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	Office of the President - University of Wisconsin System
		I am honored to serve as president of the University of Wisconsin System, a public university system with one of the richest traditions in American higher education.
		I firmly believe that our job as a public university is to be Wisconsin's premier developer of advanced human potential, of the jobs that employ that potential, and of the flourishing communities that sustain it.
		We are growing Wisconsin’s knowledge economy by helping more state residents earn college degrees, and we are committed to opening the doors of the university to talented students from families across Wisconsin, regardless of background.
	www.uwsa.edu /president (210 words)

	University of Wisconsin System
		The UW's plan for achieving access, affordability, and growth for the state.
		Building on "A Growth Agenda for Wisconsin," Advantage Wisconsin is the UW's strategic framework to produce more graduates, stimulate the creation of high-paying jobs, and build stronger communities.
		The UW System is focused on providing Wisconsin with world-class education, research and public service.
	www.wisconsin.edu (111 words)

	What is the Wisconsin National Agenda?
		The "Wisconsin National Agenda" is a statewide committee whose sole purpose is to improve services for students who are blind or visually impaired.
		The Wisconsin National Agenda is a subcommittee of the "National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities", a national project aimed at accomplishing goals to improve the quality of education for students who are visually impaired.
		In Wisconsin, a group of over 50 concerned parents, administrators, teachers, consumers and other interested parties are actively involved in committee work designed to accomplish the goals of this very important movement.
	www.tsbvi.edu /agenda/wi-general-info.htm (612 words)

	ACS :: Wisconsin's Legislative Agenda
		ACS recognizes that advocacy plays a vital role in winning the war on cancer and Wisconsin’s advocacy staff and volunteers are committed to making meaningful policy change.
		Wisconsin’s Advocacy staff and volunteers are committed to making meaningful policy change in order to:
		Wisconsin’s tobacco prevention program has already begun to significantly reduce youth smoking and has provided free tobacco cessation services to thousands of residents.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/COM/content/div_Midwest/COM_4_5x_Wisconsins_Legislative_Agenda.asp?sitearea=COM (376 words)

	One Wisconsin Now \| About One Wisconsin Now
		One Wisconsin Now, Inc. (OWN) is the beginning of a long-term effort to re-light the flame of Wisconsin's proud progressive tradition on public policy with a state-based plan to modernize and strengthen our state's progressive infrastructure, to build the common good, and to win the ideas and values debate in Wisconsin.
		Operating exclusively for the benefit of the state’s residents, One Wisconsin Now is an independent, non-partisan advocacy organization that unites research, policy, message, communications and networking activities of organizations that are dedicated to a progressive public policy agenda in Wisconsin.
		OWN is committed to building an innovative and integrated coalition in Wisconsin that advances progressive values and workable public policy ideas and solutions to create opportunities rather than burdens for future generations.
	www.onewisconsinnow.org /one_wisconsin/page/about_one_wisconsin_now (575 words)

	Institute for One Wisconsin
		Wisconsin should do the same by adopting emissions standards that are tougher than federal government standards as a way to improve air quality, reduce smog, and do our part to help stop global warming.
		It is the main source of drinking water for Wisconsin's citizens and an important source of the water used by the state's mainstay economic engines: industry and agriculture.
		Wisconsin citizens are being unfairly saddled with the health and economic costs of dealing with 2.2 million tons of other people's garbage each year.
	www.instituteforonewisconsin.org /institute/policy/institute_for_one_wisconsin_agenda_for_the_common_good (2030 words)

	Turning Points of Wisconsin History - Progressivism and the Wisconsin Idea
		To a people born and raised mostly on farms, the explosive growth of cities, rising importance of large-scale industry, transformation of the workforce by new immigrants and rigid class stratification, and the overall speed of daily life brought uncertainty and confusion.
		The Wisconsin Idea, as it came to be called, was that efficient government required control of institutions by the voters rather than special interests, and that the involvement of specialists in law, economics, and social and natural sciences would produce the most effective government.
		Wisconsin's Progressive movement began as a small faction within the Republican Party that grew in strength by drawing support from a variety of constituencies.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /turningpoints/tp-036?action=more_essay (1170 words)

	Agenda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		AGENDA (band) - a Montréal, Canada based indie rock band.
		Lotus Agenda - Personal Information Manager software from Lotus Development
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of topics associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agenda (92 words)

	WMC - Guest Columns
		Wisconsin policy makers, opinion leaders and the media receive copies in the mail.
		Working for Wisconsin Awards — Any legislator who scores 70 percent or better on the WMC roll call is awarded the “Working for Wisconsin Award.” Last session, a dozen Democrats in the Assembly received the award for their consistent support of the business agenda.
		We believe that if majorities in both houses supported the pro-business position 70 percent of the time, Wisconsin would be better place to own a business, provide jobs, and raise a family for decades to come.
	www.wmc.org /display.cfm?ID=151 (709 words)

	Setting a hunting and fishing agenda -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine
		Wisconsin has a tremendous natural legacy: diverse and abundant fish and wildlife, clean air, clean water, beautiful landscapes.
		Wisconsin's CARA coalition is the largest in the nation, with more than 300 conservation organizations participating.
		We have stocked sturgeon in the Menominee, Wisconsin, Flambeau, Namekagon, Chippewa and Wolf rivers, and the waters of Lake Superior.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/2001/aug01/speech.htm (3066 words)

	Wisconsin Head Start Association
		The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families submitted a proposal on December 16, 2003 to the Joyce Foundation for $800,000 per year for a three -year cycle.
		The focus is on placing the needs of the child and his or her parents at the center of all grant activities and working to integrate the following components that touch all children's lives: reliable health care; consistent relationships with adults; caring, knowledgeable, informed parents; secure families; and quality, reliable out-of-home care while parents work.
		Wisconsin is part of the School readiness Indicator Project funded by several national foundations to develop indicators of school readiness.
	www.whsaonline.org /collaboration.htm (1984 words)

	Wisconsin Builders Association - Preserving and Promoting the American Dream (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Every two years, the Wisconsin Builders Association engages is members in a process of identifying issues that impact the shelter industry.
		A Policy Agenda is created from this process, defining the current legislative, regulatory and litigation priorities.
		The 2003-04 Policy Agenda for WBA is summarized on a two-page brochure, available in.PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) by clicking here.
	www.wisbuild.org /site/content/government/policy.asp (149 words)

	Archives: Story
		In addition to a Wisconsin hunting license, hunters must possess: An early September Canada goose hunting permit (available for $3 from license venders throughout the season), a Federal migratory bird stamp, a Wisconsin waterfowl stamp privilege, and a valid hunter education certificate (if born on or after Jan. 1, 1973.
		The one-per-season bag limit and 50 inch minimum length limit is limited to part of the Wisconsin River, the St. Croix River downstream from the St. Croix Falls dam and specific segments of the Chippewa, Flambeau, Jump and Yellow rivers.
		His Conserve Wisconsin agenda, is a broad package of legislative proposals and executive orders that safe guard Wisconsin's environmental legacy.
	www.dunnconnect.com /articles/2005/09/06/outdoors/out02.txt (858 words)

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		Wisconsin’s state representatives finished the items of their “100 Days Jobs Agenda” this past week.
		The most horrendous gaffe of this Agenda is that is completely leaves out legislation to involve the University of Wisconsin system in job growth.
		Wisconsin taxpayers should be very, very suspect of any “economic plan” that excludes the UW System and its universities.
	www.wisinfo.com /northwestern/print/stories/print_20695933.shtml (323 words)

	Archives: Story
		An ideal forum for the governor's message, the event is part of a process aimed at examining the issues surrounding the economic development in nine western Wisconsin counties.
		Growing Wisconsin's economy has been his top priority, one made more difficulty in the face of dealing with a $3.2 billion deficit without raising taxes.
		Before long, a plume of smoke can be spied rising from the chimney and the bell that sits perched in a cupola on the roof rings out, shattering the silence of a crisp winter day.
	www.dunnconnect.com /articles/2003/09/23/news/news04.txt (775 words)

	State Green Party Press Release
		Wisconsin Green Party Second Summer Gathering to be Held on the Banks of the Mississippi.
		The Wisconsin Green Party will have 6 state and federal candidates on the ballot on November 2nd, and 4 local candidates in addition to David Cobb and Pat LaMarche, the Green Party of the United States presidential and vice-presidential nominees.
		The Wisconsin Green Party is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States, and stands on the four pillars of Social and Economic Justice, Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, and Ecological Wisdom.
	www.gp.org /press/states/wi_08_18_04.html (369 words)

	Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts - Latest Advocacy News - Arts Day 2002: March 6, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wisconsin's arts supporters came together to show support for greater visibility and increased public and private funding for the arts in all of Wisconsin's communities on Arts Day, which took place at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 6.
		The arts are essential to the well-being of all of Wisconsin's citizens, and public investment in the arts strengthens the state's competitive edge in the areas of education, tourism, economic development and community revitalization.
		Wisconsin's rich and diverse heritage in the arts and culture must be acknowledged, preserved, enhanced, and adequately supported by state government.
	www.wisconsinarts.org /advocacy/advnews/artsdayinfo.htm (547 words)

	Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts - Programs and Services -- Arts Congress (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the Congress, held at the Overture Center for the Arts in downtown Madison, these activists pledged to move forward an action agenda for Wisconsin's future that uses the arts, culture, creativity and innovation -- the "creative economy" -- as essential tools for the state's economic, educational and civic success.
		The success of the Congress sent a strong message across the state: Wisconsin's "creative economy" – propelled by people, culture, ideas, and innovation -- can and should be a powerful, positive force to benefit the state and all of its communities.
		Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton, who is also Chair of the Wisconsin Arts Board, opened the Congress with an eloquent call to action on behalf of the arts in Wisconsin's communities.
	www.wisconsinarts.org /progserv/artscongress.htm (682 words)

	WEI Agriculture and Land Use Quality Urban Developement
		The Wisconsin Environmental Initiative (WEI) put forth the previous statement as a starting point for discussion at its inaugural conference, Quality Urban Development: Setting an Agenda for Wisconsin’s Cities on June 5, 1996.
		These individuals recognized that efforts to address separate parts of the problem are going to be ineffective until an agenda exists to coordinate the efforts of all stakeholders.
		The first morning panel consisted of representatives from the Milwaukee Redevelopment Corporation, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Wisconsin Department of Development, and the law firm of DeWitt, Ross and Stevens, S.C. These panelists gave the viewpoints of their respective fields, explaining what each perceived as the obstacles to urban redevelopment.
	www.wi-ei.org /AgLand/quality.htm (952 words)

	The Wisconsin Technology Council
		Wisconsin’s $125-million biofuels research center is topic of Sept. 13 WIN-Milwaukee meeting
		Live from Boston: Wisconsin BIO blog to track convention events
		Wisconsin stem-cell firm to focus on drug tests, biomarkers
	www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com (658 words)

	Water Conservation Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wisconsin water utilities are charged with the responsibility of providing clean water to consumers at reasonable rates.
		Recent Wisconsin groundwater legislation and the regional Great Lakes Water Quantity Agreements ask that, as a state we also protect the environment by protecting groundwater and surface water quantity and quality, while we continue to ensure the safety of our drinking water supply.
		As part of the Conserve Wisconsin agenda, Governor Doyle has called on the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to work together with important stakeholders to develop a statewide water conservation strategy focusing on demand side water conservation initiatives.
	psc.wi.gov /conservationWater/index-waterConservation.htm (227 words)

	La Follette School - Environmental Policy Research
		When Jim Doyle became the 44th governor of Wisconsin on Jan. 6, 2003, he inherited a $3.2 billion deficit and worked with the Legislature to balance the budget while holding the line on taxes.
		Wisconsin Style exemplifies the spirit of the Baldwin endowment to advance the Wisconsin Idea through the development of new and innovative initiatives, as well as enhance existing outreach activities.
		The Wisconsin Legislature founded the school in 1984 as successor to the Center for the Study of Public Policy and Administration.
	www.lafollette.wisc.edu /research/environmentalpolicy/sponsors.html (1351 words)

	Meet Wisconsin 2004 - Agenda
		You are invited to join us for the 3rd annual Meet Wisconsin education day and meetings industry marketplace on Thursday, October 7, 2004, in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
		Meet Wisconsin is presented by a number of organizations that share the same goal of sustaining a strong meetings industry in Wisconsin, an industry that plays an increasingly important role in Wisconsin’s economy.
		Hear from her the importance of the role you play in growing Wisconsin and the economic value of making us the "go-to" destination for meetings and convention.
	www.mpiwi.org /website/meet_wi (1095 words)

	Federal Legislative Agenda \| Wisconsin Library Association
		Wisconsin schools and public libraries benefit from the cost savings and improved Internet access that result from participation in the Universal Service discount program outlined in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
		During the first six years of the program, from January 1998 through August 2004, Wisconsin schools and libraries received $ 178,160,458 in E-rate discounts.
		Wisconsin Library Assocation / 5250 East Terrace Drive, Suite A1 / Madison, WI Telephone: 608.245.3640
	www.wla.lib.wi.us /legis/2004FedAgenda.htm (942 words)

	Wisconsin Office of the Governor - Past Features
		Conserve Wisconsin, Governor Doyle's environmental agenda is a broad package of legislation and executive orders that will safeguard Wisconsin’s great environmental legacy — focusing on three main areas: protecting our waters, conserving our lands, and ensuring a sustainable energy future.
		The Wisconsin design depicts an agricultural theme featuring a cow, a round of cheese, and an ear of corn.
		Wisconsin is the proud host of the 86th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler.
	www.wisgov.state.wi.us /past_features.asp?locid=19 (561 words)

	JS Online: Biotech ideas on agenda
		A broad-based initiative to spur commercialization in Toronto, whether Wisconsin can compete with alternative fuels and China's market for biotechnology products are just three of the topics to be covered this week at a conference in Waukesha.
		The Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association's annual conference on Thursday is designed to portray the state's growing biotech effort, but also spur more start-up activity, said James L. Leonhart, the group's executive vice president.
		Wisconsin's biotech industry employs nearly 30,000 people and produces $8 billion in sales, Leonhart said.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=510423&format=print (528 words)

	Office of the Governor: Biography
		Under his leadership, Wisconsin became the second state in the country to create a website — drugsavings.wi.gov -- that allows citizens to purchase lower price prescription drugs from companies that the state has visited and found to be safe, reputable and reliable.
		Governor Doyle signed a health care co-op bill that will help farm families lower health care costs by creating five regional health care purchasing alliances to negotiate better coverage, lower premiums for farmers, and improve health care delivery for farmers and others who are underinsured.
		Governor Doyle’s parents were founding members of the modern Democratic Party in Wisconsin and he credits them for instilling in him the belief that politics and government are honorable professions, and that public service is a way to improve people’s lives.
	www.wisgov.state.wi.us /section.asp?linkid=87&locid=19 (908 words)

	Valued Voice - October 22, 2004
		He said Wisconsin leads the nation in both the number of projects and the amount of resources that are devoted to constantly improving the quality and safety of hospital care.
		He said Orlik’s efforts helped expand the patient safety agenda in Wisconsin and he acknowledged her assistance in bringing together more than 30 diverse organizations to participate in and support the work of WPSI.
		One of the Communications Review judges, who was not from Wisconsin, commented that the idea of "putting this information together at the state level is excellent," and urged WHA to continue to market the site to consumers because the information was easy to understand and follow.
	www.wha.org /pubArchive/valued_voice/vv10-22-04.htm (3358 words)

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