Press Releases from past months

June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002 December 2001 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001 April 2001 March 2001 February 2001 January 2001 December 2000 November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 August 2000 July 2000 June 2000

Is an important press release missing from the WisPolitics.com archives?

It may be because you didn't e-mail it to staff@wispolitics.com

WisPolitics first posts press releases received via e-mail at this address and posts the releases under the date on the press release, letter or document. Send us an attached word document, or simply cut and paste into the body of an e-mail.
Thanks for your cooperation!

July 31, 2002 Dept. of Commerce: Commerce Environmental and Regulatory Services Division Announces Heating Oil Tank Code Revision Dept. of Commerce: Governor's Small Business Regulatory Reform Task Force Announces Listening Sessions Lawton Campaign: Northern Educators, Trade Unions Endorse Lawton Darling: Requests Hearing on MMSD Audit Alliant Energy: Alliant Energy Receives High Marks in JD Powers Customer Satisfaction Survey Baldwin: Baldwin Calls For Criminal Charges Against Crooked CEOs Dept. of Transportation: Freeway Capacity is Key to Southeast Economy Lorge Campaign: Bill Lorge Statement on Removal of Gary George from Ballot Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Calls for Vigorous Prosecution of White-Collar Crime Kind: Kind Encouraged by Army Corps' Interim Navigation Report HHS: Statement by Sec. Thompson Regarding Failure of the Senate to Pass Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation Planned Parenthood: Baldwin, Barrett, and Kind Heed Supreme Court on Abortion Ban Doyle Campaign: Statement on Elections Board's Decision to Remove Gary George from Ballot Thompson Campaign: George Removal From the Ballot a Real Shame Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Announces Community Development Grant for Weyerhauser WPSR: Green Bay Power Outage Update Kohl: Senate Approves Kohl-Sponsored Legislation to Expand Access to Affordable Generic Prescription Drugs Moore: Milwaukee County Budget "Fix" Would Incarcerate More Minority Youth Kohl: Statement on Final Passage of the Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2002 Kedzie: National Rifle Association Backs Kedzie for Wisconsin State Senate McCallum, Dept. of Commerce: Announce Community Development Grant Exeland Kohl: Statement on Appointment of U.S. Attorney DPI: New round of school breakfast grants announced (.pdf) Barrett: Homeless Health Program Lands $110,000 Federal Grant McCallum: Laurie McCallum will be at the Wisconsin Well Woman booth at the State Fair WPSR: Wisconsin Public Service Busy Restoring Power WPSR: Severe Storms Cause Widespread Outages Green, Ryan: Headed to Afghanistan in August Biskupic: Endorsed by Wisconsin Troopers' Association July 30, 2002 Kohl: Milwaukee, State Each to Get $2 Million in Lead Safe Housing Grants, Kohl Announces Farley: Farley Demands Ethical Accountability in Madison Darling: Darling Slams MMSD for Deep Tunnel Audit TDA: Time to Focus Freeway Debate Back on Issues, Not Rhetoric WI Right to Life: Barrett Tries to "Flip-Flop" on Bill to Ban Partial-Birth Abortion Sierra Club: Sierra Club Map Highlights SE Wisconsin Transportation Projects Like KRM Train Route MMSD: State audit shows Deep Tunnel System improving Milwaukee-area water quality Mokros Campaign: Jensen Challenger Asks for Fairness from Elections Board Welch: Welch and Faith Works' Leaders Hail Federal Court's Decision Hansen: Transportation Projects Commission to Meet in De Pere McCallum: Statement by Governor McCallum in Support of Corporate Governance Reform and Investor Responsibility Falk Campaign: Falk Urges McCallum: 'Check the Records' Waukesha County: Statement from Waukesha County Executive Daniel M. Finley on the passing of Harry V. Quadracci Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Again Asks Opponent to Join Her in Voters First Campaign Pledge Doyle: Unveils Public Safety and Security Plan Doyle: McCallum puts back-room deals ahead of public safety Dept. of Justice: Doyle Files Lawsuit Against Florida Debt Adjustment Business Barrett: Barrett Announces Nominations to U.S. Service Academies Chvala: Chvala Joins Wisconsin Democracy Campaign in Calling for Doyle's Recusal from Investigation Friske: Friske Applauds Governor's Signature for Budget Process Reform D'Alessandro Campaign: D'Alessandro Endorsed by Farm Bureau Wisconsin Green Party: Greens congratulate Wisconsinites on Kind's Fast Track Vote McCallum: Governor McCallum's Statement on Harry Quadracci DPI: Burmaster Nominates Eight Teachers for Presidential Awards for Excellence Doyle: State Environmental Lawsuit in Manitowoc County Rosenzweig: Wisconsin Realtors Choose Peggy Dept. of Commerce: Gov. McCallum Announces Business Employees' Skills Training Awards Jensen: Wisconsin Foundation for the Arts 2002 Governor's Awards- Foundation correspondence with Assembly Speaker Jensen July 29, 2002 Kaiser Campaign: Kaiser Warns about House vote for Fast Track Doyle: Calls for Public-Private Partnership to Test Wisconsin's Deer for CWD Foley & Lardner: Brazilian Ambassador Visits Milwaukee to Promote Trade Thompson: McCallum's Special Session: "Pay no Attention to that Man Behind the Curtain" McCallum: Governor Appoints Haglund to the State Interagency Coordinating Council McCallum: Governor Appoints Diercks to Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 3rd GOP: Third District Republicans Complete Business Aboard Mississippi Riverboat Jensen, Gunderson: Jensen Announces Speaker's Task Force on Government Spending; Names Gunderson Chairman Republican Governors Association: GOP Governors Praise McCallum's Leadership, Enthusiastically Support His Election Bid State Medical Society of WI: Veto a Blow to "Reckless" Boxing Proposal McCallum: Governor Reappoints Arcand to the Council on Developmental Disabilities WI Right to Life: Wisconsin Abortion Numbers Take Another Dive McCallum Campaign: New Falk Ad Distorts Her Own Record Kedzie Campaign: Wisconsin Farmers Support Kedzie for State Senate Baldwin: Baldwin Votes Against "Fast Track" CC/AI: Common Cause In Wisconsin Projects Outside Special Interest Group Spending May Exceed $17 Million -- More Than Candidate Spending Alan Eisenberg: Dairy Queen Red, White & Blue Controversy Green Party of Wisconsin: Green Party Candidates Oppose War on Iraq WI Farm Bureau Federation: Gov. McCallum sides with farmers on veto of use value paperwork Barrett Campaign: Barrett Unveils Innovative Plan to Bring Down Prescription Drug Costs Dept. of Workforce Development: Governor Announces $17 Million in Child Care Grants WDC: Candidates Asked to Pledge 'Clean Sweep' of Capitol League of Wisconsin Municipalities: Governor Makes Right Call on Police and Fire Commissions Shibilski Campaign: Letter Carriers Endorse Shibilski for Lieutenant Governor WI Supreme Court: Wisconsin's courthouse security training wins prestigious award Kaiser Campaign: Kaiser Campaign Holds Victory Party Milwaukee Sheriff's Association: Deputy Injured in the Line of Duty. Sheriff has no Response OCI: Wisconsin's Auto Insurance Rates Remain Among the Lowest July 28, 2002 Kaiser Campaign: Kaiser examines Mark Green's Voting Record July 27, 2002 Baldwin: Baldwin Votes Against "Fast Track" July 26, 2002 Arndt: The People Have a Right to Know Schooff: Schooff Criticizes McCallum For Vetoing Provision With Potential To Create Jobs Arndt Campaign: Kind Has Explaining To Do Over Partial Birth Abortion Vote Ryan: Ryan Supports Creation of Department of Homeland Security La Follette, Godfrey & Kahn: Diverse Coalition Sues to Protect Free Speech United Council of UW Students: Governor protects students in Budget Repair Bill Wisconsin Right to Life: File Lawsuit in Federal Court Challenging Unconstitutional Campaign Finance "Reform" Dept. Of Justice: Doyle Files With Supreme Court on CFR Provisions Robson: Comments on Signing of Budget Repair Bill C.U.B.: Alliant's Failing Investments Threaten Utility Ratepayers Panzer: Statement on the Governor Signing the Budget Repair Bill Thompson Campaign: McCallum Will Raise Taxes: Actions Speak Louder than Words Ryan: Pushes Government to Overhaul Own Budgeting, Accounting Standards McCallum Campaign: What About You, Jim? Falk: Faults McCallum for Unbalanced Budget, Sacrificing Tobacco Funds & Statement on Rainy Day Fund Special Session Oconto Nursing Home: Oconto Nursing Home Provision Preserved McCallum: Governor Signs Budget Repair Bill Greer: Greer criticizes Baldwin's vote against partial birth abortion Gehrke & Associates: Gehrke & Associates Applauds Governor McCallum for his Dedication to Biotechnology Republican Party of Wisconsin: McCallum Stands Up for Consumers with Veto UW-Madison: Chancellor John Wiley Statement on State Budget DATCP: Harsdorf thanks Governor for saving consumer protection FWCI: Health Coalition Charges Business Group Of Playing Politics with Children's Lives PSW: Governor McCallum Approves HIRSP Budget Provision Kind: Kind Disappointed in Pentagon's Denial of Ft. McCoy Workers' Appeal WSN: Conservation Alliance Surveying Candidates on DNR Secretary and Public Intervenor Office Restoration DPW: McCallum Hits the Links with Corporate GOP Donors Falk Campaign: Falk Talk Sensenbrenner: Congress Gets Tough on Corporate Crime Alfonsi: Partial Birth Abortions Doyle Campaign: The Doyle Reform Plan Doyle Campaign: Doyle calls for Chvala and Jensen to "step aside" HHS: Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on the Anniversary of the "Americans With Disabilities Act" D'Alessandro: D'Alessandro Pledges to Cut His Legislative Salary Lorge Campaign: Lorge Pushes Real Campaign Finance Reform July 25, 2002 Dept. of Justice: Governor Misses Chance to Consolidate, Improve State Services Baldwin: Baldwin Votes For Corporate Accountability Legislation Kedzie Campaign: Wisconsin Merchants Endorse Kedzie for State Senate Doyle Campaign: Doyle to Campaign in the Fox Valley Friday Norquist: Governor "Red Ink" McCallum Approves Controversial $6.25 Billion Freeway Widening Plan Despite Overwhelming Public Opposition ACLU of Wis.: ACLU of Wisconsin Dismayed by Governor's Shocking Disregard for Public Input on Freeway Expansion Ryan: House Passes Legislation to Boost Corporate Accountability Wis. Right to Life: Wisconsin Abortion Numbers Take Another Dive Nass: Praises Speaker Jensen for Cutting Assembly Budget Pettis: Supports Proposal Cutting Assembly's Budget McCallum: Gov. Announces Settlement with Merrill Lynch Feingold: Feingold's First Responders Act Added to the Homeland Security Bill Kohl: Kohl Secures $8 Million for Marquette Interchange Reconstruction Kohl: Committee Approves Kohl's $2 Million Request to Repair Milwaukee Sewer System Kohl: Wisconsin Space Education Initiative to Get $2 Million, Kohl Announces Kohl: Committee Approves Kohl's Funding Request for Milwaukee-La Crosse Rail Project Kohl: Kohl Secures $4 Million for Access to Jobs in Wisconsin Kohl: Statement of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl on the Corporate Accounting Reform Bill Richards: Richards Blasts McCallum for Refusal to Veto Automatic Lane Expansion Provision Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Criticizes DATCP Veto SEIU: SEIU Launches TV Ad Campaign for Kathleen Falk Jensen: Statement on Assembly Budget Cut Proposal McCallum: Budget Announcement: I-94 Expansion in Southeast Wisconsin Rosenzweig: Rosenzweig 'Disappointed' in I-94 Expansion Non-Veto Stone, Duff: Stone & Duff Praise Gov on Freeway Capacity Decision Kind: House Centrist Democrats Unveil Prescription Drug Plan Lawton Campaign: Lawton Calls for Real Campaign Finance Reform RPW: Barrett Flip-Flops on Partial Birth Abortion Barrett Campaign: Barrett Calls on Falk to Demand Withdrawal of Independent Expenditure Ads DOA: State Government Uses Accolade Award to Encourage Private Sector Firms to Promote Minority Business Goals Independent Insurance Agents: Iiaba Joins Asbestos Alliance Kind: Kind Touts Passage of Tough Corporate Accountability Legislation Dept. of Financial Institutions: Governor Announces Settlement with Merrill Lynch DPW: McCallum Changes Tune on Shared Revenue Black, Kreuser: Black, Kreuser Call for Hearing on Assembly Budget Overruns TDA: Todd Pierce named Deputy Director for TDA Moen: Moen Says McCallum Breaks Promise Reeves: James Reeves Announces Candidacy for 81st Assembly District Wisconsin Right to Life: Barrett Flip-Flops Again on Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Vote Lautenschlager: Lautenschlager Proposes Measures to Limit Special Interest Influence in AG Race Rosenzweig: Wisconsin Medical Society Endorses Peggy Green: Rep. Green statement on passage of final corporate accountability legislation Shibilski: Waukesha County Labor Council endorses Shibilski for Lieutenant Governor McCallum: Veto Announcement - Shared Revenue and Tax Relief McCallum: Veto Announcement - Natural Resources McCallum Campaign: "Jobs are Job One" McCallum: Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Memory of Hobart-Lawrence Police Officers July 24, 2002 Farley: Farley Unveils Accountability Agenda Foley & Lardner: Brazilian Ambassador Visits Milwaukee to Promote Trade Richards: Richards Calls For Stepped Up Work on Milwaukee's Beaches Baldwin: Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Expand Child Tax Credit Baldwin: Baldwin Votes For $18 Million to Fight CWD Biskupic: Biskupic Makes Campaign Finance Challenge Common Cause in Wisconsin: Statement of Common Cause in Wisconsin on the Governor's Decision to Sign into Law the Entire Campaign Finance "Reform" Section of the Budget Repair Bill Sierra Club: Sierra Club Praises Bill to Restore Vital Clean Water Protections Green: Key House Committee OKs New Green Bay Federal Courthouse for Priority Lists McCallum: Governor McCallum's Statement of Campaign Finance Reform Moen: Governor Blames Consumers for Rising Health Costs Gehrke & Associates: Gehrke & Associates Urges Governor to Retain Biostar Bonding Acceleration Initiative Kedzie: Kedzie Taxpayer Savings Innovation Hits Home Shibilski: Locomotive Engineers add name to growing list of Shibilski labor endorsements Feingold: Feingold Introduces Legislation to Protect Wetlands Hansen: Senator Hansen Backs Corporate Responsibility Hansen: Senator Hansen Appointed to Joint Legislative Council Committee Barrett Campaign: Barrett Announces Plan for Governor's Board on Child Abuse, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Position Paper Thompson Campaign: Technology Zones Plan is "Ludicrous . . . Boondoggle" Falk: County Exec. Falk Urges Senators Kohl, Feingold to Support Increased Funding for Medical Assistance Programs Kedzie Campaign: Kedzie Garners Second Endorsement from Pro-Life Organization DWD: June Local Employment Figures Released Black: Black Proposes Independent Redistricting to Save Tax Dollars July 23, 2002 Kohl: Kohl Includes Chronic Wasting Disease Funding in Agriculture Appropriations Bill Kohl: Kohl Funds Wisconsin Projects in FY2003 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Kohl: Kohl Doubles Federal Funding for Wisconsin's School Breakfast Program in FY2003 Agriculture Appropriations Bill DNR: DNR News and Outdoor Report Greer Campaign: Charles Colson Endorses Ron Greer McCallum: McCallum Statement on Town of Madison Annexation Wis. Right to Life: U.S. House Expected to Pass Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Bill Tomorrow APPPS Board: 2002 Pathways to Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Intervention Conference RPW: Lautenschlager Lashes Out; RPW Criticizes Dem Candidate's A.G. Campaign for Distorting Facts and Mudslinging Dept. of Justice: State Files Lawsuit Against Michigan Oil Company UW-Madison: Finalists Chosen for Dean of Students Farley Campaign: Farley Raises More Money than Opponent, 18-year Legislative Veteran Tim Carpenter Kind: Kind Spurns Congressional Pay Raise, Calls for Greater Fiscal Discipline Dept. of Commerce: Wisconsin Development Fund Awards Aid Labor Training Barrett: Barrett Urges Passage of Comprehensive Corporate Reform Dept. of Justice: State Files Environmental Lawsuit in Sawyer County Riley: Lisbon Ave. Health Center Gets Federal Award Robson, Schooff: Robson to Co-chair, Schooff to Serve on Terrorism Study Committee Feingold: Feingold Introduces Volunteer Mileage Reimbursement Bill Carpenter: Representative Carpenter Renews Challenge Nusbaum: Nusbaum Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Two Fallen Officers MTI: Lawton, Lautenschlager, and Pope-Roberts Endorsed by MTI Vruwink: Vruwink Endorsed by NWRCC July 22, 2002 First District GOP: First District Gop Elects Priebus, Trapp Wisconsin Legislative Black & Hispanic Caucus: Letter to Milwaukee Police Chief RE Officer Henry Schneider: State Rep. Schneider Hails Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars Gundrum: Sex Offender Loophole Puts Citizens in Jeopardy Lautenschlager Campaign: Lautenschlager Campaign Announces Strong Fundraising Lawton Campaign: Lawton Raises More than $100,000 in First Four Weeks of Campaign McCallum: Governor Presents Award to Brown County for Metro Services Consolidation Feasibility Study MMSD: MMSD Commission Approves New Contract for Household Hazardous Waste Collection Thompson Campaign: Thompson Raises Enough to Qualify for Matching Funds Kohl, Green: $480,000 for Green Bay's Temporary Federal Courthouse Approved by Senate Appropriations Committee, Kohl Announces Kedzie: Kedzie Urges Governor To Slash the Red Tape for Farmers Shibilski: Shibilski raises $243,000, has $441,000 cash on hand Biskupic: Biskupic Reports Quarter Million Raised Jauch: Jauch to Chair Study Committee on Fiscal Management Lawton Campaign: On Language and Leadership ACLU of Wis.: Without Extraordinary Session ACLU of Wisconsin Calls On Governor to Act Positively on Campaign Finance in Budget League of Women Voters: Greater Green Bay, Door, Kewaunee and Appleton Leagues of Women Voters Unite to Sponsor Eighth Congressional District Voters' Forums Kedzie Campaign: Area Builders Endorse Kedzie for State Senate Wis. Right to Life: Bush Administration to Defund United Nations Population Fund for its Facilitation of China's Forced Abortion Policy July 21, 2002 Hayes Campaign: Hayes Says Clarke is Mistaken on Expansion Into Suburbs Bohn Campaign: Milwaukee County Can Not Afford David Clarke WFBF: Farm Bureau Seeks Budget Veto of Use Value Eligibility Provision Could Increase Farm Property Taxes July 19, 2002 McCallum: Gov. Announces Disaster Aid Approved for 8 Counties Vukmir: Receives Wisconsin Right to Life Endorsement Jensen: Letter to Waukesha Co. Executive Dan Finley, RE: Veto Request Black: Response to Jensen, Chvala Feingold: Senate Passes Feingold Sponsored Proposal to Preserve Wisconsin's SeniorCare Program Jensen: Letter to Rep. Black, Re: CFR Doyle Campaign: Doyle Pokes Fun at Barrett for Grunge Band Suggestion McCallum: Media Advisory Wisconsin Alliance of Cities: Town's Actions Show Wisdom of Budget Provision AFL-CIO: Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Urges Congress to Reject "Phony" Prescription Drug Proposal Barrett Campaign: Barrett Mid-Year Balance Tops $1.4 million DeBow: Royce K. DeBow Announces Candidacy for the 32nd District of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Ward: Consumer Protection Shift Bad for Wisconsin, Worse for Wisconsin Farmers Wis. Right to Life: Hails U. S. Senate Passage of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act Farley Campaign: Farley Has Talked to Two-Thirds of the 3rd State Senate District and Voters Are Ready for a Major Change in Madison Robson: Robson Calls For Veto of Utility Distribution Error Lorge Campaign: Lorge Says, 'I'm Not George'; Lorge Files Enough Signatures to Get On Ballot for Governor Black: Black Asks Legislature to Fix Campaign Reform Plan July 18, 2002 Falk Campaign: Falk Focuses Debate on Experience, Vision Kohl: Committee Approves $127.7 Million in Federal Defense Spending to Benefit Wisconsin, Kohl Announces Kohl: Secures Youth Crime Prevention Funding for Wisconsin Grothman, Darling: Grothman and Darling Call for Reinstating Expenditure Restraint Program Stepp Campaign: Stepp Blasts Credit Card Spending in Madison Barrett: Barrett Letter to DPI Chief Highlights Federal Role in Helping Wisconsin Education Falk Campaign: Falk Campaign Hosts Debate Watch Party Kind: Congressman Ron Kind to Address American Legion State Convention and Tour Innovative, Electric-Generating Farm Sensenbrenner: House Shows Appreciation for Veterans Eisenberg Campaign: Eisenberg Obtains Ballot Status WEAC: Burmaster 'Hits a Home Run,' Johnson Says DPI: Burmaster Gives State of the State Education Address Kohl, Obey: Kohl & Obey Secure $17 Million in Funds for Chronic Wasting Disease in Emergency Budget Bill Hansen, Seratti, Ainsworth: Hansen, Seratti and Ainsworth Urge Governor To Help Oconto With Nursing Home DATCP: Governor Announces 2002 Add Grant Recipients Sierra Club, Wolf Watershed Educational Project, Town of Nashville: Governor Tells Partners He is Seeking 'Win-Win' Solution for the Wolf Headwaters Purchase Judson Campaign: Scott Judson Announces Candidacy for Wisconsin State Assembly Barrett: Barrett Unveils $814,000 to Help Kids Attend College McCallum: Governor Announces Grants to Promote Wider Use of Alternative Fuels Dept. of Commerce: Departments of Commerce and Tourism Assist Foxfire on the Green, Inc. Norquist: Veto Letter to Governor McCallum from Mayor Norquist Jensen: Employee Cap to Pay Big Dividend for State Shibilski: Shibilski Receives Painters' Endorsement Alfonsi: Alfonsi Defends Republican Party Against Greer's Charge Of Racism Ellis: Letter to Governor McCallum from Sen. Ellis Dept. of Commerce: Governor McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Independence Johnsrud: Budget Saves Dollars, Restructures DNR Warden's Chain of Command DWD: June Unemployment Rates Released McCallum: Gov. Announces Grant to Help Victims of Domestic Abuse July 17, 2002 Greer: Baldwin Votes Against Education Bill Feingold: Introduces Bipartisan First Responders Support Act Arndt Campaign: Bill Arndt Rips Kind for Pandering to Farmers Grobschmidt, Hansen: Hansen and Grobschmidt Request Governor's Support for Aquifer Storage Recovery DWD: DWD Secretary Will Attend Ribbon Cutting in Ashland DPI: Burmaster to Deliver First State of the State of Education Address McCallum: Governor's Events for Thursday Dept. of Justice: Doyle Calls for Veto of Campaign Finance Reform Scheme; Supports Streamlining State Consumer Protection Efforts Feingold: Feingold Presses Majority Leader to Promote Medicare Equity DATCP: Gypsy Moth Spray Planes Soon to Fly Over Northern Wisconsin WBA, WEAC, WFBF, WMC, WMF, WRA, WI Right to Life: Request to Veto All Campaign Finance Law Revisions in the Budget Bill The Republican Party of Wisconsin: RPW Calls for Probe into Gary George Complaint SEIU: SEIU Launches Falk Support Campaign with Union's Largest Rally in Wisconsin History on the Capital Steps Saturday Morning Office of Justice Assistance: Governor Announces Grant to Dane County Sheriff's Department for Anti-Terrorism Initiatives Green: Rep. Green Secures Key Agreement on CWD Funding Late Tuesday Dept. of Justice: AG to Hold Capitol News Conference Today; Doyle Calls for Veto of Campaign Finance Reform Scheme Barrett: Announces $500,000 Grant for UWM Schooff: FCC Should Not Delay Cell Phone Number Portability Wis. Medical Society: Veto Letter to Governor Kind: Kind Helps Boost Energy Star Program McCallum: Gov. Announces $100 Million Paid to Unemployed Workers CUB: Sues to Stop WPS Rate Hike Falk Campaign: Falk First to Sign Tobacco Pledge 13 Dem Legislators: Gov. Asked to Veto Poison Pill Language in Campaign Finance Reform Package Shibilski: Shibilski Joins Common Cause In Call for Campaign Finance Veto McCallum: Dept. of Commerce to Receive $2 Million, 3-Year Federal Grant Barrett: Barrett Fights Minority, Female Health Disparities July 16, 2002 Gundersen Campaign: Gundersen Calls for Good Governent in Candidacy Announcement Ministry Health Care: Village of Weston Welcomes Ministry Health Care Medical Center DATCP: Gov. McCallum to Announces Recipients of 2002 Agricultural DEvelopment and Diversification Grants DNR: DNR News and Outdoor Report Kind: Champions Legislation Allowing UW's Two Year Colleges to Fairly Compete for TRIO Grants Smoke Free Wisconsin: Tobacco Marketing Undermines Parents' Efforts To Keep Kids From Smoking Baldwin: Secures $3 Million for Ice Age Trail Pettis Campaign: Pettis Announces RE-Election Bid Baldwin: Baldwin Says No To Watered Down Corporate Accountability Legislation Gundrum: Budget Guts "Truth" From Truth-In-Sentencing Wisconsin Arts Board: The Wisconsin Arts Board Announces Upcoming Press Conference on the Economic Impact of the Arts in Wisconsin McCallum Campaign: "Get on the Bus" Tour Tops 2,000 Miles; Touts No New Taxes Moore Campaign: Congressional Candidate Condemns Tax Cheats - Criticizes Libertarian Meyers and Rep. Ryan Green: Rep. Green Statement on House Passage of Harsh New Criminal Penalties for Corporate Wrongdoers Dept. of Justice: State Settles Air Pollution Lawsuit in Brown County Green: Rep. Green Hopes to Plow More Dollars into CWD Fight Tuesday McCallum: Gov. McCallum Announces Forestry Education Grants Program Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation: Farmers Pick McCallum in Straw Poll Rosenzweig: State Needs Zero-Tolerance Driving Laws for Ecstacy McCallum: Governor Announces Grants for Literacy Councils Barrett, Klecka: Milwaukee County to Get $5.8 Million for Bus Upgrades Dept. of Commerce: Governor McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Fennimore Dept. of Commerce: Governor McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Bruce DOA: Governor Announces $775,000 for Local Housing Aid Barrett: Barrett Cosponsors Corporate Responsibility Legislation Common Cause in Wisconsin: Common Cause in Wisconsin Urges Governor McCallum to Veto the Entire Campaign Finance "Reform" Section of the Budget Repair Bill July 15, 2002 Republican Party of Wisconsin: Tom Barrett: Hypocrisy in Action Alfonsi: Alfonsi Statements On Corporate Accountability Kohl: Kohl Supports Corporate Accounting Reform Legislation Kohl, DeWine: Statement from Sen. Herb Kohl and Sen. Mike DeWine Lippert: "Start Now to Pay Back Tobacco Endowment," Lippert Asserts Carpenter: Rep. Tim Carpenter Admonishes Legislature on Failure to Address Soaring Health Care Costs Greer: Greer highlights the need for safe communities, a strong economy, and American values in his bid for Congress Kohl: Statement from Senator Kohl OCI: Are You Covered for Health Care Needs During Your Vacation? Dept. of Commerce: Gov. McCallum Announces Business Project in Shawano County Dept. of Commerce: Gov. McCallum Announces Business Project in Rusk County George Campaign: Senator Gary George Announces Dave Begel will Direct Campaign in Final Weeks HHS: HHS Report Shows More American Children with Health Coverage DPW: McCallum Campaign (Literally) Runs Into Problems Barrett Campaign: Barrett Unveils Plan to Reform Budget Process and Promote Greater Efficiency in State Government McCallum Campaign: 'Get on the Bus'; McCallum Unveils New Ads July 14, 2002 WI Green Party: Wisconsin Green Party Congressional Candidates go to Philadelphia WI Green Party: Greens to Bush: Obey the Nation's Laws. July 13, 2002 Meyers: Libertarian Meyers Enters U.S. Representative Race Senglaub: Senglaub Enters Political Race to Give Incumbent Politicians "Run for the Money" Ingalls: Ingalls Steps Up to Say, "We Can do Better!" Farley: Farley Criticizes Legislature for Placing its Interests ahead of the People's Interest July 12, 2002 McCallum: Media Advisory - Gov's Events for Monday Farmers for Fair Trade: Wisconsin Farmers & Cheesemakers Say 'No' to Fast Track Trade Authority Ethics Board: Candidates List Financial Interests with Ethics Board Republican Party of Wisconsin: Rep. Baldwin Fails to Protect Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Dept. of Health and Family Services: 1-800 Number Established for West Nile Virus Surveillance in Wisconsin Leibham: Hearing Date Set For Miller Park Audit McCallum: Governor Appoints Kelly as Brown County Circuit Court Judge Republican Party of Wisconsin: Falk's Anti-Economic Development Agenda United Council of UW Students: Coalition asks Governor to protect financial aid Dept. of Workforce Development: Governor's Glass Ceiling Commission Seeks Award Nominations DATCP: Comments Requested for Special Cranberry Pesticide Registration DOA: State To Cut Motor Vehicle Fleet by Ten Percent and Suspend Model Year 2003 Motor Vehicle Purchases Alfonsi Campaign: Alfonsi Supports Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act Cullen, Bock: Cullen, Bock Request Veto of I94 Expansion WDC: Letter to Governor McCallum 3rd District GOP: Third Congressional District Republicans will Caucus Aboard Mississippi Riverboat HHS: Statement by HHS Secretary Thompson Regarding the America's Children Report 2002 Kind: Kind Questions USDA: Agency Won't Meet July 13th Dairy Payment Deadline to Nation's Farmers July 11, 2002 Family Research Institute: Pro-Family Group Calls on Governor to Use Veto Power to Protect Life and Exercise Fiscal Responsibility Libertarian Party: Senglaub Enters Political Race to Give Incumbent Politicians 'Run for the Money' Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin Fights To Protect Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Dept. of Justice: Milwaukee Doctor Charged with Filing False Insurance Claims DPI: Burmaster Calls on Governor to Support Financial Aid Link Biskupic Campaign: Biskupic Asks Governor to Veto Sentencing Exemptions Lawton Campaign: Lawton Receives Northeast Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Endorsement Common Cause: Common Cause in Wisconsin Seeks Summary Judgement to Halt Taxpayer Funds for Caucus Scandal Legal Bills Common Cause Legal Brief Baldwin: Rep. Baldwin To Hold One-Hour Of Debate On The Uninsured DOA: State Begins Selling Aircraft WPS Resources: WPS Resources Corporation Increases Dividend on Common Stock Young Campaign: Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Joined By More Greens on Ballot Thompson Campaign: Thompson Opposes UW Tuition Increase OCI: Home Health Care Businesses Barred from Selling Insurance HHS: HHS Issues Report on Medical Innovation and Seniors Shibilski Campaign: Wrong-Way McCallum Does It All Backwards Republican Party of Wisconsin: Barrett Neglects Constituents, Congressional Duties Dept. of Workforce Development: Agency Awards $1.7 Million Grant to Child Care Providers Dept. of Commerce: Governor McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Wisconsin Rapids Shibilski Campaign: Grassroots petition drive PERFECT July 10, 2002 Miller: Miller Urges Veto of Special Wetlands Exemption CWD: Dane County Supervisors Introduce Resolution Calling for Private CWD Testing Young Campaign: Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Joined By More Greens on Ballot Ethics Board: Candidates Identify Their Financial Interests WUA: Wisconsin Energy Value Among Best in U.S. Richards: Veto Automatic Lane Expansion Provision Alfonsi Campaign: Senator Welch Endorses Alfonsi Stepp Campaign: Stepp Nomination Papers Show Strong Grassroots Support Thompson Campaign: Campaign Update Rosenzweig: West Allis Fire Fighters Give Nod to Peggy Dept. of Justice: State Settles Environmental Lawsuit in Marathon County WDC: Number of Unopposed Candidates Skyrockets in Legislative Races DOT: Governor Announces Two New Wisconsin Rustic Roads Green: Rep. Green Works to Pass Bush Homeland Security Plan in Committees McCallum: Governor Thanks President for Assistance with St. Croix River Crossing Moore Campaign: U.S. Senate voted to go ahead with the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste site in Nevada Dept. of Workforce Development: Governor Announces $2.6 Million Federal Workforce Grant Libertarian Party: Libertarian Levandowski on the Ballot to Restore Integrity and Accountability to Wisconsin "Politics as Usual" Libertarian Party: Watson Announces Libertarian Bid for State Representative in Thirty-First District Dept. of Commerce: McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Westby DPI: Burmaster to Deliver First State of the State of Education Address Baldwin: Floor Statement on Corporate Accountability Dept. of Commerce: McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Gresham HHS: HHS Provides New Aid to Cities for Disaster Preparedness Black: Black Urges Veto To Save Campaign Finance Reform July 9, 2002 DNR: Wisconsin DNR News & Outdoor Report Baldwin: Statement on President Bush's Speech on Corporate Accountability Farley Campaign: Voter Outreach and Fundraising Success Continues for Senate Candidate Kohl: Statement of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl on the Yucca Mountain Resolution DRL: Disciplinary Orders Issued in June 2002 Barrett Campaign: Team Barrett Collects More than 20,000 Signatures From All 72 Counties Kind: Kind Outlines Recommendations for Improved Corporate Governance Dickert Campaign: Dickert Blasts Campaign Finance Reform Package; Says Voters Need More Control Over Financing Campaigns McCallum Campaign: McCallum Raises $1.5 Million This Year Doyle: Doyle Wants to Retain State's Ability to Protect Investors American Lung Association: American Lung Association of Wisconsin responds to budget compromise Dept. of Financial Institutions: Governor Announces Double-Digit Growth in Entrepreneurship Rosenzweig: Asks Gov. to Veto Forced I-94 Expansion Falk Campaign: Statewide Effort Puts Falk on Ballot Vineburg Campaign: Next Two Years Opportunity for Budget Reform Doyle Campaign: Doyle Fundraising Support Nears $3 Million DATCP: Wisconsin tourist businesses: Read the fine print WI Energy: Wisconsin Energy and customer, business and industrial groups announce Power the Future Memorandum of Understanding Pro-Life Wisconsin: Pro-Life Wisconsin to Governor Scott McCallum WDC: WDC Analysis of Budget Fix Wisconsin Technology Council: Tom Still named Wisconsin Technology Council President McCallum: Gov. Scott McCallum Statement on Assembly Passage of Budget Agreement Ainsworth: Budget Reform Bill Endorses Wisconsin's Forests July 8, 2002 McCallum: Governor McCallum Agrees to Rep. Suder's Plan to Save Stanley Jobs Christenson: Christenson Announces Candidacy for State Senate Young Campaign: Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Announces Campaign Manager Wasserman: Wasserman Votes Against Budget Deficit Plan Carpenter: Rep. Tim Carpenter Votes Against Budget Adjustment Scam Jensen: Budget Repair Passage Remarks Lasee: Budget Repair Bill Passes; Lasee One of Few Republicans to Vote No Nass: Votes Against Budget Repair Bill Lasee: Lasee Volunteers to Fix Budget OCI: Governor's Health Care Listening Session Set for Green Bay Supreme Court: Opinions Scheduled for Release Wednesday Green: Rep. Green Will Question Key Players During First Capitol Hill Hearing on WorldCom Monday United Council: Regents Set Tuition Increase; Financial Aid - Tuition Linkage Increasingly Important McCallum: Gov. to Participate in Opening Ceremony of Farm Progress Days on Tuesday McCallum Campaign: McCallum Kicks Off 'Get on the Bus' Tour Falk: Falk Releases 'Wisconsin Consumers First' Plan UW System: UW System Board of Regents approves 2002-03 tuition levels Smoke Free Wisconsin: Budget Impasse Could Save Settlement Alfonsi: Tax Freedom Supreme Court: Opinions Scheduled for Release July 9, 2002 July 5, 2002 Barrett: Barrett and Robson Highlight Nursing Home Care Shortage in Rock County McCallum: Team McCallum Update Rep. Lasee: Lasee Will Vote No Wisconsin Right to Life: Wisconsin Right to Life Adamantly Opposes Many of the Campaign Finance "Reform" Provisions in State Budget McCallum: Governor Asks President for Federal Disaster Aid UW-Madison: Nichols Named To Head La Follette School Rep. Carpenter: Rep. Carpenter Formally Welcomes Milwaukee's New Archbishop, Timothy M. Dolan Common Cause: Campaign Finance Reform Plan is Fraudulent WPS: Wisconsin Public Service Plans Electric Outage for Parts of Manitowoc and Kewaunee Counties on July 12, 2002 Lorge Campaign: Lorge Officially Declares for Governor July 3, 2002 Dept. of Employment Relations: Norquist Insults State Employees in Erroneous Press Release WSTA: Wisconsin's Telecommunications Industry Disappointed In Lack of 911 Funding Action Sen. Lazich: Conference Committee Budget Fails to Address Long-Term Spending Problems at the State Level Sen. Zien: Senate Spends Millions to Delay Stanley Prison Sen. Burke: Burke Says His Vote for Final Budget Passage Hinged on McCallum Promise to Milwaukee Sen. Chvala: Senate Passes Budget Fix Sen. Shibilski: Time to Blow Up Budget Process and Start Over, Shibilski Says Sen. Hansen: Senate Passes Budget Repair Bill Barrett: Statement on Budget Compromise WI Nurses Assoc.: Tobacco Settlement monies burned up by the Conference Committee Alliant Energy: Urges Children to Act Safe - Not "Like Mike" Dale Moore: Urges Senate Rejection of Yucca Mountain proposal McCallum: Announces Grants to help Foster Care Children and Low Income Workers Common Cause of WI: Finance Reform & Scandal update Nass: Conference Committee Sidetracked by Policy and Pork Barrel Provisions ACLU: "ACLU of Wisconsin Calls Budget Decision on Freeways Precipitous and Arrogant" Smoke Budget: Tobacco Settlement a Bust for Public Health AFSCME: Legislature Deverves Praise for Bucking Governor Pro-Life WI: Madison Abortion Mill a Solution? Pro-Life Wisconsin Thinks Not WI Citizen Action: New plan called a 'Declaration of Dependence' on special interests' money; Citizen Action urges rejection of plan HHS: Secretary Thompson Leads U.S. Delegation to the XIV International Aids Conference Carpenter: Rep. Tim Carpenter Speaks Out On Taxpayers' Behalf Falk: Letter from Kathleen Falk to Kevin Kesterson Dept. of Workforce Development: Governor Announces Federal Aid for Wisconsin Workers Thompson: Budget Proposal is an "Election Year Scam" Division of Housing and Intergovernmental Relations: Governor Announces $4.1 Million for Local Housing Aid Falk Campaign: Falk Statement on Budget Repair Plan Smoke Free WI: 25-years of tobacco settlement payments snuffed out by budget committee WI Right to Life: Wisconsin Right to Life Decries CFR HHS: Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., Named CDDC Director and ATSDR Administrator National Institutes of Health: Muscle Stem Cells Show Promise Against Muscular Dystrophy in Mouse Model Farm Bureau: Farm opponents and court losers continue attack on use value in budget. WSEU and WFT: Arbitrary Job Cuts Not Smart for Wisconsin Doyle: Statement on Budget Conference Committee Action Dept. of Commerce: Governor McCallum Congratulates Ocenco, Incorporated on Major Product Sale to Japan HHS: HHS Awards $4.5 Million for Senior Medicare Patrol Projects Dept. of Revenue: State Manufacturing Value up 3.3 Percent Nass: Conference Committee Budget Creates a Nearly $2.9 Billion Structural Deficit Dept. of Administration: Governor McCallum Announces Environmental Research Grants Falk Campaign: Falk Mobile Campaign Office Moving 'Forward' July 2, 2002 Sen. Jauch: Statement by Bob Jauch regarding Conference Committee Budget Agreement WDC: The Conference Committee Negotiating a Budget Repair Bill United Council of UW Students: United Council Declares Major Victory for higher Education WISPIRG: New Report Documents Summer Vacations at Risk Norquist: Statement on Conference Committee Budget Agreement DPW: Applauds Budget Compromise Moore: Letter to Gov. McCallum RE: W-2 Program Performance Bonus OCI: Insurance Commission Acts to Stop Illegal "SeniorCare" Marketing Wis. Congressional Delegation: Letter RE: CWD Kind: Supports Private Lab Testing to Assist in CWD Efforts Green: again sounds alarm with feds on CWD testing Farley: Receives Early Praise and Endorsements DPI: Wisconsin's ESEA consolidated application earns federal approval American Cancer Society: appalled by use of tobacco settlement McCallum: Statement on Conference Committee Action DNR: Wisconsin Outdoor Report Jensen: Statement on Conference Committee Action Kaufert: Stops Credit Card Budgeting Don Kettl: Campaign Finance Proposal A Major Victory Chvala: Conference Committee Reaches Budget Deal McCormick: Selected For Midwestern Leadership Institute WPS: Moves Forward on Agreement to Purchase the De Pere Energy Center and 235 megawatts from Calpine's Proposed Sherry Plant McCallum: W-2 Program Receives $14 Million Performance Bonus Falk: Falk Plans Kick-Off for Mobile Campaign Office McCallum: Announces Four Appointments UW Communications: Badger Poll assesses 'gross national spirit index' Planned Parenthood: Community Solutions Group Creates Innovative Model for Ensuring Long-Term Access to Women's Reproductive Health Care Barrett: State Senator Roger Breske calls Tom Barrett the Best Choice For Governor Doyle: calls on Democratic candidates to unite behind his efforts to put an end to legal fee payments in the caucus scandal Freedom From Religion Foundation: Seeks Protective Order in Federal Lawsuit to Remove Ten Commandments Marker Alfonsi: Green County Clerk Michael Doyle Endorses Alfonsi WI Alliance of Cities: Alliance to Towns: Don't Pose for Holy Pictures George, Leibham: Audit Co-Chairs George and Leibham Applaud Legislative Audit Bureau Behrend: Behrend Announces Candidacy for State Senate Rosenzweig: Rosenzweig Lauds $51M Federal Waiver for Seniorcare Dept. of Justice: State Environmental Lawsuit in Ozaukee County Norquist: How About Some Real Budget Cuts for State Government? DPW: Statement from DPW Chair Linda Honold on President Bush's Visit to Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce: Governor McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Boscobel Doyle: Let Sun Shine on McCallum/Chvala Backroom Deal July 1, 2002 Wieckert: Wieckert Pleased with Federal Assistance for Senior Drug Program DPW: McCallum Desperate to Take Credit for SeniorCare DATCP: Harsdorf Announces New Head of Trade and Consumer Protection DOT: Local governments receive share of fuel tax, registration fees Panzer: Supreme Court Upholds School Choice McCallum: Governor Announces Grant to Help Immigrants Enter the Workforce McCallum: Governor McCallum and Secretary Thompson Kick Off SeniorCare Program Barrett: Barrett Calls for Comprehensive Ethics and Election Reform Barrett: Leading by Example Xcel Energy: Xcel Energy Files for Electric Rate Decrease WI Right to Life: 2001-02 Voting Records of State Legislators McCallum: Wisconsin Schools Identified in U.S. Department of Education Report Legislative Audit Bureau: State Fair Park Thompson: Caucus Workers' Illegal Activities a Cause of Budget Crisis Dinkel: Republican Chuck Dinkel Announces Candidacy for 53rd Assembly District Carpenter: Carpenter Calls for Expanding SeniorCare Coverage McCallum: Governor McCallum Announces Community Development Grant for Alma Center Third District Republican Party: Partisanship on Parade in Ron Kind Recognition by "Watchdog Group"