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| An online archive of recent press releases from around the state. Press releases with (MSW) are MS Word files that must be downloaded before reading. Press releases with (PDF) before them are Adobe Acrobat files and require Acrobat Reader to read. |
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| April 3, 2001
April 2, 2001
April 1, 2001
March 30, 2001
Doyle: Settles Environmental Lawsuit in Calumet County
Kind: Reintroduces Legislation To Reform Army Corps of Engineers
Petri: Petri Selects John and Jan Gillespie For Clergy Summit
Petri: The Faith-Based Initiative
UW System: UW System Freshman Are Satisfied With Campus Experience, New Survey Research Shows
McCallum: Governor Says State Income Tax Refunds Will Hit Record
Cross: Assembly Bill Welcomed 'Addition'"
Kohl: Kohl and DeWine Working to Reduce Gas Prices
WI Right to Life: "Amended" Version of McCain/Feingold an Even Greater Violation of Rights
Cross: Burmaster's Record Fails the Test
Black/Bock: Legislation Would End Automatic Gas Tax Hike
Pocan: Slush Fund Recipient of "Golden Turkey Award"
March 29, 2001
Green: Comment on Reported Findings of FTC on Gas Prices
Robson: Pledges Budget Change for Schools for Deaf and Blind
Pro-Life Wisconsin: Wrong to Force Birth Control Coverage
DHFS: Teen Birth Rate Nudges Up In 1999
Wisconsin Legislature: Letter to McCallum Praising Decision Regarding Boy Scouts
Pocan: Letter to McCallum Regarding Boy Scouts
Kind: Supports Marriage Penalty Tax Relief
McCallum: Announces Secretary, Dept. Regulation and Licensing
Rhoades: Testifies in Favor of Paramedic Flexibility
Krug: Calls on McCallum to End GOP Hatchet Job on Burmaster
Green: Trumpets House Passage of 'Marriage Penalty'
Gundrum: Moves To Close Sex Offender Loophole
100 Friends: Call For Highway Budget Tightening
DPI: Benson wants Governor and Education Community to Sit down to draft budget proposals that are good for children
Cross: Burmaster Breaks the Bank
Kind: Voted Against Bush's Budget Resolution
Green: Supported Federal Budget Plan to Help WI Families
Barrett: Claim the Earned Income Tax Credit
UW-Madison: $2 Million Gift Supports Early Childhood Program
March 28, 2001
McCallum: Plan to Help Revitalize Milwaukee Downtown
March 27, 2001
DNR: Statewide Water Association Meeting to Focus on Groundwater Quality and Quantity
DNR: State in Line for $315,000 in Aid to Nongame Wildlife
DNR: Spring Fish and Wildlife Rules Hearings April 9
Barrett/Kleczka: Urge EPA, DOE to Monitor Supply and Price of Gas in Coming Months
Wisconsin Right To Life: Conscience Clause Legislation Begins Movement Through Legislative Process
Burmaster: Over 2000 Individuals Contribute To Campaign
Doyle: State Settles Environmental Lawsuit in Wood County
AARP: Soaring Prescription Drug Costs Casue Domestic Increase in Medigap Premiums
Green: To Testify In Support of Bush Tax Plan
Green: Bush Tax Cut Is Fair and Responsible
Hansen: Visits Proctor & Gamble Plant on Heels of Layoff
Cross: Opponent's Personal Attack a Lie
Kohl: Farm Emergency Relief Act Approved By Senate
RPW: Issue Advocacy Campaign for Safer Wisconsin Schools
AWW: Letter to Burmaster Regarding School Safety
March 26, 2001
March 23, 2001
March 22, 2001
Meyer: Farrow's pay as Lieutenant Governor questioned
Suder: Lawmaker Questions Prisoner Hiring Practices
Mantiwoc County Republican Party: Denounces the actions of WEAC
Nass: Letter to McCallum persuading recruiting the Boeing Company to locate their new headquarters in Wisconsin
Kind: Recieves Two Education Subcommittee Seats
Common Cause: Wisconsin "Soft" Money Stream To National Political Parties Favors Republicans
Cross: Unveils Three-Part Education Plan
Green: Secures Key Support for Farm Tax Cut Legislation
Citizens' Assembly: Protesting Corporate Rule
Doyle: Doyle Tops McCallum in Favorability Ratings
March 21, 2001
Burke:Bad Idea to Cash In Tobacco Settlement Gets Even Worse
Competitive WI, Inc.: Wisconsin's Competitiveness is Graded
McCallum: Proposed Budget Aims to Restore Balance
March 20, 2001
McCallum: State and Oneida Reach Agreement
MEUW: Wisconsin's Public Power Community Leaders Rally in Madison
Kind: Returns 10% of Office Budget to Treasury
Kind: Bipartisan Coalition Reintroduces Legislation To Ban Betting on Amateur Athletics
WMC: Hails Supreme Court Ruling in Miller Case
Forward Wisconsin: Twin Cities Technology To Explore Wisconsin Business Expansion
UW: New Measures Aim to Increase Biosecurity
State Medical Society of WI: Exam Time Good Time for Counseling
Miller Brewing Company: Victory in Seinfeld Lawsuit
March 19, 2001
WI Supreme Court: Release of Supreme Court Decisions
Hansen:Hansen Urges on Hunters and Fishers to Call on Assembly to Pass Senate Wetlands Moratorium
Kind: Kind Calls on Ag. Committee to Hold Hearings on "Bio-Security" of Nation's Livestock
McCallum: Governor Visits Innovative Family Dairy Farms
McCallum: Funding To Help Meat Industry
March 16, 2001
March 15, 2001
March 14, 2001
March 13, 2001
March 12, 2001
March 9, 2001
March 8, 2001
March 7, 2001
March 6, 2001
March 5, 2001
Underheim: Through Medicaid "Case Management," Wisconsin Can Quickly Act On Key Recommendation
Burmaster: Burmaster Challenges Cross to 7 More Debates
March 3, 2001
March 2, 2001
WI Citizen Action: "Democracy through Citizen Action" theme of March 22 Lobby Day at State Capitol
Manitowoc County Rep. Party: Endorses Linda Cross for State Superintendent of Schools
Ryan: Legislators Request Meeting With Heads of EPA and DOE To Discuss Predicted Gas Price Spikes
WI DNR: Wisconsin State Parks to be Featured on Wisconsin Public Television Documentary
Petri: Weekly Article: High Energy Costs
WI Assembly: Letter to Jensen Requesting that Shepard Address the Assembly
March 1, 2001
February 28, 2001
Gunderson: Residency Bill to Receive Hearing
Panzer: Panzer Applauds President Bush's Budget Address
WI Women's Council: Hails McCallum's Choice of Farrow
WI Democracy Campaign: Asks McCallum to Continue Campaign Reform Pledge
Gundrum: Judiciary Committee to Take Up Lt. Gov. Confirmation
Republican Party of WI: Statement Regarding Next Lt. Governor
Baldwin: Congress Extends Bankruptcy Protection for Farmers
Kohl: Farm Energy Relief Act will help offset high costs
DNR: New Fish Consumption Advisory For Mercury
Baumgart: Urges Assembly Wetlands Action
Panzer: Commends Governor McCallum on his selection of Lt. Governor
Foti: Praises Governor for Choosing First Woman Lt. Governor
Sykora: Pleased With McCallum's Choice for Lt. Governor
WMC: Applauds McCallum for Farrow Pick
UW-Madison: NIH Funding Proposal Would Bolster University Research
National Academies' National Research Council: Corps Wasting Money on Miss Lock Expansion
Walker: Farrow Is Excellent Pick For Lt. Gov.
Hansen: Labor Committee Passes Bill Aimed at Stopping Meth Labs
McCallum: Announces Farrow as Lt. Gov.
George: Announces Hunger Fighting Initiative
WI Paper Council: Environmental Stewardship P3
Kind: Wary of Bush Tax Cut
Green: Lauds Bush Address to Nation
McCallum: Announces New Venture Capital Fund
February 27, 2001
DPI: 2000: Dropout Rate Declines But So Does Graduation Rate (Acrobat Reader To View)
DATCP: Weights and Measures Save you $500 a year
WisDot: Highway 60 Detour to Begin March 15
Legislative Audit Bureau: State Auditor Reviews Tobacco Plan
Johnsrud: Committee To Take up SMART Growth Ordinances
Petrowski: School Protection Bill Approved
Robson: Assembly GOP Slams Door on Campaign Finance
February 26, 2001
February 23, 2001
Dept. of Transportation: Warm Weather Forecast Means Frozen Road Declarations Expire
Gard: Tax Refunds Up Significantly
WI Energy: Power the Future Proposal
February 22, 2001
Walker: Doyle's Tobacco Claims a Smokescreen
DOT: Road Salt in Short Supply
Robson: Gov.'s Senior Drug Proposal "House of Cards"
DWD: January Unemployment Rates Released
BIA: DOI Approves Land-to-Trust Application For Hudson Casino
Johnsrud: Committee on Natural Resources Report
Powers: Assembly to Hear Wonznicki v. Erickson
Pocan: Statewide Poll Shows Strong Support for Gay and Lesbian Rights
Ryan: Push for Environmental-Friendly, Responsible Fiscal Reform
February 21, 2001
February 20, 2001
February 19, 2001
February 16, 2001
Petri: Rep. Petri Article on Defense Priorities
Walker: Questions Decision To Slow Passage of Midwest Express Bill
McCallum: Announces Reopening of Hoan Bridge
McCallum: Announces Funding For Tobacco Control Board
Cross: Announces Election Night Plans
Barry: Barry Announces List of Supporters For DPI Post
Evers: Evers Backed By Two Teachers' Groups
LAB: W-2 Agencies Audit Report
Wieckert: Transit Bill Aiding 66 Local Units of Gov. Passes Assembly
Leibham: Audit Reveals Serious Violations By W-2 Agencies
February 15, 2001
Kohl: Kohl Bill Makes Farmers Eligible For Emergency Energy Relief
Kohl: Children's Protection From Violent Television Programming Act Introduced Today
Ladwig: Assembly Gives Judges Authority to Take Away Juvenile's Driver's License
George: Asks Governor to Halt Secret DNR Agreement
OCI: Insurance Consumers Satisfied with Complaint Resolution
Green: Re-Introducing "Orphaned" Bills
McCallum: Lottery Results Ordered Off WI Homepage
Chvala: Speaks to a Rejuvenated Dane Co. Democratic Party
McCallum: Agriculture Stewardship Project Funding Proposed
McCallum: Harsdorf Named Sec. of DATCP
McCallum: Budget Makes Commitment to Ethanol Production
Liebham: Audit Review Details Aspects of DNR-Fort James Settlement
Kind: Rep. Receives Second Consecutive 'Friend of the National Parks' Award
Barry: Backed by Former Schools Chief Bert Grover
WisPolitics: Huebsch Email Stirs Furor
Black: Lottery Numbers Poor First Impression For Wisconsin Web Site
Johnsrud: Likes McCallum's Choice for Agriculture Secretary
Ott: Comments on Agriculture Secretary Appointment
Johnsrud: Pleased that Courts Support Septic Code
Senate Republican Caucas: RE: The rising Cost of prescription drugs and the rising cost of Senate Dems Drug Bill
February 14, 2001
February 13, 2001
February 12, 2001
February 11, 2001
February 9, 2001
Kohl: Bill Establishment Safety Net to Shield Dairy Farmers
February 8, 2001
February 7, 2001
February 6, 2001
DNR: Statewide Trail Network Plan approved
DNR: Statewide "Electronic Town Hall" Meeting Set
DNR: Proposal changes Great Lakes water supply policies
DNR: State Reaches Agreement with Power Company to Pursue Environmental Improvements
DNR: Report Highlights Improvements, Threats to State Waters
WDC: Green Blizard Strikes McCallum Campaign Fund in December
Doyle: Statement on McCallum DNR Appointment
McCallum: Announces New Cabinet Choices
WCC: Raising Minimum Wage Needed To Make Welfare Reform Just, Effective
WI Legis: Bi-partisan Telemarketing Bill Introduced
Baumgart: Expresses Concern With DNR Leadership Change
NFIB: Small-Business Owners Say: Oppose Senate Bill 33
WI Right To Life: Pro-Life People To Gather For State Convention -- March 24-25
February 5, 2001
February 2, 2001
February 1, 2001
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