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  Wisconsin Firsts
The state of Wisconsin is proud of its record of innovation in government, social policy, education, industry, agriculture and conservation.
Wisconsin was the first state to require doctors and persons treating the sick to complete training in the basic sciences of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and diagnosis (1925).
Wisconsin was the first state to prohibit the use of race or national origin as factors in hiring teachers (1933).
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 Moving to Wisconsin
Wisconsin, state in the north central United States, bordered by Lake Superior on the north, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the northeast, Lake Michigan on the east, Illinois on the south, and Iowa and Minnesota on the west.
Wisconsin was the first state to ratify the women's suffrage amendment to the Constitution of the United States in 1919, but women's rise to political prominence has lagged.
State higher education in the first half of the 20th century was limited to the University of Wisconsin in Madison and a system of ten state teachers colleges.
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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is the first and/or only language of the overwhelming majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
Spanish follows English as the second-most spoken language in the United States, primarily due to the influence of recent Latin American immigrants and the fact that almost a fifth of its continental territory was originally part of Mexico, and it is a primary spoken language in some areas of the Southwest.
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 Wisconsin
The state is bordered by the Montreal River; Lake Superior and Michigan to the north; by Lake Michigan to the east; by Illinois to the south; and by Iowa and Minnesota to the west.
As of 2004, there are 229,800 foreign-born residents in the state (4.2% of the state population), and an estimated 41,000 undocumented workers living in the state, accounting for 18% of the foreign-born population.
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.
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 United States Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the United States federal government.
The Senate has 100 seats one-third are renewed two years; two members are elected from U.S. state by popular vote to serve six-year Each state has equal representation in the because the states are each equal members the federal union.
The Senate meanwhile has certain powers especially for that body including the authority to presidential appointments of high officials (generally Cabinet -level officials and their immediate subordinates) and ambassadors of the federal government to other as well as the exclusive authority to ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote.
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 United States Senate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Unlike the United States House of Representatives there are no strict rules regarding debate and one strategy used by senators kill a bill is to filibuster which is to continuously debate the thereby preventing its passage.
The agenda of the Senate is determined the Majority floor leader (leader of the party with a of seats) who is assisted by a Majority whip (responsible for "whipping" party members in Their counterparts across the aisle are the Minority floor leader and Minority whip.
Senators serve for terms of six the terms are staggered so that approximately of the Senate is up for election two years: each time there are elections about 33 states for one of the seats.
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 Wisconsin symbols
Wisconsin has a variety of state symbols that have been adopted over the last 150 years.
The badger became a symbol of hardworking and energetic settlers of Wisconsin's Territory.
Students from New London, Wisconsin proposed the spaniel because it is one of five dog breeds native to the United States and the only one native to Wisconsin.
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 2006 CAMPAIGN TIP SHEETS: Wisconsin State Profile
Wisconsin's first fame as a laboratory came during the Progressive era that began around 1900, and its primacy was due to an extraordinary governor, Robert LaFollette Sr., and to the state's unique history and German heritage.
Wisconsin is the first state of that vast stretch of the United States reaching all the way to the Pacific, settled first by New England Yankees but even more by immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia.
Wisconsin, a mostly Republican state in the mostly Democratic years from 1944 to 1964, became a mostly Democratic state in the mostly Republican years from 1968 to 1988.
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 Top20UnitedStates.com - Your Top20 Guide to United States!
In subsequent years, the number of states grew steadily due to western expansion, the purchase of lands by the national government from other nation states, and the subdivision of existing states, resulting in the current total of 50.
The United States Armed forces are considered to be the most powerful military (of any sort) on Earth and their force projection capabilities are unrivaled by any other nation, or collaboration of nations.
The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three alpha global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
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 Marriage in the Fifty States
States across America are concerned that their laws may not withstand the legal challenge of activist judges, so they are moving to strengthen their existing statutory language that recognizes marriage between a man and a woman or to amend their constitution to preserve the traditional understanding of marriage.
Regardless of whether a state's laws or constitutional provisions specifically define marriage and prohibit same sex "marriage," all states have consanguinity laws, prohibiting individuals from marrying their blood relations.
Many states specifically prohibit a male from marrying his female blood relations and females from marrying her male blood relations.
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 United States Senate - dKosopedia
The United States Senate, often called the U.S. Senate or simply the Senate, is a deliberative legislative chamber of 100 senators, two from each state, elected in statewide elections for six-year terms by popular vote.
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.
The following is a list of the Senators of the 109th United States Congress, sorted by state.
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 Wisconsin State History Information Links Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
Wisconsin is a leading producer of milk and its production accounts for about half of the state's farm income.
Wisconsin leads the states in the production of beets and snap beans and is a leading producer of cabbages, cucumbers, green peas, lima beans, potatoes and sweet corn, most of which ends up in Wisconisn canneries.
Wisconsin produces about 1/3 of the cheese made in the United States and is a leading butter-producing state.
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 Wisconsin Vote
I'm a candidate to represent Wisconsin in the United States Senate.
My first bill, as a member of the Senate, would be to amend the War Powers Act, such that we would only go to war on a formal declaration.
I call for referendums in both the United States and Mexico to create a Reunited States, such that all of the immigrants, both legal and illegal, would get to vote where they live.
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 CNN.com - The most 'representative' state: Wisconsin - Jul 27, 2006
Wyoming is dead center among all 50 states, with 30.22% of its population holding a college degree.
The Badger State is also fairly close to the state-by-state average on population growth, home ownership, population density, and the number of fls and Hispanics who live there.
The number of whites and blue-collar workers who live in Wisconsin is much further away from the average state's figures on those measures, but not enough to keep the Badger State from claiming the top spot.
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 Milk Quality Resources
Find specific senate committees, learn what is happening when the senate is in session.
How Wisconsin milk quality compares to other places including points about somatic cell count levels, milk quality regulations, study of milk quality 1995-1999 and milking practices.
Wisconsin map depicting "Herd Outbreaks of Mycoplasma Mastitis by County" for 1992-1999.
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 Whitefish Bay Information and Services
Wisconsin's two United States Senators are Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl.
Wisconsin District of the United States House of Representatives, and the Congressman who represents the Village is Jim Sensenbrenner.
The Whitefish Bay Recreation and Community Education Department keeps a listing of students who are interested in snow shoveling jobs.
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 Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Political Action
To that end, the state has been divided into four “Zones” -- Zone Coordinators have been hired and are on the ground to assist Locals and Central Labor Councils in building and implementing an effective and ongoing member-to-member communication plan.
Wisconsin Citizen Action (WCA) is the state's largest public interest citizen organization, which often works with the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO on priority issues.
Wisconsin Center for Pluralism The mission of the Wisconsin Research Center (WRC) is to collect and organize information reflecting views on public policy issues so that it is readily available and easily used by the public.
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 Alphabetical List of United States Senators 1999
This is the complete list of United States senators following the elections of November 1998.
It includes the appointment of Senator Lincoln Chafee to replace his father, John Chafee, who died in 1999.
Alphabetical List of Members of the United States Senate 1999
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 EMILY's List - Newsroom - Press release
EMILY’s list also helped elect as many as 140 women last night through our Political Opportunity Program, which is creating the next generation of women candidates at the state and local level.
We advanced our mission of electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office by recruiting and funding viable women candidates; helping them build and run effective campaign organizations; and mobilizing women voters to help elect progressive candidates across the nation.
In its 19-year history, EMILY’s List has helped elect 60 women to the U.S. House of Representatives, 11 women to the United States Senate, and seven women governors.
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 Contacting the Congress
It will also allow us to deal with the fact that since Democrats are now the majority in the House (and possibly Senate) there will be a lot of office reshuffling as the Democrats take over all the good office space.
City Search: Enter a city and state (without a ZIP code) to identify the members of Congress representing that city.
This information is gathered solely for the purpose of establishing who represents you in Congress and to allow you to contact them electronically.
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 United States Congress - Senators and Representatives share their Favorite Recipes
Potato Ala Bernice from former Senator and Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Potato Salad from former Senator and Governor Dirk Kempthorne
John D. Rockefeller IV Fancy Peanut Soup from Senator and Mrs.
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 Wisconsin Government and Law
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Opinions - State Bar of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions - FindLaw
Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals Opinions - Emory University
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 U.S. States by Order of Entry into the Union (Reference) - TeacherVision.com
U.S. States by Order of Entry into the Union (Reference) - TeacherVision.com
U.S. States by Order of Entry into the Union
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