says "Good Idea, Four Months Too Late" Zeuske/Dept. of Revenue: Sen. George, 'call off Dem's lawsuit against WI farmers' McCallum: Lt. Gov Calls For Action Against Problem-Plagued Ameritech Thompson: Governor Creates Fox River Heritage Parkway WI Legislature: Assembly Leaders Prepare Comments to EPA Gas Rules Proposal Dept. of Health and Family Services: Elder Abuse Reports Up in 1999 Doyle: Atty Gen. to Convene Forum on Internet Economy Lorge: Lorge, Head of his own Young Family, will vote for "Young Families" DNR: Dredging begins for Fox River PCB cleanup Cronin: Obey Playing Bait and Switch with Working Families' Money Kohl: Kids Easily Bought Ultra-Violent Video Games September 8, 2000 Petri:  Time to Raise the Minimum Wage Krug: EPA Open Records Request Letter and Response Olsen: Legislators to Take a Spin Around the Capitol Jensen: Assembly Leaders Prepare Comments to EPA Gas Rules Proposal. September 7, 2000 Republican Party: WI First Lady Kicks Off Effort to Put School Supplies in the Hands of State's Children Robson: Beloit Corporation Workers Win Severance Pay State Senate Democratic Committee: Democrats and Republicans Spar over Illegal Telephone Calls Ryan: Ryan Disappointed In Vote On Death Tax Veto Override Petri: Former Manitowoc Mayor Tony Dufek Cheers Bill Passage Kohl: Kohl Commends House Passage of Child Support Reform Legislation Green: Green votes to override Clinton veto of "death tax" elimination Chvala: Midwest Express Expansion Proposal on 2001 Legislative Agenda WI Right to Life: Letter to Mr. Ford Titus, President and CEO of Waukesha Memorial Hospital WI Republicans: Wisconsin Republicans Fault Richardson for Prediction of $1.39/Gallon Gas by Labor Day Alliance for Better Campaigns: WISN Agrees to Alliance's Political Air Time Proposal Smart Growth: Developer-Influenced County Board Opens Up 1000 acres to Developers in Just Three Months Bush: Secretary Cheney Promotes Bush-Cheney Military Plan September 6, 2000 OCI: Wisconsin Health Maintenance Organizations? Second Quarter Financial Statistics Remain Steady Nelson: Lisa Nelson Calls for School Safety Measures DNR: Dredging Begins for Fox River PCB cleanup Malacara: Demanded an apology and immediate retraction from the Milwaukee Sentinel Republican Party: Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson Holding Press Conference McCallum: McCallum supports UW-Milwaukee as a 'First-Rate Destination Campus' Congress: Funds To Help Poor and Uninsured Obtain Access to Health Care Midwest Express: Airline's Expansion Plans Hang in the Balance Gore: Bush Strong on Defense? WI Right to Life: News Conference Highlights Objections to Abortion Policy Chvala: Chvala Campaign Launches First TV Ad Fitzgerald: Statewide Professional Police Endorse Fitzgerald Malacara: Malacara Blasts Milwaukee Sentinel Biased Campaign Report Dept. Natural Resources: Public Meeting to Discuss Shooting Range Jensen: Speaker Names Digital Democracy Task Force September 5, 2000 WI Right to Life: Press Conference to Object Against Waukesha Memorial Performing Abortions OCI: Commissioner Issues Order Against Pre-Paid Traffic Ticket Program Andre: Andre Embraces "New Economy" Agenda Baldwin: Congressman Barney Frank and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin to hold "Get Out the Vote" event in Madison Riley: Riley is "New Democrat of the Week" Doyle: State Files Environmental Lawsuit Against Well Driller Kohl: WRA Endorses Sen.Kohl for Re-election Jensen: Speaker To Announce Digital Democracy Task Force WI Supreme Court: Supreme Court Accepts Eight New Cases Barrett: Medical College of WI to Provide Services and Outreach to Community Dept. Administration: Letter to Mayor Jankoski on Stanley Correctional Facility Dept. Administration: WI Coastal Management Program Commemorates Partnership September 1, 2000 WI State AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO Announces Endorsements for 2000 Election Cycle WTA: Property Taxes Up 3.9% Dem. Party: Nelson's Negative Campaign Hits Airwaves Dept. Administration: State Economy and Tax Collections Continue to Expand Jensen, Foti: Welcome New State Surplus Sen. George: Huge State Revenue Surplus Spurs Sen. George To Renew Call For Special Session Bush: Setting the Record Straight WI Children/Families: W-2 at 3: Birthday Reflections