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	Montana Governor - Thumbnail History of Montana Governors
		Governor Norris signed laws prohibiting discrimination by life insurance companies and passed health laws and made mine operators liable to their employees in case of disability.
		Governor Samuel V. Stewart, a Democrat from Madison County, was born in August 2, 1872, in Monroe County, Ohio.
		Governor Marc Racicot, a Republican from Missoula and Helena, was born July 24, 1948, in Thompson Falls, Montana.
	mt.gov /gov2/formergov (1310 words)

	Wisconsin - LoveToKnow 1911
		The principal quarries are in Dodge, Green Lake (a flish granite is quarried at Utley and a pinkish rhyolite at Berlin), Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Sauk, Waupaca and Waushara counties.
		The governor has power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, except for treason - he may suspend execution of sentence for treason until action is taken by the legislature - and in cases of impeachment.
		Wisconsin has an excellent free public school system, which was established in 1848 and which provides a graded system of instruction in country district and city schools, high schools and normal schools and the University of Wisconsin (incorporated 1848; see Wisconsin, University Of).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Wisconsin (9732 words)

	Wisconsin
		US-WI Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state of the United States, (54,314 square miles) and 18th greatest population (5,363,675 as of 2000).
		Known as "The Dairy State", Wisconsin is also known for beer, cheese, and many festivals, such as Summerfest and the EAA Oshkosh Airshow.
		USS Wisconsin was named in honor of this state.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/Wisconsin.html (224 words)

	Governors Fight Against Medicaid Cuts
		The governors, who will be forming a committee to press their Medicaid agenda, say they are determined to avoid repeating their experience the last time they tried to negotiate Medicaid changes with federal officials, in 2003.
		In their letter, the governors also said that the Medicare program, which covers health care for the elderly, should pay the health care costs for those people who are both elderly and poor, and therefore eligible for coverage by both Medicare and Medicaid, as a way to reduce the states' Medicaid burden.
		Some governors would like, for example, to be able to rein in costs by restricting the list of drugs covered by Medicaid, by contracting with third-party providers or by allowing the poorest people to get more benefits than those who are better off.
	www.yuricareport.com /Medicare/GovernorsFightMedicaidCuts.html (1287 words)

	Wikinfo \| Governor
		A governor was originally an official appointed by the English monarch to oversee one of his colonies.
		In theory state Governors are appointed by the Queen and act as her representative.
		In the United Kingdom's remaining overseas territories the governor is normally a direct appointee of the British Government and plays an active role in governing and lawmaking (though usually with the advice of elected local representatives).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Governor (442 words)

	JS Online: Of moderates and mavericks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wisconsin Progressives understood that political support for the "full-service state" depended on its perceived efficiency, and they made heavy use of commissions and experts to "streamline" government.
		Wisconsin was the "progressive state." The very term "progressive" took on a resonance here, became "a touchstone, a totem of almost mythic power," University of Wisconsin-Parkside historian John Buenker writes.
		Wisconsin is at least four digits removed from the time when Proxmire's re-election campaigns cost a few hundred dollars.
	www.jsonline.com /news/wisconsin2000/jul99/polmain08080499.asp (3892 words)

	Wisconsin
		Wisconsin's political history encompasses, on the one hand, Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive movement; and on the other, Joe McCarthy, the controversial anti-Communist censured by the Senate during the 1950s.
		Wisconsin's self-promotion as "America's Dairyland" sometimes leads to a mistaken impression that it is an exclusively rural state.
		Citizens of Wisconsin are referred to as Wisconsinites, although a common nickname (sometimes used pejoratively) among non-residents is "Cheeseheads," because of the prevalence and quality of cheesemaking in the state.
	articles.gourt.com /en/Wisconsin (2960 words)

	USATODAY.com - Democratic governors criticize Bush (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Democratic governors' comments echoed the campaign-trail statements of Sen. John Kerry, Bush's presidential rival, whom the president is seeking to portray as a pessimist.
		Wisconsin's Doyle said his state, which is second in the percentage of workers employed in manufacturing, has lost 80,000 manufacturing jobs over the past three years.
		Diaz, the Bush campaign spokesman, said it was ironic that the Democratic governors criticized Bush the day after it was announced that 2,800 new jobs were created in May in New Mexico, where the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.5% from 6.3% a year ago.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-06-19-governors-economy_x.htm (573 words)

	WDNR - DNR News - December 19, 2006
		Wisconsin consistently ranks among the top two or three states in the nation for deer, muskrat, and raccoon; in the top five states in the country in the harvest of fl bear, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, woodcock, and wood duck; and in the top ten states for Canada geese and total ducks.
		Wisconsin scientists monitor wild birds for the Asian avian influenza — Wisconsin wildlife health scientists increased sampling and testing of wild birds for the H5N1 Asian strain of avian influenza — or bird flu — in their ongoing wild animal health surveillance program.
		While the group’s membership includes anglers in central and southern Wisconsin and Illinois, it focuses its activities on the driftless area and in fact, was instrumental in persuading the national and regional TU groups to undertake a regional trout habitat restoration project for the driftless areas of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/news (6532 words)

	Cyndi's List - Biographies
		Lists the individuals in the entire six volume set of the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography alphabetically.
		Governors of Iowa, citizens of Washington County, Iowa and Presidents up to 1887.
		Francois Joseph Dupleix, governor of Pondicherry for Louis XV of France in India (mid 18th century).
	www.cyndislist.com /biograph.htm (3064 words)

	Wisconsin Guide: List of Things to Do in Wisconsin, USA - Hotels in Wisconsin, Trips, Destinations and Reviews - ...
		Wisconsin, bordered by the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois, as well as Lakes Michigan and Superior, has been part of the United States' territory since the end of the American Revolution; the Wisconsin Territory (which included parts of other current states) was formed on July 3, 1836.
		Wisconsin ratified its constitution on March 13, 1848, and was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
		Citizens of Wisconsin are referred to as Wisconsinites, although a common nickname (sometimes used pejoratively) among non-residents is "Cheeseheads." This is due to the prevalence and quality of cheesemaking in the state, and for the novelty hats made of yellow foam in the shape of a triangular block of cheese.
	www.tripwiser.com /trip_destination-Wisconsin_USA?itiNodeId=8ad198fc0cbeb4e4010ccf9963e11177&eType=site (3030 words)

	Summaries of the governors' speeches
		The governor, in her second term, also asked lawmakers to ban indoor smoking in public buildings statewide and to approve a 50-cent hike in the state’s cigarette tax to help fund health care.
		The first-term governor apologized for recent tax hikes and cuts in service, and promised to help families at risk of losing their homes by lengthening the time it takes for banks to foreclose and increasing oversight of the lending industry.
		The governor asked the politically split General Assembly to approve a new education funding formula that would pour $2.6 billion over six years into schools that a recent state study said were not spending enough on students.
	www.stateline.org /live/details/story?contentId=283254 (7072 words)

	Wisconsin - LeftyBlogs.com
		The Wisconsin Green Party and the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin issuedÂ a joint press release on Tuesday calling on Governor Doyle to oppose the redeployment of Wisconsin Guard troops and any policy changes that would permit such a redeployment.
		Governor Jim Doyle's Inauguration 2007 Governor Jim Doyle and Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton will be sworn in as the Governor and Lt. Governor of Wisconsin on January 3rd, 2007 at the state Capitol in Madison.
		Wisconsin State Journal columnist Bill Wineke got it right:Wineke: Lottery chance not the ticket for Christmas The Wisconsin Lottery is issuing Christmas games with the idea that you might want to give lottery tickets to your loved ones to show......
	www.leftyblogs.com /wisconsin/combined.html (7467 words)

	Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction home page
		Wisconsin's small rural school districts are receiving notification of their share of a new $3.6 million categorical aid program enacted as part of the 2007-09 budget.
		Wisconsin has more than 76,000 farms dotted across its rural landscape, and about 44 percent of the state's public school students call rural communities home.
		A list of districts eligible for Sparsity Aid and their prorated aid amount to be paid on Sept. 15, 2008, is available in the complete news release.
	dpi.wi.gov (525 words)

	Alliance for Excellent Education (Site not responding. Last check: )
		View the complete list of high schools in your state or congressional district and their Promoting Power.
		When Wisconsin's school year begins this fall, more than 5,000 of the teachers will not be returning to the schools in which they taught last year.
		GOVERNORS AGREE ON IMPORTANCE OF MATH AND SCIENCE TO FUTURE PRODUCTIVITY: In his state of the state address on January 17, Governor Jim Doyle (D) introduced the Wisconsin Covenant, a new plan to encourage college enrollment and raise achievement in elementary and secondary education.
	www.all4ed.org /states2/Wisconsin/index.html (492 words)

	Obesity Report in Wisconsin
		Wisconsin ranked 28th in the U.S. in highest rate of adult obesity at 21.9 percent, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2005.
		Seven of those 10 states are in the Southeastern U.S. "Obesity is a gateway to heart disease, diabetes and a host of other diseases," said Parris N. Glendening, former two-term Governor of Maryland, president of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute, and co-author of the report.
		• A majority of governors throughout the country have taken steps to initiate innovative obesity-reduction and control programs for state employees, however, most statewide initiatives aimed at the general public are often limited to public information campaigns.
	healthyamericans.org /reports/obesity2005/release.php?StateID=WI (1053 words)

	The Xoff Files: RGA writing off Wisconsin? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Places like Wisconsin, Nevada and Maryland may not have been singled out, Musser said, but that doesn't mean the committee isn't investing heavily in those states.
		Be that as it may, does every Democratic governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate beyond these six states now seize on this volunteer-seeking blast email to throw a wet blanket on their GOP rival?
		Wisconsin Republicans may not think they need help -- although they did fall just a little short for W in 2004, when a guy named Mark Graul, who's now Mark Green's campaign manager, was running the state for Bush.
	www.wisopinion.com /blogs/2006/10/rga-writing-off-wisconsin.html (668 words)

	Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance - Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Licensed physicians or CRNAs whose principal place of practice is not in Wisconsin (50% of the income from the practice is derived from outside of Wisconsin or more than 50% of patients will be attended to outside Wisconsin during the fiscal year).
		Rates will differ for medical school residents, Medical College of Wisconsin faculty members, physicians practicing fewer than 500 hours in a fiscal year, and locum tenen physicians whose principal place of practice is not in Wisconsin.
		The Fund sends a bill to the group administrator with each provider eligible for coverage listed on the billing, and requests the list be submitted with the total amount due for Fund coverage.
	oci.wi.gov /pcf.htm (3441 words)

	Wisconsin Lions State Convention
		The specific duties of both the Council Chair and the State Secretary may be adequately defined by Multiple District Policy and provide the Council of Governors with the flexibility needed to address changing conditions related to the effective management of the Wisconsin Lions affairs.
		International for District Governors and the reimbursement for the use of public transportation shall be limited to the most economical fare available.
		Wisconsin Lions Past District Governor's Organization be listed as a new Section 1, of this Article XI with no changes to its present reading; and,
	www.wisconsinlions.org /conventions.html (1696 words)

	A Fair Wisconsin Votes No (Site not responding. Last check: )
		That’s why advocates for children, like the Wisconsin chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Wisconsin chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and the Wisconsin Council of Children and Families oppose the ban – because they know that ultimately it would harm children by taking away basic legal protections from their families.
		As a right that could be offered through civil unions one day in Wisconsin, the ability to visit a partner when he or she is critically ill in the hospital could be seriously threatened by the ban.
		Because of the far-reaching language of the amendment, legal experts from former Wisconsin Bar Association presidents to former governors to the Wisconsin Medical Society, are concerned that even existing medical powers of attorney for unmarried couples would be jeopardized if the ban passes.
	www.fairwisconsin.com /20/index.html (1795 words)

	Wisconsin Ag Connection - Doyle Joins List of Governors Who Urge Farm Bill Compromise
		And that has prompted a group of governors representing 19 farm states to write their Congressional leaders and encourage them to 'compromise' on a new federal farm policy before the end of the year.
		Governor Jim Doyle was among those who co-signed the document, along with the executives from Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.
		"As Governors of states with prominent agriculture economies, we have vital interest in the status and progress of legislation affecting farmers--particularly the 2007 Farm Bill currently under consideration by the Congress," the letter stated.
	www.wisconsinagconnection.com /story-state.php?Id=1463&yr=2007 (250 words)

	List of Governors of Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of governors from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
		William A. Barstow was declared winner of governor's race in a contested election against Coles Bashford; however, Barstow resigned amist fraud allegations on March 21, 1856.
		Lieutenant Governor McCallum served as governor for the remainder of Thompson's term before being defeated by Jim Doyle in the 2002 gubernatorial election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Wisconsin (337 words)

	Fair Wisconsin: UW Regents Latest Group to Oppose Civil Unions & Marriage Ban
		The Wisconsin AFSCME PEOPLE Conference came out against the ban because it would endanger health care and retirement benefits for thousands of working families across the state.
		Nineteen past, current, and future presidents of the Wisconsin State Bar came out against the ban because of the legal consequences it would have for children and families in the state.
		The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups opposes the ban because it would jeopardize legal arrangements for elderly couples who choose not to remarry after the death of a spouse.
	www.wisdems.org /ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/888913 (482 words)

	About The Midwestern Governors Association (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together the governors of 13 states to work cooperatively on public policy issues of significance to the Midwestern region.
		The conference provides a forum for the exchange of information by sponsoring periodic meetings and regularly producing publications that keep the governors and their staff in touch with news from our states and the nation's capital.
		Annual meetings of the governors were first held in 1962, and since then the MGA has also organized special summits and regional roundtables devoted to issues impacting the Midwest.
	www.midwestgovernors.org /info/about_us.asp (497 words)

	Wisconsin Biodiesel Report: Biofuels at the Pump is Goal for Doyle and Midwest Governors Association
		Governors of Midwestern U.S. states on Thursday committed to ambitious targets for the distribution and consumption of renewable fuels, marking the third U.S. regional bloc of states to form a pact aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
		Governors of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and the premier of Manitoba endorsed the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord.
		Click here for a list of weblinks that will lead to a wide variety of resources available to the biofuels industry.
	wibiodiesel.blogspot.com /2007/11/biofuels-at-pump-is-goal-for-doyle-and.html (652 words)

	Alcohol Free Children - Wisconsin Home Page
		The Leadership initiative — a unique coalition of Governors’ spouses, Federal agencies, and public and private organizations — is the only national effort that focuses on the prevention of alcohol use by children ages 9 to 15.
		Thank you for your efforts to keep the children of Wisconsin healthy and alcohol free.
		Spouses of Governors who completed their terms in their State houses are able to continue their work to prevent childhood drinking as members of the Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Emeritus Group.
	www.alcoholfreechildren.org /en/states/wi.cfm (382 words)

	The Cheese-O-Sphere » Former Wisconsin governors oppose civil unions ban / gay marriage ban
		Governor Patrick Lucey, (Democrat) served Wisconsin as Governor from 1971 to 1977.
		Governor Martin Schreiber (Democrat) served from 1977 to 1979.
		Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus (Republican) served from 1979 to 1983.
	www.journaltimes.com /nucleus/index.php?itemid=6477 (2693 words)

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