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June 30, 2002 Jauch: Jauch Announces Re-Election Bid June 29, 2002 Lautenschlager: United Auto Workers Endorse Peg Lautenschlager June 28, 2002 DATCP: July Hearings Set On CWD Rules For Farm-Raised Deer, Elk Green Party: Green and Growing: United States Green Party and Wisconsin Green Party Gaining Ground Hayes: Mark Hayes First to Submit Nomination Papers for Sheriff Barrett: Barrett Secures $1 Million to Protect Nation?s Water Supply Lasee: Frank Lasee Listening Session Kohl: Kohl Receives National Awards for Support of "Women, Infants and Children's" Program Barrett Campaign: Kris Barrett Highlights Husband's Commitment to Ending Violence Against Women and Children DPI: Fourth-Grade Students are Bright Star in this Year's WKCE Report McCallum: Governor Announces Newrep Technology Zone Moen: Challenge Academy Retained by Budget Committee MMSD: MMSD hires former Columbus, Ohio public works official as director of technical services RPW: RPW Welcomes Terrance Herron to GOP McCallum: Governor Announces $1.5 Million in Worker Training Grants George: Senator Gary George Renews Call to Halt Legal Fee Payments Vukmir: Vukmir Praises Supreme Court Decision on School Choice Barrett Campaign: United Auto Workers Endorse Barrett Kind: Calls for Companies to Come Clean Supreme Court: Today's Opinions - State v. Ronald G. Sorenson, Board of Regents v. State of WI Personnel Commission, Physicians Plus Insurance Corp. v. Midwest Barrett: Barrett Backs Real Prescription Drug Benefit June 27, 2002 DATCP: Harsdorf Announces Appointment of Agricultural Development Administrator Mode: Mode Announces Candidacy for State Assembly Sensenbrenner: "One Nation, under God..." Lawton Campaign: Lawton Receives United Auto Workers Endorsement Thompson Campaign: Supreme Court Decisions Opens Way to Statewide School Choice CUB: Utilities Line Up for PSC "Going Out of Business Sale" Senator Kohl: Statement of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl on the Pledge of Allegiance Court Decision Peg Lautenschlager: Peg Lautenschlager Releases Plan to Root Out Corruption RPW: Statement from Chairman Rick Graber on Supreme Court Voucher Decision HHS Sec. Thompson: Statement on Supreme Court Voucher Decision Rosenzweig: Audit Shows State Fair Park on Track Doyle Campaign: Doyle Releases Comprehensive Environmental Agenda Baumgart: Non-Point Pollution Rules Compromise Reached Suder: Suder Blasts DNR'S Statewide Ban of All Feeding and Baiting Welch: Applauds Supreme Court Decision on School Choice ACLU: ACLU of Wisconsin Says Court's Voucher Ruling Endorses False Choice Wis. Council of Religious and Independent Schools: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cleveland Scholarship Tutoring Program Feingold: Feingold Introduces "Competition in Radio and Concert Industries Act" WEAC: Vouchers are 'educational equivalent of eight-track tape player' McCallum: Statement from Governor Scott McCallum on Supreme Court Decision Upholding School Choice DATCP: No One Should Be Calling You About SeniorCare June 26, 2002 Bohn Campaign: Bohn Announces Republican Candidacy for Milwaukee County Sheriff Baldwin: Statement on CWD: Baldwin Calls Task Force Report A Modest First Step Congressional Delegation (except Kind): Bush Administration Agrees to Implement Bipartisan Wisconsin Delegation CWD Proposals Green: Rep. Green Presses Feds on Emergency CWD Testing Carpenter: Carpenter Count Down - Only 4 Days Left! McCallum: Gov's Campaign Finance Reform Statement Thompson Campaign: Burke Indictment is Not Enough Schooff, Shilling: Schooff, Shilling Initiate Downtowns Workgroup Thompson Campaign: Thompson Meets With Officials from Britain Supreme Court: Opinions Scheduled for Release July 1 DWD: Department Unveils New Workplace Safety Initiative McCallum: Governor McCallum Announces Grants for Three Renewable Energy Projects Dane County DA: Sen. Burke Charged with Public Records and Evidence Tampering McCallum: Governor Declares State of Emergency and Requests Federal Damage Assessments for Seven Wisconsin Counties Green: Rep. Green among first to question Ridge on new Homeland Security Department McCallum: Governor: Rhinelander Chosen for Federal Pilot Program Kohl: Kohl's Child Support Reform Proposal Included in Senate's Welfare Bill Baumgart: Baumgart To Announce Non-Point Pollution Rules Agreement George: Senator Gary R. George Seeks Truth with Pay-For-Play Hearings UW-Madison: Badger Poll: Wisconsin Likes Bush Falk Campaign: Falk Calls on Fellow Candidates to Drop Opposition to 'T-Rx' Prescription Bill Falk: Statement by Dane County Executive Kathleen M. Falk on Receiving State Technology Zone Designation McCallum: Gov. Announces I-90 Corridor Technology Zone Supreme Court: Accepts One New Case Supreme Court: Opinions Scheduled for Release Friday McCallum: Gov. Announces Significant Improvement in May Local Employment Figures Supreme Court: Today's Opinions - State v. Anthony Leitner, State v. Glenn Davis, State v. David Polashek, Charles Stehlik et al. v. Paul Rhoads et al., Karl A. Burg v. Cincinnati Casualty Ins. Co. et al. WFBF: Farm Bureau Backs DNR Board Plan to Control CWD Schooff: Rock County Named To $5M Technology Zone June 25, 2002 WI Legislature: Letter to Vogt and Thomasgard Moore: Sen. Moore Announces Wisconsin's First Official Minority Health Week Feingold: Feingold to Announce Effort to Halt Consolidation in the Radio and Concert Promotion Industries DNR: DNR News and Outdoor Report American Cancer Society: Milwaukee Common Council Votes in Favor of Clean Air WFBF: A Great Day for Wisconsin Farmers Common Cause: The Campaign Contributions and Lobbying Expenditures of the Tobacco Industry and Its Allies in Wisconsin Smoke Free Wisconsin: Tobacco Industry Lobbying 0 $7 Million Buying Influence at the State Capitol DPW: McCallum Shamelessly Campaigning on Taxpayer Money... Again Interim Governor's Face to Appear on Senior Brochures McCallum: Governor Announces North Central Region Technology Zone Lippert: Central Wisconsin To Benefit From New "Tech Zone" Falk: Falk Urges DNR Board Ban of Baiting, Feeding Statewide Dept. of Revenue: Statement from Revenue Secretary Richard G. Chandler on today's Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions in Norquist vs. Zeuske and Mallo vs. Department of Revenue Fortis Health: Fortis Health President and CEO Gives Key Testimony at Wisconsin Governor's First Healthcare Listening Session Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Endorsed by Laborers Shibilski Campaign: McCallum Shameless in Running Campaign at Taxpayer Expense Barbara Lawton Campaign: Lawton Presents Testimony to Ethics Task Force on Government WDC: Testimony of WDC Executive Director Mike McCabe to Gov's Task Force on Ethics Reform MMSD: Monthly eNews Carpenter: Carpenter Requests Action on Health Care Crisis Now! Pro-Life Wis.: PLW Praises Appointment of Timothy M. Dolan as Archbishop of Milwaukee McCallum: Gov. Announces Superior Life Technology Zone McCallum: Gov. to Make Technology Zone Announcement Wednesday in Madison McCallum: Gov. Announces I-94 Corridor Technology Zone Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin Calls To Secure Amtrak Funding June 24, 2002 HHS: HHS Secretary Thompson Doing Well After Undergoing Knee Surgery Falk Campaign: Falk for Governor Audio Recording -- Falk Talk Live! 6/24/02 Falk Campaign: Falk Talk, 6/24/02 Walker: Statement by County Executive Scott Walker on Tech Zone Announcements Falk: Dane County Awarded $1.2 Million Federal Loan for High Tech Business Park in Town of Madison Dept. of Justice: Benchmark Healthcare Sentenced for Patient Abuse and Neglect Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin Will Help VA Nurses Get The Retirement Benefits They Deserve Nass: Letter to Gard Re: Conference Committee Decision on Statewide Virtual Charter Schools Falk Campaign: Falk on McCallum Health Care: 'The Plan That Wasn't There' Sinicki Campaign: Sinicki Launches Re-Election Campaign McCallum: Governor Proclaims Workplace Safety Week McCallum: Governor Makes Recommendations for Wisconsin Quarter to U.S. Mint Rosenzweig: 5th Senate District to Enjoy New "Tech Zone" McCallum: Governor Kicks Off Health Care Costs Listening Sessions State AFL-CIO: Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Asks Wisconsin Members of Congress to Pass an "Honest Prescription Drug Package" Quality Education Coalition: Memo to Conference Committee: RE: Special Education Funding McCallum: Governor's Schedule - June 24-29 3rd District GOP: Shaw Blasts Kind for Trying to "Spin" the Public Black: Budget Fix Depends on Campaign Reform June 23, 2002 Farley Campaign: Farley Announces Candidacy for the State Senate June 21, 2002 Hinrichsen: Hinrichsen Declares Candidacy for the 43rd Assembly District Norquist: Mayor Invites McCallum to Briefing on Milwaukee's Health Care Cost Control Recommendations Jensen: Statement on Conference Committee Action on School Choice Minn. DOT, Wis. DOT: St. Croix River Crossing Project Back on Track WHA: Hospital Association President Praises Conference Committee's Removal of Certificate of Need Provision Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin To Honor Military Academy Students Baldwin: Rep. Tammy Baldwin Will Help Madison VA Nurses Get The Retirement Benefits They Deserve Carpenter Campaign: Fighting for Reform: Carpenter Clean Campaign Pledge And Challenge DATCP: Timm Johnson Named Executive Director of WASI Dept. of Justice: State Files Environmental Lawsuit in Milwaukee County Thompson Campaign: Olen to Speak at Chicago Campaign Seminar Dept. of Justice: Supreme Court Upholds Internet Child Enticement Statute; Current Law Sufficient to Prosecute Internet Travelers Mamalakis Campaign: Mamalakis to Run in 9th Assembly District Sensenbrenner: Weekly Column - A 'Taxing' Issue Lippert: Applauds Win for Community Hospitals Dept. of Justice: Doyle Objects to Proposed Ameritech Settlement DATCP: Gypsy Moth Spray Planes to Fly Again Over Southern Wisconsin McCallum: Gov. Appoints Wilkening as Adjutant General ACLU: ACLU of Wisconsin Decries Budget Deal on Vouchers OCI: Graduates Should Pay Attention to Health Insurance Deadlines DPW: Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidates To Honor Clean Campaign Pledge Sierra Club: Sierra Club Gives Ron Kind Special Award for Protecting Family Farms and Clean Water Barrett: Proposes Amendment to Establish Fairness in Medicare Reimbursement Levels Barbara Lawton Campaign: Lawton Receives First Official Union Endorsement for Lt. Gov. Shibilski Campaign: Shibilski Receives Machinists' Endorsement Barrett: Announces $350,000 Grant for MPS, MTEC to Strengthen Teacher Recruitment Efforts June 20, 2002 Riley: Riley proposes Forward Corps Sierra Club: 2002 Mobility Study Confirms Traffic Congestion Increasing Schooff: Conference Committee Adopts Schooff's Uniform Application Proposal Schooff: Conference Committee Passes Schooff Provision To Increase Distributed Generation Dunn County GOP: Local Republicans Deny Aiding Elephant's Escape from Menomonie Circus Young Campaign: Candidate Young Applauds Wolf River Headwaters Protection Purchase Falk Campaign: Falk Supports End to Crandon Mine Controversy Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin Hails Extension of Family Planning and Primary Care Services to as Many as 47,000 Women Shibilski: Plan to Purchase Crandon Mine 'Intriguing' Kind, Petri, Kohl and Feingold: Congressmen Advance Ft. McCoy Workers' Appeal River Alliance: C.A.N.O.E. Vol. 5, Issue 13 Sensenbrenner, Petri: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Respond to Sensenbrenner and Petri Letter About Lake Michigan "Danger Zone" DATCP: Close to $2 Million in Ag Sales Generated by Emerging Market Grant Condon Campaign: Condon Announces Candidacy for 25th State Senate Seat Barrett: Fiscal Watchdog Group Hails Barrett as "Treasury Guardian" WPS Resources: Wisconsin Public Service Sets Final 2002 Electric and Gas Rates Moore Campaign: Moore Announces Wisconsin Family Farm Protection Program McCallum: Gov. Announces Federal Aid for Wisconsin Workers State AFL-CIO: Exposes Ryan's Vote on "Sham" Prescription Drug Plan for Seniors Hansen: Coalition Urges State to Purchase Land From Mining Company Barrett Campaign: Barrett Optimistic About Crandon Mine Purchase Proposal WMC: Raps Crandon Mine Taxpayer Buy-out Feingold: Creates Medicare Fairness Coalition UW-Madison: Badger Poll - Gubernatorial Campaign at Early Stage Poll: State Residents Happy But Skeptical Wis. Right to Life: Hails Re-introduction of Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Bill in Congress Green: Rep. Green Statement on Release of New Fox River Damage Settlement Plan Customers First! Coalition: Wisconsin Groups Seek Major Changes in Federal Electricity Legislation Dept. of Public Instruction: Burmaster: Community Dialogue Report Gives Voice to Wisconsin Values on Education Funding COWS: Currently @ COWS DATCP: Children's Jackets Recalled Because of Dangerous Drawstrings Hansen: Chance Meeting Cements Decision for Assembly Challenger Baumgart: Baumgart Endorses Crandon Mine Purchase Midwest Treaty Network: Wolf River Headwaters Protection PurchaseProposed as Final End to Crandon Mine Controversy in Wisconsin Feingold: Statement on Supreme Court Decision Ruling the Execution of the Mentally Retarded Unconstitutional McCallum: May Unemployment Rates Post Record Drop Black: Statement Re: Today's Crandon Mine Developments McCallum: Center for Technology Transfer Will Keep Forest Products Industry on Top McCallum: Statement on Proposed State Purchase of Crandon Mine Property Baldwin: Floor Statement - Baldwin Calls for Prescription Drug Coverage Barrett Campaign: Barrett Proposal Would Aid Rural Hospitals Barrett: Wisconsin to Get $8.6 Million for Home Weatherization RPW: Ed Thompson Chips Away at Democratic Base Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Applauds Budget Committee Compromise June 19, 2002 Barbara Lawton Campaign: Lawton Addresses Wisconsin Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club of Madison Doyle Campaign: Wheels Falling Off McCallum's Campaign Feingold: Taxpayers for Common Sense Ranks Feingold #1 'Treasury Guardian' in the Senate for Cutting Wasteful Spending McCallum: Gov. Presents $1.4 Million Check for Land in Point Creek Natural Area DPW: Voters Agree: Anybody But McCallum Ryan: Ryan Votes To Provide Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors, Strengthen Medicare DATCP: Harsdorf Says Decision by Conferees Guts Consumer Protection Taxpayers for Common Sense Action: Rep. Kind Named "Treasury Guardian" by Budget Watchdog Group Kind: Rep. Ron Kind Returns 10% of Office Budget to Treasury Rosenzweig Campaign: Milwaukee Police Association Endorses Peggy McCallum: Governor's Events for Thursday Young Campaign: Green Party Candidate for Governor walks for Peace and Justice Common Cause: Ashley Furniture Wetlands Provision Included in Budget Repair "Compromise" Americans for Technology Leadership: ATL Says Time Has Come for the Microsoft Case to Come to an End People for the American Way: A Celebration of Freedom, a Call to Civic Participation Hayes: Grand Opening of the Campaign Headquarters for Mark Hayes Vukmir: Vukmir to Introduce Undersecretary of Education, Eugene Hickok at National Charter School Conference WI Supreme Court: Supreme Court Seeks Volunteers to Help Revise Lawyer Ethics Code DATCP: Bovine Tuberculosis Found in Elk; Manitowoc County Farm Quarantined Midwest Treaty Network/Wolf Watershed Educational Project: The Growing Weakness of the Crandon Mine Project Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff's Association: Peter Misko Endorsed by the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff's Association Lorge: Lorge tells Ventura to FIGHT WDC: McCain, Feingold & Company Unveil Free Air Time Proposal Lawton: Call for Speaker Jensen to Prove his "Over $6 Billion Taxpayer Savings" Claim Thompson: Thompson to Announce his Choice for Lt. Governor June 18, 2002 Edming Campaign: Jimmy Boy Edming Announces Bid for 29th State Senate Seat Townsend: Speaker Jensen's Gamble Gets Budget Ball Rolling Robson: Budget Conference Committee Adopts Robson's HIRSP Amendment DNR: DNR News & Outdoor Report Barrett: Barrett on Budget Progress: The Train is Finally Moving Dept. of Justice: Doyle Announces over $1 Million in Refunds for Price Fixing Case; 4,219 Consumers to Receive Refunds for Drug Purchases Huebsch: Jensen's Leadership Gamble Pays Off Ryan: Ryan to Hold Town Hall Meetings July 1 & 2 on Medicare, Prescription Drugs Jensen: Representative Urban and Senator Kanavas Endorse Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen's Reelection Bid Supreme Court: Today's Opinion - Mary Ann Jones v. The Estate of Robert Jones WFT: Wis. Federation of Teachers Endorses Lautenschlager for AG June 17, 2002 Wis. Merchants Federation: Wisconsin Merchants Federation praise Governor McCallum WI Taxpayers Alliance: Tax Incremental Financing Growth in 2001 Highest Since 1983 Kedzie: Kedzie Commends Speaker Jensen on Decision to Step Down From Budget Conference Committee McCallum: Gov's Weekly Schedule OCI: UW-Milwaukee to Host Governor's Health Care Listening Session Townsend: Speaker Jensen Did the Right Thing Rep. Lasee: Lasee Praises Jensen Resignation Carpenter: Carpenter Praises Speaker Jensen for Stepping Down From Budget Conference Committee DPW: Republicans Pass on Budget Talks to Hit the Links Doyle Campaign: Beloit Main Street Walk - Doyle to Campaign in the Community WMC: WMC Hails 'Build Wisconsin' Commitment to Tax Cuts, Income Growth Republican Party of Dane County: Republicans Launch New Membership Drive Panzer: Speaker Jensen's Announcement A Bold Step Falk Campaign: Falk Says Governor's Plan Falls Short Kohl: Kohl Criticizes Administration's Proposed Charter Aircraft Security Chvala: Statement Regarding the Decision of Representative Jensen to Step Down from the Conference Committee Huebsch: Praises Speaker's Leadership McCallum: Statement on Jensen Stepping Down Jensen: Steps Down from Conference Committee McCallum: Governor Launches "Build Wisconsin" Thompson: Relieve Attorney General of Authority to Spend Judgments Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Applauds Expansion of Family Planning Coverage DPW: Tough Decisions? Pass the Buck WDC: Doyle Spin on Grants Unconvincing Richards: County residents should have say in freeway expansion and costs Carpenter: Rep. Tim Carpenter Critical of Legislature's Inaction on Institutional Reforms Carpenter: Carpenter Calls for an Expanded Senior Care Program - Increase Senior Care Income Limits in Budget Repair Bill WI Christians United: Please, send the SWAT team again! Karshna Campaign: Richard C. Karshna Jr., has announced a five-point pledge June 16, 2002 Rosenzweig: County Execs. Finley, Walker Endorse Peggy June 15, 2002 Cathy Lawton Campaign: Election of Independents to the Wisconsin Legislature Said to Be Only Cure for Wisconsin's 'Sick Legislature' Bohn: Interim Sheriff Clarke Needs To See The Light WI Christians United: WCU at Mazo Beach Today June 14, 2002 MPJ: Vieau School to be Site of Presidential Commission Town Hall Smith, Feingold: Army Corps of Engineers Reform News Conference DOJ: Briefing Document - Information on the Vitamins Settlement Distribution Johnsrud: Johnsrud Comments on Chronic Wasting Disease Plan Kanavas: Statement In Response to Attorney General Doyle's Release About the Vitamin Settlement Grant Process Pro-Life Wis.: Wisconsin Political Obstructionism Cloned in D.C. Supreme Court: Today's Decision - In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against David L. Nichols Rosenzweig: Dems' Early Retirement Boondoggle: R.I.P. Supreme Court: Accepts New Concealed Carry Case DATCP: Getting Ready For The Fair? Remember New Scrapie Rules For Sheep and Goats McCallum: Gov. Announces $2.3 Million in Elderly/Disabled Transportation Grants McCallum: Gov. Appoints Harwood as Local Government Liaison Doyle Campaign: Memo Regarding Vitamin Settlement Controversy Barrett: Public Housing Group Presents Award to Barrett McCallum: Three DWD Employees Receive Disabled American Veterans Awards Darling: Committee to Approve Darling's Request for MATC Audit Barrett Campaign: Barrett Doubles Rainy Day Fund Thompson Campaign: Announces Iron County Chair McCallum: Governor and HHS Secretary to hold news conference Moen: Moen Honored by Purple Heart Veterans for Outstanding Support to State Veterans DPI: Burmaster Announces Federal School and Technology Renovation Grants DPW: Bush White House Confirms Fears about McCallum Candidacy June 13, 2002 Supreme Court: Concealed Carry Decision Army and Air National Guard: Richland Center National Guard Unit Returns From Afghanistan Duty McCallum: Gov's Events for Friday AFSCME Council 40: Executive Director Statement in Support of Shared Revenue McCallum: Statement on Conference Committee Meeting Jensen: Speaker's Initiative Puts Thousands of Flags in State Classrooms Wisconsin ACLU: The ACLU Asks SEWRPC to do our Freeways the Fair Way Wisconsin Sustainable Cities: Citizen Work Groups Draft Regional Blueprint McCallum: Task Force Seeks Public Input on Ethics Reform in Government Alliant Energy: Alliant Energy Appoints Deloitte & Touche As Independent Public Accountants People for the American Way Foundation: President Lauds Southern Baptist Convention After SBC Leader Denounces Religious Pluralism Education for the People: Rev. Sharpton Speaks! Wisconsin Alliance of Cities: City Leaders Urge Preservation of Shared Revenue As An Economic Development Tool Sensenbrenner: Together Everyone Accomplishes More Kind: Kind Favors Permanent Repeal of Marriage Penalty WPHD: Work Requirements for Housing Assistance a Mistake Green: Rep. Green is New Vice Chair of U.S. House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security RPW: Wis. Senators Pass on Chance to Kill 'Death Tax' UW-Madison: Study - Over $100 Million in Political TV Ads in 2002 Wis. Right to Life: Daschle Blocks Vote on Bill That Would Ban All Human Cloning Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Endorsed by the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Ripp, Martz, Hulsey: Dane County Sups. Ask State to Take Responsibility for CWD in Landfill and Sewage Treatment Plant Biterman Campaign: Biterman Announces Bid for State Representative, Cites 'Politics as Usual' as Primary Motivation Kohl: Committee Approves Kohl's "Safe Explosives Act" to Target Potential Terrorists Lorge Campaign: Lorge Urges YOU to Run for Office Kaiser Campaign: Green Party Candidate Takes Conservative Stand on Transporting Nuclear Waste Barrett: Announces $190,000 Grant for UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Announces Community Development Grant for Cassville DATCP: State Receives $313,000 Grant for Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Barrett Campaign: Barrett to Present Rainy Day Fund Check to State Treasurer Voight's Office June 12, 2002 American Cancer Society: The Reality of Tobacco Doyle: Four Arrested for Cocaine and Marijuana Trafficking in Central Wisconsin Barrett: Wisconsin to Receive $313,300 for Seniors Farmers' Market United Council of UW Students: Assembly's Provision Limits Access to Voting Fish: Caucus System Was Not Public Financing Biskupic Campaign: Biskupic Proposes Bipartisan Commission to Handle Settlement Distributions DATCP: Comment on Special Pesticide Registrations for Tobacco, Corn, Trees and Peas Wis. Right to Life: U. S. Senate to Begin Debate on Human Cloning This Friday DWD: Department Issues Information on Child Labor Laws Barrett: Invites Tom Ridge to Tour the Port of Milwaukee McCallum: Gov. Announces Commerce Awards to Help Decrane Aircraft Holdings Expansion Supreme Court: Accepts Four New Cases DATCP: First Hearing on Proposed Use Of Balance Pro Herbicide Set For June 18 Kohl: Report: School Breakfasts Work in Wisconsin WDC: Doyle Grants-for-Campaign Cash Connection Warrants Investigation Feingold: National Taxpayers Union Recognizes Feindold for Efforts to Cut Federal Spending WDC: Skindrud's Unguarded Caucus Comments Expose Hypocrisy of Anti-Reform Lawmakers Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Announces Minority Business Development Awards Thompson Campaign: Campaign Update, 6/12/02 Pro-Life Wis.: Scaling Back on Cloning Ban a Huge Mistake RPW: Jim Doyle Under Ethics Cloud -- Again Kohl: Correction to Report in Wall Street Journal Kind: Kind Presses USDA for Answer to CWD Funds Request Vineburg Campaign: Vineburg Announces Campaign Chair Green: Linda E Crew Family Members to Congressional Committee: Rep. Green Bill Needed Lautenschlager Campaign: Peg Lautenschlager Endorsed by Pipe Trades Union June 11, 2002 Pocan: Keep Capitol Open During Mayor's Conference Say Lawmakers Montgomery: Senate Places Safety of Wisconsin Citizens and Property Taxpayer's Pocketbook at Risk Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin's Consumer Protection Bill Passes House Larson Campaign: Larson for Senate Campaign Picking Up Steam Falk: County Executive Falk Brings Together Builders, Realtors, Business Community, and Environmental Advocates to Unite on Affordable Housing and Good Land Use Initiatives McCallum: Governor Asks Legislators to Restore Permanent Budget Cut to Governor's Office Jensen: Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen To Seek Reelection WI Alliance of Cities: Citizen Work Groups Draft Regional Blueprint Ficks Campaign: Ficks for Assembly Hires Former Darling Campaign Manager and Milwaukee Recall Candidate Manager People for the American Way: Senate GOP Leaders Prevent Hate Crimes Bill from Coming to Vote Dept. of Tourism: Tourism Grants Awarded Gard: State's Forestry Funding Restored Rosenzweig: Milw. Sheriffs, Fire Fighters Re-up with Peggy Hahn: Gene Hahn Announces Re-election Bid Peer Campaign: Peer on the Ballot for Assembly Center For Campaign Leadership: June 27 "Best Practices" Campaign Seminar Set Thompson Campaign: Thompson Campaign Announces Adams County and Ozaukee County Chairs WI Democracy Campaign: Public Supports Free Air Time, New Poll Shows Dane County Circuit Court: Dane County Circuit Court Seeks Condemnation Commissioners DPW: Democrats Celebrate Successful Convention Green: Linda E Family Members in DC to Offer Testimony Supporting Rep. Green Bill Wednesday June 10, 2002 DWD: Gov. McCallum Presents WIN Award Nass: Nass Encourages Governor's Role in Budget Talks but only if it's in Public Nass Letter Urging Gov. McCallum to Participate in Budget Talks RPW: Barrett's Convention Speech Relies on Lofty Claims Unsupported by Facts Schneider: Petition to Form New Budget Conference Committee Barrett Campaign: Former Governor Tony Earl Calls Tom Barrett His Choice for Governor FFA: The 73rd Wisconsin FFA Convention To Be Covered on the Web DATCP: Protect Horses From Mosquito-Borne Disease; Vaccinate Now, Says State Veterinarian DPW: GOP Bickering Threatens Budget Resolution Dept. of Justice: State Settles Environmental Lawsuit in Outgamie County Institute for Wisconsin's Future: Journal-Sentinel series features crises in White Lake, Antigo Falk Campaign: Falk Talk Americans for Technology Leadership: Microsoft Trial Facts WI Right to Life: Vince Biskupic Receives Wisconsin Right to Life PAC Endorsement for Attorney General Lorge Campaign: Lorge tells Jensen to Resign Dept. of Commerce: Gov. McCallum Announces Dairy 2020 Grants Lautenschlager Campaign: Garvey Endorses Lautenschlager in Attorney General's race June 9, 2002 Republican Party of Walworth County: Republicans Eye New 32nd Assembly District Seats Farley Campaign: Farley in Position to Set the Tone Early June 8, 2002 WisPolitics: Barrett, Lawton, Lautenschlager, Feingold Winners in 2nd Annual WisPolitics Straw Poll McCallum: Governor Announces Milk Volume Production Program Lawton Campaign: Lawton Wins Democratic Convention Straw Poll for Lt. Governor Barrett Campaign: Barrett Wins Convention Polls Shibilski Campaign: I Can Bring Back Disaffected Dems June 7, 2002 Green: New U.S. Courthouse Planned for Downtown Green Bay Doyle Campaign: Burmaster Endorses Doyle in Governor's Race Smoke Free WI: State Takes Important Action To Stop Illegal Tobacco Sales Walker: County Exec. Introduces Part-Time Board Resolution Rep. Lasee: Lasee to Seek New Term RPW: Calls on Dems to Snuff Out Election Fraud Dept. of Justice: State Files Environmental Lawsuit in Racine County Dept. of Justice: State Settles Environmental Lawsuit in Milwaukee County Baldwin: Statement from Rep. Baldwin on Creation of The Department of Homeland Security Sensenbrenner: Weekly Column -Flag Day Bonnett Campaign: Bonnett to Run for State Assembly in 59th District Huelsman: Applauds Request for Hearing on Vitamin Settlement Grants AFSCME: AFSCME Local Workers Endorse Lautenschlager Travis: McCallum's Budget Plan Unpopular in 81st Assembly District Moore: Mediocre McCallum Poll Numbers, Redistricting Decision, Motivate Republicans to Re-Introduce Poll Tax Rep. Lasee: Asks Chvala, Jensen to Step Down Green: Jadin, Green, Griesbach, Kohl Rep. Will Announce Federal Court Site at News Conference Today Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Encourages Democrats to Fight for Reform McCallum: Wisconsin to Receive Additional $15 Million for Terrorism Preparedness June 6, 2002 Walker: County Exec Nominates Linda Seemeyer to DOA Doyle Campaign: Doyle to appear with State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Elizabeth Burmaster Baldwin: Decries Massive Tax Cut for the Wealthiest of the Wealthy Wis. Right to Life PAC: Announces Endorsement of Joe Leibham in 9th SSD Norquist: Mayor Warns Governor Against Creating Miller-Park-Style Taxing Authority to Cover $6.2 Billion Freeway Widening Falk: Mixed Income Housing Project in Sun Prairie Gets Final Go-Ahead Common Cause: Despite the Spin, Budget Repair Conferees are Further from, Not Closer to, Agreement on Campaign Finance Reform 3rd District GOP: Western Wisconsin Republicans Receive Recognition Wisconsin Arts Board: A Call For Artistis: Artwork For the Wisconsin Arts Board Lobby Exhibit Space in the Dep't of Administration Building Dept. of Veterans Affairs: French Government Presenting Certificates of Appreciation to Americans who Liberated France in World War II Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance: State Tenth on School Spending Per Pupil, Fourth on Benefits; New U.S. School Spending Data Analyzed by WISTAX Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove Approved for Federal Funding That Reduces Veterans' Costs Lowrie Campaign: Jerry Lowrie Runs for State Representative Kind: Kind Backs Estate Tax Relief McCallum: McCallum Announces Industrial Revenue Bond Approvals McCallum: Governor Announces Status Update from First Year of His Energy Policy Initiatives Kanavas: Kanavas Calls For Hearings To Review Attorney General's Handling of Vitamin Settlement Grants Institute for Wisconsin's Future: State GOP Wants to Eliminate 4-year-old Kindergarten Krug: Letter Announcing Change of Address Barrett Campaign: Barrett: Wisconsin Can Do Better Americans for Technology Leadership: Technology Group Sends Letter to Rep. Coble on DRM Hearing Dept. of Justice: State Settles Environmental Lawsuit in Oconto County Jadin, Green, Griesbach, Kohl: To Announce Federal Court Site at Friday News Conference Barrett: Barrett Backs Federal Help to Clean Brownfields WI Tourism: Rock County Tourism Council Receives Tourism Grant Wisconsin Ag Connection: Alice in Dairyland Finale to be Webcast Edison Electric Institute: Alliant Energy CEO Davis Elected EEI Chairman; Xcel CEO Brunetti Elected Second Vice-Chairman Supreme Court: Today's Opinion - State v. Luther Williams III Karshna Campaign: Karshna Announces Assembly Candidacy in 59th District Lautenschlager Campaign: Peg Lautenschlager Endorsed by Sheet Metal Workers Local 18 June 5, 2002 WisPolitics: Gov., AG Races Wide Open Five Months from Electoin Day Walker: County Exec Cuts His Own Salary Kaufert, Ellis: Ellis and Kaufert Call for Investigation into American Tissue Legislators Call for Protecting Worker Benefits RGA: RGA Congratulates June 4th GOP Primary Winners ATL: Ralph Nader Calls for More Government Regulation Doyle Campaign: New Poll Shows Doyle Continues To Lead All in Governor's Race Hansen: DNR Notifies Crandon Mine Owner: Model Mine Rejected Falk: Announces Recipients of BUILD Grants for Community Revitalization McCallum: Gov's Events for Thursday RPW: Democrat Ignores Residents' Call for Voter ID McCallum Campaign: McCallum's Momentum Continues Forest County Potawatomi Community: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Appeal; Mole Lake Tribe Retains Power to Regulate Water Quality WHA: Poll Finds Residents Favor Local Control of Wisconsin Hospitals Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance: County Sales Tax Yielded Only Partial Property Tax Relief, WISTAX Finds Jauch: Jauch Criticizes GOP Shared Revenue Cuts Cites Ashland as One of the Hardest Hit Baumgart: Baumgart Stands by Support for Shared Revenue WUA: Research Shows Mercury Rules Would Have Little Effect on Wisconsin Lakes Sensenbrenner: Sensenbrenner Earns 2001 'Taxpayers' Friend Award' DPW: McCallum Wants Extension on his Homework WMC: WMC Economic Outlook Survey Finds Confidence Up; Wisconsin Lags as High Taxes Nag, CEOs Say RPW: Local Republicans Applauded at '02 Convention Dept. of Commerce: Gov. McCallum Announces Development Project in Iron County Kaiser: A "Real" Green for the 8th District Dept. of Tourism: Wisconsin Department of Tourism Announces JEM Grant Recipients Reynolds: Representative Reynolds does not Seek Re-Election Lautenschlager: Lautenschlager Welcomes WEAC Support June 4, 2002 Doyle Campaign: Statement Regarding WEAC Board Recommendation to Membership Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin Announces Winners of Congressional Art Competition McCallum: Statement from Governor McCallum Regarding the Death of Howard Eisenberg Young Campaign: Green Party Candidate Opens Door to PrideFest Forum Shibilski Campaign: Shibilski Welcomes WEAC Support DNR: Wisconsin DNR News & Outdoor Report Lutheran Special School: Letter to Senator Decker from Lutheran Special School and the Report from the Marquette University Office of Research Sierra Club: New Poll Shows Wisconsin Citizens Support Mercury Pollution Cleanup to Protect Lakes, Health Is My Medicine Legal YET?: Wisconsinites Rally Against DEA Federal Policies on Medical Marijuana Dept. of Regulations & Licensing: Disciplinary Orders were Issued in May 2002 McCallum: Governor Names Gillett to Wisconsin Main Street Program Barrett Campaign: Kenosha County Leaders Endorse Barrett for Governor WEAC: WEAC Members Vote on Candidate Recommendations Dept. of Justice: Attorneys General Sue Maker of Breast Cancer Drug DOA: Rule Change Should Accommodate Contributions to Boy Scouts Dept. of Justice: State Settles Environmental Lawsuit in Outagamie County DPW: 305 Months Later, Too Little, Too Late from McCallum Larson: Earl Larson Eyes Senate Seat McCallum: Governor Announces Health Care Listening Sessions Jeskewitz: Jeskewitz Seeks Re-election Common Cause: Statement by Jay Heck, Executive Director of Common Cause in Wisconsin on the Governor's Task Force on Ethics Reform in Government WPS Resources: WPS Power Development, Inc., Completes Purchase of New York Generation Company McCallum: Gov. Appoints Witkowiak to Milwaukee County Bench Wis. Right to Life: Kedzie Receives Endorsement of the Wis. Right to Life PAC in 11th State Senate District WDC: Hands Out 'Nero Awards'; 3 Top Leaders, 70 Majority Party Lawmakers, State Elections Board Cited for Fiddling While Corruption Takes Root Kanavas: Emperor Chuck Fiddles, While Wisconsin's Economic Future Burns Lautenschlager Campaign: Hires New Campaign Manager June 3, 2002 Gard: Letter from Rep. Gard to Chvala, Burke, and Decker Darling, Krusick: Legislative Options Related to Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy DPI: New Media Contact Named at DPI Institute for Wisconsin's Future: New Report Describes School Funding Reform for Wisconsin McCallum: Schedule for Tuesday, June 4 Dickert: Dickert Secures Signatures for 61st Assembly Race RPW: Dems Thumb Nose at Voters Kedzie: Kedzie, GOP Set Their Sights on Senate Majority Legislative Audit Bureau: Wisconsin Lottery Johnsrud: Don't take your cow to town, son. Leave your cow at home! Carpenter: Representative Carpenter Calls for Special Session on Health Care Affordability and Accessibility Voight: Investors Embrace College Savings Plan Dept. of Revenue: Steady recovery predicted WI State AFL - CIO: Wisconsin State AFL - CIO Endorses Peg Lautenschlager for Attorney General Hansen: Senator Hansen Requests Mining Study Committee Thompson: Thompson Campaign Announces Milwaukee County Chair Shibilski: Budget Crisis Looms Doyle: Ripon Man Charged with Attempted Fraud of Environmental Clean-Up Fund Thompson Campaign: Milwaukee Recall Coordinator Joins Thompson Campaign La Fave Campaign: La Fave to Run for Milwaukee County Register of Deeds McCallum: Gov. Addresses Task Force on Ethics Reform in Government at its First Meeting Black: Again Calls on Conference Committee to Work Full Time Carpenter Campaign: Carpenter First to File Papers in Wisconsin Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Supported by Statewide Police Association Dept. of Commerce: Safety and Buildings Division Announces Building Code Education Sessions June 2, 2002 Barrett Campaign: Rainy Day Fund Could Have Been A Reality Shibilski Campaign: Welcomes Lawton to Lt. Gov.'s race Lawton Campaign: Lawton Announces Candidacy For Lt. Gov. Lawton Statement Falk Campaign: Another Tale of Two Executives; McCallum Punts on Rainy Day Fund for GOP Convention Faithful Barrett Campaign: Barrett Launches Issue Phase of Campaign With RURAL Wisconsin Agenda June 1, 2002 CWD: Dane County Appoints Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force to Address DNR Plan, Citizen Concerns McCallum Campaign: Thompson Addresses Republican Convention Barrett Campaign: Barrett's Feelings Hurt: None of the Republicans Want to Run Against Him Lawton Campaign: Lawton to Announce Lt. Gov. Candidacy Sunday McCallum Campaign: Gov. Calls for Constitutional Amemdment to Put Money in 'Rainy Day Fund' Leibham Campaign: Leibham to Run for State Senate; Pledges New Spirit of Leadership