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Goetzman, Michael - DOT Friday, April 08, 2011 8:00 AM DOT DL EXEC Reader Review In today's Reader Review

State highway fatality count the second lowest ever for March http:/lhost.madison .com/ct/news/local/crime and courts/article fb2127a0-6128-11 e0-b4b5-001 cc4c03286.html

Traffic fatalities on Wisconsin roads in March were the second lowest for the month since the state started keeping records in 1937. The Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that 26 people died in traffic crashes in Wisconsin in March, only three more than the record low for March of 23 fatalities last year. The 26 fatalities are 12 fewer than the 5-year average for March. The deadliest month of March on state roads was in 1970 when 99 people were killed in traffic crashes. Through the end of March, 88 people have died in traffic crashes in Wisconsin this year, including two motorcyclists and 16 pedestrians. That's 12 more than the first three months of 2010 but 29 fewer than the 5-year average, the DOT said. State Patrol Major Dan Lonsdorf said spring weather will put more motorcyclists and scooter drivers on the road, so drivers of cars and trucks need to be on the lookout for the two-wheeled vehicles. "About 100 motorcyclists are killed and more than 2,500 injured each year in Wisconsin traffic crashes," Lonsdorf said in a news release. "Most of these deaths and injuries could be prevented."

27th Street plan is straight ahead http:/lwww.franklinnow.com/news/119293389.html Franklin- A plan to transform a six-mile stretch of 27th Street serving Franklin and Oak Creek as a gateway to attracting major local business development is expected to be ready for review by city officials in midsummer. The Joint 27th Street Steering Committee will announce a specific review date once the plan is complete. The committee last week heard several preliminary project details including street lighting options- which were referred to respective city engineers .for further review - and how the state Department of Transportation is expected to configure turning lanes at several major intersection. The roadwork will determine how the cities will complete plans for streetscaping, an important element in other planning issues, including way-finding and setting off the area as a special business district. Planning the 27th Street corridor running from College Avenue south to County Line Road has been in the works for several years. Construction will begin no sooner than spring 2015. Franklin and Oak Creek Committee members as well as streetscaping professionals from the Milwaukee engineering firm of HNTB said their decisions would follow the DOT's final plans. "Everything we do is dependent on the DOT," said Steve Olson, Franklin alderman and chair of the committee. "We want to make intelligent decisions to make this a cohesive area. We want it to be an attraction for the entire Midwest, not just Franklin and Oak Creek." Tom Michalski, Oak Creek Alderman and Committee member, said the long planning process has been a combination of working with the state and the slow economy. "Government tends to move slowly, but the economy also has been a factor," Michalski said. Now, if we had businesses coming to us to move to the area, we could certainly approach the DOT to put us a little higher on the list. Michalski added that the project, while important to economic development, is "under the radar" in Oak Creek because of some other projects such as lakefront development. Eventually, the project is expected to generate as much as $1 million per developed acre and cost each city a little more than $4 million, Cost estimates are general, officials said, because state cost sharing would lower the price tag.

Stillwater Lift Bridge closing at 9 a.m. Friday due to high water http:/lwww. rivertowns. net/event/article/id/32238/publisher I D/13/

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol will close both directions of the Stillwater Lift

Bridge spanning the St. Croix River at 9 a.m. Friday, April 8, due to high water.

Officials will continue to monitor the river's rise, and the bridge may close sooner than 9 a.m. AprilS if conditions warrant.

Until further notice the roadway will be closed between downtown Stillwater and Houlton, Wis.

The suggested alternates are Highway 243 south at Osceola or Interstate 94 at Hudson.

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit 511 mn.org.

Kohl backs renewed effort to raise truck weight limits

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Sen. Herb Kohl renewed a drive to allow heavier trucks Thursday, joining three colleagues in reintroducing a bill that

would raise weight limits by 21%.

Kohl (D-Wis.) is again backing an effort, supported by shippers of hefty freight such as paper and beer, to let states allow

trucks weighing up to 97,000 pounds to travel their interstate highways.

The current limit is 80,000 pounds.

In a statement, Kohl said the bill would reduce the number of trucks on the road, cut fuel use and reduce emissions.

An additional axle and set of brakes would be required on the heavier trucks, and supporters say the vehicles would be at

least as safe as the current rigs.

But groups such as the Truck Safety Coalition disagree, and oppose the higher weight limits.

Organizations and firms endorsing the bill, according to Kohl, include the Wisconsin Paper Council, MillerCoors and S.C.

Johnson & Son Inc.

Similar legislation was introduced previously but lapsed when the 2009-'1 0 session of Congress ended.

Kohl's co-sponsors are Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio).

Federal bill allows heavier truck loads http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/04/07/federal-bill-allows-heavier-truck-loads.html?ana-RSS&s-article search&utm source-feedburner&utm medium-feed&utm campaign=Feed%3A+bizj mil waukee+%28Milwaukee+Business+Journal%29# The federal government would allow freight trucks to carry heavier loads on interstate highways under a bill sponsored by Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl.

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The bill would let trucks carry 97,000 pounds, rather than the current 80,000, if the trucks are equipped with additional . axles and brakes. The bill lets individual states decide whether to accept the higher weight limit or stick with the current standards. The bill is intended to result in fewer freight trips, reducing truck emissions and fuel use. Local companies, including MillerCoors LLC, Milwaukee, and Racine-based SC Johnson & Son Inc., support the bill.

Editorial: Peeling away another layer of spending http://www. thenorthwestern.com/article/2011 0408/0SH0602/1 04080417/Editoriai-Peeling-away-another-layerspending?odyssey-modlnewswellltextiFRONTPAGEIP At first blush, Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate annual vehicle registration stickers for license plates may seem like an open invitation for people to skirt the law. The stickers make enforcement of the registration requirement easier by providing a quick indication for police of whether a driver's vehicle registration is current, something that otherwise requires a radio call to check. There's a legitimate concern that more people would roll the dice and not register their vehicles if that visible, color-coded tag were no longer required. But the promise of a $400,000 a year savings from a reduction in paperwork and mailing costs makes the idea worth considering. While the proposal would save hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, it should be made clear tha:t it won't help the state balance its budget. Vehicle registration fees, like the state gas tax, go into the segregated transportation fund to pay for highway repairs and maintenance. Nonetheless, that's $400,000 per year that could be put to a more productive use than printing and mailing stickers. It's also worth noting that it is not clear just how accurate the savings projections are. There is likely to be some falloff in revenue because more people may decide not to pay the annual $75 renewal fee. Also, fewer people driving with expired registrations are likely to be caught since police will not be able to simply observe outdated registration stickers and pull over a vehicle. Since the change would amount to going to an honor system for vehicle registration, the state, if it scraps the sticker system, should also strongly consider increasing fines for failing to register vehicles as a companion to the change- not to capture additional revenue, but to add greater force to the Jaw. Despite the challenges to enforcement, there is a good financial argument for eliminating the stickers, on that can stand on it's own without Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb's off-target suggestion that the stickers aren't meaningful because some registration outlaws are stealing other people's stickers. Anyone who has ever attempted to remove one of those stickers can tell you just how difficult they are to get off in one or even several useable pieces. Still, Waiker and Gottlieb may be right that the stickers are an anachronism no longer worth the expense. The Final Thought: Eliminating annual registration stickers for license plates a money saving idea worth exploring.

Sheboygan transit workers reject contract proposal http://www.sheboyganpress. com/article/2 011 0408/S H EO 1 01/1 04080433/Sheboygan-transit -workers-reject -contractproposal?odyssey-tabltopnewslimgiFRONTPAGE

City bus drivers and transit workers have rejected a proposed contract extension that would have required them to pay more toward their pensions and health insurance. "It's disappointing. We thought we had an agreement," Mayor Bob Ryan said. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 voted to not ratify the agreement reached by union officials and the city Transit Commission on March 25, Ryan and city Human Resources Director Tom Rice said. That means city transit workers will continue to work under their current contract, which runs through Dec. 31 this year. The proposed extensions would have frozen workers' wages through 2013 and required that they contribute 5.8 perqent of their pay toward their pension and 12.5 to 15 percent of their health insurance premiums. The wage freeze would have meant their forgoing a 1 percent pay raise they are due to receive in July. Ryan at the time hailed the agreement as being "in the best interests of the city and the union" and that it "serves as a template for future negotiations with the city's unions." The contract extension also would have staved off the possibility of the city losing more than $1.4 million in federal transit funding because Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill ends most collective bargaining privileges for most public employees. Federal rules require that transit employees work under a collective bargaining agreement whenever federal funds are used to operate a transit system. "The main reason we were negotiating was to head off the loss of any federal funding," Ryan said.

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The city's Shoreline Metro bus service has 44 full- and part-time employees. Metro Connection, which does door-to-door service, employs 21 part-time employees. AI Simonis, president of Local998, did not return phone calls seeking comment.

Changes to vehicle emission testing possible, DOT secretary says http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article dc7defd0-61 d3-11 e0-8138-001 cc4c002eO.html

RACINE- Drivers may no longer have to go to specific Department of Transportation centers for vehicle emissions tests in the future. . Instead. of going to specific testing sites, individual auto centers may be able to perform the tests, Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb said Thursday. He said his department is in the process of soliciting proposals from firms that could operate a system of private testing stations, typically auto repair centers. He is hopeful it will save money, but he said he didn't know specific amounts yet or the timeline. It's a project which Gottlieb said is separate from the governor's proposed budget. Transportation funding Earlier Thursday, Gottlieb met with The Journal Times editorial board to discuss upcoming changes and projects. He talked about some changes to transportation funding that are part of the governor's proposed budget. "It brings us to a much more sustainable system," he said. For instance, there is a proposal to take 7.5 percent of the sales tax for auto related purchases such as new cars, and put that in the transportation fund, Gottlieb said. That money now goes in the general fund, Gottlieb said. That doesn't mean an increase in sales tax; it just means a portion of the existing amount people pay would go to transportation. At the same time, the governor has also promised he will not "raid" the transportation fund for non-transportation items, Gottlieb said. Even though there could be new revenue from auto sales tax and no more raids, Gottlieb said there are cuts to bus aid and local road funds. Those were tough budget decisions, he said. On the other hand there are increases in highway maintenance funds, which go for such things as median mowing, he said. The state will work with the counties on what that increase means for the frequency of mowing, said Gottlieb.

Retirements cut DMV staff in half http://www.superiortelegram.com/event/article/id/52427/group/News/ Lines at the Superior Department of Motor Vehicles are growing longer. Half the center's staff retired, and with the current state of the budget, it is uncertain when more will be hired. "We'll continue to serve customers as we have," said Carol Bowe, program supervisor for the Northwest Region of the Wisconsin DMV. But expect a longer wait. A customer who stopped by the center Thursday afternoon said he spent about 55 minutes in line and the lobby was full of customers, waiting. Staff are being rotated in from other centers a few days a week to bolster the two remaining employees in Superior, Bowe said, but all three centers in the region have been hit with retirements. Along with the two retirees in Superior, both the Ashland and Rice Lake offices have lost a staff member to retirement. The Superior center at 1701 N. Fourth St. is still open; it would take a legislative act to close it. But services, including road tests, are available on a limited basis.

Interstate traffic backed up due to emergency repairs http://host. madison.com/wsj/news/local/article bda47890"616f-11 e0-9ec6-001 cc4c002e0.html Interstate 39/90 eastbound at Highway 51 was backed up for 10 miles due to the closure of the right lane for emergency repairs, the State Patrol reports. The repairs near Stoughton started at about 2 p.m. Thursday. The eastbound right Jane is scheduled to be closed until midnight, and the westbound off-ramp is going to be closed until Friday afternoon.

Velp, Military Ave. road work in Green Bay, Howard begins Monday http://www.qreenbaypressgazette.com/article/2011 0408/GPG01 01/1 04080587/1978&Jocated=rss Work is set to begin Monday on a $3.2 million project to replace the intersection of Velp and Military avenues with a roundabout, and improve road conditions in the vicinity.

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The project, expected to last into mid-September, will reduce traffic to one lane in each direction during the project, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said. The project includes reconstruction of Military Avenue from Lenwood Avenue in Howard to Donald Street in Green Bay, and reconstruction of the Melody Drive-Yelp Avenue intersection in Howard. Sidewalks will be installed along the south side of Yelp for the length of the project. DOT plans to close Melody Drive for about seven weeks during the project.

Letters: Public transportation needs support, funding http://www. postcrescent. com/article/20 11 0408/ APC060 1/1 04080400&1ocated-rss Today, people use the Valley Transit buses to ride to work, to schools, to shop or to travel to and from health care facilities. The buses recently installed Internet services so passengers have the convenience of using their laptop computers. I learned of these and more fa cis about our system at a gathering sponsored by ESTHER and its affiliates. It doesn't seem possible that we could lose the availability of public transportation a few years down the line. Deborah Wetter, Valley Transit general manager, gave details on all the government agencies that fund our system. Not only the municipalities but other agencies regulate, obtain access to funding and are. involved in keeping our buses running. Each of the municipalities served must share the cost of the services provided by Valley Transit. And yes, Valley Transit not only provides buses to serve the general public, but also has transportation for people with disabilities who need different vehicles to keep appointments or attend activities. If public funding is not obtained, it would mean paying more costly fees for them to call private providers for these services. Meanwhile, the general public would lose a valuable service. Take a ride on Valley Transit, even if you don't rely on it to get you from home to work, to shop or to keep appointments. It takes a lot of people from ESTHER and other groups advocating to keep public transportation alive and well, serving the Fox Cities in years ahead, especially as gas prices continue to rise. We need to support Wetter and others who are working hard to keep public transportation available in the Fox Cities. Helen Patton Gray, Menasha

Michael J. Goetzman Office of Public Affairs Wisconsin Department of Transportation 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 1038 P.O. Box 7910 Madison, WI 53707-7910 voice: 608/266-2520 fax: 608/266-7186 michael. goetzman@dot. wisconsin .gov

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State asks top court to implement bill Ruling has blocked bargaining limits By Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel April 7, 2011 1(55) Comments Madison- Gov. Scott Walker's administration went to the state Supreme Court late Thursday afternoon in a bid to implement its controversial collective bargaining measure. State DepartmenJ of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch petitioned the Supreme Court to vacate a temporary restraining order issued by a Dane County judge that blocked the state from implementing the bill.

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Food prices up 5% so far this year, state Farm Bureau says By Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel April 7, 2011 1(171 Comments Retail food prices in Wisconsin rose 5% over the first three months of 2011, according to an informal survey by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Marketbasket survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $48. That's an increase of $2.39, or 5.2%, from December's $45.61 price for the same 16 items.

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Woodman's to break ground in Sun Prairie By Doris Hajewski of the Journal Sentine1April7, 2011 1(18) Comments Woodman's will break ground for its 14th store in Sun Prairie this summer, according to Clint Woodman, a co-owner of the Janesvillebased mega-grocery chain. The Sun Prairie store was put on hold after the company found a site in Menomonee Falls for a second store in the Milwaukee metro area. If all goes as planned, the Sun Prairie store would open in 2012. Then it's back to metro Milwaukee for the next project, Woodman said.

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Walker calls DeltaHawk expansion "a sign" economy improving

Walker says state needs to move together with jobs

STEPHANIE JONES [email protected] 1 Posted: Thursday, April 7, 201110:25 am

RACINE- In a visit to Racine Thursday, Gov. Scott Walker focused on uniting and moving the state forward by creating jobs. His visit to Racine's DeltaHawk, which builds aircraft engines, was two days after the state's extremely close Supreme Court election, which divided Republicans and Democrats. "Clearly the state is divided," Walker said. "From our standpoint to bring this state together we need to focus on our jobs ... Jobs are not about Republicans or Democrats, they are about all of us in Wisconsin."

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Gov. Scott Walker touts jobs, budget in Sheboygan

Chamber of Commerce hosts event at Sheboygan Yacht Club

Using a lull in the budget battle to resume his campaign focus on job creation, Gov. Scott Walker told Sheboygan government and business leaders Thursday the state is making strides toward economic growth. Walker also praised Sheboygan County as having "some of the best cheese and the best products in the country" and gave a shout-out to county government's fiscal restraint- three out of four years with no tax levy increase.

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Green Bay Boys & Girls Club benefits from Packers fans' 'cheers' http://www. postcrescent. com/article/2011 0408/ APCO 1 0 1/304090027/Packers-fans-cheers-nets-club-25Kdonation?odyssey-mod% 7Cnewswell% 7Ctext% 7CAPC-News% 7Cs

Gov. Scott Walker and first lady Tonette Walker visited the west-side Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay

on Thursday to help the kids celebrate a $25,000 donation to the club from The Coca-Cola Co.

The club received the money because Green Bay Packers fans submitted thousands of "Coke

Cheers" during Super Bowl week as part of a promotional contest by the soda maker.

Coca-Cola recently presented a similar check to the Boys & Girls Club of Pittsburgh for the same

reason, but as Walker pointed out, the big difference in the presentation event was that Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Corbett had to wear a Packers jersey, while Walker got to wear his suit.

The two governors had made a "friendly wager" before the game, which the Packers won.

"It's fun," Walker told reporters after the check presentation. "I'm glad I'm not wearing a Pittsburgh

jersey."

Coca-Cola asked football fans to visit the website www.cokecheers .com and send a "virtual cheer" to

their favorite team and local boys & Girls Clubs.

Every cheer triggered a donation that resulted in a $100,000 check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of

America.

The two Super Bowl team communities received additional $25,000 in donations.

The money will support the club's Triple Play program, a national program created by the club and

Coca-Cola to help kids eat healthier, become more physically active and increase their ability to

engage in healthy relationships.

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Rick Junion, Distribution Center Manager for Coca-Cola in Green Bay, presented the check. Along

with the Walkers, state Sens. Rob Cowles, R-AIIouez, and Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, also were on

hand.

Walker praised the Triple Play program for encouraging participants to improve their minds, bodies

and character.

After the check presentation, the Walkers participated as club members played and demonstrated

some of the Triple Play games that encourage physical activity.

Jose Lopez, a 13-year-old seventh-grader at Franklin Middle School, said he'd never met a governor

before Thursday.

"He's nice," Lopez said of Walker.

John Ben berg, executive director of the Green Bay club, said the money will help pay for staff wages,

healthy snacks and play equipment.

The club has about 7,000 registered members in the Green Bay area and has a daily attendance of

about 700 children, ages 7-18, during the school year. Benberg said.

Coca-Cola has a 65-year relationship with the national club, Junion said.

Chris Schrimpf Communications Director Office of the Governor Press Office: 608-267-7303 Email: [email protected]

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From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: Friday, April 08, 201111:15 AM To: ~Murray, Ryan M - GOV; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Gilkes, Keith - GOV;

Subject: Highway department employees given layoff notices

Highway department employees given layoff notices http://www.htrnews.com/article/2011 0408/MAN01 01/11 0408063/1357/MAN01/Highwaydepartment-employees-given-layoff-notices?odyssey=nav%7Chead 11:02 AM, Apr. 8, 2011 I

MANITOWOC -Manitowoc County officials say nearly 20 highway department employees whose

jobs they expected to save were given layoff notices today.

County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer said savings from Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill

would have been enough to save the 18 jobs. But since the bill's passing has been delayed,

the county can't afford to keep the positions.

The only way to save the jobs is if the AFSCME Locals, which are currently working under

expired contracts, agree to modified terms to help the county save money , according to

Ziegelbauer.

"We're asking them to basically voluntarily agree to what we think is going to be the inevitable result

anyway as a way to save those jobs from layoff," he said. "I think there's strong incentive for them to

accept our suggestion because ... it would allow them to go through the entire year with the impact

being less than it would be if the law goes into effect immediately."

The personnel committee met with the unions Thursday to discuss the terms, and they have until

April 14 to make a decision. If any of the four unions do not agree to the terms, the highway

department employees' last day of work will be April 15.

"Because the budget repair bill was not implemented and we are still working under the expired labor

agreements, on April 1 we had to make a deposit of $750 into the health savings accounts of people

who have a single health insurance plan and a deposit of $1,500 into the accounts of employees who

have family insurance plan," Personnel Director Sharon Cornils said. "That expense we had to incur,

that we didn't think we'd have to, was part of what was going to keep us from having to layoff those

highway department employees."

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Cornils said the other cost savings measure that has not gone into effect is the 5.8 percent employee

contribution to the Wisconsin retirement system.

Ziegelbauer said the county can only afford a certain number of employees with the current rates, and

unless those rates come down, a change needs to be made.

"So (negotiations with the AFSCME Locals) is a last desperate attempt to avoid having to lay those

people off," he said. "If you told me the bill was going to go into effect next Monday morning, I'd say'

well that solves everything. ' But it isn't, and that's the problem. Plus we don't know if it will be in effect

a month from now or three months from now. We just can't keep spending money without knowing

what the deal is."

The employees' layoff notices indicate their last day of work is scheduled to be April 15, with the layoff

going into effect April 18.

"But there's a chance to throw (the notices) in the garbage can, too, and that's what we're hoping for,"

Ziegelbauer said.


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i April 08, 2011 11:23 AM Schrimpf, Chris - GOV; Schutt, Eric - GOV; Murray, Ryan M - GOV; Werwie, Cullen J -GOV; Gilkes, Keith - GOV Re: Highway department employees given layoff notices

Here is an ex of the problems w/delay in budget reform bill:

From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: Friday, April 08, 201111:14 AM To: Schutt, Eric - GOV; Murray, Ryan M - GOV; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Gilkes, Keith -Subject: Highway department employees given layoff notices

Highway department employees given layoff notices http://www.htrnews.com/article/2011 0408/MAN01 01/11 0408063/1357/MAN01/Highwaydepartment-employees-given-layoff-notices?odyssey=nav%7Chead 11 :02 AM, Apr. 8, 2011 I

MANITOWOC - Manitowoc County officials say nearly 20 highway department employees whose

jobs they expected to save were given layoff notices today.

County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer said savings from Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill

would have been enough to save the 18 jobs. But since the bill's passing has been delayed,

the county can't afford to keep the positions.

The only way to save the jobs is if the AFSCME Locals, which are currently working under

expired contracts, agree to modified terms to help the county save money, according to

Ziegelbauer.

"We're asking them to basically voluntarily agree to what we think is going to be the inevitable result

anyway as a way to save those jobs from layoff," he said. "I think there's strong incentive for them to

accept our suggestion because ... it would allow them to go through the entire year with the impact

being less than it would be if the law goes into effect immediately."

The personnel committee met with the unions Thursday to discuss the terms, and they have until

April14 to make a decision. If any of the four unions do not agree to the terms, the highway

department employees' last day of work will be April 15.

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"Because the budget repair bill was not implemented and we are still working under the expired labor

agreements, on April 1 we had to make a deposit of $750 into the health savings accounts of people

who have a single health insurance plan and a deposit of $1,500 into the accounts of employees who

have family insurance plan," Personnel Director Sharon Cornils said. "That expense we had to incur,

that we didn't think we'd have to, was part of what was going to keep us from having to layoff those

highway department employees."

Cornils said the other cost savings measure that has not gone into effect is the 5.8 percent employee

contribution to the Wisconsin retirement system.

Ziegelbauer said the county can only afford a certain number of employees with the current rates, and

unless those rates come down, a change needs to be made.

"So (negotiations with the AFSCME Locals) is a last desperate attempt to avoid having to lay those

people off," he said. "If you told me the bill was going to go into effect next Monday morning, I'd say '

well that solves everything. ' But it isn't, and that's the problem. Plus we don't know if it will be in effect

a month from now or three months from now. We just can't keep spending money without knowing

what the deal is."

The employees' layoff notices indicate their last day of work is scheduled to be April 15, with the layoff

going into effect April 18.

"But there's a chance to throw (the notices) in the garbage can, too, and that's what we're hoping for,"

Ziegelbauer said.


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Chris Schrimpf Communications Director Office of the Governor Press Office: 608-267-7303

Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Friday, April 08, 201111:31 AM Werwie, Cullen J - GOV twitter

Email: [email protected]

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From: Sent: Friday, 08, 201111:35 AM To: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Cc: Werwie, Cullen J- GOV; Evenson, Tom- GOV Subject: Re: Green Bay Boys & Girls Club benefits from Packers fans' 'cheers'

Tweet

Tonette & I had a gr8 time @ Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay:

From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sen~01110:27 AM To_..., Cc: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Evenson, Tom - GOV Subject: Green Bay Boys & Girls Club benefits from Packers fans' 'cheers'

Green Bay Boys & Girls Club benefits from Packers fans' 'cheers' http://www. postcrescent. com/article/20 11 0408/ APCO 1 0 1/304090027/Packers-fans-cheers-nets-club-25Kdonation?odyssey-mod% 7Cnewswell% 7Ctext% 7CAPC-News% 7Cs

Gov. Scott Walker and first lady Tonette Walker visited the west-side Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay

on Thursday to help the kids celebrate a $25,000 donation to the club from The Coca-Cola Co.

The club received the money because Green Bay Packers fans submitted thousands of "Coke

Cheers" during Super Bowl week as part of a promotional contest by the soda maker.

Coca-Cola recently presented a similar check to the Boys & Girls Club of Pittsburgh for the same

reason, but as Walker pointed out, the big difference in the presentation event was that Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Corbett had to wear a Packers jersey, while Walker got to wear his suit.

The two governors had made a "friendly wager" before the game, which the Packers won.

"It's fun," Walker told reporters after the check presentation. "I'm glad I'm not wearing a Pittsburgh

jersey."

Coca-Cola asked football fans to visit the website www.cokecheers .com and send a "virtual cheer" to

their favorite team and local boys & Girls Clubs.

Every cheer triggered a donation that resulted in a $100,000 check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of

America.

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The two Super Bowl team communities received additional $25,000 in donations.

The money will support the club's Triple Play program, a national program created by the club and

Coca-Cola to help kids eat healthier, become more physically active and increase their ability to

engage in healthy relationships.

Rick Junion, Distribution Center Manager for Coca-Cola in Green Bay, presented the check. Along

with the Walkers, state Sens. Rob Cowles, R-AIIouez, and Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, also were on

hand.

Walker praised the Triple Play program for encouraging participants to improve their minds, bodies

and character.

After the check presentation, the Walkers participated as club members played and demonstrated

some of the Triple Play games that encourage physical activity.

Jose Lopez, a 13-year-old seventh-grader at Franklin Middle School, said he'd never met a governor

before Thursday.

"He's nice," Lopez said of Walker.

John Ben berg, executive director of the Green Bay club, said the money will help pay for staff wages,

healthy snacks and play equipment.

The club has about 7,000 registered members in the Green Bay area and has a daily attendance of

about 700 children, ages 7-18, during the school year. Benberg said.

Coca-Cola has a 65-year relationship with the national club, Junion said.


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Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Friday, April 08, 201112:34 PM Werwie, Cullen J - GOV from facebook

John Rebstock Scott walker is a hypocrite. How can scott extend collective bargaining rights to the police union - but not the teacher's union ?


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From: Kitzman, Nick- GOV Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 5:42 PM To: Archer, Cynthia - DOA; Brickman, Michael - DOA; Culotta, Jason - DOA; Eberle, Ed -

LTGOV; Gilkes, Keith- GOV; Hagedorn, Brian K- GOV; Himebauch, Casey- GOV; Hogan, Pat - DOA; Huebsch, Mike - DOA; Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV; Jensen, Jodi - DOA; Kikkert, Becky - DOA; Kitzman, - GOV; Liedl, - GOV; Murray, Ryan M - GOV; Polzin, Cindy M - GOV; Roetker, Patrick- DOA; Schrimpf, Chris -GOV; Schut~ Eric - Cullen J - GOV; Yahn, Nate- DOA

Subject: Daily Policy and Le~Jisliati~·e UIJaa·,e

Legislative Affairs Team Joint Committee on Finance

• The Joint Committee on Finance held a public hearing in Superior today. • The Joint Committee on Finance will be holding a public hearing in West Allis on Monday.

Legislative Contacts: • Completed prep work for the Govemor's legislative budget luncheon on Monday.

Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Team Tourism

• Room Tax o Met with WI Hotel and Lodging Assoc. and WI Association of Conventions and Visitor Bureaus o Discussed proposal with Secretary Klett and Deputy Secretary Fantle

WHEDA • Modernization Bill

o Sent two proposals over to LRB

JOBS Hotline • 2 calls received

DOT • Contact from business group regarding the weight limit on state highways. • Inquiry from Rep. Richards regarding Roan Bridge • Sec. Gottlieb will tour the Stillwater Bridge on Aprill5

DNR • Waterfowl Stamp

DATCP

o WI Waterfowl Association and Ducks Unlimited met with us to discuss their proposal to increase the amount paid for waterfowl stamps.

o They have a number oflegislators they will be approaching to introduce an amendment to the budget.

• PACE. o Representative Shilling sent a letter to the PACE Council supporting the program.

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Health Care Team Health Care

• Health Care Policy Team is in Salt Lake City attending the NGA Health Care Regional Meeting

Justice and Local Governments Team

Local Government:

• Wisconsin State Journal. Report: Cities will lose money under Walker budget

"The governor's methodology simply overestimates the amount of savings, especially in the area of insurance premiums," said Dan Thompson, the League's executive director. But Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie said Thursday the League did not take into account that cities could offiet cuts with additional increases in health care contributions, switching to a lower-cost plan, and limiting overtime. The study also failed to account for Walker's elimination of storm water mandates.

League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Proposed local savings only cover 61% of state funding cuts

• Appleton Post Crescent. Kimberly schools OK 23 layoff notices

KIMBERLY- The Kimberly Area School District sent layoff notices to 23 full- and part-time paraprofessionals Monday to help close an estimated $I. 7 million budget shortfall.

• Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Gov. Walker says benefit changes could go beyond proposal

Walker has stated those measures would more than offiet reductions in state shared revenue to municipalities and school districts. But Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels' budget analysis shows cuts in state funding equal $I,I49,462 while savings to the city in pension and health insurance payments come to $395,039- a net deficit of$754,423.

The vast majority of city workers already pay I 0 percent of their health insurance premiums. Walker told reporters prior to taking a tour ofthefoundJy that cities could have employees pay "13,I4,I5 or 20 percent of their health insurance and still be well below most people in the private sector. "

• Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan transit workers reject contract proposal

That means city transit workers will continue to work under their current contract, which runs through Dec. 3I this year.

The proposed extensions would have frozen workers' wages through 20 I3 and required that they contribute 5. 8 percent of their pay toward their pension and I2. 5 to I5 percent of their health insurance premiums. The wage freeze would have meant their forgoing a I percent pay raise they are due to receive in July.

Ryan at the time hailed the agreement as being "in the best interests of the city and the union" and that it "serves as a template for future negotiations with the city's unions."

The contract extension also would have staved off the possibility of the city losing more than $I.4 million in federal transit funding because Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill ends most collective bargaining privileges for most public employees. Federal rules require that transit employees work under a collective bargaining agreement whenever federal funds are used to operate a transit system ..

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• Oshkosh Northwestern. City, county moving on union worker contract extensions

Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris said the contracts aim to preserve the union's right to bargain with the county through 2012 in exchange for taxpayer savings.

The proposed 2010-2012 contract for the AFSCME Local1903, which represents Highway Department workers, includes no raises except a 1. 5 percent increase this year, a change in how overtime hours are calculated, a requirement that employees contribute 5. 8 percent of pay toward their pensions as soon as the new law takes effect and an agreement to adopt the county's health insurance program.

Fitzpatrick also said the contract extension discussion grew out of concern the city could lose $1.5 million in federal transit aid for the Oshkosh Transit System should transit workers lose their collective bargaining rights. Fitzpatrick said transit staff belong to Local 796, but the other two chapters--796-B represents clerical staff and 796-C represents professional staff-have been included because cuts to transit funding would likely have a ripple effect on other city operations.

Justice:

• Sheboygan Press. Editorial: Keep record-sharing funds in budget

The Office of Justice Assistance first put the system in operation in 2006. Some of the startup money came from the Department of Homeland Security and other federal justice grants. The $2 million he Office of Justice Assistance is seeking to maintain the system is not a lot of money under normal circumstances, -and every dollar saved is important when trying to close a $3. 6 million gap.

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Index:

Reminders Quotes of the Week

Message Week in Review

Jobs Focus

Budget Focus What the Dems are Saying

Polls ofthe Week Around the Country

In Case You Missed It From Washington

Great Read of the Week

Sen.Fitzgerald <[email protected]> Friday, April 08, 2011 4:13 PM *Legislative Senate Republicans GOP Senate Weekly Update- April 8, 2011

Week o(Apri/8, 2011

***Members and staff are strongly encouraged to contribute to the Update with press releases, talking points, news items, suggestions, best practices, contributions or ideas for improvement. Please send these items throughout the week by email to Andrew We/house or Hannah Huffman, or by calling 266-5660.

Reminders

• The Senate will not be in session this week.

• On Tuesday, April12, at 11:00 a.m., the Wisconsin Legislature will host the State of the Tribes address

from the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council. The event is not a formal Joint Convention of the

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Legislature, but all Senators are invited to attend. Any Senator who will be attending must R.S.V.P. to Ted Blaze I, the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, by noon on April11.

Quotes ofthe Week

"We must focus on the matter at hand and work together over the next few months to concentrate on the issues raised by our constituents and tackle our state budget crisis." -Sen. Dan Kapanke, on the passage ofthe Balanced Budget bill. Read more ...

Message

Working to Create Jobs and Balance the Budget

The Legislature is working to find ways to do what our constituents elected us to do- create jobs, improve the economy and balance the state budget. We've seen countless distractions, ranging from a divisive Supreme Court election, to protests, boycotts and recalls, to political games on the floor ofthe Senate by the Democrats.

But the people of Wisconsin chose Republicans to lead Wisconsin so the state would finally partner with the private sector to achieve growth in the real world, not just the government.

Week in Review

Senate Passes Balanced Budget Bill

On Tuesday, the state Senate met for the first time since the 14 Democrat senators fled the state. With a quorum present, the Legislature was finally able to take up and pass the financial components of Gov. Walker's balanced budget bill. Instead of a day of bipartisanship, the Senate Democrats used the bill as an opportunity to accuse Republicans of pushing debt on to their children and grandchildren, and introducing a series of politically-charged amendments.

The bill passed by a vote of 22-11 with Democrat Senators Cullen, Halperin, and Jauch voting for the bill. The Assembly passed the bill by a bipartisan vote of 58-36 and the Governor signed it into law on Wednesday.

Sen. Fitzgerald: Statement on balanced budget bill. Gov. Walker: Statement on passing of balanced budget legislation. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: With Democrats back, Senate passes debt-refinancing measure. Marshfield News Herald: Senate passes Walker's budget fix plan.

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Senate Republicans Vote to Lower Auto Insurance Premiums

Also on Tuesday, the Senate passed a !ill) on a partisan vote that will repeal nearly all of the auto insurance premium increases that Senate Democrats forced through the Legislature in the last biennial budget. The minimum required levels for liability insurance will return to $25,000 for causing injury or death of one person, $50,000 for injury or death oftwo people and $10,000 for property damage.

As before, consumers have the option of choosing higher levels of coverage if they desire.

The bill will continue to make underinsured coverage mandatory, but the level required would drop to $50,000 per person and $100,000 per accident. Policy holders would also no longer be able to "stack coverage."

For additional information or with any questions, please contact the La see office.

Associated Press: Bill lowering car insurance level passes

AG, DOA ask Supreme Court to take up TRO

On Thursday, DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch petitioned the state Supreme Court to vacate the temporary restraining order against the budget repair bill, arguing that a Dane County circuit court does not have the power to strike down a law that passes the Legislature and is signed into law by the governor.

Huebsch cited the uncertainty for state and local governments who need to know what laws will govern their budgets.

DOA Statement

Also on Thursday, the Attorney General filed a motion with the state Supreme Court challenging the temporary restraining order. This action is not a direct appeal of a lower court's ruling, rather a new, direct action which claims a judge has exceeded their lawful authority.

The Supreme Court has not yet indicated any course of action on either front.

DOJ Release

Related: Maciver Institute: List: school-districts pre-empting changes in labor laws

Related: Wisconsin State Journal Editorial: What cuts? Madison schools OK Related: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Highway department employees given layoff notices (Because ofTRO; AFSCME negotiations)

Legislative Audit Bureau Finds $12 million in Overpayments

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A recent legislative audit bureau report has found that Wisconsin prison inmates wrongly received at least 250,000 in federal unemployment and food stamp benefits. The audit found that more than $12 million in benefits payments and other questionable charges were made during the fiscal year studied. Most of that money was in unemployment benefit overpayments. The inmates will have to repay the benefits they received. State agencies in charge of distributing the benefits are working to identify everyone who received the money wrongly and may possibly pursue criminal charges.

Please contact the Cowles office for additional information, and contact the La see office for the progress of the governor's Task Force on waste, fraud and abuse.

Joint Audit Committee Release Wisconsin State Journal: State Inmates Got Payments, Audit Finds

Tobs Focus •

Walker Highlights Job Creation Efforts

This week, Governor Walker made a series of announcements on the jobs front, including:

• Targeted Economic Development Tax Credits from DOC in Waupaca and Minong; • Targeted Community Development Block Grants from DOC for a creamery expansion in

Pierce County; and • Transportation grants to Marinette county.

Each of the announcements is expected to help create specific, real-world jobs.

Racine Journal Times: Walker says state needs to move together with jobs

Budget Focus

Joint Finance Committee Continues Agency Budget Briefings

Members of the Joint Finance Committee continued work on the 2011-2013 budget this week with agency briefings for the following:

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection -DATCP Secretary Ben Brancel said with the decrease in state and federal funding, the department is reviewing its core missions. Lawmakers brought forth several concerns including the elimination of the Purchase of Agricultural Easements (PACE) program, associated with the Working Lands Initiative. Secretary Brancel said there are currently 16 applications which represent S700 acres of land. Considering there are 15 million acres of identified farmland in the state, Secretary Brancel noted this is too costly to continue. Brancel pointed out it'll be up to the JFC to decide if it would honor the 16 contracts, which are on the Secretary's desk and carry a price tag of approximately $5 million.

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Questions also were raised about the elimination of the Buy Local Buy Wisconsin program, which lost funding in the Governor's budget. Secretary Brancel says the department isn't going to walk away from the concept of buy local due to its success. The budget maintains one position that would support the program but there no longer would be a grant program to carry out BLBW's mission, which is to increase awareness of locally produced foods and increase the proximity to where the food is produced.

Sec. Brancel Testimony

Department of Natural Resources

DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said the governor's budget reflects his plan for the DNR to become a partner in creating 250,000 new private sector jobs in Wisconsin. Secretary Stepp assured members of the JFC committee that a 10% decrease in funding won't adversely impact their efforts to protect the environment. Secretary Stepp sees it as an opportune moment in Wisconsin because it requires the agency to think outside the box and work smarter. Secretary Stepp also pledged to produce a high level of customer service.

Several Republican lawmakers questioned the Governor's plan to eliminate the state mandate on recycling. Secretary Stepp said the agency will still provide direction but hopes that communities can collaborate and become more efficient and effective when there aren't dollars from the state. The secretary pointed to an example in Waukesha County where 22 communities have banded together to create a recycling program that turns a profit without state grants.

Rep. Dan Meyer raised concern about the governor's decision to repeal payment in lieu of taxes in the stewardship program. Sec. Stepp said though she is supportive of the stewardship program, it's like giving out a credit card. She said we currently spend $30 million a year in interest alone and it comes down to balance in these tight fiscal times.

Sec. Stepp Remarks

Department of Transportation

Secretary Mark Gottlieb says Governor Walker's budget recognizes that transportation plays an important role in creating jobs and growing the economy. Secretary Gottlieb talked about three major projects that the department will be advancing: improving the almost 50 year old zoo interchange in Milwaukee, expanding 1-39/90 from 41anes to 6 lanes between Beloit to Madison and expanding Highways 441 and 10 in Winnebago County. He said these are important projects to the entire state.

Rep. Robin Vos pointed out that while he has heard some say this budget is funding transportation at the expen~e of education, it is simply not true. As the Legislative Fiscal Bureau reports, DOT is only receiving a 0.4% increase over the biennium. Rep. Vos said that's essentially a flat budget especially with the high fuel and construction costs, the department will actually be able to do less. Rep. Pat Strachota questioned the 10% reduction to general local transportation aids. She asserted that infrastructure improvements are so important for economic development and wonders why new expensive projects are a bigger priority than fixing what we already have. Secretary Gottlieb said when

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combined with other federal and state funded programs, the net decrease is 3.9%. He also said the budget includes funding to repair 1200 miles of highway and repair 250 bridges.

What the Dems are Saying

'The new [federal] Republican budget reflects upside-down prioritiesit protects special interest subsidies and tax breaks for those at the top, and cuts deep into the heart of the programs that are essential to the health of our seniors."

-U.S. Senate Democrats' response to the House Republican budget. In their state-by state analysis, the Dems report that the GOP plan would cut up to $23.8 billion from health care and nursing home benefits and could force at least 205,987 Wisconsin residents off Medicaid.

"It also helped define the Republicans who say, 'We hate collective bargaining and we will do everything we can to destroy it and working people'"

-AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, on the budget repair bill in Wisconsin. Read more ...

"It's disappointing that Senate Republicans refused to protect critical programs like SeniorCare that helps seniors afford their prescription drugs, stop raids on segregated funds, target tax savings to working families and create jobs.

-Senator Mark Miller

"This is not a budget bill; this is a credit card financing bill. Chalk this up as gimmick number one. This is $165 million dollars to borrow money for current expenses."

- Sen. Fred Risser

"Politics is not about power or money it's about the people. It's about standing for the children, the seniors and the middle class. And I will continue to do that."

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-Sen. Dave Hansen

''The idea that this is good for the middle class is a joke. It hits the people who are down and is stacked up against those who can least afford it."

-Sen. Chris Larson

"Our motto is forward not backwards. We can't go forward with the majority party's plans."

-Sen. Lena Taylor

Polls ofthe Week

Rasmussen: 74% Say They Should Pay No More Than 20% of Their Income in Taxes Rasmussen: 57% Okay With Government Shutdown If It Leads to Deeper Budget Cuts

Around the Country

NCSL: Bill would remove legislature from toll road equation

LA Times: More states poised to pursue anti-union legislation

Alaska Daily News: Alaska Legislature passes two bills in first 78 days

In Case You Missed It

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: National union spokesman sent talking points to Senate Democrats

From Washington

Paul Ryan Unveils Bold GOP Budget Proposal

On Tuesday, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan unveiled a framework for the Republican federal budget proposal. It contains reductions in federal entitlement programs, and a hard look at the looming debt crisis facing our country.

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Ryan admits that the only solutions will be truly painful, but says that the way we respond to this challenge will ultimately define our generation. Ryan asked the Congressional Budget Office to model the economy going forward, and the computer program CRASHES in 2037, because it can't conceive of any way in which the U.S. economy can continue, because of this massive burden of debt

Ryan Video

Federal Gov't Shutdown still Possible

Leaders from the Democrat-led U.S. Senate and Republican-led House of Representatives continued talks late into Friday in an attempt to avoid a shutdown of the federal government.

Last year, with Democrats completely in charge ofthe presidency, Senate and House, they failed to pass a federal budget for the first time in memory. The government has been operating under temporary plans, and have yet to propose a full outline for government spending in the future.

Calling Republicans "extreme" is not a substitute for a federal budget.

Agency-by-agency list of furloughs if the government does shut down New York Times: States fear effects of a federal shutdown

• U.S. Government borrows 40 cents of every dollar it spends spent

• CNN: Debt ceiling to be hit by May 16

Great Read of the Week

Chicago Tribune: What real leaders do

"If not the Ryan plan, Democrats, then what?

"It was a shame to hear influential lawmakers such as Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi attack Ryan practically before he had finished talking.

"Unchecked, our current entitlement system will destroy our fiscal future. Other developed countries- including several in Europe that now are choking on their own vast public debtshave launched austerity programs. America instead has boosted spending. It can't go on like this, and Ryan's proposal includes a sobering account titled, "How a Debt Crisis Would Unfold."

"Paul Ryan and his allies aren't waiting for a perfect moment that, in Washington, never comes. On Tuesday, they did what real leaders do. They risked their necks."

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For more information on anything contained in the GOP Senate Update and to contribute ideas and topics for future weeks, please contact Sen. Fitzgerald's office at 608-266-5660 or email Andrew Wei house or Hannah Huffman.

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From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: Friday, 2011 8:56 PM To: I Keith - GOV; Schutt, Eric- GOV; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV Subject:

Wisconsin high court race yields mixed results

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press I Posted: Friday, AprilS, 20118:00 pm I D Loading ...

[@]MADISON, Wis. (AP)- When a little-known liberal challenged a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, the once-sleepy race suddenly looked like a backdoor way for Gov. Scott Walker's opponents to sink his agenda.

Then a clerk discovered 14,000 unrecorded votes that vaulted the incumbent into the lead. Experts said the results represented a draw for the governor: He didn't lose, but the slim margin means he didn't win big, either. And the close contest could help ensure Walker's opponents stay energized for the next round.

The outcome also improves the odds that Walker's collective bargaining law would survive a legal challenge before the high court. Yet it falls short of a clear public endorsement of the governor's policy.

The conservative "didn't win by the margin everyone expected him to win by," said University of Wisconsin-Green Bay political science professor Michael Kraft. "If I were Walker, I wouldn't be saying everything is just dandy and people love me."

Only a short time ago, Justice David Prosser had been expected to coast to another term after 12 years on the bench.

In February, he emerged from a four-way primary with 55 percent of the vote, far ahead of JoAnne Kloppenburg, an assistant state attorney virtually no one had ever heard of. She came in a distant second with 28 percent, setting up an uphilf run against Prosser in the general election.

Then outrage over Walker's plan to strip public workers of nearly all their union rights reached a crescendo. Tens of thousands of people converged on the state Capitol for three weeks of nonstop protests, and minority Democrats in the state Senate fled to Illinois to block a vote.

Republicans in the Legislature eventually passed the plan without Senate Democrats, and Walker signed it into law last month. The law is bogged down in multiple legal challenges, though, and has not taken effect.

Democrats and Kloppenburg supporters worked to tap into the anger surrounding the measure. They hoped electing Kloppenburg would tilt the state Supreme Court to the left, increasing the chances that the justices might eventually strike down the law.

They attacked Prosser as a Walker clone and sought to tie him to the governor's aggressive budget-cutting agenda. At first it looked as if the strategy had worked.

Kloppenburg's campaign surged, and voter turnout in Tuesday's election shattered expectations. Unofficial returns initially showed Kloppenburg with a 204-vote lead out of 1.5 million votes cast.

Then Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus- who worked under Prosser when he was a Republican legislatorannounced Thursday she had failed to record 14,000 votes. Those ballots put Prosser ahead by 7,500 votes.

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Nickolaus said she made an honest mistake. Still, state election officials dispatched staffers to the county to review Nickolaus' procedures and confirm the results.

On Friday, county clerks across the rest of the state were still verifying their numbers, too. Final results may not be known for days. Kloppenburg did not concede defeat and began raising money to cover the cost of a potential recount.

Prosser said it would be difficult for Kloppenburg to find another 7,500 in a recount. He said the election wasn't about Walker or collective bargaining, even though many people wanted it to be.

"I think it was about electing me to the Supreme Court," Prosser said.

A Walker spokesman echoed Prosser, saying the governor has consistently described the Supreme Court race as being about judicial qualifications, not a referendum on his policies.

If Prosser's lead holds up, the Supreme Court's conservative majority would remain intact. It's impossible to say for sure whether the bloc would uphold the law, but a Prosser victory would, at the very least, give the measure a better chance before the high court.

"This is a win for the right over the left. Had Kloppenburg won, it would have been a significant victory" for Walker's opponents, said University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee political scientist Mordecai Lee, a former Democratic state lawmaker.

"Now the Supreme Court as the· sort of last stop for opponents has become a mirage. There's no point in getting there," Lee added.

Still, Kloppenburg's strong showing against an entrenched incumbent demonstrates that the divide over Walker's agenda remains as stark and deep as ever.

The election didn't deliver a clear endorsement of Walker's policies, but it didn't hurt him, either, said UW-Madison political scientist Ken Mayer.

"If Kloppenburg had won, you could have read that as push back," Mayer said. "If Prosser had won 85 percent to 15 percent, you could have said, 'Yeah, that is evidence of the rest of the state pushing back against the push back.'"

The mixed results make it hard to "draw any firm inferences about the fate of Scott Walker from this election," Mayer said.

The fight over collective bargaining now shifts to the efforts to recall some lawmakers. Walker isn't eligible to be recalled until January, after he has served a full year in office, but signature-gathering drives are under way against eight Republican and eight Democratic state senators.

Even though it appears Kloppenburg lost, her performance will probably inject more energy into the anti-Republican efforts and make it easier to gather signatures. On the·other hand, both sides have been energized for months already.

Walker's clear goal is "to reshape the political landscape," Mayer said. "That's why emotions are running so high."

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While the cutrent Continuing Resolution ( CR) expires at midnight tonight, Congress has indicated that it has reached agreement on a funding bill for the rest of the fiscal year. Earlier this evening, the Senate passed a short term CR that will extend current funding levels until the · full-yearbill can be passed and enacted next week. We expect the House to take up tt!e CR sh01ily and for the President to sign this CR no later than tomorrow. As a result, at this time agencies are instmcted to continue their nonnal operations.

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~anJru<IV. April 09, 2011 4:02 AM Schrimpf, Chris - GOV; Gilkes, Keith - GOV; Schutt, Eric - GOV; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV Re: Latest ap

So, all of the other political scientists give advantage to us or a draw and the lead is a guy who says it is bad news for us. Does this guys even exist or did the AP have to make him up? ------Original Message------

~ ........ To: Keith Gilkes To: Eric Schutt To: Cullen Werwie Subject: Latest ap Sent: Apr 8, 2011 8:55 PM

Wisconsin high court race yields mixed results

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press I Posted: Friday, April 8, 20118:00 pm I ~Loading ...

[@MADISON, Wis. (AP)- When a little-known liberal challenged a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, the once-sleepy race suddenly looked like a backdoor way for Gov. Scott Walker's opponents to sink his agenda.

Then a clerk discovered 14,000 unrecorded votes that vaulted the incumbent into the lead. Experts said the results represented a draw for the governor: He didn't lose, but the slim margin means he didn't win big, either. And the close contest could help ensure Walker's opponents stay energized for the next round.

The outcome also improves the odds that Walker's collective bargaining law would survive a legal challenge before the high court. Yet it falls short of a clear public endorsement of the governor's policy.

The conservative "didn't win by the margin everyone expected him to win by," said University of Wisconsin-Green Bay political science professor Michael Kraft. "If I were Walker, I wouldn't be saying everything is just dandy and people love me ...

Only a short time ago, Justice David Prosser had been expected to coast to another term after 12 years on the bench.

In February, he emerged from a four-way primary with 55 percent of the vote, far ahead of JoAnne Kloppenburg, an assistant state attorney virtually no one had ever heard of. She came in a distant second with 28 percent, setting up an uphill run against Prosser in the general election.

Then outrage over Walker's plan to strip public workers of nearly all their union rights reached a crescendo. Tens of thousands of people converged on the state Capitol for three weeks of nonstop protests, and minority Democrats in the state Senate fled to Illinois to block a vote.

Republicans in the Legislature eventually passed the plan without Senate Democrats, and Walker signed it into law last month. The law is bogged down in multiple legal challenges, though, and has not taken effect.

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Democrats and Kloppenburg supporters worked to tap into the anger surrounding the measure. They hoped electing Kloppenburg would tilt the state Supreme Court to the left, increasing the chances that the justices might eventually strike down the law.

They attacked Prosser as a Walker clone and sought to tie him to the governor's aggressive budget-cutting agenda. At first it looked as if the strategy had worked.

Kloppenburg's campaign surged, and voter turnout in Tuesday's election shattered expectations. Unofficial returns initially showed Kloppenburg with a 204-vote lead out of 1.5 million votes cast.

Then Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus- who worked under Prosser when he was a Republican legislatorannounced Thursday she had failed to record 14,000 votes. Those ballots put Prosser ahead by 7,500 votes.

Nickolaus said she made an honest mistake. Still, state election officials dispatched staffers to the county to review Nickolaus' procedures and confirm the results.

On Friday, county clerks across the rest of the state were still verifying their numbers, too. Final results may not be known for days. Kloppenburg did not concede defeat and began raising money to cover the cost of a potential recount.

Prosser said it would be difficult for Kloppenburg to find another 7,500 in a recount. He said the election wasn't about Walker or collective bargaining, even though many people wanted it to be.

"I think it was about electing me to the Supreme Court," Prosser said.

A Walker spokesman echoed Prosser, saying the governor has consistently described the Supreme Court race as being about judicial qualifications, not a referendum on his policies.

If Prosser's lead holds up, the Supreme Court's conservative majority would remain intact. It's impossible to say for sure whether the bloc would uphold the law, but a Prosser victory would, at the very least, give the measure a better chance before the high court.

"This is a win for the right over the left. Had Kloppenburg won, it wou.ld have been a significant victory" for Walker's opponents, said University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee political scientist Mordecai Lee, a former Democratic state lawmaker.

"Now the Supreme Court as the sort of last stop for opponents has become a mirage. There's no point in getting there," Lee added.

Still, Kloppenburg's strong showing against an entrenched incumbent demonstrates that the divide over Walker's agenda remains as stark and deep as ever.

The election didn't deliver a clear endorsement of Walker's policies, but it didn't hurt him, either, said UW-Madison political scientist Ken Mayer.

"If Kloppenburg had won, you could have read that as push back," Mayer said. "If Prosser had won 85 percent to 15 percent, you could have said, 'Yeah, that is evidence of the rest of the state pushing back against the pushback.'"

The mixed results make it hard to "draw any firm inferences about the fate of Scott Walker from this election," Mayer said.

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The fight over collective bargaining now shifts to the efforts to recall some lawmakers. Walker isn't eligible to be recalled until January, after he has served a full year in office, but signature-gathering drives are under way against eight Republican and eight Democratic state senators.

Even though it appears Kloppenburg lost, her performance will probably inject more energy into the anti-Republican efforts and make it easier to gather signatures. On the other hand, both sides have been energized for months already.

Walker's clear goal is "to reshape the political landscape," Mayer said. "That's why emotions are running so high."

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From: Hanle, Bob - DOA Sent: To:

Tuesday, Aprill9, 2011 2:04 PM Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV

Cc: Hynek, Sara - DOA Subject: RE: Special Categorical for Schools

Note that we really can't run aid estimates for FY12 and FY13. What we (and LFB) do are runs using FY11 formula factors with Governor's aid amounts and formula changes and compare those numbers to what districts actually received in FY1 0. It's speculative enough portraying the FY11 simulation as an accurate estimate of what individual districts will receive in FY12, no less trying to do it for FY13.

Bob Hanle, Team Leader State Budget Office 101 E. Wilson St. •• 1Oth Floor P.O. Box 7864 Madison, WI 53707-7864 (608) 266-1037

From: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Sent: Monday, April18, 201112:56 PM To: Hanle, Bob - DOA Subject: RE: Special Categorical for Schools

Understood. I am sure after I see both lists and how Madison and Milwaukee see the biggest gains I will have more tweeks.

Thanks Bob.

From: Hanle, Bob- DOA Sent: Monday, April18, 2011 11:15 AM To: Hurlburt, Waylon • GOV Subject: RE: Special Categorical for Schools

OK. Recognize that $20 million per year is a pretty small amount, about $47,000 per school district. Of course, many school districts will receive little or no additional dollars, while others (primarily the big districts) will receive six or even seven digit increases.

Bob Hanle, Team Leader State Budget Office 101 E. Wilson St. •• 1Oth Floor P.O. Box 7864 Madison, WI 53707-7864 (608) 266-1037

From: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 10:34 AM To: Hanle, Bob · DOA Subject: RE: Special Categorical for Schools

Sounds good. Let's add the $40 in FY12 and adjust the revenue limits accordingly and see what happens even if it is a decrease in FY 13.

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So we have it ready, can you put a $20 million increase in the aid formula in FY 12 and 13 and adjust the revenue limit over the biennium? That way we have the numbers if someone wants to do it that way.

Thanks Bob.

From: Hanle, Bob - DOA Sent: Monday, April18, 201110:18 AM To: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Subject: RE: Special Categorical for Schools

We can do a run, which will simulate FY11 with the additional $40 million. It makes sense to increase the revenue limits, since giving districts an additional $40 million in school aid, but not allowing them to spend it doesn't address their concern that spending cuts will be required.

Note also that if the $40 million is only added to FY12, it will result in an aid decrease in FY13. Under the Governor's budget, general aid is $4.262 billion in FY12 and $4.294 billion in FY13, an increase of$32 million. Providing an additional $40 million in FY12 only, will result in an $8 million general aid decrease in FY13 compared to the new FY12 number. This is not a big issue (especially considering that the additional $40 million is less than a 1% aid increase), but it's something you should be aware of.

This, of course, assumes that there will be a $50 million (at least) increase in the general fund re-estimate for FY12 and that there will be no other demands on the additional revenue.

Bob Hanle, Team Leader State Budget Office 101 E. Wilson St.-- 10th Floor P.O. Box 7864 Madison, WI 53707-7864 (608) 266-1037

From: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 8:47AM To: Hanle, Bob - DOA Subject: RE: Special Categorical for Schools

Your points are well taken. Maybe if we have $50 million to work with, the best thing to do would be to increase general aids by $40 million and use just $10 million for some 'responsible actor' fund.

Can we run the numbers by district if we added $40 million to the general aid formula in 2011-12 only? And can we adjust the revenue limit cut if we do this for 2011-12 only? Or would it be better to leave it alone?

The $10 million FY 12 temporary categorical for responsible actors would only take into account health insurance. That is what most districts and legislators are concerned about. The aid would be only in FY 2012, be outside of revenue caps, and look like something similar to what I have but feel free to play with that formula or offer other ideas.

As far as what health insurance cost to use, it would have to be what a district/employee was paying prior to the budget repair being introduced. This would mean, whatever January 2011's payroll report said or whatever the contract the staff were operating under said prior to the introduction of the budget repair. Whether that be 2007-09's contract or not.

We can always modify this as we go forward if we have to.

Thanks.

From: Hanle, Bob - DOA Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 4:59PM

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To: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Cc: Hayes, Brian - DOA; Schmiedicke, David P - DOA; Grinde, Kirsten - DOA; Hynek, Sara - DOA; Quinn, Brian D - DOA Subject: RE: Special Categorical for Schools

Brian, Sara, Kirsten and I are working on a response that (we hope) will lay out several options and also raise a number of concerns. Four big issues that I see (we'll get these in more coherent shape in our more formal analysis) are:

1. It is highly likely that most of the districts where employees pick up a higher share of fringe benefit costs did so as part of collective bargaining agreements that provide higher salary increases in return for the fringe benefit savings. Under this $50 million plan, the state would be rewarding districts for making the decision to pay higher salaries rather than higher fringe benefits. This essentially rewards districts for a decision that may not have any impact on the bottom line. In fact a district that bargained salary increases that were greater than the fringe benefit savings would be rewarded, while districts where the additional fringe benefit costs where offset dollar-fordollar by salary savings would be, in effect, punished.

2. This plan would not reward districts for other cost savings measures, like reducing administrative overhead, consolidating schools, entering into cooperative purchasing agreements. It focuses on one area of the budget.

3. The cost of health insurance plans varies widely across districts. Do we reward a district where employees pick up 10% of the cost of a $25,000 plan, leaving $22,500 to be paid by taxpayers, while punishing districts that pay 100% of a $15,000 plan, which costs taxpayers $7,500 less? If I understand your example, it would reward Wausau, even though the cost to Janesville taxpayers is less. Teachers in Janesville may have bargained the lower cost plan by accepting higher deductibles or reduced coverage in return for the employer continuing to pay 97% of the premium. Complicating this further, plans vary in cost for reasons other than the level of benefits, including cost-of-living, size of school district, competition, etc.

4. We would be basing these rewards on district behavior that occurred before districts knew what the rules were. If I were a school board member who negotiated salary concessions in return for maintaining the employer's share of fringe benefits, I would not be happy to learn after-the-fact that I should have bargained lower benefits in return for higher salaries.

Overall, I think this approach could be perceived as not really interested in school districts that take a comprehensive view of being a "good actor," but focused exclusively on lowering the cost of fringe benefits to taxpayers, even if it's at the expense ol larger cost increases elsewhere.

Three questions (for now):

What fiscal year (FY11 ?) will be the basis for the reward? What about districts that have yet to settle for the 09-11 biennium, but would be eligible for a reward based on what was in the 07-09 contract?

Will this be an ongoing categorical or only for FY12?

Will this aid be exempt from the revenue caps? From a school board's point of view, its value is the ability to spend it above the revenue caps rather than to provide property tax relief.

Here's Brian's idea on tying the reward more closely to taxpayer savings (using the cost of the state plan as the benchmark). This plan is arguably fairer than looking at the contribution rates, but it still does not address the broader issue of what constitutes a good actor.

From: Quinn, Brian D - DOA Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:53 PM To: Hynek, Sara - DOA Cc: Hanle, Bob - DOA; Schmiedicke, DaviO P - DOA Subject: Simpler Approach on Health Insurance

When I was trying to think about this from a more solid theoretical standpoint, I was wondering if we could do something like:

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(Total cost to employer prior to Act 10) - (Total cost to employer under state plan prior to Act 10)

For example, under the state plan prior to Act 10, let's say that the cost to the state was $18,500 under a family plan. For a given local government, the same plan cost the employer $18,100 due to higher contribution rates or cheaper plan design. The difference is $400.

Take this $400 and multiply it by the number of FTE covered under the local government's health inSurance.

Provide that as an offset to the aid reduction, increase in revenue limit, etc.

Does that make sense to you? Obviously, not everyone has a family plan so this would someWhat overstate the savings, but I think this at least makes sense from a theoretical standpoint.

Bob Hanle, Team Leader State Budget Office 101 E. Wilson St. -- 1Oth Floor P.O. Box 7864 Madison, WI 53707-7864 (608) 266-1037

From: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Sent: Thursday, April 14, 201112:31 PM To: Hanle, Bob - DOA Cc: Quinn, Brian D - DOA Subject: Special Categorical for Schools

Bob,

We liked where you guys were going with this formula to reward good actors for health and pension. I talked to Brian about how to reward muni's and counties yesterday by allowing them to use carryover levy up to 2% or growth if they meet some threshold through 'a' formula. Can we do something like this for schools?

We are thinking revenue estimates will be higher when they come out in May, so let's assume we have $50 million to play with for schools.

We could then use that prorated to qualifying schools within this new categorical.

Schools would (through school district certified payroll documents) verify the total 'employer' cost of 'family' health insurance coverage and the total plan cost.

• Hypothetical examples for a 'family plan' in Janesville and Wausau according to WASB reported numbers:

Janesville (2009-1 0) Employer Cost/Total Cost

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$14,854.44/15,370.44 = 96.6% 100- 96.6 = 3.4% 3.4/12.6 = 27%

Wausau (20 1 0-11) $19,383.72/$22,804.44 = 85% 100-85 = 15% 15/12.6 = 119%

• Payments to districts would be prorated so higher percentage districts get more aid. • To qualify a district must be at 75% or higher. So, Wausau would qualify and Janesville

would not. • However, so we are not rewarding high spending plans that in theory would have

room to make design changes and see savings, maybe we need exclude plans over a certain cost? $23,000 for a family plan (Cadillac tax in federal law 2018)?

This might not be making sense and maybe I am interpreting your suggestions wrong. I am trying to make this simple to understand.

Let me know what you think?

Waylon Hurlburt Policy Advisor The Office of Governor Scott Walker State of Wisconsin (608)266-9709

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From: Moore, Dorothy J - GOV Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 7:00AM To: Subject:

Murray, Ryan M - GOV; Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV; Hogan, Pat- GOV RE: Staffing for upcoming meetings

From: Murray, Ryan M - GOV Sent: Thursday, January 20, 20111:54 PM To: Hurlburt, Waylon- GOV; Hogan, Pat- GOV Cc: Moore, Dorothy J - GOV Subject: Staffing for upcoming meetings

Waylon and Pat-

One of you should plan on staffing the governor for the following meetings:

1) Friday, 1/21/1111:30am-12:00pm-Governor's Office-She! Lubar and the Greater Milwaukee Committee and his meeting with Chief Tubbs from the Capitol Police. Staff: Keith & Waylon Hurlbert POC: Mike Grebe414.405.4940 GMC Task Force Headed by Shel Lubar- County 30 minute meeting with Governor Walker. Participants: Mike Grebe Ray Carey Julia Taylor Brian Schupper Shel Lubar-Conferencing from Aspen Colorado

2) Wednesday- conference call with the Midwest Governors Association Jesse Heier, Executive Director Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) would like to schedule an initial meeting with Governor Walker.

The MGA is an association of governors from Midwestern statesx that bring together state leaders to work cooperatively on issues important to the region. The MGA focuses primarily on energy, agriculture and economic development issues. The meeting should take no more than 30 minutes.

Contact Info: 202.624.5460 [fax: 202.624.5452] [email protected]

3) Friday- Speaking to From: Curt Witynski I Sent: Tuesday, December 1 To: Moore, Dorothy J -GOT Subject: Meeting with Governor-Elect Walker

Hi Dorothy: The Executive Committee of the Urban Alliance respectfully requests an opportunity to meet with Governor Elect Walker to discuss issues of mutual concern, such as changes to the collective bargaining laws that municipalities must operate under. About a week after the election I delivered a letter from the Urban Alliance Executive Committee to the transition team office requesting a meeting with Governor Elect Walker. A copy of that letter is attached. In Mid-November I received a call from Joe Fadness saying that the transition team had received our letter and would be in touch about scheduling a meeting. I haven't heard anything since.

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The Urban Alliance is a subgroup of large municipalities within the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. The Executive Committee of the Urban Alliance is made up of mayors from the cities of Green Bay, Superior, Racine, Appleton, Manitowoc, and West Allis.

Thank you for considering our request for a meeting. I look forward to hearing from you. *****************************************

Curt Witynski Assistant Director League of Wisconsin Municipalities 122 West Washington Ave .

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Ryan Murray Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs Office of the Governor Main: 608-266-1212 Email: [email protected]

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From: Sent: To:

O'Donnell, Jessica L- OSER Friday, April 08, 2011 3:33 PM Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV

Subject: RE: Standalone Dental for Wisconsin ETF Retirees

OSER is required to administer a dental plan because of language in one collective bargaining agreement. That contractual requirement will no longer exist after the BRB is implemented, at which time OSER will try to transition out of the program. We do not want to expand this venture.

If there is a desire to offer coverage to annuitants, the program would best be developed, administered and/or overseen by ETF. That agency maintains annuitant records and administers many otber types of insurance programs. Veronica Harper is tbe Optional Plans Manager at ETF. She should be able to provide information about the process to obtain approval from the Group Insurance Board.

· From: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 8:30 AM To: O'Donnell, Jessica L - OSER Subject: FW: Standalone Dental for Wisconsin EfF Retirees

Jessica,

Can you call me or comment on this? These folks want to offer a dental plan to retirees. The ETF folks said that OSER would do this if it is a possibility or beneficial to retirees.

Is this an option for OSER or would it be beneficial to explore as an option for retirees?

Thanks,

Waylon Hurlburt

Policy Advisor

The Office of Governor Scott Walker

State of Wisconsin

(608}266-9709

From: Jack Byrnes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:23PM To: Hurlburt, Waylon - GOV Subject: Standalone Dental for Wisconsin EfF Retirees

Mr. Hurlburt, 1

After meeting with Diane Hendricks yesterday about business opportunities within our organization, she suggested that I reach out to you on our Voluntary programs for State and Municipal Retirees.

Since 1993, the Group Insurance Board ofthe State of Wisconsin has considered running a standalone dental plan for the active employees that are provided coverage under the State of Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF). This is still an active conversation on the agenda today with the Group Insurance Board and has been discussed as recently as October 10, 2010 !"View" GIB Memo). According to the agendas, memos and minutes of the meetings this topic always had a common question; could retirees participate in the plan? To date, the answer has been no.

Currently in the State of Wisconsin, retirees that receive their pension checks from the ETF are not eligible to participate in a group sponsored dental plan offered by health carriers through the ETF. This effectively leaves about 100,000 retirees without access to a quality group dental product that has a generous risk pool and would support quality care with competitive rates ..

We suggest that the GIB offer a Voluntary Dental Plan for all retirees of the EFT where all premiums are payroll deducted from their pension checks. All of the retirees were accustomed to great dental benefits provided by their employer; which were subsequently lost at the time of retirement.

Here at Source 1 Benefits, we specialize in the Third Party Administering of group sponsored dental and vision for large labor unions and government entity retirees. Currently we manage the dental and/or vision benefits for the retirees of the Chicago Police, Chicago Fire, Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Laborers. All of our active retiree groups have about 40% participation in the plans, which demonstrates the willingness of the retirees to participate and pay for these products. One would think that upon retirement, an individual could purchase a quality individual dental plan in the open market. This is not the case, all of the individual plans are diminished in benefit and cost prohibitive to join. This is precisely why a group sponsored plan is the best option for the EFT retirees. Taking the risk pool of 100,000 eligible and achieving the minimum participation (20%) would provide the retiree benefits that are consistent to what the active employees have with competitive rates.

As the TPA of this plan we will provide the following at no cost to the State or ETF:

• Plan Design Consulting & Administration • Claims Administration • Enrollment and Employee communication Materials • Monthly Client Reports • Group Identification Cards • Monthly Billing Services • Negotiating & Contracting with Utilization Review of Claims

In closing, I thank you for your time and apologize for the lengthy email, but wanted to give you as much pertinent information as I could.

My partner Terry Byrne and I will make ourselves available to meet with you in the next few weeks and I look forward to your call.

Jack Byrnes Assistant Vice President Source One Benefits 206 South Jefferson Street Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60661 (o) 312-454-6023 (f) 312-454-6025 www.sourcelb.com [email protected]

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From: Sent: To:

Jason Johns <[email protected]> Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:43 PM Hurlburt, Way/on - GOV

Subject: Re: Support

Ok. So I'm a big dummy. Just got a call from Whitney in Appts Office that I forgot to send my resume along with the application. I called her back & left a message that I will send to her as soon as I am back in office on the 2nd. She will be one you'll want to talk to about amending my reference. If she tells you you can't do it, I'll just do it next week when I send my resume. Let me know what she says. Or I'll do same. Thanks again brother. Seller Fi indeed ..

Jason E. Johns

Wisconsin Legislative Strategies (608) 255-5522.

On Feb 23, 2011, at 9:47AM, "Hurlburt, Waylon- GOV" <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks Jason. She sounds like a great lady. Her kind words are heard loud and clear.

Semper Fi brother.

Waylon Hurlburt

Senior Policy Advisor

The Office of Governor Scott Walker

State of Wisconsin

(608)266-9709

From: Jason Johns rmailto:[email protected] Sent:. Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:16 AM To: Murray, Ryan M - GOV; Hurlburt, Way/on - GOV Subject: Fwd: Support

Gents; Favor to the wife of one of my squad buddies and fellow Purple Heart recipients that lives in Benton. She asked ifl could get her mom's words of support in to the "powers that be" in Governor Walker's office and not in to a general black hole. I am doing that and will let her

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know I did which will make her day. You can do with it what you want. No response necessary on my end. Or if you have a general"thank you" response you wish for me to pass on to her I would be happy to. Thanks guys and keep up the good work!

Jason Johns

Wisconsin Legislative Strategies, Inc. (608) 255-5522

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From: Cindy Scanlan~ Date: February 23, 2011 6:23:55 AM CST To: Jason Johns <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Support

Travis, Dale, and Jason:

My mother, Laurie Simmons, asked that I contact each of you to pass on her support for the Governor's budget repair bill. She is a Lancaster school employee, not eligible to join the union, and makes under $30,000. But fully supports this bill and understands that many jobs will be lost if it is not passed. She was amazed when she found out the average income of other state workers and teachers. Her words to Walker, "He better not back down on this."

I told her about Travis's trip to the Southwestern school district on Friday. Her comment, "good for him", "more should to do that." My husband and I were also happy how Travis handled it.

My mom has never voted that I am aware of. She has never seen a real difference in politicians before but she does now. Please vote to pass this bill with our support.

Best regards, Cindy Scanlan

Jason: Would you please pass this along to Walker's staff. Thank you, I know you are busy traveling.

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I regret to inform you that Spc. Justin D. Ross, 22, of Green Bay, Wis., died March 26 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire. He was assigned to the 863rd Engineer Battalion, Wausau, Wis. He is currently en route to return to the U.S. -funeral arrangements are pending. We will keep you updated as information becomes available.

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Evenson, Tom - GOV Monday, March 28, 201110:57 AM Schrimpf, Chris- GOV; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV NY Times Editorial Page

February 26: Rich: Why Wouldn't the Tea Party Shut It Down? March 2: Budget Battles and American Workers March 2:

March 5:

March 10: March-21:

March 25: March 27:

Tom Evenson Press Aide

The Hollow Cry of 'Broke'

State Workers and N.Y.'s Fiscal Crisis It's Not Over in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Radical Break

A Shabby Crusade in Wisconsin

Krugman: American Thought Police

Office of Governor Scott Walker Tel: (608} 267-7303 E-Mail: [email protected]

http://walker.wi.gov

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Monday, March 28, 20111:44 PM Murray, Ryan M - GOV Gilkes, Keith - GOV; Schutt, Eric - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Research

In preparation for my testimony in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I have some questions:

How many states are facing a budget deficit? What is the average percentage of the total budget? What is the range?

Can I get more details on the Credit Positive report on our budget from Moody's?

How many states have collective bargaining? How many have limited collective bargaining? How many have no restraints on collective bargaining?

How many states have structural deficits?

How many states have fully funded retirement systems? Of those that are not, what is the average percentage of funding? What is the range?

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From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: 28, 20111:49 PM To: Cc: Subject:

Toby -I wanted to double check that you got this. I noticed that there's been at least 8 pieces on the editorial page of the NYT concerning Wisconsin. It would seem appropriate to allow the Governor some space.

Best, Chris


From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: 23, 2011 1:54 PM

After reading another op-ed in your paper regarding the Wisconsin budget battle, Governor Walker drafted an op-ed he would like to submit to give your re<!ders another perspective. The Governor's op-ed is just under 700 words. We appreciate your consideration. Thanks, Chris

In nearly every state across America, Governors are facing major budget deficits. Many, Democrat and Republican alike, are cutting state aid to schools and other local governments - which forces massive layoffs, massive property tax increases or both.

In Wisconsin, we are doing something progressive in the best sense of the word. We are implementing collective bargaining reforms to protect middle class jobs and middle class taxpayers. While our idea may be a bold political move it is a very modest request of our employees.

We are reforming the collective bargaining system so our state and local governments can ask employees to contribute 5.8% for pension and 12.6% for health insurance premiums. These reforms will help them balance their budgets. In total, our collective bargaining reforms save local governments more than $700 million each year.

Most workers outside of government would love our proposal. Over the past several months, I have visited numerous factories and small businesses across Wisconsin. On these tours, workers tell me that they pay anywhere from 15% to 50% of their health insurance premium costs. The average middle class worker is paying more than 20% of his or her premium.

Even federal employees pay more than twice what we are asking state and local govermnent workers to pay and most ofthem don't have collective bargaining for wages or benefits. These facts beg the question as to why the

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protesters are in Wisconsin and not in Washington, D.C. By nearly any measure, our requests are quite reasonable.

Beyond helping to balance current and future budgets, our reforms will improve the quality of our governments. No longer will hiring and firing be done solely based on seniority and union contracts. Instead, schools - as well as state and local goverrunents - will be able to make decisions based on merit and performance.

This concept works well in Indiana. In 2005, Governor Mitch Daniels reformed collective bargaining. In turn, the goverrunent got more efficient, more effective and more accountable to the public. Governor Daniels even encouraged employees to come forward with ways tci save taxpayer dollars and they responded. Eventually, the state was able to reward top performing employees. This is true reform- making government work for the people.

A recent columnist on these pages opined that "common problems deserve common solutions" suggesting that Republicans and Democrats work together. In principle, that is a good idea.

Since January 3'd, we passed some of the most aggressive economic development legislation in the country. And on nearly every measure, many Democrats joined with all of the Republicans and an Independent to vote in favor of the various pieces oflegislation. The Wisconsin legislature recognized that we are growing, not Republican or Democratic jobs, but Wisconsin jobs. Together, we worked to show that Wisconsin is open for business.

But sometimes, bi-partisanship is not so good. During several of the past budgets, members of both political parties raided segregated funds, used questionable accounting principles and deferred tough decisions. This, along with the use of billions of dollars worth of one-time federal stimulus money for the budget two years ago, left Wisconsin with the current $3.6 billion deficit.

Our reforms allow us to take a new and better approach. Instead of avoiding the hard decisions and searching for short-term solutions, we make a commitment to the future. The choices we are making now in Wisconsin will make sure our children are not left picking up the pieces ofthe broken state budget left behind. Our reforms create the lowest structural deficit in recent history insuring our budget is stable for decades to come. These changes will give businesses the confidence they need to grown and invest in our state.

We live in the greatest nation on earth because for more than 200 years we've had leaders who cared more about their children and grandchildren than themselves. Having the courage to make decisions in the best interest of the next generation- despite external pressures - is a concept that America has always admired, but is forgetting today. My hope is that Wisconsin will remind the nation what makes our country great.


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Murray, Ryan M - GOV

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Gilkes, Keith - GOV; Schutt, Eric - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Re: Research

No problem. I'll coordinate and get the answers bck to you.

To: Cc: Gilkes, Keith - GOV; Schutt, Eric - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: Mon Mar 28 13:44:07 2011 Subject: Research

In preparation for my testimony in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I have some questions:

How many states are facing a budget deficit? What is the average percentage of the total budget? What is the range?

Can I get more details on the Credit Positive report on our budget from Moody's?

How many states have collective bargaining? How many have limited collective bargaining? How many have no restraints on collective bargaining?

How many states have structural deficits?

How many states have fully funded retirement systems? Of those that are not, what is the average percentage of funding? What is the range?

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REVIEW & OUTLOOK March 25, 2011

Wisconsin's Battle Supreme Unions bid for a liberal court majority to undo Walker's reforms.

Wisconsin Democrats and unions are still seething over their failure to thwart Governor Scott Walker's government union reforms. Now they're trying to spin their rage into gold by aiming it at the state Supreme Court election on April 5. If they defeat David Prosser's re-election bid, labor leaders and their Democratic allies hope a newly activist court will be their proxy in the fight against Mr. Walker's policies.

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Until the recent political inferno in Madison took over national headlines, the Supreme Court race was a snoozefest. Justice Prosser, who has served on the court for more than a decade, was the heavy favorite to hold onto his seat. In February's jungle primary that includes all candidates (all of whom are officially nonpartisan), he won 58% of the vote, followed by 25% for second place Joanne Kloppenburg, the assistant attorney general and an environmental attorney who is now the union darling.

The top two primary finishers compete in the run-off, and that race is narrowing. A liberal outfit called the Greater Wisconsin Committee has thrown some $3 million into the race and launched a website, ProsserEqualsWalker.com, to whip heat against the Governor into the race. Democrats hope a victory would discourage other Republicans who might dare to face down Big Labor.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is divided 4-3 on many cases and tilts slightly right. A defeat for Justice Prosser would shift that balance, and a notoriously liberal contingent led by Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson would dominate when the court hears the Democratic challenges to Mr. Walker's reforms, which limited collective bargaining and required government unions to be recertified every year by their members. That battle was recently joined when Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi put a hold on the law, and a state appeals court ruled yesterday that the Supreme Court should decide the case.

If they flip the court, Democrats are also sure to target major tort reforms that Governor Walker signed earlier this year. Watch for trial lawyers dancing in the streets. From 2004 to 2008, the court's liberal majority, including Obama nominee to the federal bench Louis Butler, overturned medical malpractice caps and established a collective guilt standard whereby any company that had ever sold lead paint in Wisconsin could be subject to tort claims.

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The liberal dominance ended when Justice Butler lost to Michael Gableman in 2008, but the balance of power on the court is a source of friction even among the justices. The current campaign to knock out Justice Prosser got a boost from Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, a liberal and frequent ally of Justice Abrahamson on the bench, who memorialized in email a private tiff between Justices Prosser and Abrahamson, including intemperate language from Justice Prosser. The email leak was no coincidence, comrade.

Ms. Kloppenburg once worked as an intern for Chief Justice Abrahamson, and no one can doubt her desire to join her mentor on the bench. Since 2000, she has thrice applied for judgeships on states courts and also put her name in the hat for the federal district court vacancy to which Mr. Obama eventually nominated former Justice Butler.

Democrats and unions are throwing everything they have at Wisconsin to stop the movement to put taxpayers on a more level playing field with government unions that dominate state politics. They're promising recall campaigns against Republicans and will eventually take the fight to Governor Walker. Meantime, Ms. Kloppenburg is their immediate hope to undo by judicial fiat what they couldn't accomplish legislatively.

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Legislative Contacts:

Murray, Ryan M - GOV Monday, March 28, 2011 7:04 PM Murray, Ryan M - GOV Daily Policy and Legislative Briefing

Legislative Mfairs Team

• Representative Weininger and Representative Mursau' s Office both contacted us regarding pier regulation legislation. • Representative Kapenga' s Office contacted us regarding charter school provisions in the budget.

Committee Actions Tomorrow: Committee Date Time Room Bill Author A. Urban and Local Affairs Hearing 3/29/2011 10:00 300 NE

AB 60- individuals and officers who may be covered by a county blanket bond Van Roy

S. Judiciary, Ethics, and Government Operations Hearing 3/29/2011 10:00 300 SE

SB 19- disinfection of municipal water supplies Harsdorf Joint Committee on Finance Hearing 3/29/2011 10:00 412 E

Agency briefings for DOA, DOR, Tourism, and the Supreme Court xxxxxxx

S. Agriculture, Forestry and Higher Education Hearing 3/29/2011 10:30 201 SE

Confirmation of Alberta Darling as a member of the College Savings Program Board xxxxxxx SB 28- Composition of the UW Board of Regents Harsdorf

A. Jobs, Economy, and Small 328 Business Exec 3/29/2011 11:00 NW

AB 53- creation of 3 additional enterprise zones Larson AB 13- Development opportunity zone for Beloit Loudenbeck

Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) 330 Exec 3/29/2011 11:00 sw

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NR 411- Construction and operation permits for indirect sources DNR NR 404.04 (3)- Particulate matter, secondary standard DNR LRB 1483/1 (Senate), LRB 1756/1 (Assembly)-wind energy system rules XXXXXXX CR 1 0-098- Payday lending PSG

Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Team

Commerce • State Fire Marshall Office

o Interest in creating this office with one high level person who would act as key leader in the state for fire service • Cascade Tissue Group

o DNR Deputy Sec. Moroney and Jason met with executives in Eau Claire today o Company will add a new paper machine and keep plant in Eau Claire

• New Companies to WI o 2 companies (1 from IL and 1 from MI) will start conducting business in WI in Pewaukee and Madison respectively

• V entnre Capital o Draft sill yet to be released from Budget Office

Tourism • LFB Budget Analysis

o Reviewed analysis in advance of Tuesday's testimony by Secretary Klett

DOT • Motor Carrier Permits

o DOT resolved an issue a business had with trying to receive permits for its vehicles • Definition of Major Highways Program

DATCP

o Reggie Newson communicated to Rep. Petrowski's office the changes to the definition of the Major Highways Program under the Governor's Budget proposal

• ATCP 110, 111, 114, 125, 134 o Spoke with Ross Kinzler about the rules.

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DNR • Recycling

o DNR has proposed two modified recycling aid programs for review. • Army Corps of Engineers

o Asked to set up a meeting with the Governor's Office regarding DNR regulation changes. Patrick will meet with a representative April 5

PSC • Chair of Public Service Commission

o Governor announced today that former Rep. Phil Montgomery will act as Chair

JOBS Hotline • 2 calls received

o Call from Glenn Hetzer of Powder Booth Restoration o Hetzer is currently located in Illinois and wants to move to Wisconsin

Human Services and Education Team

DRS Update 1. Discussed tobacco control money being utilized for cessation instead of prevention 2. Road Show Update:

a. Wed.: Eau Claire; April 5th: Fennimore; April 14th: Milwaukee potentially moved to Waukesha; April 21 '1: Kimberly; and April 26th: Wausau

3. Transfer ofFoodShare & SSI from DRS to DCF a. Options need to be discussed on the transfer

4. Discussion on potential number of retirements within DRS. There are a significant number of highly skilled workers who will be retiring. A nationwide search will be needed for some of them in order to fill these specialty positions.

NGA Medicaid Taskforce 1. There will be 3 more conference calls to discuss the list of desired Medicaid flexibilities. 2. Governors will have a conference call in 3 weeks on the Medicaid flexibilities 3. New date: May 16th will be the potential DC meeting with the Governors to discuss a potential white paper on flexibilities by states and/or

letter to the Administration and to Congress a. The visit may include a meeting with Secretary Sebelius

Education Superintendent Evers agreed to be vice chair of Read to Learn Taskforce to make recommendations on third grade reading initiatives. DPI reiterated its preference that the $600,000 in the budget is housed in DPI rather than DOA.

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Education News Milwaukee could become first American city to use universal vouchers for education (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Milwaukee's private school voucher program has broken new and controversial ground often in its 21-year history. Now, it is headed toward what might well be another amazing national first. If Gov. Scott Walker and leading voucher advocates prevail, Milwaukee will become the fust city in American history where any child, regardless of income, can go to a private school, including a religious school, using public money to pay the bill.

State-union battles revive hope for school-choice reforms (Washington Times) By Dick Armey After a major loss in their battle with Wisconsin taxpayers over collective bargaining powers, teachers unions are reeling. States are caught in a vicious cycle in which the private sector is shrinking while public liabilities grow and politicians have finally realized they must rein in spending and restore economic sanity to their budgets - even if that means pushing back against union influence.


Waste, Fraud and Abuse:

• The WFA Commission meeting notice for Friday has been released.

Local Governments:

• Wisconsin State Journal. Madison school budget has smaller property tax levy

"This is certainly positive from the perspective of property taxpayers, however it is incorrect to assume that this tax decrease is a result of our budget reductions," Nerad said in a statement. ·

"The property tax decrease is being imposed on us by the state through the governor's budget proposal."

The biggest factor in closing the remaining gap is requiring employees to pay half of their annual pension contribution, saving the district $11.5 million.

The agreement allowed the district to require employees to pay up to 5 percent of their health insurance premium next year, but Nerad is proposing other cuts to avoid that option. Other districts are requiring employees to pay up to 12 percent of their premium, which Walker is requiring of state employees.

"One of our budget goals was to delay for at least one year any increase in employee contributions for health insurance premiums," Nerad said.

• Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Two Wisconsin Rapids school unions reach deals on contracts

Following a closed-session discussion, which included an evaluation of Dickmann's first school year on the job as superintendent, the School Board extended her deal by a year. It's now set to expire June 30, 2013.

Dickmann's extension also included a wage freeze. The district's administrator contract stipulates an annual salary of $125,000.

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• The Chippewa Herald. School board approves modified employee contracts

Union workers have agreed to increased benefit pay-ins- 5. 8 percent toward the state pension fund and an additional12. 6 percent toward the district's insurance costs.

With that, the district's estimated budget shortfall of $2.8 to $4 million will drop to $550,000 to $1.25 million, District Business Manager Chad Trowbridge told the board earlier this month.

• Oshkosh Northwestern. Walker's proposal to reduce state rules regulating phosphorus content in runoff may not reduce city's costs

Oshkosh Wastewater Utility Superintendent Steve Brand said complying with the phosphorus regulations Gov. Scott Walker wants to eliminate are expected to cost the city an estimated $30 million. The money, currently included in the city's 2015 capital improvement program would pay for a wastewater plant upgrade to filter out phosphorus.

The budget bill also proposes to eliminate pollution control regulations that require storm water utilities to reduce the volume of temporary suspended solids in storm runoff. Current law requires the city to reduce the volume of temporary suspended solids by 40 percent by 2013. Oshkosh met a requirement to reduce pollution by 20 percent by 2008 through construction of detention basins, street sweeping and other measures.

Oshkosh Public Works Director David Patek said the city is unlikely to meet the 40 percent reduction level by 2013, but continues to work toward it. He said the value of pollution reduction to a community that prides itself on its waterways means he plans to continue to design pollution controls into storm water management projects even if Walker's proposal passes.

Veterans:

• I am working with the various VSO's to organize a press conference to talk about the Governor's budget and the wins in it for veterans. The goal is 3pm on Friday either at a New Berlin VFW or a Brookfield Legion Hall.

• I am meeting with four applicants to seNe on the veterans board this Thursday. I should have recommendations for Keith by Friday.

Justice:

• I Met with Brittany Zimmerman's parents about passage of Katie's law. They believe it will help find Brittany's killer. Senator Harsdorf will be authoring it with an expected introduction in the summer. It would require DNA at every felony arrest.

• Fond du Lac Reporter. Walker's budget denies funding for police network

La Crosse County Sheriff Steve Helgeson's agency was one of the first to join, but stopped using it in 2009.

The concept looked promising, the sheriff said, but the network hasn't gained momentum. Too few agencies, especially his neighboring departments in western Wisconsin, whose information is the most valuable to his agency, have joined, he said. And agencies that participate don't share enough data, he said. His county has a common record management software system many of the smaller jurisdictions use, he added.

"It just hasn't seemed to be as valuable as it sounded like it would be in the beginning," he said. "I was pretty excited, but after it rolled out, it seemed to sputter."

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http://www.jsonline.com/business/1186881 09. html Gauging state start-ups is crucial for jobs push By Tom Still March 26, 20111(1) Comments Just how entrepreneurial are people in Wisconsin? The answer depends on who's asked. The question usually arises this time of year when the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity is published by the Ewing Marion Kauffmann Foundation, a private foundation committed to building America's capacity to launch and grow start-up businesses. Year after year, Wisconsin comes across in the Kauffman index as a place where entrepreneurs are scarcer than palm trees in Pewaukee.

http://www. jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/11877597 4. html State stops collecting union dues, starts charging more for health care Dispute still swirls around whether law is in force By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel March 28, 2011 1(1568) Comments Madison- Gov. Scott Walker's administration no longer is collecting dues on behalf of state unions and, as of Sunday, is charging employees more for their pensions and health care, even though nonpartisan legislative attorneys say the changes are not yet law. Backing up the administration, the state Department of Justice argued that the new law- which eliminates most collective bargaining for public workers- is in effect and asked a judge to vacate a restraining order against the law. Meanwhile, a Dane County prosecutor asked a judge to declare that the law is not now in place.

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Evenson, Tom- GOV Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:11AM GOV DL All Staff Morning News Update 03.29.11

WEEKLY HEADLINE GOAL: STATE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING AND GETTING PEOPLE TO WORK

Daily Headline Goal: Governor Walker announces upgrade of Hiawatha line

Office of Governor Scott Walker- Morning News Update for Tuesday. March 29, 2011

News Summary:

• Debate rages as to whether Act 10 is law. • The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

• Phil Montgomery named to chair the Public Service Commission.

• Former State Representative Steve Hilgenberg died of cancer at 66.

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says Charter/Choice school students are at or below MPS students on test scores.

• Media focuses on use of government plane, find that Governor Walker's usage is on par with predecessors.

Governor Walker- Television Clips for March 28

Wisconsin's Front Pages:

Appleton Post-Crescent Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Green Bay Press Gazette La Crosse Tribune Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oshkosh Northwestern Racine Journal Times Sheboygan Press Stevens Point Journal Wisconsin State Journal

Nation/World

New governors face big battles USA TOday MADISON, Wis.- In his Jan. 3 inauguration speech, new Republican Gov. Scott Walker promised his state would "rightsize state government" at "this turning point in our history."

Wisconsin Universities Vote to Join Teachers Union in Wake of Walker Bill FOX News

Several university faculties in Wisconsin have voted overwhelmingly to join the American Federation of Teachers, a move the union says amounts to a backlash against Gov. Scott Walker's bid to strip their collective bargaining powers.

Gov. Paul LePage looks to Gov. Scott Walker for inspiration

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The State Column Maine governor Paul LePage is taking a page from the political playbook of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker.

The Price ofTaxing the Rich Wall Street Journal The top 1% of earners fill the coffers of states like California and New York during a boom-and leave them starved for revenue in a bust.

Voting With Their Feet by Thomas Sowell- Real Clear Politics The latest published data from the 2010 census show how people are moving from place to place within the United States. In general, people are voting with their feet against places where the liberal, welfare-state policies favored by the intelligentsia are most deeply entrenched.

A Requiem for Detroit Wall Street Journal A once-great American city today repels people of talent and ambition.

President Obama on Libya Editorial- New York Times President Obama made the right, albeit belated, decision to join with allies and try to stop Col. Muammar ei-Qaddafi from slaughtering thousands of Libyans. But he has been far too slow to explain that decision, or his long-term strategy, to Congress and the American people.

Milwaukee

State stops collecting union dues, starts charging more for health care Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's administration no longer is collecting dues on behalf of state unions and, as of Sunday, is charging employees more for their pensions and health care, even though nonpartisan legislative attorneys say the changes are not yet law.

Spending would increase 1% under Walker budget Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget would increase overall spending by 1% over two years rather than reduce it as the administration had said earlier this month.

Less light than heat Editorial- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Republicans want to sort through the e-mail of a professor who raised concerns about a conservative group. Looks like political payback to us.

Choice schools not outperforming MPS Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Students in Milwaukee's school choice program performed worse than or about the same as students in Milwaukee Public Schools in math and reading on the latest statewide test, according to results released Tuesday that provided the first apples-to-apples achievement comparison between public and individual voucher schools.

Former Assemblyman Hilgenberg dies of cancer Associated Press- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gov. Scott Walker says he was saddened to hear of Hilgenberg's death. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin remembered him as a strong advocate for small-business owners and veterans.

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Former state Rep. Phil Montgomerv named PSC chairman Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "I'm very excited to be able to do it," he said. "It requires a lot more due diligence and a lot more delving into the individual topics, much more from a regulatory than a legislative perspective."

Veteran water regulator leaving DNR Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bruce Baker says he wasn't pushed out by Cathy Stepp.

Fearing ethanol damage. engine makers want current gas blends to stay Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Briggs & Stratton Co. and other engine manufacturers want the government to ensure that current grades of gasoline will remain available when fuel with a higher ethanol content- which could damage engines- is introduced as soon as this summer.

Police need not check citizenship Racine Journal Times Some members of the Wisconsin Legislature would like to follow the lead of Arizona and make immigration status checks a part of routine police work. They should not do that.

Madison

Despite legal challenges, state begins implementing collective bargaining law Wisconsin State Journal Thousands of public workers may soon feel the effects of Wisconsin's new collective bargaining law, despite wide disagreement about whether it is in force and mounting legal challenges to its authority.

Cullen announces he will support sunshine bill Janesville Gazette The Sunshine on the Caucuses Bill would require caucus meetings to comply with the open meetings law that every other governmental body in Wisconsin must comply with. The bill was drafted by Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine.

Drug manufacturers to pay $4.2 million more in Medicaid fraud settlements Wisconsin State Journal Another $4.2 million was added to the kitty as three more defendants in a Medicaid fraud lawsuit reached settlements with the state, the Department of Justice announced Monday.

Problems at veterans agency outlast chief's resignation Wisconsin Reporter "I'm not trying to create a monster out of an individual," said John Hoeft, commander of the Wisconsin Disabled American Veterans, adding, "As an individual, (Black) and I are very good friends. As a secretary, he and I had our differences in terms of the goals ... for the DVA."

Green Bay/ Appleton

Contract talks stall amid Wisconsin union law fight Associated Press- Appleton Post-Crescent MADISON -Gov. Scott Walker's administration took steps Monday to adjust state workers' paychecks to reflect a new collective bargaining law.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's plane trip costs comparable to predecessors

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Green Bay Press-Gazette In his second term, former Gov. Jim Doyle traveled 7,422 miles between January and March 2007 for a cost of about $40,500. During the same span of his first term he traveled 4,614 miles, costing the state $19,840.

Former Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz won't face criminal charges in text messaging scandal Appleton Post-Crescent A former prosecutor accused of sending sexually suggestive text messages to a domestic abuse victim will not face criminal charges, the state Department of Justice said Monday.

Wisconsin union law stirs up anger at Kaukauna meeting Appleton Post-Crescent Hours after Gov. Scott Walker's administration signaled it would implement a law that upends collective bargaining powers for most state workers, people packed meeting halls in Kaukauna and Appleton to voice their opposition to the measure.

Layoff notices to Teamsters rescinded Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Council President Dave Soeldner said layoff notices might be prompted if Gov. Scott Walker's law "ends up caught up in court with no solution in sight."

La Crosse/Eau Claire

Our view: Fitzgerald shows why openness matters La Crosse Tribune Wisconsin is no longer ruled as a state of laws but as a state of Fitzgeralds.

Huebsch: Public workers to see paycheck changes Wisconsin State Journal- La Crosse Tribune "It is my requirement to follow the statute and implement the law," Huebsch said, adding that the state has reprogrammed its computers to change withholding levels from workers' paychecks and is currently testing those changes.

Fight over Wis. union law heads to court Associated Press- Chippewa Herald With Republican Gov. Scott Walker's administration insisting a new law eliminating most of state workers' collective bargaining rights had gone into effect and other state and municipal leaders disputing that, many were looking to a Tuesday court hearing for some kind of clarity.

A really wet year: Past 12 months second-wettest since 1872 La Crosse Tribune There's a good reason rivers are running so high.

Wausau/Rhinelander

Confusion swirls over whether Walker's collective bargaining law is in effect Wausau Daily Herald Local school and government officials don't know how to calculate employee paychecks and resolve other worker issues as wrangling over Gov. Scott Walker's bargaining law continues.

12 Merrill teachers recalled from layoffs Wausau Daily Herald

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However, in the second week of March, the district ratified contract extensions with its three unions, including the Merrill Teachers Association. Union employees agreed to a wage freeze for next school year, to contribute to their retirement packages and to increase their contributions to health care coverage.

Krug defends budget repair bill vote Stevens Point Journal WISCONSIN RAPIDS-- A Wisconsin Rapids lawmaker defended his support of Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill Monday evening, despite. widespread criticism from a packed audience.

Superior/Duluth

State's public pension plan on firm ground Wisconsin Public Radio- Superior Telegram One of the lynch pins in Gov. Scott Walker's "budget repair bill" requires state workers to pay more than they already do toward their retirement, or pension, plans. The rate will go up to 5.8 percent of a person's salary.

Van Hollen announces $4.2M BadgerCare settlement Associated Press- Superior Telegram MADISON, Wis. (AP)- The state of Wisconsin says it has reached a $4.2 million settlement with three drug makers which the state alleged had defrauded the Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus programs.

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From: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV Sent: To:

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:40AM Schutt, Eric - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV

Subject: Fw: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

Any idea?

From: Bauer, Scott <[email protected] > To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV Sent: Tue Mar 29 08:24:48 2011 Subject: RE: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

What's the word on the repair bill today?

From: GOV Press [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:24AM To: GOV Press Subject: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

March 29, 2011 For Immediate Release

Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303

The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

In the weeks since Governor Walker introduced his reforms to balance the budget and protect middle-class taxpayers the New York Times has repeatedly used its editorial pages to opine on the reforms. All told there

have been at least seven editorials, op-eds or columns in the paper about the Wisconsin reforms.

Below is the Op-Ed that Governor Walker wrote that the New York Times chose not to run:

In nearly every state across America, Governors are facing major budget deficits. Many, Democrat and

Republican alike, are cutting state aid to schools and other local governments- which will force massive

layoffs, massive property tax increases or both.

In Wisconsin, we are doing something progressive in the best sense of the word. We are implementing

reforms to protect middle class jobs and middle class taxpayers. While our idea may be a bold political move

it is a very modest request of our employees.

We are reforming the bargaining system so our state and local governments can ask employees to contribute

5.8% for pension and 12.6% for health insurance premiums. These reforms will help them balance their

budgets. In total, our reforms save local governments more than $700 million each year,

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Even federal employees pay more than twice what we are asking state and local government workers to pay and most of them don't have collective bargaining for wages or benefits. These facts beg the question as to why the protesters are in Wisconsin and not in Washington, D.C. By nearly any measure, our requests are quite reasonable.

Beyond helping to balance current and future budgets, our reforms will improve the quality of our governments. No longer will hiring and firing be done solely based on seniority and union contracts. Instead, schools- as well as state and local governments- will be able to make decisions based on merit and performance.

This concept works well in Indiana. In 2005, Governor Mitch Daniels reformed collective bargaining. In turn, the government got more efficient, more effective and more accountable to the public. Governor Daniels even encouraged employees to come forward with ways to save taxpayer dollars and they responded. Eventually, the state was able to reward top performing employees. This is true reform- making government work for the people.


Since January 3'd, we passed some of the most aggressive economic development legislation in the country. And on nearly every measure, many Democrats joined with all of the Republicans and an Independent to vote in favor of the various pieces of legislation. The Wisconsin legislature recognized that we are growing, not Republican or Democratic jobs, but Wisconsin jobs. Together, we worked to show that Wisconsin is open for business.


Our reforms allow us to take a new and better approach. Instead of avoiding the hard decisions and searching for short-term solutions, we make a commitment to the future. The choices we are making now in Wisconsin will make sure our children are not left picking up the pieces of the broken state budget left behind. Our reforms create the lowest structural deficit in recent history ensuring our budget is stable for decades to come. These cha.nges will give businesses the confidence they need to grow and invest in our state.

We live in the greatest nation on earth because for more than 200 years we've had leaders who cared more about their children and grandchildren than themselves. Having the courage to make decisions in the best interest of the next generation- despite external pressures- is a concept that America has always admired, but is forgetting today. My hope is that Wisconsin will remind the nation what makes our country great.

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Mohr, Mark - GOV

From: GOV Press Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 201110:45 AM To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Subject: FW: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

Tom Evenson Press Aide Office of Governor Scott Walker Tel: (608} 267-7303 E-Mail: [email protected] http://walker.wi.gov

From: Rieckman, Stew [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:30 AM To: GOV Press Subject: RE: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

Cullen,

Is the Governor's OP Ed piece available for publication in state newspapers? The Oshkosh Northwestern would like to use it.

Thanks,

Stew Rieckman General Manager/Executive Editor Oshkosh Northwestern

From: GOV Press [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:24AM To: GOV Press Subject: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

March 29, 2011

For Immediate Release

Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303


In the weeks since Governor Walker introduced his reforms to balance the budget and protect middle-class

taxpayers the New York Times has repeatedly used its editorial pages to opine on the reforms. All told there

have been at least seven editorials, op-eds or columns in the paper about the Wisconsin reforms.

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In nearly every state across America, Governors are facing major budget deficits. Many, Democrat and Republican alike, are cutting state aid to schools and other local governments- which will force massive layoffs, massive property tax increases or both.

In Wisconsin, we are doing something progressive in the best sense of the word. We are implementing reforms to protect middle class jobs and middle class taxpayers. While our idea may be a bold political move it is a very modest request of our employees.

We are reforming the bargaining system so our state and local governments can ask employees to contribute 5.8% for pension and 12.6% for health insurance premiums. These reforms will help them balance their budgets. In total, our reforms save local governments more than $700 million each year.






Since January 3'd, we passed some of the most aggressive economic development legislation in the country. And on nearly every measure, many Democrats joined with all of the Republicans and an Independent to vote in favor ofthe various pieces of legislation. The Wisconsin legislature recognized that we are growing, not Republican or Democratic jobs, but Wisconsin jobs. Together, we worked to show that Wisconsin is open for business.

But sometimes, bi-partisanship is not so good. During several of the past budgets, members of both political parties raided segregated funds, used questionable accounting principles and deferred tough decisions. This,

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along with the use of billions of dollars worth of one-time federal stimulus money for the budget two years ago, left Wisconsin with the current $3.6 billion deficit.

Our reforms allow us to take a new and better approach. Instead of avoiding the hard decisions and searching for short-term solutions, we make a commitment to the future. The choices we are making now in Wisconsin will make sure our children are not left picking up the pieces of the broken state budget left behind. Our reforms create the lowest structural deficit in recent history ensuring our budget is stable for decades to come. These changes will give businesses the confidence they need to grow and invest in our state.


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Mohr, Mark - GOV

From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: To:

Tuesday, March 29, 201110:47 AM GOV Press; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV

Subject: RE: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

Sure.


From: GOV Press Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:45 AM To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Subject: FW: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

Tom Evenson Press Aide Office of Governor Scott Walker Tel: (608} 267-7303 E-Mail: [email protected] http://walker.wi.gov

From: Rieckman, Stew Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:30 To: GOV Press Subject: RE: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

Cullen,

Is the Governor's OP Ed piece available for publication in state newspapers? The Oshkosh Northwestern would like to use it.

Thanks,

Stew Rieckman General Manager/Executive Editor Oshkosh Northwestern

From: GOV Press [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:24AM

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To: GOV Press Subject: The One Opinion Piece the New York Times Didn't Want You to Read

March 29, 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608} 267-7303


In the weeks since Governor Walker introduced his reforms to balance the budget and protect middle-class taxpayers the New York Times has repeatedly used its editorial pages to opine on the reforms. All told there have been at least seven editorials, op-eds or columns in the paper about the Wisconsin reforms.


In nearly every state across America, Governors are facing major budget deficits. Many, Democrat and Republican alike, are cutting state aid to schools and other local governments- which will force massive layoffs, massive property tax increases or both.

In Wisconsin, we are doing something progressive in the best sense of the word. We are implementing reforms to protect middle class jobs and middle class taxpayers. While our idea may be a bold political move it is a very modest request of ouremployees.

We are reforming the bargaining system so our state and local governments can ask employees to contribute 5.8% for pension and 12.6% for health insurance premiums. These reforms will help them balance their budgets. In total, our reforms save local governments more than $700 million each year.

Most workers outside of government would love our proposal. Over the past several months, I have visited numerous factories and small businesses across Wisconsin. On these tours, workers tell me that they pay anywhere from 15% to 50% oftheir health insurance premium costs. The average middle class worker is paying more than 20% of his or her premium.




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Since January 3'd, we passed some of the most aggressive economic development legislation in the country. And on nearly every measure, many Democrats joined with all of the Republicans and an Independent to vote in favor of the various pieces of legislation. The Wisconsin legislature recognized that we are growing, not Republican or Democratic jobs, but Wisconsin jobs. Together, we worked to show that Wisconsin is open for business.

But sometimes, bi-partisanship is not so good. During several oft he past budgets, members of both political parties raided segregated funds, used questionable accounting principles and deferred tough decisions. This, along with the use of billions of dollars worth of one-time federal stimulus money for the budget two years ago, left Wisconsin with the current $3.6 billion deficit.

Our reforms allow us to take a new and better approach. Instead of avoiding the hard decisions and searching for short-term solutions, we make a commitment to the future. The choices we are making now in Wisconsin will make sure our children are not left picking up the pieces of the broken state budget left behind. Our reforms create the lowest structural deficit in recent history ensuring our budget is stable for decades to come. These changes will give businesses the confidence they need to grow and invest in our state.


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From: Sent:

Tim Anderson Tuesday, March 29,

To: Subject:

Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV use of Walker op-ed in our publication

Dear Mr. Werwie and Mr. Schrimpf:

I am writing to you from The Council of State Governments- a nonpartisan national association of states and state elected officials- with the hope that we can use one of the op-eds that Gov. Walker has written about the new law in Wisconsin regarding changes to the collective bargaining system. The article would run in our national CSG publication Capitol Ideas, which is read by state elected officials from across the country.

It looks like two articles Gov. Walker already has posted on his website are the ideal length for what we are looking for: 1) http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal media detail.asp?locid=177&prid=5712 and 2) http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal media detail.asp?locid-177&prid-S682.

These articles would only need to be updated (in the case of #2) or slightly changed (in #1, due to references to a New York Times article that wouldn't make sense in another context). Is it OK if we run one of these articles? We would be happy to make those slight changes or take your directions on how to make the changes. Or if you other ideas on a column to run, that would be great.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration. If you have any questions, I can be reached at 630.925.1922 or [email protected].

Sincerely,

Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson The Council of State Governments Midwestern Office 701 East 22nd Street, Suite 110

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You can run them.

Cullen Werwie Press Secretary Office of Governor Scott Walker Press Office: {608} 267-7303 Email:

www. walker: wi.qov

From: Tim Anderson r~.,nt.no~ Sent: Tuesday, March 29,

Werwie, Cullen J - GOV Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:39 PM Tim Anderson; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV RE: use of Walker op-ed in our publication

To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Subject: use of Walker op-ed in our publication

Dear Mr. Werwie and Mr. Schrimpf:

I am writing to you from The Council of State Governments - a nonpartisan national association of states and state elected officials -with the hope that we can use one of the op-eds that Gov. Walker has written about the new law in Wisconsin regarding changes to the collective bargaining system. The article would run in our national CSG publication Capitol Ideas, which is read by state elected officials from across the country.

It looks like two articles Gov. Walker already has posted on his website are the ideal length for what we are looking for: 1) http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal media detail.asp?locidc-177&prid-5712 and 2) http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal media detail.asp?locid=177&prid=5682.

These articles would only need to be updated (in the case of#2) or slightly changed (in #1, due to references to a New York Times article that wouldn't make sense in another context). Is it OK if we run one of these articles? We would be happy to make those slight changes or take your directions on how to make the changes. Or if you other ideas on a column to run, that would be great.

time and consideration. If you have any questions, I can be reached at ~r

Sincerely,

Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson The Council of State Governments Midwestern Office 701 East 22nd Street, Suite 110

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Dear Mr. Schrimpf:

Chan, Sewell Tuesday, March Schrimpf, Chris - GOV From New York Times op-ed page - please read

I'm the deputy Op-Ed editor at The New York Times. I'm writing to apologize for an e-mail mix-up that resulted in our not responding promptly to an Op-Ed submission you sent us last Wednesday, March 23.

As you can imagine, we get hundreds of submissions each day. It appears that this one was overlooked.

However, it is not true that we're uninterested in Governor Walker's perspective.

In fact, Toby Harshaw, whom you copied on your e-mail of March 23, had specifically reached out to your office to see if Governor Walker would like to weigh in on the collective-bargaining debate that has been going on in your state. Toby, who was a staff editor at The Times for many years, left us earlier this month to work for Bloomberg News. You should have received a bounce-back message from his e-mail account, referring you to Mark Lotto, another staff editor here. I'm sorry if that didn't come through, and I'm sorry for any confusion that resulted.

If Governor Walker would like to write an Op-Ed for us about fiscal matters or public sector unions in Wisconsin, we'd be happy to look at it. Because your office has already published the essay below on the Governor's Web site, we can't use it now. But if he'd be willing to write another, original essay for us, we would give it serious consideration.

Can you kindly confirm you've gotten this messa~ don't hesitate to call or e-mail me if I can help you, now or in the future. My direct is below, and my cell is-

Thanks,

Sewell Chan

Sewell Chan Deputy Op-Ed Editor

From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM To: Dept, OP-ED Cc: Harshaw, Toby Subject: Op-Ed Submission From Governor Walker

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After reading another op-ed in your paper regarding the Wisconsin budget battle, Governor Walker drafted an op-ed he would like to submit to give your readers another perspective. The Governor's op-ed is just under 700 words. We appreciate your consideration. Thanks, Chris

In nearly every state across America, Governors are facing major budget deficits. Many, Democrat and Republican alike, are cutting state aid to schools and other local governments- which forces massive layoffs, massive property tax increases or both.


We are reforming the collective bargaining system so our state and local govemments can ask employees to contribute 5.8% for pension and 12.6% for health insurance premiums. These reforms will help them balance their budgets. In total, our collective bargaining reforms save local govemrnents more than $700 million each year.

Most workers outside of govemrnent would love our proposal. Over the past several months, I have visited numerous factories and small businesses across Wisconsin. On these tours, workers tell me that they pay anywhere from 15% to 50% of their health insurance premium costs. The average middle class worker is paying more than 20% of his or her premium.

Even federal employees pay more than twice what we are asking state and local govemrnent workers to pay and most of them don't have collective bargaining for wages or benefits. These facts beg the question as to why the protesters are in Wisconsin and not in Washington, D.C. By nearly any measure, our requests are quite reasonable.

Beyond helping to balance current and future budgets, our reforms will improve the quality of our govemrnents. No longer will hiring and firing be done solely based on seniority and union contracts. Instead, schools - as well as state and local govemrnents - will be able to make decisions based on merit and performance.

This concept works well in Indiana. In 2005, Govemor Mitch Daniels reformed collective bargaining. In turn, the government got more efficient, more effective and more accountable to the public. Governor Daniels even encouraged employees to come forward with ways to save taxpayer dollars and they responded. Eventually, the state was able to reward top performing employees. This is true reform -making govemrnent work for the people.

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Since January 3rd, we passed some of the most aggressive economic development legislation in the country. And on nearly every measure, many Democrats joined with all of the Republicans and an Independent to vote in favor of the various pieces of legislation. The Wisconsin legislature recognized that we are growing, not Republican or Democratic jobs, but Wisconsin jobs. Together, we worked to show that Wisconsin is open for business.


Our reforms allow us to take a new and better approach. Instead of avoiding the hard decisions and searching for short-term solutions, we make a commitment to the future. The choices we are making now in Wisconsin will make sure our children are not left picking up the pieces of the broken state budget left behind. Our reforms create the lowest structural deficit in recent history insuring our budget is stable for decades to come. These changes will give businesses the confidence they need to grown and invest in our state.


Chris Schrimpf

Communications Director

Office of the Governor

Press Office: 608-267-7303

Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

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From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Sent: u~><Jdy, March 29, 2011 5:26 PM To: Subject: Re: From New York Times op-ed page- please read

Sewell.- thanks for the note, we did not get any bounce backs from our previous emails to the paper. The governor would be very interested in submitting a piece in the future. I'll be sure to keep your contact on file for future submissions.

Chris

From: Chan, Sewell r~~ilf·n Sent: Tuesday, March 29, To: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV Subject: From New York Times op-ed page - please read

Dear Mr. Schrimpf:

I'm the deputy Op-Ed editor at The New York Times. I'm writing to apologize for an e-mail mix-up that resulted in our not responding promptly to an Op-Ed submission you sent us last Wednesday, March 23.

As you can imagine, we get hundreds of submissions each day. It appears that this one was overlooked.

However, it is not true that we're uninterested in Governor Walker's perspective.

In fact, Toby Harshaw, whom you copied on your e-mail of March 23, had specifically reached out to your office to see if Governor Walker would like to weigh in on the collective-bargaining debate that has been going on in your state. Toby, who was a staff editor at The Times for many years, left us earlier this month to work for Bloomberg News. You should have received a bounce-back message from his e-mail account, referring you to Mark Lotto, another staff editor here. I'm sorry if that didn't come through, and I'm sorry for any confusion that resulted.

If Governor Walker would like to write an Op-Ed for us about fiscal matters or public sector unions in Wisconsin, we'd be happy to look at it. Because your office has already published the essay below on the Governor's Web site, we can't use it now. But if he'd be willing to write another, original essay for us, we would give it serious consideration.

Can you kindly confirm you've gotten this me,ss<>ge,Z or in the future. My direct is below, and my cell i

Thanks,

Sewell Chan

don't hesitate to call or e-mail me if I can help you, now

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From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM To: Dept, OP-ED Cc: Harshaw, Toby Subject: Op-Ed Submission From Governor Walker

After reading another op-ed in your paper regarding the Wisconsin budget battle, Governor Walker drafted an op-ed he would like to submit to give your readers another perspective. The Governor's op-ed is just under 700 words. We · appreciate your consideration. Thanks, Chris

In nearly every state across America, Governors are facing major budget deficits. Many, Democrat and Republican alike, are cutting state aid to schools and other local governments - which forces massive layoffs, massive property tax increases or both.


We are reforming the collective bargaining system so our state and local governments can ask employees to contribute 5.8% for pension and 12.6% for health insurance premiums. These reforms will help them balance their budgets. In total, our collective bargaining reforms save local governments more than $700 million each year.



Beyond helping to balance current and future budgets, our reforms will improve the quality of our governments. No longer will hiring and firing be done solely based on seniority and union contracts. Instead, . schools - as well as state and local governments - will be able to make decisions based on merit and

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performance.

This concept works well in Indiana. In 2005, Governor Mitch Daniels reformed collective bargaining. In tum, the government got more efficient, more effective and more accountable to the public. Governor Daniels even encouraged employees to come forward with ways to save taxpayer dollars and they responded. Eventually, the state was able to reward top performing employees. This is true reform -making government work for the people.


Since January 3rd, we passed some of the most aggressive economic development legislation in the country. And on nearly every measure, many Democrats joined with all of the Republicans and an Independent to vote in favor of the various pieces of legislation. The Wisconsin legislature recognized that we are growing, not Republican or Democratic jobs, but Wisconsin jobs. Together, we worked to show that Wisconsin is open for business.


Our reforms allow us to take a new and better approach. Instead of avoiding the hard decisions and searching for short-term solutions, we make a commitment to the future. The choices we are making now in Wisconsin will make sure our children are not left picking up the pieces of the broken state budget left behind. Our reforms create the lowest structural deficit in recent history insuring our budget is stable for decades to come. These changes will give businesses the confidence they need to grown and invest in our state.

We live in the greatest nation on earth because for more than 200 years we've had leaders who cared more about their children and grandchildren than themselves. Having the courage to make decisions in the best interest of the next generation- despite external pressures - is a concept that America has always admired, but is forgetting today. My hope is that Wisconsin will remind the nation what makes our country great.

Chris Schrimpf

Communications Director

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Office of the Governor

Press Office: 608-267-7303

Email: chris.schrimpt@wisconsin. gov <mailto: r. murrav@wiscons in. gov>

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Legislative Contacts

Murray, Ryan M - GOV Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:43 PM Murray, Ryan M - GOV Daily Policy and Legislative Briefing

Legislative Affairs Team

• Met with Representative Kooyenga to talk about his thoughts on the budget proposal • Representative Kuglitsch's Office called with questions on Medicaid changes. Will be having Human Services Team follow up. • Senator Lasee is interested in pursuing wind siting legislation. • Representative Knodl's office was interested in a list of mandates we're repealing • Senator Grothman wants to know how many state employees there are. Senator Grothman's Office also reiterated there dislike for 4K. • Representative Weininger's and Representative Mursau's Offices called and were concerned about pier regulation.

A. Natural Resources Committee Hearing

Jt. Audit Committee Hearing

Joint Committee on Finance

A. Labor and Workforce Development Hearing

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AB 24- privileges under Class A or Class B Bear hunting license Severson AB 35- culling of bass in fishing tournaments Kleefisch AB 43- removal of abandoned dams Kestell

AB 48- info about land acquired with stewardship funding J. Ott AB 23- disinfection of municipal water supplies Severson

Wisconsin Veterans Homes xxxxxxx

Agency Briefings from GAB, Corrections, DCF, andWHEDA xxxxxxx

Unemployment Insurance Fund Briefing xxxxxxx AB 41/ SB 23- preemption of city, village, town, or county ordinances requiring employers to provide employees with leave from employment Kapenga, to deal with family, medical, or health issues. Vukmir AB 65- residency requirements for police and Kramer

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Economic Development and Regulatorv Reform Team

Commerce • Manufactured Housing Rehabilitation and Recycling Program

o The appropriation for deposit of the fees relating to the program has been added to the Errata • International Commerce

o Met with Mary Regel at Commerce to discuss upcoming international visits or receiving foreign dignitaries in Wisconsin o Confirmed visits with Dorothy Moore

• Venture Capital o Draft released from Budget Office to Governor's Office o Discussed concept with Commerce's angel investment tax credit and former CAPCO staff

Tourism • JFC Testimony

o Secretary Klett did an excellent job in her testimony today DOT

• Hiawatha Rail Service o WisDOT to apply for federal funding for Hiawatha

• 190/39 Interchange in the Town of Beloit o Received request from Rep. Loudenbeck o Spoke to Reggie Newson to find out what DOT is planning to do regarding this issue o Communicated DOT's position to Rep. Louden beck

State Trails Council • Proposed legislation

o Met with members of the State Trails Council about some legislation they want passed. o Important item is an expansion of the council by two members. o They are meeting with Sec. Stepp to discuss this next week

DNR • Phosphorus and Stormwater

o DNR submitted changes for these to the Budget Office. • JCRAR

o DNR testified to the committee about two NR rules. o DNR testified that NR 404.04(3) is unnecessary and that NR 411

• SB 19 (Disinfection of Municipal Water Supplies) o DNR is supportive of a bill that rescinds a requirement on municipalities to continuously disinfect water supplies. o Made the stipulation that it be amended to address how to deal with an emergency.

WHEDA • WHEDA Modernization Bill

o Under the current legislative suggestions from WHEDA, the Wisconsin Bankers Association has concerns with two of the provisions PSG

• Wind Siting Rule o JCRAR voted 5-3 to pass the bill that would require the PSG to formulate a new rule on wind siting o Once the bill is passed, the PSG will have 6 months to create the new rule

JOBS Hotline 2

• 3 calls received

Human Services and Education Team

Health Care DHS: Very low levels of isotopes that match the Japanese reactor have been found in Wisconsin. There is no public health threat as the radioactive isotopes are at extremely low levels.

Meeting with Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice/Madison Urban Ministries: Our team met with over 30 religious leaders on the budget and budget repair bill. They were deeply concerned with the education cuts in the budget, the elimination of collective bargaining, and felt that the cuts could not be offset by the budget repair tools. They advocated for tax increases and suggested taxing corporations more to ensure that the most vulnerable are receiving education, health, food, and proper housing. They would like to meet regularly with our office and hope to have a meeting with the Governor.

Meeting with Terry Howard (First Phoenix Group): Discussion regarding Medicaid funding for assisted living centers vs. nursing homes. Advocated for a study to evaluate the number of high functioning individuals in nursing homes that are better suited for a CBRF setting.

Education Met with UW-Baraboo and UW-Extension on the budget bill. All advocated for keeping UW-Madison a part of System while giving an Authority model to the entire System.

The School Choice Demonstration Project will be releasing its latest findings from its study of the MPCP tomorrow at UW-Madison. While the evidence will not be definitive either way, it will be better news for MPCP than stories in today's WI State Journal and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Among the findings to be released tomorrow are that the MPCP program saves taxpayer dollars while achieving similar results to MPS on test scores but higher graduation rates.

Met with representatives from the Value Added Research Center. They are willing to help us craft the new WI Student Information System and have already been working with DPI. In years past they had concerns about DPI's willingness to move forward on data and accountability issues, but they are very excited that Kurt Kiefer has taken a leadership role on the issue.

We expect the new Reading Forward Taskforce to be announced tomorrow.

Unemployment News Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signs bill to cut unemployment benefits in 2012: (Detroit Free Press) http://www. freep. com/article/20 11 0329/N EWS06/1 03290431/Michigan-governor -Rick-Snyder-signs-bill-cut -u nemployment-benefits-2012

Education News Teachers' union sues Middleton-Cross Plains school district !Wisconsin State Journal/ The union representing teachers in the Middleton-Cross Plains School District sued the district Monday over their collective bargaining negotiations.

According to the complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court, the union said the district "bargained in bad faith" and proposed non-negotiable contract changes including removal of just cause for discipline and discharge, total district discretion of work hours, elimination of seniority protections, elimination of fair share union dues, modifications/freezes on salary schedules and elimination of compensatory time off.

Choice schools not outperforming MPS !Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/

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Students in Milwaukee's school choice program performed worse than or about the same as students in Milwaukee Public Schools in math and reading on the latest statewide test, according to results released Tuesday that provided the first apples-to-apples achievement comparison between public and individual voucher schools.


Local Governments:

• Wisconsin State Journal. Editorial: What cuts? Madison schools OK

Alarmists in Madison suggest Gov. Scott Walker's state budget proposal will decimate public education.

But Superintendent Dan Nerad's proposed 2011-2012 budget for Madison School District tells a different story.

Under Nerad's plan, unveiled late last week, the Madison district would:

• Launch a new 4-year-old kindergarten program in the fall. • Open a charter middle school on the South Side focusing on urban agriculture. • Avoid any teacher layoffs. • Continue to offer free health insurance to employees who select the less-expensive plan. • Give teachers small raises based on years of experience and advanced degrees. • Maintain overall spending.

• Shawano Leader. Bonduel extends teacher contracts

The BEA and board exchanged several proposals before the board issued its Final Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday. Concessions from the teachers will save the district at least $400,000, according the most recently available projections, and could potentially reduce the number of teacher layoffs as the district deals with significant losses in state aid.

Under the new contract, teachers will pay 12 percent toward their health and dental insurance premiums. They previously paid 3 percent.

Faced with so many budget uncertainties, the district, like others across the state, earlier this month issued layoff notices to 16 teachers. Some of those teachers could be recalled, depending on final state aid totals, but it is unknown when those figures will be finalized.

• Door County Advocate. Sturgeon Bay teachers accept new contract

Superintendent Joe Stutting estimated during Tuesday's meeting that the concessions resulted in an annual savings of about $586,000 to the district, or $1. 172 million over the two years of the contract.

The agreement extends the school day from 7.5 hours to eight hours and adds three teacher days to the calendar for a total of 190 days. Originally, the steps in the district salary schedule were increased by 1. 6 percent to reflect the additional work days, but that was withdrawn in the board's final offer.

Teachers will continue to receive additional compensation each year as they gain another year of experience and move up the steps. The increases also average about 1. 6 percent.

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• Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Schools advocate to maintain funding levels for clubs, sports

The Wisconsin Rapids School District, which operates on an annual budget of about $60 million, is slated to spend $780, 700 on costs related to sports, music and club programs this school year, according to district figures obtained through a Daily Tribune open records request.

More than $575,000 of the total budgeted amount for co-curriculars will cover coaches' salaries and benefits, while the remainder of the expenditures involve costs related to providing officials at events, transportation for teams and supply and equipment purchases.

With the school district facing a 2011-12 budget shortfall of about $6 million - $2. 85 million of the deficit already has been settled through planned reductions -Athletic Director Bill Vickroy said he has heard from some residents who say sports should be on the chopping block. He disagrees.

• Portage Daily Register. No new labor agreement between city, Teamsters

The Teamsters would be the only city employee union that would be affected by the budget repair bill. The unions that represent police and fire department workers are exempt from the bill. The other city employee union, which represents dispatch workers, received a one-year extension of their previous agreement earlier this month.

• Wisconsin Dells Events. Dells faces budget cuts

The City of Wisconsin Dells expects some budgetary problems under Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state biennial budget including having to make cuts in services.

City Clerk Treasurer Dale Darling in a memo to the council's finance committee Monday said that under Walker's budget the city can expect reductions in shared revenue, transportation aids and a recycling grant. It expects to lose $45,599 in shared revenue and $48,379 in transportation aid and about $10,000 it receives each year as a recycling grant, Darling estimated.

• Wisconsin State Journal. Teachers' union sues Middleton-Cross Plains school district

According to the complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court, the union said the district "bargained in bad faith" and proposed non-negotiable contract changes including removal of just cause for discipline and discharge, total district discretion of work hours, elimination of seniority protections, elimination of fair share union dues, modifications/freezes on salary schedules and elimination of compensatory time off.

• Wausau Daily Herald. 12 Merrill teachers recalled from layoffs

MERRILL- The Merrill School Board recalled 12 teachers from layoff status at its meeting Monday night, and decided it won't close schools or slash elective programs to balance next year's budget.

The School Board had put 35 teachers on layoff status the first week of March to deal with an estimated $2 million budget shortfall.

However, in the second week of March, the district ratified contract extensions with its three unions, including the Merrill Teachers Association. Union employees agreed to a wage freeze for next school year, to contribute to their retirement packages and to increase their contributions to health care coverage.

• Oshkosh Northwestern. Green Lake School District OKs two-year contract extension

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Those concessions will save the district about $1.3 million and allowed the School Board to recall the dozen teachers. Maple Grove and Pine River elementary schools a/so will remain open and no middle and high school programs -- technical education and business and family and consumer education, for example -- will be cut.

Under the deal, teachers will contribute 10 percent to the cost of health insurance compared to 4 percent under the old agreement. The district will also seek bids to reduce the cost of the health plan. A newly formed insurance committee made up of two school board members, two GLEA members at the district's accounts manager will review bids on health insurance and make a recommendation to the board.

Teachers will also be responsible for half of the contribution to their pension plans, saving the district between $250,000 and $350,000, according to a news release issued by the school Monday.

• Sheboygan Press. Plymouth nears deal with union

The deal, which goes before the Common Council tonight, would save the city $74,000 a year by requiring the 21 union employees at Plymouth Utilities to begin paying 5. 8 percent of their pension costs.

City Services Director Brian Yerges said the deal mirrors a new two-year contract reached earlier this month with the city's 10 public works employees.

Together, the new union pacts would save the city about $100,000 a year in pension costs, according to Yerges. The city could also save an additional $60,000 if the city's 30 or so non-union employees begin contributing toward their pension costs.

• Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Layoff notices to Teamsters rescinded

He said the 2011 budget revenue shorifall of nearly $1 million may not be totally covered unless there are possible concessions by Teamsters workers.

Their "side agreement" saved the city $450,000, Nickels said, and came with an agreement by city leaders that there would be no layoffs or reduction in the normal work week through Dec. 31.

'Non reps' furloughs axed

The council also rescinded 10 furlough days for non represented employees.

However, in addition to having their pay frozen for 2011 by the council in October, they now will have to contribute their half of the state pension system contribution and pay 12 percent of their health insurance premiums, up from 10 percent.

Nickels has estimated the benefits changes in the governor's budget repair plan would save the city the majority of the budget shorifall and help avoid or significantly reduce the number of layoffs.

A fiscal document released by the governor's office stated the city of Manitowoc's shared revenue would be cut by $802,000, but imposed pension and insurance changes would result in a net savings of $872,000.

Veterans:

• Wisconsin Reporter. Problems at veteran's agency outlast chiefs resignation. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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The department has been rocked by unflattering audits showing mismanagement of the state's veterans honies as well as lawsuits and official complaints filed by former employees who say they were unfairly demoted or fired under Black's tenure.

• Military Order of the Purple Order. Tuition remission for combat wounded disabled veterans and families of KIA continues

The lives of the dependent spouses and children of our men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice will never be the same. By continuing this programin his 2011-13 proposed budget, Governor Walker has helped avoid an additional un-needed stress being placed upon these families.

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From: Evenson, Tom - GOV Sent: To:

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:53AM GOV DL All Staff

Subject: Morning News Update 03.30.11

WEEKLY HEADLINE GOAL: STATE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING AND GETIING PEOPLE TO WORK

Daily Headline Goal: Governor Walker introduces education reform

Office of Governor Scott Walker- Morning News Update for Wednesday, March 30, 2011

News Summary:

• So Sumi. Judge warns anyone who violates her second order will risk sanctions. o See the second order.

• GOP legislators say they are not a rubber stamp for the Governor's budget proposal.

• Governor Walker announces application for $150m for upgrade to Hiawatha line- Milwaukee to Chicago.


Wisconsin's Front Pages: Appleton Post-Crescent Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Green Bay Press Gazette La Crosse Tribune Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oshkosh Northwestern Racine Journal Times Sheboygan Press Stevens Point Journal Wisconsin State Journal

Nation/World Threats Claim Nuclear Bombs Hidden All Over U.S. CBS News- Chicago CHICAGO (CBS 2)- The threats came in the mail and to date, there have been 251etters that warn of nuclear bombs destroying America.

Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuclear plant

Breitbart Japan said on Tuesday it is on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant where highly radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been found in the soil.

Tax Revenue Snaps Back Wall Street Journal State and local tax revenue has nearly snapped back to the peak hit several years ago-a gain attributed to a reviving economy and tax increases implemented during the recession.

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Why I Won't Vote to Raise the Debt Limit Sen. Marco Rubio- Wall Street Journal Americans have built the single greatest nation in all of human history. But America's exceptionalism was not preordained. Every generation has had to confront and solve serious challenges and, because they did, each has left the next better off. Until now.

Illinois's Quinn Says Budget-Slashing U.S. Governors Have It All Backward Bloomberg For governors cutting education and health care and going after public-sector employees to balance budgets, here's a message from Illinois Governor Pat Quinn: You're wrong. Not mistaken, not misinformed.

Measuring Force Thomas Sowell -Investor's Business Doily You don't just walk up to the local bully and slap him across the face. If you are determined to confront him, then you try to knock the living daylights out of him. Otherwise, you are better off to leave him alone.

Milwaukee

Judge again blocks GOP collective-bargaining plan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison- For the second time in less than two weeks, a Dane County judge Tuesday issued an order blocking the implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to curb collective bargaining for public workers.

Judge halts implementation of bargaining law Daily Reporter MADISON, Wis. (AP)- The showdown over Wisconsin's explosive union bargaining law shifted from the Statehouse back to the courthouse on Tuesday, but it remained unclear when or even whether the measure would take effect.

State's outsourcing cost-benefit law targeted Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison- Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal would eliminate a law requiring state agencies to study the costs and benefits of outsourcing work.

Milwaukee-Chicago rail upgrade is good news for ex-Tower site Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gov. Scott Walker's plans to seek $150 million in federal funds to upgrade Amtrak's Milwaukee-to-Chicago passenger rail line is good news for Milwaukee's efforts to redevelop the former Tower Automotive complex.

Lawmakers question Walker's local cuts Daily Reporter Mike Huebsch was the first of 19 people, mostly Gov. Scott Walker's cabinet members, scheduled to face lawmakers. He responded to a variety of concerns, including complaints from local government officials who say drastic budget cuts are hanging municipalities out to dry.

Keep teacher licenses for charter schools Editorial- Racine Journal Times Private-school teachers are not required to be licensed by the state of Wisconsin, and the budget bill now before the Legislature would do the same for charter schools. Although no license is any guarantee, we believe this is the wrong approach for the state to take.

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Judge bars further implementation of collective bargaining law. threatens sanctions Wisconsin State Journal If it wasn't clear last time, Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi made it clear on Tuesday: Any further implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's law limiting public employee unions is barred, and anyone who violates her order risks sanctions.

Green Bay/ Appleton

Editorial: Law's posting undermines its credibility Oshkosh Northwestern Whether Wisconsin's public employees are living in a post-collective bargaining era is the $64,000 question. Unlike a TV game show, though, it's unlikely Wisconsin will see a clear winner emerge from the confusion.

Judge halts implementation of state bargaining law Associated Press- Sheboygan Press MADISON -A Wisconsin judge for the second time directed the state to put on hold an explosive law that strips most public workers of nearly a II their union bargaining rights, ordering officials on Tuesday to follow her original instructions to stand down.

GOP: No Rubber Stamp on Gov. Walker's Budget WTAQ MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ)- No governor gets everything he wants in a state budget. And Scott Walker's fellow Republicans made that clear Tuesday, when the Joint Finance Committee began the long process of rewriting the package Walker gave them a month ago.

Republicans break ranks on budget Sheboygan Press MADISON - Republicans broke from their party allegiance to Gov. Scott Walker in the first briefing on his budget plan Tuesday, joining Democrats in questioning the governor's decisions to cut money for recycling and reshape the University of Wisconsin System.

Wisconsin out front on insurance exchanges Appleton Post-Crescent WASHINGTON- Wisconsin is at the forefront of an effort to build the information technology system for state health insurance marketplaces, despite Republican Gov. Scott Walker's opposition to the federal health care law.


Citv Brewing signs purchase agreement for former Coors brewery in Memphis La Crosse Tribune The $30 million acquisition would provide a third brewery for City Brewing, which began in 1999 at the former G. Heileman Brewery in La Crosse. It bought the former Latrobe Brewing Co. brewery in Latrobe, Pa., in 2006.

La Crosse schools' results a mixed bag in statewide testing La Crosse Tribune The La Crosse School District will look for ways to improve after five grade levels performed below the state average on standardized math tests, a district official said Tuesday. The state Department of Public Instruction released results of the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations, given to students in third through eighth grade and 10th grade in October. School officials: No layoffs this year Chippewa Herald

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No layoffs are expected for the Chippewa Falls School District, and services will stay the same for the 2011-12 year, school officials told the Chippewa Falls School Board Tuesday. '

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State's outsourcing cost-benefit law targeted

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Doyle administration had sought repeal of rule requiring analyses .

By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel March 29, 2011

Madison -Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal would eliminate a law requiring state agencies to study the costs and benefits of outsourcing work.

That provision and others in the GOP governor's 2011-'13 budget drew questions from both Republicans and Democrats at a briefing Tuesday before the Legislature's budget-writing committee.

Current law says agencies must compare the costs of having private contractors do work costing more than $25,000 against what it would cost to have state workers do the job.

Speaking to the Joint Finance Committee, Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch said that the law was cumbersome and required an analysis of contractor costs to be done even in cases where state workers couldn't do the work.

"We did a cost-benefit analysis on the cost-benefit analysis and found it was costing us money," Huebsch told the committee.

The testimony came amid the first of five days of briefings by the Republican governor's administration and other state agencies on the 2011-'13 budget proposaL

On the cost-benefit analysis, former Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, also sought to repeal the provision for similar reasons, saying it limited flexibility for agencies.

Under Walker's bill, the cost-benefit analyses would be retained only for engineering services at the state Department of Transportation.

The proposed change drew questions from Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) and Rep. Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee). Olsen said he didn't want to burden state agencies with red tape but also wanted to make sure that agencies weren't spending money unwisely in a time of tight budgets.

"Can you explain why, when we're in a time of serious fiscal trouble, we would not want to do a serious cost-benefit analysis? ... When you are cutting government and cutting programs, you can't afford to make mistakes," Olsen said.

Huebsch said that the current law requires the cost-benefit analysis even when the contractor's service is part of the purchase of a product or when a contractor must service a product to keep the warranty valid.

Even if state workers end up being cheaper, agencies often still go with private contractors because they say they don't have enough workers to do every job.

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2009 audit

In May 2009, a legislative audit found that the state Department ofTransportation outsourced 125 construction engineering projects over 16 months even though it determined each one of them could have been done for less using state workers.

Using state workers instead of outsourced engineers could have saved $1.2 million during that period, the Legislative Audit Bureau report found.

State officials are often reluctant to hire more workers because of concerns that they will have to pay those costs for years into the future. Contractors, while sometimes more expensive, are paid on a project-by-project basis.

Republicans and Democrats also asked about whether proposed cuts in state aid to schools and local governments would be balanced by cuts in public employees' pension and health benefits that Walker has championed. Walker has made the cuts to help balance a more than $3 billion budget deficit over two years.

"They don't feel that the numbers match reality back in their hometowns, and they're not going to achieve" that saving, Rep. Daniel LeMahieu (R-Cascade) said of local officials in his area.

Huebsch said that he believed local governments would be able to make up the cuts "in almost every instance" but also pledged to work with lawmakers to help the communities where that didn't happen.

Other questions from lawmakers focused on Walker's proposal to make the University of Wisconsin-Madison into a quasipublic authority to give it more flexibility to absorb budget cuts. Lawmakers questioned whether other UW System schools should have the same flexibility but Huebsch said currently only UW-Madison is ready for such a switch.

Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) also asked about a provision he opposes that would eliminate grants to local communities to help fund recycling programs. '

Afterward, Huebsch said that Walker would work with lawmakers to try to address their concerns.

Energy. The governor's budget proposal would also change the state's approach to energy use by state vehicles, deleting requirements that those vehicles reduce use of petroleum-based gasoline and diesel fuel.

Current state law requires the Department of Administration to have state employees use hybrid-electric vehicles or vehicles using biofuels whenever feasible. The state also has set deadlines for specific reductions in the use of petroleumbased transportation fuels.

The governor's proposal would nix those requirements and "encourage the use of such vehicles and fuel, when costeffective."

The governor is also proposing to eliminate the state Office of Energy Independence. The office has been responsible for coordinating federal energy-related allocations to the state, including those granted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Other provisions. The budget proposal would also end the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program that promotes sales of locally produced foods. That would save the state $445,000 over two years.

The budget bill would also make the state Arts Board part of the state Department of Tourism and shift the state Food Share program from the Department of Health Services to the Department of Children and Families.

Thomas Content of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report

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A needed metric

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The state should be forced to determine, as a matter of course, if outsourcing makes fiscal sense.

March 30, 2011

A state requirement that state agencies study the costs and benefits of outsourcing should be tweaked - but not jettisoned.

Gov. Scott Walker's budget would all but eliminate the requirement. Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch argues that cost-benefit analysis reveals that the studies are cumbersome and costly for too little gain. The administration proposes keeping the requirement for engineering services at the Department of Transportation.

That last part is good because Journal Sentinel reporting and a 2009 legislative audit found that the DOT was outsourcing work even when it was clear that state workers could do the projects for less.

And the administration is right that it makes no sense to require a study on outsourcing even when there are no state workers to do the jobs. That part of the requirement needs tweaking.

It's clear that the administration does need to trim costs. But cutting a study that provides metrics on whether money is actually saved strikes us as penny-wise and pound-foolish. Such studies are a necessary investment and, sometimes, a reality check.

Outsourcing has its place, but only when it makes sense fiscally and for project quality. The required studies can provide the measurements to make those determinations.

We understand that in a time of short staffing, such studies can be cumbersome. Gov. Jim Doyle also wanted to eliminate the requirement. But the excesses discovered in engineering point to the possibility that they occur elsewhere as well.

Tweak the requirement. Don't eliminate it.

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The right move

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Governor plans to seek federal funds to upgrade Amtrak's Hiawatha line.

March 30, 2011

Gov. Scott Walker's announcement Tuesday that the state will seek at least $150 million to add equipment and facilities for Amtrak's Hiawatha line is welcome news for Wisconsin and the state's economy. Strengthening the state's ties to Chicago can only serve to foster jobs and economic growth throughout the region.

The upgrades- urged by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Milwaukee business community and the Journal Sentinel, among others- could result in more daily round trips between Milwaukee and Chicago. That's great, but if future upgrades can provide faster service, that's even better.

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Walker said he plans to join other Midwestern states in a joint application that would allow Wisconsin to buy two more train sets and eight locomotives, build a maintenance facility and renovate the train shed at the downtown Milwaukee Amtrak-Greyhound station. The feds should grant the money.

Walker is often seen as an opponent of rail, but in cases where he sees that it makes sense, he's on board with everyone else. Now if only he'd expand his vision to include more of the state.

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Walker's train whistle welcome

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State Journal editorial March 31, 2011

Gov. Scott Walker supports the train!?

No, this isn't an April Fools' Day joke.

Walker announced Tuesday- three days before April1 -that he is applying to the federal government for at least $150 million for more trains to run on Amtrak's Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago. The money would cover two train sets, eight locomotives and a maintenance facility in Milwaukee.

The upgrade would increase the speed and frequency of train trips on the line that carried nearly 800,000 passengers last year.

This is the same Scott Walker who turned down $810 million in federal rail funds only a few months ago. Most of the $81 0 million would have build a high-speed passenger rail line from Milwaukee to Madison. But some of the $810 million would have upgraded the existing Milwaukee-Chicago line.

So Walker is now applying for some of the money he just had in his hands but gave away to other states. The issue only reminds Wisconsin of what a blunder it was to turn down the much bigger pot of federal rail funds earlier.

Regardless, Walker's latest move is a good one. And if ridership continues to grow on the Hiawatha, Walker should rethink his opposition to a Milwaukee-Madison line. While it's true fewer people travel between Milwaukee and Madison than Milwaukee and Chicago, it's also true that the rail line to Madison was intended to extend to Minneapolis.

That would create a vital link along the commerce corridor between Chicago and the Twin Cities. And it could ease the high cost of road building and relieve congestion on highways and in the air.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who supported the train to Madison during his failed bid for governor against Walker last fall, pledged Tuesday to help lobby the U.S. Department of Transportation for Walker's bid for the $150 million to upgrade the Hiawatha.

That's the right attitude. Let's encourage the Hiawatha to continue to grow while keeping an open mind about further expansion to Madison and Minneapolis in the future .

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by Associated Press March 30, 2011

HOULTON, Wis. (AP)- A project to upgrade a bridge between Wisconsin and Minnesota might be allowed to continue despite environmental objections.

The 1930s-era steel drawbridge connects Houlton, Wis., and Stillwater, Minn. Efforts to replace it have been held up over concerns that the new bridge would hurt the river's scenic and recreational values.

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind of Wisconsin is co-sponsoring a bill that would grant the project a waiver to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. He told Wisconsin Public Radio the old bridge is unsafe and a traffic nightmare. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is a co-sponsor.

The Sierra Club has twice sued to stop construction of the replacement bridge.

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Roadwork ahead across region

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Written by Doug Schneider Mar. 31,2011

Drivers won't have to go far- or wait long- to encounter road construction in Northeastern Wisconsin this year.

Projects planned for Ashwaubenon, De Pere, Green Bay and Ledgeview will prompt lane closures or detours, as highway crews work to improve U.S. 41 and some of the area's other busy roads.

"There is more major work going on this year in the Brown County area, mainly because of the size of the U.S. 41 project," said Kim Rudat, spokesman for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Outside of Brown County, significant projects are planned on major highways in Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Outagamie and Sheboygan counties. And a major Door County bridge will remain closed for repairs until around Memorial Day.

Brown County highlights:

Ashwaubenon

Work will begin in April or May on a roundabout on Wisconsin 172 at Austin Straubellnternational Airport, prompting detours. Construction is expected to last until mid-July, at which point work will begin on a roundabout at Wisconsin 172 and Wisconsin 54 in Oneida.

Also, bridges at 172 and Ashland Avenue will be repainted, prompting periodic lane closures on Ashland during the construction season.

Green Bay

One lane will be closed in each direction on Velp Avenue between Military Avenue and U.S. 41 for repairs and for construction of a roundabout at Military Avenue. Work is expected to start in April or May and last into October.

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De Pere

Work has begun on this year's phase of a multiyear project to improve ramps and add roundabouts near the U.S. 41-Scheuring Road intersection. Detours for some connecting streets have been set up.

Ledgeview

The end of June is the expected start of a two-week closure of the intersection of Brown County GV and Dickinson Road. Periodic lane closures will begin in April or May. The roundabout is scheduled to be finished by Sept. 2. An $880,000 roundabout is planned for the intersection, part of a multiyear project to improve GV to handle increasing demands in the next 25 years.

The Ledgeview work is a Brown County project. The Wisconsin DOT is overseeing the other work.

• Motorists seeking an escape from the Green Bay area won't necessarily be able to escape construction, particularly on major north-south routes. Lane closures already have begun on Interstate 43 in the Sheboygan area, and work on 1-94 on Milwaukee's south side is prompting lane reductions and overnight closures of the southbound lanes at the 1-894 junction.

Learn more

Traffic cams at major Brown County highway intersections: www.greenbaypressgazette.com Statewide, recorded road construction information by phone: Call 511 Statewide road construction: www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/DOT road updates on Twitter: @511WI_Northeast

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1-43 roadwork riles businesses

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Written by Josh Lintereur Sheboygan Press staff Mar. 30, 2011

TOWN OF SHEBOYGAN -By late spring, as tourists head north, nearly half the cars parked at the Culver's restaurant here on any given day will be from out of state.

But this year, what's traditionally a boom time for Culver's and other shops clustered along the town's state Highway 42 business corridor will likely be a bust, thanks to a road construction project that's cut off much of the traffic flowing to this otherwise bustling area.

The road work- which is just one piece of an extensive $14.5 million project to improve a 24-mile stretch of Interstate 43 in Sheboygan County - has left the northbound off-ramp to Highway 42 closed until mid-August.

As a result, customers located south of town are without interstate access to Menards, Walmart, Texas Roadhouse and other area retailers and restaurants.

Some area businesses say they're now preparing to cut workers' hours, scrap summer hiring plans and dig in for a trying tourist season.

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"It will be a tough summer," said Brian Lovelien, who manages the Culver's restaurant.

Lovelien and other business officials say they understand the need for roadwork, but unlike past projects, they were given little, if any, advance notice that this one was beginning, and it's made the impact that much worse.

"Every other construction project, we've had meetings four months ahead of time so we can plan strategies," said Chuck Miesfeld, owner of Miesfeld's Triangle Market. "If you can plan for it, it's different."

Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials have since apologized to businesses for the poor communication and earlier this month agreed to push back the start of the project by one week so businesses could prepare. Steve Noel, a WisDOT project development supervisor for Sheboygan County, said the department is now trying to speed up construction work to ease the burden on businesses. The move came after several contacted the DOT to complain that business had fallen off by up to 70 percent since the ramp closed.

If everything falls into place, Noel said, it's possible the 1-43 northbound off-ramp to Highway 42 could reopen as early as mid-July, rather than mid-August.

"We're trying to expedite that a little bit and to respond as much as we can," Noel said.

But business owners say that because they weren't given advance notice, much of the damage already has been done.

Miesfeld said that during past projects, he's handed out detour maps to customers months ahead of time, which helped tremendously. This time, the road closure caught many of his customers off-guard.

"On Saturday, I bet we had 15 people come in here ranting and raving, complaining they had to drive all the way to Cleveland and turn around," Miesfeld said. "Now, how many didn't do that and just kept driving?"

Business owners did say they're confident they have enough local customers to get them through the summer, though even locals will have a hard time reaching the businesses located in the Highway 42 corridor.

"It's a little big convoluted," said Kent Vant Hul, 58, of Howards Grove, after taking the detour Wednesday through Kohler to get to Menards. "But I'm still willing to make the trip."

So far, Miesfeld said business already has dropped by 20 percent since the ramp closed, but that figure could climb much higher in summer when tourists begin passing through without a direct way to access his store.

"With all the people going up north to Door County, it's not really marked, and once they miss the Highway 23 exit, they have to go another 11 miles to Cleveland to turn around," Miesfeld said. "When they're going that way anyway, you lose them."

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WBAY-TV Channel 2: Workforce Development Secretary Tours Fox Valley Job Center

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Gannett Wisconsin/Oshkosh: State workforce secretary says partnerships critical

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WHBY Radio: Unemployment rate up in Fox Cities http:l/www.whby.com/news/whby/news/abe3a2c44bc5/

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Metro-area jobless rate rises http://www.jsonline.com/business/118958589.html

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Murray, Ryan M - GOV Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:09 PM Murray, Ryan M - GOV Daily Policy and Legislative Briefing

Legislative Affairs Team Legislator Contacts:

• Representative Weininger contacted us about the Chiropractic Examining Board and stem cell research. • Representative Marklein's Office contacted us regarding a letter they want the Governor to sign and the status of

the Budget Repair Bill • Representative Knilans' Office contacted us regarding civil service protections for teachers • Representative Kleefisch wants AB 35- the culling bill signed by the 1'1 weekend in May (opening fishing

weekend) • Senator Grothman is concerned about the UW authority • Representative Loudenbeck has questions regarding the Economic Income Maintenance Administration. • Representative Farrow, Representative Kooyenga will be attending the vet's announcement tomorrow

(Representatives Kooyenga and Pridemore are vet's) • Representative Knodl's Office called asking if our education staff was able to talk with one of their school board

members about details of the education initiatives in the budget bill. Will be following up with Education Team tomorrow.

Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Team

Commerce • April 5'" Tour at Sub-Zero

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DATCP

o Working on specific event and site visit with the governor

Apri115'" Event with Secretary Bildsten o Working on setting up an event in Oshkosh or Fond du Lac with the secretary on financial issues of

importance

• Livestock Siting o Spoke with Jeff Lyon and John Petty about a CAFO situation in Johnstown east of Janesville in Rock

County o An ATCP Board resolution calling for technical review of livestock siting is before the Secretary

• Truck Weight Limits o Spoke with John Petty (DATCP Division administrator) about a proposal for economic growth that

requires changes to our truck weight laws. o A side benefit is the likely investment of Class I railroad improvements to WI

• PACE

DNR

o DATCP provided some proposals for dealing with the 16 applicants from 2010. o They had an initial agreement with DATCP and feel they are owed reimbursement for th<Oir spending in

anticipation of grants.

• Recycling o DNR has developed a compromise recycling package

• Hayward Tree Nursery Closing o Two county board supervisors from Sawyer County met with our office and Matt Moroney o They support closing the other two nurseries in Wisconsin Rapids and Boscobel o Most trees raised in DNR nurseries are shipped and planted north of Hwy 8 o The Doyle Administration planned the closure of the Hayward facility due to retirements scheduled to

occur there

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• Continuous Disinfection .Bill (AB 23, SB 19) o Referred a Calumet County Committee to DNR for information on these bills.

DOR • Throwback Sales Tax

DOT

o Spoke with a Minnesota business owner who has manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin about the Throwback Tax.

o He is unhappy with what happened in the last state budget

• Constitutional Amendment to prohibit raids on the Transportation Fund o Bill being circulated by Rep. Petrowski

• Elimination of Registration Display Stickers o Received correspondence from Milwaukee County Law enforcement Executives Association opposed to

this budget provision. • Briefing to Wisconsin Federal Delegation on Wisconsin Rail Application

o Reggie spoke to staff from Sen. Kohl, Sen. Johnson, and all state Congressional offices on the Hiawatha plan to use FL funds

• RS Permit Update o DOT provided an update on the overweight spring thaw road restrictions

WHEDA • WHEDA Loans

o Beginning April1'1, WHEDA loans will remove recapture tax liability o Will reimburse home buyers who sell their WHEDA-financed home that have to pay federal recapture tax

PSG • Meeting with R.J. Pirlot, E.A. to Chairman Montgomery

o Discussed transition to PSG and initial agenda items for the commission

JOBS Hotline • 1 call received

Health Care and Education Team

DRS Update I. Secretary Smith will be calling Director Wymyslo (Ohio Health Department) to update each other on

healthcare policies being performed and introduced in each state. The call will take place on Monday, April41

h at 4:00pm 2. Congresswomen Gwen Moore is requesting the US Department of Agriculture to investigate the SNAP

Program and the state's plan within the budget. There is concern with the aspects of income maintenance and the extent in which privatization has occurred or will occur.

NGABid 1. All support letters are in except one and will be electronically forwarded to Visit Milwaukee 2. Site visit dates are being arranged

Education • Held our education roundtable today and had a productive discussion on reading, special education, and

school accountability. We will collect our notes and have a full update tomorrow morning. Justice and Local Governments Team

Intergovernmental Information:

• NY legislature passes $132 billion budget, no new taxes. Wall Street Journal.

The budget limits Medicaid growth to 4%, mandates higher wages for home-health aides, and creates a new fund to help hospitals pay for the costs of treating brain-damaged babies.

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Public schools, which have spent almost all their federal stimulus dollars, will receive 6% less funding next school year. School districts have warned that the cuts could force them to raise property taxes, which are already among the highest in the nation.

Hundreds of teachers union members and other activists staged a rowdy protest inside the Capitol on Wednesday, demanding more school aid and higher taxes on the wealthy.

Corrections:

• Rep. Suder. Introduces legislation to keep dangerous criminals behind bars

Local Governments:

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Lawmaker disputes Walker's school district savings

Pope-Roberts spokesman Tom McCarthy a/so said the governor's spreadsheet did not indicate any predictions of declining enrollment, which he said would have to add up to the loss of 7, 000 students statewide to support the $55 million revenue reduction claimed by his office.

"We'd like to see what districts they're estimating those declines for," he said.

• Janesville Gazette. Will Janesville School Board tap reserves?

JANESVILLE- The Janesville School District's 2011-12 budget will be about $13.4 million short, according to the most current estimate. The school board needs to plug that hole, and one way is to cut the budget. Cuts on the table include about 106 of the district's 822 teaching positions.

• La Crosse Tribune. Trempealeau County workers in contract limbo

Last month, county officials backed out of the meeting after Gov. Scott Walker introduced the budget repair bill, and have yet to agree to on a date to start the mediation process. The recently signed bill- now in a limbo of its own at a Dane County Courthouse - would allow the county to reset the contract terms without the state intervening, said Rob Wayss, a staff representative for AFSCME.

• Sheboygan Press. Plymouth council approves union contract.

City Services Director Brif!n Yerges said the deal will save the city $74,000 a year by requiring the 21 union employees at Plymouth Utilities to begin paying 5. 8 percent of their pension costs.

The contract was modeled after a similar deal reached earlier this month with the city's 10 public works employees. Together the new contracts will save the city about $100,000 a year in pension costs, according to Yerges.

The city also could save an additional $60, 000 a year by requiring its 30 or so non-union employees to begin contributing toward their pension costs.

None of the new labor contracts include increases to what employees pay for health insurance, but the city is self-insured, and officials say the city's health plan is 25 percent cheaper than the state's.

Veterans:

• Racine Journal Times. Local Republican legislators issue statement on veterans home changes

• Wisconsin Reporter. Leaving Friday, chief Ken Black defends Veterans agency

Black said the agency is trying to address those and other issues, including increasing marketing and submitting a reorganization plan to ensure that the veterans homes operate more efficiently, respond to veterans' concerns and address nursing shortages.

"What is really needed here, in our auditors' view, is really good management as well," State Auditor Janice Mueller said.

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From: Evenson, Tom- GOV Sent: To:

Friday, April 01, 2011 8:42AM GOV DL All Staff

Subject: Morning News Update 04.01.11

WEEKLY HEADLINE GOAL: STATE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING AND GETIING PEOPLE TO WORK

Daily Headline Goal: Veterans Support Budget; Governor Announces Funding for Infrastructure Improvements

Office of Governor Scott Walker- Morning News Update for April1, 2011

News Summary:

• Governor Walker says the State will abide by Judge Sumi's ruling; confident that the law will be upheld.

• Read to Lead: Governor Walker announces reading task force.

• Governor Walker announces sharp decline in PCB levels in Fox Valley area water system. • Bully tactics: Unions going to private businesses to ask owner if they will put a "This Business Supports Workers

Rights" sign. If the answer is no or neutral, "Boycott!" • 32"' Senate District Democrats say they will file petitions today with enough signatures to recall Senator

Kapanke. • 26 year old Cross Plains woman charged with threatening 16 Republican Senators over budget repair bill.

o "Please put your things in order because you will be killed and your families will also be killed due to your actions in the last 8 weeks."


Wisconsin's Front Pages: Appleton Post-Crescent Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Green Bay Press Gazette La Crosse Tribune Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oshkosh Northwestern Racine Journal Times Sheboygan Press Stevens Point Journal Wisconsin State Journal

Nation/World

Wisconsin Unions Get Ugly Editorial- Wall Street Journal Now they're threatening businesses that stay neutral in the state's budget battle.

We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers Stephen Moore- Wall Street Journal

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If you want to understand better why so many states-from New York to Wisconsin to California-are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, consider this depressing statistic: Today in America there are nearly twice as many people working for the government {22.5 million) than in all of manufacturing (11.5 million). This is an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960, when there were 15 million workers in manufacturing and 8.7 million collecting a paycheck from the government. Wisconsin suspends enforcement of anti-union law Reuters "Every day the judge's TRO stays in effect, it's going to screw up their accounting," Lee said.

GOP Govs. Walker. Kasich. Snyder Plead Povertv but Reward Wealthy Opinion - U.S. News & World Report Why have Republican governors and legislators across the country done so little to create jobs? The answer is they're too busy creating problems for working families.

Ohio's Anti-Union Law Is Tougher Than Wisconsin's New York Times After Wisconsin's labor battle seized the nation's attention, after nearly 100,000 people rallied in Madison to protest a bill to curb public-sector collective bargaining, the Ohio legislature has, with far less fanfare, enacted a bill perhaps even tougher on unions.

Ohio governor signs anti-union bill Reuters (Reuters) -Governor John Kasich signed on Thursday a bill that curbs collective bargaining rights and bans strikes affecting about 360,000 public workers, making Ohio the most populous state to pass anti-union legislation this year.

Oklahoma plan would make it easier to fire teachers Reuters (Reuters) -An education reform bill that makes it easier for school boards to fire poor performing teachers was approved on Thursday by the Oklahoma state Senate.

The Missing Sense of Urgency for Jobs Wall Street Journal The March jobs report, to be released at 8:30a.m. Eastern time, will provide the latest clue toward answering a nagging question: When will the recovery start generating enough jobs to make a lasting dent in unemployment?

The Jobless See a Lifeline at Risk New York Times PALM COAST, Fla. -With his worn black canvas briefcase at his feet, Richard Dudenhoeffer, a cabinet maker, stood at a computer at the one-stop employment center and scrolled through Florida's employment listings before settling on three applications: Custodian for the Flagler County School Board. City meter reader. Assistant manager at a tractor supply company.

Milwaukee

Judge rules that Wisconsin's union law isn't in effect Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison -A state law to sharply curb union bargaining by public employees is not in effect, a Dane County judge ruled Thursday, continuing the turmoil over a measure that sparked massive protests and prompted Democrats to boycott the Senate for three weeks.

Walker launches 3rd-grade reading initiative Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Future students will have to show that they can read at a third-grade level before they can advance to fourth grade as part of an initiative Gov. Scott Walker launched Thursday with the announcement of a task force that will help guide related legislation.

Cross Plains woman charged with sending death threats to lawmakers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sixteen Republicans were warned they, families would be killed after vote on union measure.

Groups seek emails of Democratic lawmakers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel At least two politically minded groups have made extensive open records requests for emails sent and. received by state legislators, two of the groups confirmed Thursday.

Numerous Union Grove shops threatened with union bovcott Racine Journal Times Many Union Grove businesses Tuesday received a letter from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Each of them declined to display a sign stating, "This business supports workers rights" -with a prominent AFSCME logo below that. As a result, the union threatened them with a "public boycott."

PCBs cleanup cuts fish toxins Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A new study shows that walleye living in a portion of the Fox River contained sharply lower levels of a toxic pollutant after the first phase of work to remove tainted sediments from the river.

Civil War events fill state's calendar in 2011 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the War Between the States, and across our state sesquicentennial organizers are bringing out the big guns, literally and figuratively.

Madison

Walker administration will complv with judge's order halting collective bargaining law Wisconsin State Journal The state's new law to dramatically limit collective bargaining for public workers has not been published and is not in effect, a judge said Thursday.

Walker's train whistle welcome Wisconsin State Journal Gov. Scott Walker supports the train I? No, this isn't an April Fools' Day joke.

Union asks automakers to 'keep Janesville in mind' Janesville Gazette JANESVILLE -As it prepares to negotiate a new national contract this summer, a United Auto Workers official said Tuesday that the union would consider the use of entry-wage workers to improve the chances of opening idled plants such as the General Motors facility in Janesville.

Senator tells university leaders to stop fighting over UW-Madison autonomy issue Wisconsin State Journal A senator on the state's powerful budget committee told university leaders to stop arguing over the fate of UW-Madison within the University of Wisconsin System.

Cross Plains woman charged with making death threats to Republican senators

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Wisconsin State Journal Katherine R. Windels, 26, of Cross Plains faces two felony bomb scare counts along with two misdemeanor counts of sending a computer message threatening injury or harm. According to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court, Windels sent a threatening email to 15 Republican senators on March 9 that began: "Please put your things in order because you will be killed and your families will also be killed due to your actions in the last 8 weeks."

Union elections pose logistical difficulties Wisconsin Reporter MADISON - The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission faces a tall task once Gov. Scott Walker's new collective bargaining law, which is mired in legal dispute, takes effect.

Miniscule radiation spikes in Wisconsin air pose no risk to human health, state says Wisconsin State Journal Miniscule spikes in backgrqund radiation levels at monitors around Wisconsin, including detections of radioactive elements that only come from nuclear reactions, were likely from the failing Japanese nuclear plant, according to the state Department of Health Services.

EDITORIAL: Try a do-over. not defiance Beloit Daily News THE CONTINUING DRAMA in Madison over Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair plan looks more like a game of "King of the Mountain" and less like an orderly government process.

Green Bay/ Appleton

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's union law on hold following ruling from Dane County judge Appleton Post-Crescent "We don't know how long it will take, but I believe that's the right approach," said state Sen. Bob Cowles, R-Green Bay, on Thursday, in reaction to Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi's ruling that the law is not currently in effect.

Editorial: Reasonable balance needed on energy issues Green Bay Press-Gazette It was no surprise to us that lnvenergy LLC last week abandoned its plans to build 100 wind turbines in southern Brown County, a project fiercely opposed by some area residents.

Break-up of university system considered by panel Associated Press- Appleton Post-Crescent MADISON- The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus urged state lawmakers Thursday to support Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to spin it off from the university system.

Governor Scott Walker's proposed budget threatens public library funding Appleton Post-Crescent A provision in Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan threatens to weaken the statewide network that allows libraries to share resources with one another.


·Democrats: We have the signatures in Kapanke recall effort La Crosse Tribune La Crosse area Democrats say they will file petitions today with enough signatures to trigger a recall election of Sen. Dan Kapanke, one of eight Senate Republicans targeted over votes to curtail collective bargaining rights for public workers. If approved, it would be just the fifth recall election of a Wisconsin legislator.

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Le Monds, Tim J - DOC Friday, April 01, 201111:09 AM DOC DL Executive Planning DOC NewsWatch - Aprill, 2011

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Indexed At: 04/1/201111:27 AM

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Indexed At: 04/1/2011 5:41AM

Keywords: Prison (4), Extended Supervision

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Indexed At: 04/1/2011 5:30AM

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Indexed At: 03/31/2011 9:54PM

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From: Sent: To: Cc:

Schrimpf, Chris - GOV

.......... !3:23PM

Werwie, Cullen J - GOV

FYI. I think our answer remains what it has been

.. Judge Maryann Sumi's temporary restraining order against the implementation of the collective bargaining bill will remain in effect indefinitely.

The plaintiff in the case, Dane County District Attorney lsmael Ozanne, rested his side of the case today.

Sumi said she could not set a date to take more testimony because the legislators named as defendants in the case are still covered under legislative immunity.


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