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UPDATED: 10/23/09. 8:45 a.m.
Friday, October 23, 2009 Rep. Fitzgerald. Calls on Rep. Wood to resign. 7:25 am Sen. Lazich, Rep. Gundrum. Applaud BuySeasons' 10th anniversary. Rep. Hixson. Job seeker protection bill passes Assembly committee. : New electric bill fee might shock you. Weekly notice of hearings and meetings. 8:40 am WI Safety Council. Media update. 7:05 am Wisconsin Ag Connection. Cropp: Conditions are right for better milk prices. Waukesha County. Begins flu vaccination clinics for target groups. WI Utility Investors. Experts gather on future of nuclear energy in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Opposition emerging to longer deer hunt. As swine flu shots begin, officials fear shortage. Center on Wisconsin Strategy. Another decline in Wisconsin jobs. Dept of Health & Human Services. Provides more than $2.6 billion to states to help low-income households with energy costs. State Listings. 8:45 am Dept of Labor. Certifies approximately 4500 workers in 17 states as eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance. Milw. Teachers Education Assoc. Freedom Writer notables to be featured at event kicking off "A Celebration of Teaching." UW proposes lofty new position to oversee research. Wausau Daily Herald. Educators, parents leery of proposals to reform schools. Committee will consider coverage mandate at UW. Rivertowns.net. St. Croix bans tobacco use on county-owned property. State tells Barrett Waukesha can move forward with bid for lake water. City budget includes plans for $25,000 in marketing. County task force to tackle scams. 8:45 am Sen. Kohl.Column. Crime Prevention Month. Rep. Kind. Negotiates historic reforms to Medicare reimbursement. LaBarre for AD-74. Sherman discards needs of Northern Wisconsin constituents. Thursday, October 22, 2009 Speaker Sheridan Statement on Rep. Wood's arrest on Wednesday. Rep. Nass. Chippewa.com story on arrest. Wausau Daily Herald. Child Victims Act receives committee hearing. 3:22 pm Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin. Testimony before joint committee. 2:52 pm Joint Finance Committee Chairs. Dept. of Revenue Consumer Price Index. 2:47 pm Statement on WEAC, MTEA education plan. 11:30 am Sens. Hansen and Ellis. Finance report legislation a step forward for democracy. 11:12 am Rep. Black. Independent DNR Secretary bill heads to Senate floor. Epilepsy Foundation. Patient protection bill. 9:20 am Legislative Audit Bureau. HIRSP Audit. HIRSP Authority Statement. Sen. Jauch. Release of $200,000 allows state to study improved dental access through education. Audit committee approves Veterans Affairs and apprenticeship audits. Sen. Kreitlow.Column. Setting the record straight on biofuels bill. 2:08 pm State agency to audit two state-run veterans homes. Isthmus. Sex ed bill sparks controversy. 9:05 am Time to make ban on texting while driving a reality. Doyle backs taking DNA sample when suspects are arrested. H1N1 Flu 11:30 am Wisconsin Safety Council. Pandemic Symposium. Gundersen Lutheran to limit visitation. Court finds probable cause to commit sexually violent person. Calls for passage of impartial justice bill. 2:55 pm Corrections. Secretary appoints new warden of Stanley Correctional Institution. 2:06 pm Announces relocation of eight biotech companies to WI. 1:23 pm Announces creation of child care anti-fraud task forces. WI Council on Children and Families. Flags lowered to half-staff in WI Sunday for Army Spc Kevin Graham. Governor announces additional assistance for dislocated workers at B and B Engineering in Medford. Gov. Doyle. Announces Enzyme Therapy, Inc. consolidation. 10:48 am No Child Left Inside coalition to develop environmental literacy plan for Wisconsin. DRL Disciplines. Madison nurse. Marshfield doctor.Milwaukee Nurse.Janesville Real Estate Appraiser. Gov. Doyle. Announces over 100 communities support "25X25" clean energy goal. DNR. Outdoor Report. DRL. Weekly Meetings. 11:45 am DNR: Too many deer in southern WI. Still much more to do. Dental care access study OK'd. 9:10 am WI official: More medical marijuana grown on public land. Federal Agencies 1:04 pm Dept. of Labor. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report. 1:04 pm Dept. of Labor. Unveils tool to help unemployment homeowners. 1:03 pm Education. Colleges of Education must improve for reforms to succeed. 11:33 am EPA. Recognizes organizations for improving chemical safety in schools. 11:32 am EPA. Proposes tightening standards for lead0safe renovation practices and lead paint dust to protect children. 9:36 am U.S. Census Bureau. Alternative Income and Poverty Estimates: 2008. 9:36 am Mass Layoffs Summary. 9:34 am Education. Tenth Anniversary of "Lights On After School" calls attention on importance of after school programs. Jobs and Economy 1:01 pm September job losses in Wisconsin among biggest in U.S. by percentage 10:13 am 23 states report higher unemployment in September. 9:08 am Up to 100 NewPage employees idled by mid-December. UW Madison. Two alumni among top 10 Popular Science geniuses. UW Madison. A leader in Fulbright Fellows with top 10 ranking. 10:10 am Athletic Business. UW Madison hockey rink plans in jeopardy. 1:00 pm Associated earnings fall 77% but top estimates. UW-Baraboo gets financial boost. Business and Utilities 2:50 pm League of Municipalities. Neenah mayor elected president. 1:08 pm Milwaukee Business Journal. Aurora hospitals rank high in national initiative. 11:26 am Milwaukee Business Journal. Briggs & Stratton reports deeper net loss. 10:13 am Wall Street Journal. States invest more in energy efficiency. Janesville Gazette. Some optimistic, others skeptical about ethanol plant's plan. 3:33 pm Milwaukee County First. Equity is coming to Milwaukee. CRG Network. Milwaukee County benefit costs exceed those of bankrupt Detroit automaker GM. Ten county board members will match furloughed workers' sacrifice. Racine a contender to provide Waukesha water. Waukesha to solicit water deals with Milwaukee, Oak Creek and Racine. Portage County Board approves salary freezes. 9:24 am Sen. Kohl. Bill signing caps work to include $350 million for dairy farmers. 9:24 am Statement on Citizens United v. FEC. Rep. Kind. Presses Treasury Secretary Geithner to address credit crisis for small businesses. Rep. Obey. Announces start of application process for special payments to service members under stop-loss orders. Doyle finds little to praise about Lawton.