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TDS plans expansion of Fitchburg data center

1 fi=itchburg - 2/16/2011 Madison-based TDS Telecommunications Corp. is
planning a $14 million expansion of the Team Cos. data center in Fitchburg.
Construction, which is scheduled to begin in spring, will double the capacity of the
facility and bring total sellable space to approximately 15,000 square feet. The
facility, which opened in 2008, is at 5515 Noble Drive ...
OPINION - Dont endanger wind energy industry in Wisconsin
- 2/16/2011 Wisconsins wind siting rules, which go into effect
March 1, protect landowners while allowing vital wind projects to go forward. Two
years of study and six public hearings ensure safe, uniform setback distances from
properties, as well as sound and shadow standards. Gov. Scott Walker should
review the facts before endangering Wisconsins economic future in clean,
renewable wind energy ....
Ken Notes: Again, my two cents, allow locals to weigh in heavily -- there
is a HUGE difference between Lafayette and Milwaukee counties.
Portage newspaper printing will move to Madison
1 - 2/16/2011 Printing and packaging operations at Madison
Newspapers Portage plant will be moved to the companys Madison plant at 1901
Fish Hatchery Road, it was announced Wednesday. The transition will occur in late
April or early May ....
Ken Notes: Print is a very tough market but we could use technology to
improve content and readership base. Small local papers could include
national and state summaries as well as business, arts and social content
now available on line. Just a thought ...
Wisconsin Builders Exchange
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Legislature again considers tighter wind farm rules
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1 fwisconsin - 2/16/2011 Less than a month before new rules are set to go into
effect, the state Legislature is reopening the debate over wind farm regulations
and casting a shadow over the industry's future in Wisconsin. The Legislature's
joint rules committee heard more than seven hours of testimony Wednesday from
both supporters and opponents of Wisconsin's wind siting regulations, which are
official March 1...
KB Home to lure buyers with energy bill savings
1 RNational - 2/16/2011 Homebuilders say one of the biggest advantages of
buying a newly built home is energy efficiency. However, some of the ways that
builders make homes burn less cash might not be as recognizable to buyers as
say, kitchen appliances, 'generous closets and bathroom amenities. So now some
builders are boiling energy efficiency down to something every buyer understands:
money ....
Ken Notes: Good read ...
Dim view of housing market weighs on economy
1 fNational - 2/16/2011 Optimism is in short supply among U.S. homebuilders, a
sign that the depressed housing market will slow the economy's gains this year.
The outlook by builders hasn't improved since the fall, when new-home sales were
in the midst of their bleakest year in a half-century ...
RTA chairman appreciates Madisons public discourse
~ a d i s o n Area - 2/16/2011 Dick Wagner has held a number of public positions
since arriving here for graduate school in 1965, ranging from chairman of the
Dane County Board to board member of Olbrich Gardens. He currently is chairman
of the Dane County Regional Transit Authority. Wagner holds a Ph.D. in American
history from UW-Madison and is working on ...
Watson has bested our best at Jeopardy!
1 lNational - 2/16/2011 Machines first out-calculated us in simple math. Then
they replaced us on the assembly lines, explored places we couldn't get to, even
beat our champions at chess. Now a computer called Watson has bested our best
at "Jeopardy!" ...
Ken Notes: Let us hope that they enter politics soon!
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Apartments pushed home construction up in January
1 MNational - 2/16/2011 Home construction rose at the fastest rate in 20 months,
pushed up by a spike in apartment building. But construction of single-family
homes declined, a sign that demand for housing remains weak ...
Fresh Market could replace Fox Point Borders store

L.'::::.Jifox Point- 2/16/2011 The Fresh Market Inc., a Greensboro, N.C.-based chain
of upscale specialty grocery stores, is in negotiations to open a store at River Point
Village Shopping Center in Fox Point, replacing the Borders book store at 8750 N.
Port Washington Road in the shopping center, according to a Milwaukee retail real
estate source. Aurora Medical Group also plans to close its location at River Point
Village Shopping Center, ...
Ken Notes: Not Apple but not bad!
Some expect downtown Borders store to close
2/16/2011 If Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Borders Group Inc. goes
through with plans to close 200 of its stores, as reported last week by the Wall
Street Journal, some commercial real estate insiders expect the company to close
its store at 101 W. Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Milwaukee ...
Glendale seeks to buy financially troubled Bavarian Inn property
1 WGiendale- 2/16/2011 The City of Glendale will negotiate an agreement to buy
a 14-acre property that includes the Bavarian Inn restaurant, Old Heidelberg Park
and soccer fields, City Administrator Richard Maslowski said Tuesday. The
Common Council voted unanimously Monday night to authorize a negotiated
purchase agreement ...
Developer Sal Palmisano files for personal bankruptcy
2/16/2011 Milwaukee-area developer Salvatore Palmisano has
filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to public documents. Palmisano's filing
says he has assets ranging from $500,000 to $1 million, and estimated liabilities
of $1 million to $10 million ...
BRP plans $15 million renovation of Sturtevant facility
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1 fsturtevant- 2/16/2011 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) will
spend more than $15 million over the next three years to renovate its Evinrude
outboard engine factory in Sturtevant. The expansion will include the consolidation
of the companys facility in Waukegan, Ill., where its research and development,
after-market service and call center are located. The 130 employees that work in
Waukegan will be transferred to the Sturtevant facility ...
Prep work starts for UWM health school at Pabst site
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L.::::J!Milwaukee- 2/16/2011 An environmental cleanup and other work to prepare a
site at the former Pabst brewery for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's new
School of Public Health has started, according to developer Brewery Project LLC. ..
Milwaukee home sales rose in January
1 fMilwaukee- 2/16/2011 The metropolitan Milwaukee real estate market began
the new year on a surprisingly high-note, with January sales up 17.9 percent over
January 2010, according to housing statistics by Metro MLS Inc ...
Deere profit jumps on strong North America sales
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lllinois- 2/16/2011 Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of agricultural
equipment, said Wednesday its quarterly net income more than doubled as rising
crop prices encouraged U.S. farmers to buy new farm machinery and plant their
fields fencepost to fencepost ....
West Allis to demolish buildings near State Fair for development site
~ e s t Allis- 2/16/2011 West Allis city officials have announced plans to
demolish two vacant buildings near State Fair Park, creating an eight-acre site for
new development. The former Milwaukee Gray Iron foundry and former Mykonos
Restaurant ...
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UWM affiliate closes on purchase of Innovation Park site in
Wauwatosa
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- 2/16/2011 A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation
affiliate has closed on its purchase of 89 acres in Wauwatosa that will be
developed as a business park, and other uses. Innovation Park LLC is buying the
land from Milwaukee County for $13.55 million. The site is east of U.S. Highway 45
and north of W. Watertown Plank Road ....
Bradley Corp. seeks public financing help for Germantown project

L.::JfGermantown- 2/14/2011 Bradley Corp.'s plan to develop a 190,000-square-
foot manufacturing facility in Germantown Business Park is conditioned on
receiving public financing assistance, a company spokesman said ....
Factory output grows for 5th straight month in Jan
1fNational- 2/16/2011 Factories produced more goods for the fifth straight
month in January as strong auto sales spurred demand for new cars and trucks.
But overall industrial production fell for the first time in 19 months ...
Historic south side building proposed for apartment project
2/16/2011 Portions of the historic motherhouse for the School
Sisters of St. Francis, on Milwaukee's south side, would be converted into
apartments for the elderly under a new proposal. ..
Downtown Boston Store building column buckles; some apartments
evacuated
- 2/16/2011 Residents of 24 apartments in downtown Milwaukee's
Boston Store building are being asked to stay out of their homes for two days
while the damaged building is shored up. That's the word I just received from
Barry McNulty, spokesman for Wispark LLC, which owns the building ...
MIT grad turns brewery waste to fuel
1 lNational - 2/16/2011 Before he started "saving the earth, one beer at a time,"
all inventor Eric Fitch knew about home brewing was that it could make quite a
mess ... The MIT-trained mechanical engineer has invented a patented device that
turns brewery waste into natural gas that's used to fuel the brewing process.
Ken Notes: My heroes!!!!
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WON Economic Development Toolbox
I G I 1/1/2020 -
Ken Notes: A set of links to economic development tools you can'use
everyday.
Capital Region Business Journal
~ a d i s o n Area - 6/10/2010 The Capital Region Business Journal, a monthly
publication of the Wisconsin State Journal, is your first and best source of business
news and information for Dane County and the surrounding area. Every month,
we provide business news, interesting features, expert columnists and regional
economic indicators that give you an inside look at the trends that are shaping
your market ...
Ken Notes: This is an excellent resource for the region. Published
monthly ...
Wisconsin Business Resources- (Got Moo-La)
I G Wwisconsin -The mother-load of information resources for starting and funding
a Wisconsin Business. A special thanks to Carl Rainey for compiling this data.
Updated weekly! ...
Ken Notes: The link is now to the DATCP version which is updated even
more often! Great Resource I will keep the link in my "Tool Box" as the
swiss army knife of ED in Wisconsin ...
New Commercial Property Listings
I G fll/17 /2009 Recent commercial property listings from Property Drive.
PropertyDrive Commercial Listing Service
State of Wisconsin Space Needs
I G fwisconsin - 10/29/2009 This section allows you to access any of our current
space needs and acquire some brief detail regarding each. You'll notice that in
addition to posting our current RFPs and RFIS, we are listing other significant
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needs for which we are seeking space ....
Ken Notes: Brokers should check this often ...
Wisconsin Real Estate magazine
@!]wisconsin - 6/30/2014 This is a perminant link to Wisconsin Real Estate
magazine it is a monthly publication ...
Ken Notes: Thanks to all who suggested this link ...
Cirex
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Wisconsin's Commercial, Investment and Industrial Real Estate Exchange
Wisconsin Economic Outlook
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fwisconsin -The Wisconsin Economic Outlook provides quarterly and annual
forecasts of income and employment for the state. This report focuses on industry
employment, housing trends and income components. The Wisconsin Economic
Outlook is prepared by the department's Division of Research and Policy ...
Economic Recovery Websites
1 fs/28/2009 Treasury Department Debt to the Penny Link
CNN Money Scorecard
Government Recovery Website
Wisconsin State Budget Google News
Be Bold Wisconsin The Wisconsin Competitiveness Study
@!]wisconsin- 2/10/2011 Be Bold Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Competitiveness
Study, has been developed through a collaborative effort between Deloitte and
NKF over the past 6 months. This independent, non-partisan study was
commissioned by the Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA),
Competitive Wisconsin, Inc. (CWI)i and the Wisconsin Counties Association
(WCA), and was administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Institute
(WED!) ....
Will move to tools next week ...
Real Estate Transfer Data
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1f9/17 /2009 The seller of real estate is required to file a Real Estate Transfer
Return (RETR) with the County Register of Deeds when recording deeds of
property conveyances. State statutes require those returns to be filed
electronically beginning July 1, 2009. Below is a link to the electronically filed Real
Estate Transfer data as of July 1st 2009 and forward. The data will be updated on
a weekly basis ...
Ken Notes: This link is a regular feature of WON ...
[ ] [Search WDNews]
A database program that is searchable containing four years worth of
data ... Ken- Enter any word or phrase (i.e. edgewater or university
square)
Southeastern Wisconsin 2010 Industrial Market Report
1 fsoutheastern Wisconsin - 2/1/2011 Year-End Statistics & Market Report
Published January 2011...
BizStarts Resource Center
1 R 11/6/2009 Create a vibrant, innovative and prosperous entrepreneurial
business climate, nurturing, connecting and celebrating entrepreneurs and their
companies ...
Ken Notes: A valuable resource worth visiting for all businesses in the
state. A special thanks for BizStarts for compiling and sharing the
resource! ...
Wisconsin Economic Development and Business Professionals Data
Base
~ I S C O N S I N - 9/17/2009 This is a comprehensive data base of all business
professionals in development, planning, government, commercial real estate,
architecture, construction, and service providers to business. Any professional
may enter his or her own business card for free. Future Wisconsin is Wisconsin's
own social networking data base to promote new business in the state ...
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Ken Notes: Network with professionals doing business in the state ...
Wisconsin stimulus money tracker
1 fwisconsin - 5/14/2009 More than $336 million in federal stimulus money has
been allocated to counties, cities, towns and villages in Wisconsin. Of that total,
about $124 million has been allocated through the state Department of
Transportation for road, bridge and transit projects. And more than $48 million in
Housing and Urban Development funds has been allocated ...
Ken Notes: Great Resource
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Hi Chris,
Pat Snyder
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Schrimpf, Chris - GOV
Re: Politico:DNC playing role in Wisconsin protests
If the Gov. or yourself would like to come on the radio tomorrow morning between 6-9 am I will make time.
Anything you need to help promote this important legislation and to reienforce to the non-union and everyone
who elected Scott to do what he is doing .
. Pat Snyder
WSAU-AM/FM
Wausau
On Thu, Feb 17,2011 at 11:17 AM, Schrimpf, Chris- GOV <Chris.Schrimpf@wisconsin.gov> wrote:
FYI
DNC playing role inWisconsin protests
The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm --the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign --is
playing an active role in organizing protests against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's attempt to strip most public
employees of collective bargaining rights.
OfA, as the campaign group is known, has been criticized at times for staying out of local issues like same-sex marraige,
but it's riding to the aide of the public sector unions who hoping to persuade some Republican legislators to oppose
Walker's plan. And while Obama may have his difference with teachers unions, OfA's engagement with the fight-- and
Obama's own clear stance against Walker-- mean that he's remaining loyal to key Democratic Party allies at what is, for
them, a very dangerous moment
OfA Wisconsin's field efforts include filling buses and building turnout for the rallies this week in Madison, organizing 15
rapid response phone banks urging supporters to call their state legislators, and working on planning and producing
rallies, a Democratic Party official in Washington said.
The @OFA WI twitter account has published 54 tweets promoting the rallies, which the group has also plugged on its
blog.
"At a time when most folks are still struggling to get back on their feet, Gov. Walker has asked the state legislature to strip
public employees of their collective bargaining rights. Under his plan, park rangers, teachers, and prison guards would no
longer be able to fight back if the new Republican majority tries to slash their health benefits or pensions," OfA Wisconsin
State Director Dan Grandone wrote supporters in an email. "But that's not even the most shocking part: The governor has
also put the state National Guard on alert in case of 'labor unrest.' We can't -- and won't -- let Scott Walker's heavy-
handed tactics scare us. This Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15th and 16th, volunteers will be attending rallies at the
state
He continued:
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Gov. Walker won't even talk to state workers about his proposal to strip them of their rights. He is ignoring Wisconsin
voices today and asking for the power to drown them out permanently tomorrow.
We're ready to do all we can to make sure that doesn't happen. OFA volunteers are going to fight for our friends with state
jobs, our allies in organized labor, and the freedom of all Wisconsinites to organize their communities.
Chris Schrimpf
Communications Director
Office of the Governor
Press Office: 608-267-7303
Email: chris.schrimpj@wisconsin.gov
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FYI
Thursday, February 17, 201111:18 AM
Werwie, Cullen J - GOV
Politico:DNC playing role in Wisconsin protests
DNC playing role in Wisconsin protests
The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm --the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign -- is
playing ari active role in organizing protests against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's attempt to strip most public
employees of collective bargaining rights.
OfA, as the campaign group is known, has been criticized at times for staying out of local issues like same-sex marraige,
but it's riding to the aide of the public sector unions who hoping to persuade some Republican legislators to oppose
Walker's plan. And while Obama may have his difference with teachers unions, OfA's engagement with the fight -- and
Obama's own clear stance against Walker-- mean that he's remaining ioyal to key Democratic Party allies at what is, for
them, a very dangerous moment.
OfA Wisconsin's field efforts include filling buses and building turnout for the rallies this week in Madison, organizing 15
rapid response phone banks urging supporters to call their state legislators, and working on planning and producing
rallies, a Democratic Party official in Washington said.
The @OFA WI twitter account has published 54 tweets promoting the rallies, which the group has also plugged on its
bloq.
"At a time when most folks are still struggling to get back on their feet, Gov. Walker has asked the state legislature to strip
public employees of their collective bargaining rights. Under his plan, park rangers, teachers, and prison guards would no
longer be able to fight back if the new Republican majority tries to slash their health benefits or pensions," OfA Wisconsin
State Director Dan Grandone wrote supporters in an email. "But that's not even the most shocking part The governor has
also put the state National Guard on alert in case of 'labor unrest.' We can't-- and won't-- let Scott Walker's heavy-
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handed tactics scare us. This Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15th and 16th, volunteers will be attending rallies at the
state
He continued:
Gov. Walker won't even talk to state workers about his proposal to strip them of their rights. He is ignoring Wisconsin
voices today and asking for the power to drown them out permanently tomorrow.
We're ready to do all we can to make sure that doesn't happen. OFA volunteers are going to fight for our friends with state
jobs, our allies in organized labor, and the freedom of all Wisconsinites to organize their communities.
Chris Schrimpf
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Articles from CustomScoop for 02.17.11
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Legislature could act Thursday on budget repair plan
Joint Finance Committee approves package late Wednesday
By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel Feb. 17, 2011 IC12l Comments Madison- Gov. Scott Walker's bill to strip almost all
union rights for public workers advanced out of committee Wednesday just before midnight, setting up a pivotal floor vote
in the Senate that is expected for Thursday amid massive demonstrations. Voting 12-4 with all Republicans in favor of the
bill and all Democrats against it, the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee added new civil-service protections for local
government employees and kept cuts to public worker benefits. Walker has said that the cuts to worker benefits and to
decades-old union bargaining laws are needed to help balance the state's gaping budget shortfall in this year and the next
two.
http: 1/www .json line.com/features/hea lth/11630777 4. html
State lands $37 million grant for health insurance IT effort
. By Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel Feb. 16, 2011 IC36l Comments
Wisconsin will receive a $37.7 million federal grant to help design the online marketplaces that could make it easier for
individual and small businesses to shop for health insurance under federal health care reform. The marketplaces, or
exchanges, are a key component of the health care law and could enable consumers to make apples-to-apples
comparisons when shopping for health insurance. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced
Wednesday that Wisconsin and several other states would receive a total of $241 million in "Early Innovators" grants to
help design the information technology infrastructure needed to operate the exchanges.
http: 1/www .jsonllne.com/business/116319529. html
Oshkosh bids for 1.73 billion in Canadian military contracts
Work would be done with General Dynamics
By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel Feb. 16, 2011 1(1 l Comments Oshkosh Corp. is pursuing $1.73 billion in contracts
to build and support vehicles for the Canadian military, the company said Wednesday. The armored patrol vehicles and
medium-weight trucks would be built in London, Ontario, through an Oshkosh subsidiary that normally builds refuse-
hauling trucks and cement mixers. The contracts call for 1,500 trucks and 600 patrol vehicles that would be built over
about four years starting in 2013. One of the contracts also calls for 25 years of aftermarket vehicle support. Oshkosh
would be the primary contractor but is partnering with General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to help win the contracts.
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http://www. jsonline.com/business/116022859. html
Report pounds home need to help start-ups
By Tom Still, Columnist Feb. 12, 2011 j(2) Comments
As Wisconsin policy-makers ponder what it means to ensure the state is truly "open for business," their reading list should
include a July 2010 report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that highlights the importance of homegrown start-
up companies to the American economy. Actually, I'll save them reading the full report with the world's briefest executive
summary: Start-ups aren't everything when it comes to job growth. They're the only thing.
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Abstract: ... Are Companies Excluding Jobless From Applying? EEOC Trying To Determine Whether It's
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Indexed At: 02/17/2011 5:50AM
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Source: Pierce County Herald (WI) 4600 [Registration Required]
Indexed At: 02/17/2011 4:26AM
Keywords: Governor Scott Walker (5)
Abstract: ... in the sand." But in Wausau yesterday, Republican Governor Scott Walker said his only
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Indexed At: 02/16/201111:01 PM
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lJpclal:e: Thousands descend on Capitol to protest budget bill
Byline: Scott Bauer and Todd Riehm
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI) 56300
Indexed At: 02/16/2011 7:39PM
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Abstract: ... state's second-largest had to cancel classes. The new Republican governor, Scott Walker,
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Indexed At: 02/16/2011 6:08PM
Abstract: ... rally outside Walker's capitol office Hallway leading to governor's office. (PHOTO: Jackie
Johnson) Governor Scott Walker says he believes he has the votes needed to pass his
budget repair bill; he ...
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:09 AM
NEWS: Department of Military Affairs furlough day set for Monday, Feb. 21
News Release
WISCONSIN ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Joint Force Headquarters 2400 Wright Street Madison WI 53704
Department of Military Affairs furlough day set for Monday. Feb. 21
Thu. 17 Feb 201108:22:00-0600
Contact: Lt. Col. Jackie Guthrie
Office: 608-242-3050 or Cell: 608-516-1777
NEWS: Department of Military Affairs furlough day set for Monday, Feb. 21
February 17, 2011
Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA) will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21 as state employees take a furlough day, required of
all state workers. President's Day is also a federal holiday. DMA will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
The Department of Military Affairs includes Joint Force Headquarters-Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air
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24-Hour Emergency Management Duty Officer System will remain fully operational. WEM Administrator Mike Hinman has ensured that,
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Looks good to me.
Cullen Werwie
Press Secretary
Werwie, Cullen J - GOV
Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:55AM
Dipko, John A- DWD; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV
Baumbach, Scott C - DWD; Maxwell, Georgia E - DWD; Perez, Manuel - DWD; Rozek,
Allison J - DWD
RE: DRAFT DWD Message to DWD Staff from Secretary Manny Perez: Civil Service &
FAQ on sick leave conversion
Office of Governor Scott Walker
Press Office: (608) 267-7303
Email: Cullen. We!Wie@ WI. Gov
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Govemor-Scott-Walker/175220979161820http://twitter.com/govwalker
www. walker. wi.qov
From: Dipko, John A - DWD
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:55AM
To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV
Cc: Baumbach, Scott C- DWD; Maxwell, Georgia E- DWD; Perez, Manuel - DWD; Rozek, Allison J - DWD
Subject: DRAFT DWD Message to DWD Staff from Secretary Manny Perez: Civil Service & FAQ on sick leave conversion
Cullen/Chris: Please see the below and advise - we need to get out ASAP this morning if possible.
Thanks in advance!! -- jd
Message to DWD Staff from Secretary Manny Perez
Dear Colleagues,
Wisconsin was one of the first states to enact a civil service law. Only New York and Massachusetts had such
laws in 1905 when Wisconsin adopted a merit-based system for hiring state employees. It is important to
know the facts, not only the historical facts. but how Wisconsin's Civil Service System works today.
As you know, Wisconsin is moving swiftly and decisively to address a severe fiscal crisis, and with change, a
certain level of anxiety is understandable. Rest assured, Wisconsin has a comprehensive civil service system
that defines the rights of state employees, represented and non-represented. It provides for the classification
and compensation for all positions, and it includes a process for everything from hiring and transfers to
promotions.
For your reference, a summary of Wisconsin's comprehensive Civil Service System (insert hyperlink) is now
available on DWD's WorkWeb. In addition, more information about the civil service system can be found at:
http:U oser.state. wi. us/index. asp
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Summary text attached: File: Wisconsin Civil Service System.doc
Frequent Question on sick leave conversion
I also am pleased to announce the Frequently Asked Questions (insert hyperlink) on the Budget Repair Bill
section of WorkWeb (hyperlink) has been updated today to address a question that is being asked by many
DWD employees about supplemental sick leave matching. You can find the below question and answer on
WorkWeb, and I encourage you to keep checking back for updates as we do everything we can to keep you
informed.
Q. Willi still be eligible for the supplemental sick leave matching (SHICC) after March 13, 2011?
A. The proposed bill makes no changes to the SHICC program for non-represented employees, which is
included in the 2009-2011 Compensation Plan for Non-Represented Employees. In addition, we have been
informed by the Office of State Employment Relations (OSER) that, assuming the Budget Repair Bill passes
in its current form, eligibility for SHICC for represented employees will continue for at least the remainder of
the 2009-2011 biennium under the OSER Director's discretion to continue certain provisions of the former
collective bargaining agreements.
I thank you for your continued dedication to serving the people of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Manny Perez
Secretary
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Dipko, John A - DWD
Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:55 AM
Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV
Baumbach, Scott C - DWD; Maxwell, Georgia E - DWD; Perez, Manuel - DWD; Rozek,
Allison J - DWD
DRAFT DWD Message to DWD Staff from Secretary Manny Perez: Civil Service & FAQ
on sick leave conversion
Cullen/Chris: Please see the below and advise- we need to get out ASAP this morning if possible.
Thanks in advance!! -- jd
Message to DWD Staff from Secretary Manny Perez
Dear Colleagues,
Wisconsin was one of the first states to enact a civil service law. Only New York and Massachusetts had such
laws in 1905 when Wisconsin adopted a merit-based system for hiring state employees. It is important to
know the facts, not only the historical facts, but how Wisconsin's Civil Service System works today.
As you know, Wisconsin is moving swiftly and decisively to address a severe fiscal crisis, and with change, a
certain level of anxiety is understandable. Rest assured, Wisconsin ha.s a comprehensive civil service system
that defines the rights of state employees, represented and non-represented. It provides for the classification
and compensation for all positions, and it includes a process for everything from hiring and transfers to
promotions.
For your reference, a summary of Wisconsin's comprehensive Civil Service System (insert hyperlink) is now
available on DWD's WorkWeb. In addition, more information about the civil service system can be found at:
http:Uoser.state.wi.us/index.asp
Summary text attached:
Frequent Question on sick leave conversion
I also am pleased to announce the Frequently Asked Questions (insert hyperlink) on the Budget Repair Bill
section of WorkWeb (hyperlink) has been updated today to address a question that is being asked by many
DWD employees about supplemental sick leave matching. You can find the below question and answer on
WorkWeb, and I encourage you to keep checking back for updates as we do everything we can to keep you
informed.
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Q. Willi still be eligible for the supplemental sick leave matching (SHICC) after March 13, 2011?
A. The proposed bill makes no changes to the SHICC program for non-represented employees, which is
included in the 2009-2011 Compensation Plan for Non-Represented Employees. In addition, we have been
informed by the Office of State Employment Relations (OSER) that, assuming the Budget Repair Bill passes
in its current form, eligibility for SHICC for represented employees will continue for at least the remainder of
the 2009-2011 biennium under the OSER Director's discretion to continue certain provisions of the former
collective bargaining agreements.
I thank you for your continued dedication to serving the people of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Manny Perez
Secretary
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From: Murray, Ryan M - GOV
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:33 AM
To:
Cc:
Gilkes, Keith - GOV; Schutt, Eric - GOV; Huebsch, Mike - DOA; Archer, Cynthia - DOA;
Jensen, Jodi - DOA
Eberle, Ed- LTGOV; Matejov, Scott- GOV; Hagedorn, Brian K- GOV; Schrimpf, Chris-
GOV; Werwie, Cullen J- GOV; Hurlburt, Waylon- GOV; Lied I, Kimberly- GOV; Culotta,
Jason- DOA
Subject: Daily Policy and Legislative Briefing
Legislative Affairs Team
Legislative Contacts
Senator Zipperer, Representative Nerison, Representative Wynn, and Representative Jacque reached out to our
office with specific questions regarding the Budget Adjustment Bill
Committees
SB 15- repeal of data collection bill- had a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety and
Urban Affairs
JFC plans to vote on the Budget Adjustment Bill later tonight
Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Team
Commerce
Centergy - Central Wisconsin Alliance for Economic Development
DATCP
o Spoke to Barb Fleisner- Executive Director about her group wanting to set up a meeting with the
governor and business leaders
o Dorothy and scheduling is aware and has received the group's request
Spoke with Jeff Lyon on the three WHEDA ag lending proposals
DOT
1. Sec. Brancel will verify with us tomorrow whether they're ready to share with legislators or need
modification
Met with a representative of the State Engineers Assn.
o They have a study showing at least $5 million Trans Fund SEG could be saved by using fewer
consultants
o Will pursue the matter with Reggie Newson
Former (D) Senator Goyke is working with Sen. Erpenbach on the State potentially losing FED transit
funding as a result of the of eliminating collective bargaining rights
o We have the opinion that the Fed is wrong on this issue and the Budget Repair Bill is compliant with
federal code
SB 15 and AB 18: Data Collection
o State Patrol to testify on informational basis only during Friday's committee hearing
o DOT and State Patrol will not publical/y or privately oppose a potential amendment that would eliminate
the primary seatbelt enforcement provision
Hwy 23 reconstruction detour in Princeton, WI
o Business owner from Princeton working towards a "Citizens Preferred" detour, instead of the original
proposed by DOT
o Sent information to Reggie Newson to make him aware of situation
JOBS Hotline
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First
Name Last Name Description of Call Comments
says he is losing his job as a teacher because
of the budget repair bill; as a result he is also Contacted by
closing his business because he needs to find a GOV; left a
Paul Craig new job message
Contacted by
GOV; forwarded
to Nate Yahn for
Ken Pierson called JH earlier; has not heard from Commerce Commerce action
Human Services and Education Team
NGA Update
2013 Annual Meeting Location Search
I. We will submit a letter suggesting Milwaukee as the Host City (**Deadline: Feb. 25
1
h)
2. This is only a letter of intent. No additional materials are needed at this time.
3. Prior to the 2011 Annual Meeting, all states will be notified by NGA as to additional materials that are required
for consideration. (Videos, additional letters, brochures, etc.)
4. The 2013 location decision will be made shortly after the 2011 Annual Meeting after a site visit is completed.
a. **Governor Walker should lobby the executive committee at the Annual Meeting in July to have
Milwaukee be the host city for 2013. **
Health Care Meetings
American Cancer Society (Gail Sumi):Senator Darling and Rep. Strachota will be authoring legislation iprohibiting
state-regulated health plans from requiring patients to pay a higher copayment,
deductible, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy than is required for injected or intravenous chemotherapy. WI would
become the 12
1
h state in the nation providing this access.
ThedaCare: Jeffrey Remsik & Tony Driessen (DeWitt Ross Stevens):_ThedaCare is a regional hospital system in the
Fox Valley affiliated with 5 local hospitals. They have implemented "Lean Methodology" which has helped reduce costs
by more than $27 million and has improved health care quality. They want to help us implement more performance-driven
reimbursement for Medicaid.
News
Federal education secretary to talk with Gov. Walker (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
U.S. Secretary of Education Ame Duncan is expected to call Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday, a spokesman for
the federal agency said.
UW-Madison head supports split from UW system (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
"I'm hopeful that when Gov. Walker introduces his budget next week that he'll include flexibility for UW-Madison and
other UW institutions in some form," UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said in a statement.
Justice and Local Governments Team
Local Governments:
The Wisconsin Counties Association contacted the Governor's and leadership offices to express concerns over
extending civil service protections to county employees. They were contacted by Ryan Murray to address their
concerns.
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse:
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Just a couple of the supporters of the budget adjustment bill contacting through the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
webpage:
Kent Gabrielsen
412 9th AveS
54650
and Abuse Commission Comments
I think Governor Walker's to reduce spending and lessen the power of the unions is wonderful. We need to do
things like this to help cut spending and to balance the budget with out raising taxes.
Benjamin Moyes
602 Parkland Dr.
Commission Comments
Kill the Union's stranglehold they have on Tax Payer's funds! Good on ya Govenor. Balance the budget and restore
individual's liberty to protect themselves in this state. Keep up the good work, I know it's not easy but you have more
support for this reform than the media will lead us to believe.
Corrections:
Wausau Daily Herald. Editorial: State should retain Lincoln Hills School
"A panel appointed by Gov. Jim Doyle to study the issue punted on the decision, failing to reach the number of votes
needed to offer an official recommendation. But the panel voted 5-3 in favor of closing Ethan Allen, and in its final report, it
made clear that if the state were to close one of the two facilities, the state would be better served by keeping Lincoln Hills
open."
"Ethan Allen inmates filed twice as many complaints in 2009 as Lincoln Hills kids. And staffers filed 109 grievances with
Ethan Allen, compared with zero at Lincoln Hills."
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From: Hegerfeld, Kathy - DOT
Sent:
Subject:
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Today's Reader Review
Federal transit aid gets mired in budget bill
http :1/www .json line.com/news/statepol itics/116359409. html
By Larry Sandier and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel
Feb. 16, 2011
Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha and other mid-sized Wisconsin cities would have to restructure their transit systems or
lose some $45 million in federal aid under a bill quickly moving through the state Legislature, the nonpartisan Legislative
Fiscal Bureau warns.
The measure by Gov. Scott Walker would strip most union rights from most public employees. That could endanger
federal aid for buses because U.S. law requires that collective bargaining rights remain in place to get federal funds,
according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Most Milwaukee-area bus systems, including the Milwaukee County Transit System, would not be affected, because they
are operated by private companies under contract to local governments.
Other Wisconsin bus systems could save their federal transit aid by converting to the same structure, turning their workers
into private employees whose unions would negotiate with transit management companies instead of with local
governments, fiscal bureau analyst AI Runde said. '
But because the local governments would pay the costs incurred by the management companies, they may not realize the
savings that Walker is counting on in his budget repair bill, Runde said.
Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie denied the bill would cut federal transit funding.
"The budget repair bill meets all of the federal requirements to continue to receive federal transportation aid," Werwie
said.
But according to the Department of Labor's website, the Federal Transit Act "requires the continuation of any collective
bargaining rights that were in place when the employer started receiving federal funds."
Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), co-chairwoman of the Joint Finance Committee, said she wanted to ensure the bill
doesn't put any federal aid at risk.
The committee was to make changes to the bill Wednesday, but none of the planned changes addressed transit.
After the committee acts, the Senate won't make any further changes, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau)
said.
But Darling said the transit matter needed to be addressed. She could not say how that would be squared with
Fitzgerald's plan.
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Walker's fellow Republicans, who control the Legislature, plan to pass the bill this week. The bill would require most local,
school and state employees to pay at least 12% of their health care costs and half their pension costs, which would
amount to 5.8% of pay for most state employees. Police, firefighters and state troopers are exempt from the changes.
The bill also strips away most union rights for public workers. Raises would be limited to the rate of inflation unless higher
raises were approved in a referendum, and unions could negotiate over wages only. Unions would have to hold annual
elections to keep their organizations intact and the state would no longer collect union dues from paychecks.
Based on bargaining changes for transit workers, the Labor Department would decide whether to cut federal aid to transit
systems run by local governments. Runde based his comments on advice from federal officials.
Runde said the bill does not affect bargaining rights or transit aid for Milwaukee County and other systems run by private
contractors. That would include Waukesha Metro Transit, Racine's Belle Urban System and the commuter bus lines that
link Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Racine and Kenosha counties to Milwaukee.
Democrats say the transit problem is a sign Republicans need to slow their consideration of the bill.
Walker is calling for the bill to be quickly approved because the benefits cuts and other changes will help the state's
bottom line as it tries to fix a shortfall of more than $3 billion through mid-2013 .

Republicans work to dissolve state regional transit authorities
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article 52823aOB-3a36-11eO-ae6b-001cc4c002eO.html
STEVEN VERBURG
February 16, 2011
A group of Republican state legislators wants to dissolve the state's four regional transit authorities, including the one in
Dane County that was poised to ask voters to approve a sales tax that would pay for improved mass transit.
The lawmakers oppose the sales tax, and are unhappy with the makeup and powers of the authority boards, said Mike
Mikalson, a spokesman for a main co-author of the bill, Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater.
"It's better to repeal the law than to try to fix it," Mikalson said. "Then we can let the locals come back when they have a
real plan that is supported by the public."
The state created the authorities in 2009. Dane County's board has worked for months on its plan and is scheduled to
vote Thursday on placing a referendum on the April 5 ballot.
Authority board member Steve Hiniker said the bill resembles other Republican initiatives, such as Gov. Scott Walker's
fast-tracked plan to weaken public employee unions and his rejection of federal money for high speed rail.
"You've got these legislative leaders who want to do this before we can have a vote," Hiniker said.
The current proposal in Dane County calls for a %cent sales tax to extend bus lines to suburbs and improve service.
Hiniker said improvements are crucial for Wisconsin to compete for jobs with states that have already modernized transit.
As an example of problems, he pointed to Epic Systems of Verona, a major employer that operates its own buses for
employees because the public system is inadequate, he said.
"It frankly rnakes Wisconsin look pretty backwater," Hiniker said.
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County Executive Kathleen Falk said she was deeply disappointed "to see Republicans take the extreme approach of
eliminating the law entirely instead of working with citizens to make changes."

February 17, 2011
Motorists in Neenah, Oshkosh brace for Highway 41 work
http://www. postcrescent.com/article/2011 0217/APC01 01/1 02170546Nalley-motorists-brace-for -Highway-41-work
Reconstruction in Winnebago County begins in March
By Duke Behnke
Post-Crescent staff writer
NEENAH- Motorists driving through Neenah will begin to feel the pain of the U.S. 41 reconstruction on March 7.
That's the day contractors will close a section of W. Bell Street to reconstruct the bridge over the Canadian National
railroad tracks.
Three weeks later, on March 28, contractors will close the U.S. 41-Breezewood Lane/Bell interchange. The project will
last until October, forcing the 25,000 motorists who typically use the interchange each day to find alternate routes.
In early April, contractors will move all U.S. 41 traffic between Neenah and Oshkosh onto the northbound lanes to allow
for the reconstruction of the southbound lanes. They also will close the U.S. 41-U.S. 45 interchange in Oshkosh.
"This is going to be the worst year for construction in Winnebago County by far," said Tom Buchholz, a project manager
for the state Department of Transportation.
The improvements are part of a multiyear, $1.5 billion reconstruction and widening of U.S. 41 that spans 17 miles in
Winnebago County and 14 miles in Brown County.
Ann Kobussen, owner and manager of Kobussen Buses, said the reconstruction would affect the company's operations
and bottom line. Kobussen contracts to transport Neenah schoolchildren.
"The mileage and the fuel- that's all going to add up," Kobussen said Wednesday during an informational meeting on
the project. "It's going to be an expense to us."
Kobussen said bus drivers will be forced to use theW. Cecil Street roundabout, which backs up during rush hours. "We're
going to lose some time there," she said.
Dual lanes of northbound and southbound traffic will be maintained on U.S. 41 during reconstruction, but the width of the
lanes will be 11 feet with narrow shoulders and the highway speed limit will be 55 mph.
"If somebody runs out of gas or blows a tire, it's going to be a three-mile backup pretty quick," Buchholz said.
The state has installed surveillance cameras to remotely monitor traffic in the construction zones. If a crash occurs,
officials quickly can post suggested detours on highway message boards.
Additional Facts
On the Web
U.S. 41 project: www.us41wisconsin.gov
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Brown County OWl Task Force issues 22 citations in downtown Green Bay
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/2011 0217/0SH01 01/302170053/0WI-task-force-issues-22-
citations?odyssey-tabltopnewsltextiOSH-News
Written by
Gannett Wisconsin Media
Feb. 16, 2011
The Brown County OWl Task Force reported Monday that it issued 22 citations, including three for drunken driving, during
a crackdown Saturday night in downtown
Green Bay.
A De Pere police officer arrested one motorist on suspicion of drunken driving, Mike Panosh, regional program manager
for the State Patrol Bureau of Transportation, said in a statement released Monday.
The driver refused a preliminary breath test.
Other citations involved driving after revocation, driving too fast for conditions and having open intoxicants. Officers also
made a drug arrest and warrant arrest.
Authorities issued 24 warnings for various traffic violations.

Obama: Walker 'short-sighted' for refusing $810 million for high-speed rail
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/2011 0217/WDH01 01/1 02170525/0bama-Walker-short-sighted-for-refusinq-
81 0-million-for-high-speed-rail
The Associated Press
February 17,2011
MILWAUKEE-- President Barack Obama called Gov. Scott Walker "short-sighted" for turning down $810 million in federal
funds for high-speed rail.
Obama told WTMJ-TV on Wednesday that high-speed rail represents the kind of investment in the future that other
countries are making.
An e-mail seeking reaction from Walker's spokesman wasn't immediately returned. However, Walker has often said he
turned down the funds in part because
the state would have been on the hook for maintenance fees.
The rail line would have connected Madison and Milwaukee, stopping at a number of cities in between.
Obama said the mayors of those cities wanted the high-speed train. He said the federal funds would have helped put
"tons of people" to work, and that
small businesses would have sprung up along the rail lines .

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From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV
Sent:
To:
Monday, February 28, 2011 3:15 PM
Conor Sweeney
Subject: RE: federal collective bargaining
Thanks. That's alii needed. I talked to somebody at heritage too
Chris Schrimpf
Email: chris.schrimpf@wisconsin.gov
-----Original Message-----
From: Conor Sweeney ~ - "
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 3:14
To: Schrimpf, Chris- GOV
Subject: Fwd: federal collective bargaining
Fyi
______ c ___ Forwarded message----------
From: Ted McCann
Date: Man, 28 Feb 201115:59:48 -0500
Subject: Re: federal collective
To: Co nor Sweeney
For the most part, Federal employees cannot bargain over wages/compensation (some exceptions, such as postal
employees, I think TVA, and some other smaller agencies.
I do believe they are allowed to bargain over time off etc ..
I am checking to get more exact info.
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Co nor Sweeney
>do you know the answer to this question?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Schrimpf, Chris- GOV
> Date: Man, Feb 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM
>Subject: federal collective bargaining
>To: "conorbsweeney@gmail.com"
>
>
> Co nor- do you have details on what federal employees are and are not
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> allowed to collectively bargain for.
>
>
>
>Chris Schrimpf
>
> *Communications Director*
>
> *Office of the Governor*
>
>*Press. Office: 608-267-7303***
>
>*Email: **chris.schrimpf@wisconsin.gov <r.murray@wisconsin.gov>*
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>Co nor Sweeney
~
>
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From;
Sent:
To:
Conor Sweeney
Monday, February 28,
Subject: Fwd: federal collective bargaining
Fyi
----------Forwarded message----------
From: Ted McCann
Date: Mon, 28 Feb
Subject: Re: federal collective bargaining
To: Co nor Sweeney
For the most part, Federal employees cannot bargain over wages/compensation (some exceptions, such as postal
employees, I think TVA, and some other smaller agencies.
I do believe they are allowed to bargain over time off etc ..
I am checking to get more exact Info.
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Conor Sweeney
>do you know the answer to this question?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message----------
> From: Schrimpf, Chris- GOV <Chris.Schrimpf@wisconsin.gov>
> Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM
>Subject: federal collective
>To:
>
>
> Conor- do you have details on what federal employees are and are not
>allowed to collectively bargain for.
>
>
>
>Chris Schrimpf
>
> *Communications Director*
>
> *Office of the Governor*
>
>*Press Office: 608-267-7303***
>
>*Email: **chris.schrimpf@wisconsin.gov <r.murray@wisconsin.gov>*
>
>
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>
>
>
> --
>Co nor Sweeney
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Sent:
To:
Sherk, James
Subject:
Chris Schrimpf
RE: To James Sherk
From: Sherk, James [mailto
Sent: Monday, February 28,
To: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV
Subject: RE: To James Sherk
Chris,
This is James Sherk. I handle these issues and I can answer your questions. Your understanding is correct (except for the
post office). What would be a good numberto contact you at?
James
James Sherk
Senior Policy Ana(vst ill Labor Economics
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
~ C 2 0 0 0 2
heritage. org
From: Staff
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 3:27PM
To: Sherk, James
Cc: Zinda, Landon
Subject: FW: To James Sherk
Importance: High
Staff
From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV [mailto:Chris.Schrimpf@wisconsin.gov]
To: Staff
Subject: To James Sherk
Importance: High
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Can someone on the Heritage staff, let me know what federal employees have collective bargaining rights and what rights
they have. It's our understanding that many federal workers are not able to bargain for wages or benefits, and I want to
verify that.
Thanks
Chris Schrimpf
Washington's Education Overreach
Governors Rick Perry (R-TX) and Nikki Haley (R-SC) and Congressman Rob Bishop (R-
UT) discuss the threat of federal overreach in education.
WATCH THE VIDEO
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To:
Cc:
Subject:
......... 8, 20112:30 PM
Evenson, Tom - GOV; Werwie, Cullen J GOV
Federal Collective barganing
Union Power for Thee, But Not for Me
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703530504576164822561737348.html
The union horde is spreading, from Madison to Indianapolis to a state capital near you. And yet the Democratic and union bigwigs engineering the outrage haven't
directed their angry multitudes at what is arguably the most "hostile workplace" in the nation: Washington, D.C.
It will no doubt surprise you to learn that President Obama, the great patron of the working man, also happens to be the great CEO of one of the least
friendly shop floors in the nation.
This is, after all, the president who has berated Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to Kmlt the collective bargaining rights of public employees, calling the very
idea an "assault on unions." This is also the president who has sicced his political arm, Organizing for America, on Madison, allowing the group to fill buses and
plan rallies. Ah, but it's easy to throw rocks when you live_ in a stone (White) house.
Fact: President Obama is the boss of a civil work force that numbers up to two mlllion (excluding postal workers and uniformed military). Fact Those federal
workers cannot bargain for wages or benefits. Fact Washington,D.C. _is, in the purest sense, a "right to work zone." Federal employees are not compelled to join a
union, nor to pay union dues. Fact: Neither Mr. Obama, nor t_he prior Democratic majority, ever acted to give their union chums a better federal deal.
Scott Walker, eat your heart out.
For this enormous flexibility in managing his work force, Mr._ Obama can thank his own party. In 1978, Democratic President Jimmy Carter, backed by a
Democratic Congress, passed the Civil SerVice Reform Act. Washington had already established its General Schedule {GS) classification and pay system for
workers. The 1978 bill went further, focused as it was on worker accountability and performance. It severely proscribed the issues over which employees could
bargain, as well as prohibited compulsory union support.
Democrats weren't then {and aren't now) about to let their federal employees dictate pay. The GS system, as well as the president and Congress, sees to that. Nor
were they about to let workers touch or retirement plans. Unions are instead limited to bargaining over personnel employment practices such as
whether employees are allowed to wear beards, or whether the government must pay to clean uniforms. These demands matter, though they are hardly the sort to
break the federal bank.
Which is precisely the point. Washington politicians may not know. rrluc!"J, but they know power-in particular, the art of keeping it. Even Carter Democrats
understood the difference between being in electoral debt to the unions, and being outright owned by them. And as Gov. Walker will allowing unions to
collectively bargain over pay and benefits Is allowing them the keys to the statehouse.
Innocent Americans assume that unions use collective bargaining solely to obtain better pay and benefits. Not exactly. The real game is to insist that the dough
runs through the union-giving it power over the state.
In Wisconsin, for instance, the teachers union doesn't just bargain for more health dollars. It also bargains to require that local school districts buy health insurance
for their teachers through the plan, called WEA Trust. That requirement gives the union (not the state) ultimate say over health
benefits. It also costs the state at least $68 million more annually than it would if schools could buy the health plan-money that goes to a union
outfit.
Since Washington pols aren't about to let unions run their town, the result is a weird bifurcation. On the state level, union campaign dollars are primarily contingent
upon Democrats agreeing to allow unions to milk taxpayers dry. On the federal level, union dollars are primarily contingent upon Democrats
agreeing to peJVert federal laws and institutions so that unions get special privileges over employers and nonunion companies-consider
labor agreements, and card check.
All of this helps explain why Mr. Obama has gone quiet on Wisconsin, and why Organizing for America is scurrying to hide its involvement. The president's initial
instinct was to jump into the state, a 2012 battleground area where he might build points with his liberal base.
The White House has since sensed danger. As the world is painfully aware, Mr. Obama is under no obligation to balanCe his budget. So to whack Gov. Walker for
his efforts to do so might strike some Americans as irresponsible, especially as the president Is working to convince them that he really does care about deficits.
The other risk: The spotlight turns back to D.C. If the president is so worried about Wisconsin's "assault," why has he never taken up federal bargaining rights? If
the Badger State's current system is the gold standard, why has he not replicated it? If it is so important that all parties "sit at the table"-as White House Press
SeCretary Jay Carney recently lectured Wisconsin-how dare Mr. Obama unilaterally declare a federal pay freeze? (Honestly, the union-busting gall!)
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The debate over publicunion giveaways has only started. That debate would benefit were Mr. Obama to explain how it is that Wisconsin is wrong to ask for the
same budget flexibility that he enjoys as president. If he's unable to do that, perhaps the debate ought lobe over.
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From: Sherk, James
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Subject: RE: To James Sherk
Chris,
This is James Sherk. I handle these issues and I can answer your questions. Your understanding is correct (except for the
post office). What would be a good number to contact you at?
James
James Sherk
Senior Policy Analyst in Labor Economics
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
.... C20002
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Staff
From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV [mailto:Chris.Schrimpf@wisconsin.gov]
To: Staff
Subject: To James Sherk
Importance: High
verify that.
Thanks
Chris Schrimpf
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Washington's Education Overreach
Governors Rick Perry (R-TX) and Nikki Haley (R-SC) and Congressman Rob Bishop (R-
UT) discuss the threat of federal overreach in education.
WATCH THEVIDEO
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Subject: RE: collective bargaining for federal employees
Found it. thanks
Chris Schrimpf
From: Kinzel, Will
Sent: Monday, February
Subject: Re: collective bargaining for federal employees
There was just a WSJ piece from Kim Strassel that just ran on this- you in a position to look it up?
From: Schrimpf, Chris- GOV <Chris.Schrimpf@wisconsin.gov>
To: Kinzel, Will
Sent: Mon Feb 28 15:16:02 2011
Subject: collective bargaining for federal employees
Hey- I'm trying to lock down what federal employees have collective bargaining rights and what rights they have. It's our
understanding that many federal workers are not able to bargain for wages or benefits, and I want to verify that.
Thanks
Chris Schrimpf
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Re: collective bargaining for federal employees
Will Kinzel
Assistant to the Sp<3aker for Policy
Office of the ::>oeat<er
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To: Kinzel, Will
Sent: Mon Feb 28 15:16:02 2011
Thanks
Chris Schrimpf
Com111unications Director
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Subject: RE: collective bargaining for federal employees
Yes, I'll look for it
Chris Schrimpf
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Will Kinzel
Assistant to the Speaker for Policy
Office of the
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To: Kinzel, Will
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collective bargaining for federal employees
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From: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV
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This is a good point.
Cullen Werwie
Press Secretary
FW: Bargaining units
Press Office: (608) 267-7303
Email: Cullen. Werwie@ WI. Gov
http:/ /www.facebook.com/pages/Govemor-Scott-Walker/17 5220979161820http:/ /twitter.com/govwalker
www. walker. wi. gov
From: Potts, Andrew fmailto:Andrew.Potts@legis.wisconsin.govl
Sent: Monday, February 28, 20111:43 PM
To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV
Subject: Bargaining units
FYI- I checked with WERC and they said there are over 2,000 separate collective bargaining units in Wisconsin. So, two
or three have agreed to make concessions ... 1,997 to go.
Andrew R. Potts
Alberta Darling
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Cullen Werwie
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Press Office: {608} 267-7303
Email: Cullen. Werwie@ WI. Gov
www. walker. wi. qov
FW: Story Reaction ...
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Subject: RE: Story Reaction ...
Governor Walker is focused on balancing Wisconsin's budget.
We will not comment on any potential legal proceedings.
Cullen Werwie
Press Secretary
Prf!SS Office: {608} 267-7303
Email: Cullen. Werwie@ WI. Gav
www. walker. wi. qov
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To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV
Subject: Story Reaction ...
Any reaction to this story from the AP:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -Wisconsin's largest public employees union
has filed a complaint alleging Gov. Scott Walker is engaging in
unfair labor practices by refusing to negotiate with it.
The complaint filed Monday by the Wisconsin State Employees
Union asks the state labor relations board to extend its contract
and require Walker's administration to engage in collective
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bargaining.
The complaint comes as Walker is seeking to strip most public
employee unions of collective bargaining rights, except for
inflationary wage increases. Walker's plan has passed the Assembly
but has stalled in the Senate because Democrats have fled the
state.
State employees have been working under an extension of their
contract that ended in mid-2009. But Walker is canceling the
contract extensions effective March 13.
Shawn Kiser
Executive Producer
TV
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Conor - do you have details on what federal employees are and are not allowed to collectively bargain for.
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Re: Obama's Remark today
I think we put out a statement (it will help drive our point home).
"I'm sure the President knows that most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for wages and benefits
while our plan allows it for base pay. And I'm sure the President knows that the average federal worker pays twice as
much for health insurance as what we are asking for in Wisconsin. At least I would hope he knows these facts."
From: Schrimpf, Chris- GOV
Sent: 28, 2011 11:43 AM
Cc: Cullen J - GOV; Evenson, Tom- GOV; Matejov, Scott- GOV
Subject: Obama's Remark today
Governor- Obama made some remarks about government workers today. It looks like he hasn't paid much attention to
Wisconsin where we've continuously praised workers. He also must be unaware that the local unions are pushing
through contracts that include pay increases and few concessions on benefits. He also must be unaware of our civil
service protections.
Wading back into the battle between Republican governors and public employee unions, President Obama on
Monday told governors gathered at the White House that balancing state budgets will require shared sacrifice
and that it doesn't do "any good when public employees are denigrated or vilified."
Mr. Obama used the shot, which seemed to be a veiled jab at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and other state
executives trying to curb public union rights, to defend public workers, whom he said have already agreed to
sacrifice additional benefits to help close budget shortfalls.
"Everybody should be prepared to give up something in order to solve our budget challenges," Mr. Obama told
members of the National Governors Association. "Many public employees in your respective states have
already agreed to cuts ... I don't think it does anybody any good when public employees are denigrated or
vilified, or their rights are infringed upon."
The conirnents mark the second time Mr. Obama has publicly weighed in on the controversial showdown in
Wisconsin that's pitted Republicans against Democratic state senators allied with teachers, firefighters and other
public workers.
Chris Schrimpf
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Attachments:
FW: Unions Say There Can Be No Concessions, Period.
Unionsoffernoconcessions.pdf
Chris Schrimpf
From: GOV Press
To: GOV Press
Subject: Unions Say There Can Be No Concessions, Period.
February 28, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Unions Say There Can Be No Concessions, Period.
Madison-: For several days, government union bosses have said that government workers would be willing to
contribute to their pensions and pay a slightly larger portion of their healthcare premiums. The Governor's
office today released a flier posted in the Capitol by the National Nurses United.
The flier says, "there can be no more concessions, period."
The flier says that there should be no cuts in public sector pay, pensions or health benefits.
The flier was endorsed by local units of AFL-CIO, AFSCME, IBEW, and TAA-AFT.
Previously the Governor's office released other information on the union bosses saying one thing, and doing
another.
In Janesville, government workers are proposing a contract that includes 2 percent pay increases this year and
for the next two years. The government would pay all of the workers' pension contributions and workers
would only pay 8 percent toward their health insurance premiums.
In LaCrosse County government workers have agreed to a one-year contract with health and dental premiums
at the same level as 2010. The agreement has the county covering the full pension payment of most
government workers.
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Government workers with the Milwaukee Area Technical College agreed to a new contract where the workers
contribute nothing toward their pension. The College's attorney say the agreement means MATC would leave
$7.1 million on the table.
In Madison, government workers have proposed a contract that would allow them to continue to receive their
current pension and health benefits for the next two years. Many government workers would receive a 3-
percent pay raise.
In Racine government workers have agreed to a contract that includes pay raises.
In Sheboygan government workers agreed to a contract where nurses pay nothing toward their pensions.
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Blame Wall Street!
No Concessions
for Workers!
Tired of being blamed for a crisis that was caused by Wall Street greed - and the
expectation that workers and their families, already struggling in the current economic
crisis, continue to make concessions?
As National Nurses United Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro wrote recently for the
Huffington Post, "Working people did not create the recession or the budgetary crisis
facing federal, state and local governments, and there can be no more concessions, period."
Emergency Meeting to discuss a strategy for fighting back
against .concessions in Wisconsin and across the U.S.
Sunday, February 27, 1:00pm
Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street
Buses will be leaving at 12:15pm and 12:45pm from the Concourse Hotel,
1 West Dayton Street, to go to the Labor Temple
Speakers:
Jim Cavanaugh, President, South Central Federation of Labor*
J. Eric Cobb, Executive Director, Building Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin*
Jan Rodolfo. RN, National Outreach Coordinator, National Nurses United
Jesse Sharkey, Vice President, Chicago Teachers Union*
John Nichols, Nation Magazine*
Endorsers:
AFSCME Local1871 Dane County Professionals; Mike Imbrogno, Executive Board Member, AFSCME
Local171*; Dave Poklinkoski, President and Business Manager, IBEW 2304*; Alex Hanna,
Co-President, TAA-AFT Local #3220*; Liberty Tree; Wisconsin Wave; Kill the Whole Bill Coalition;
Adrienne Pagac, Steward, TAA-AFT Local #3220*; Sigrid Peterson, Membership Secretary, TAA-AFT
Local #3220*; Lenora Hanson, Co-Chair, Stewards Council, TAA-AFT Local #3220*; Shannon Maier,
President Local 720, Dane County Courthouse Employees*
"Organization for identification purposes only
For more information contact: JRodolfo@nationalnursesunited.org; 510-757-5925
This is a National Fight to Defend All of Us
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Just Say No - No More Cuts for Workers
By Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director, NNU
There should be two lasting lessons to emerge from
the heroic labor-led protests in Wisconsin.
First, working people, with ou1 many allies, students,
seniors, women's organizations, and many more, are
inspired and ready to fight.
Second, we need to send a clear and unequivocal mes-
sage to the rightwing politicians and those in the media
suggesting further concessions from working people.
Working people did not create the recession or the
budgetary crisis facing Washington or state or local gov-
ernments, and there can be no more concessions, period.
What should be very apparent is that the right wants to
scapegoat workers and their unions, and are trying to
exploit the economic crisis for an all out assault on unions,
public employees, and all working people in a campaign
that is funded by far right, corporate billionaires like the
Koch Brothers.
Their goal is no less than to break unions and silence
the voice of ali working people who fight for better work-
ing conditions and improved standards for all working
people.
For example, while demanding major cuts in public
pensions, the right also wants to make sweeping cuts in
Social Security, even though Social Security is in sound
economic shape.
What all working families should know:
1. Who caused the economic crisis? Banks, Wall Street
speculators, mortgage lenders, global corporations shift-
ing jobs from the U.S. overseas.
2. Who is profiting in the recession? Corporate profits,
3rd quarter of 2010, were $1.6 trillion, 28 percent higher
than the year before, the biggest one year jump in history.
Meanwhile, average wages and total wages have fallen for
all incomes, except the wealthiest Americans whose
income grew five-fold.
3. Who Is not paying their fair share? In u.s. states fac-
ing a budget shortfall, revenues from corporate taxes have
declined $2.5 billion in the last year. In Wisconsin, two-
thirds of corporations pay no taxes, and the sliare of state
revenue from corporate taxes has fallen in half since 1981.
Nationally, according to a General Accountability Study
out today, 72 percent of all foreign corporations and about
57 percent of U.S. companies doing business in the United
States paid no federal income taxes for at least one year
between 1998 and 2005.
4. Are public employees overpaid? State workers typ-
ically earn 11 percent less, local public workers 12 percent
less than private employees with comparable education
and experience. Nationally, cutting the federal payroll in
half would reduce spending by less than 3 percent.
5. Would pay and benefit concessions by public
employees stop the demands? The right has made it clear
it wants A: cuts in public pay, pensions, and health bene-
fits, followed by B: restricting collective bargaining for
public sector workers, followed by C: prohibiting public ~
sector unions.
6. Will the right be troubled if cuts in working stan-
dards make it harder to recruit teachers and other
public servants? No. Take public teachers many of whom
have accepted wage freezes and other cuts in recent
years. Many in the right have a fairly open goal of privatiz-
ing education and destabilizing public schools to make it
harder for them to function serves this purpose. The right
also salutes the shredding of government workforce, part
of its overall goal to gut all government service and make
it harder to crack down on corporate abuses or implement
other public protections and services. -
7. Will the right stop at curbing public workers rights?
Employers across the U.S. are demanding major conces-
sions from private sector workers, and breaking unions.
Rightwing governors and state legislators are seeking new
laws to restrict union rigi1ts for all private and public
employees.
8. Does everyone have a stake in this fight? Yes. It's an
old axiom that the rise in living standards for the middle
class in the 1950s was the direct result of a record rate of
unionization in America. It is of course urtions that won the
eighthour day, weekends off, and many other standards
all Americans take for granted that are now often threat-
ened with the three-decade long attack on unions spurred
by that rightwing icon Ronald Reagan. The corollary is that
increased wages and guaranteed pensions put money into
the economy, with a ripple effect that creates jobs and
spurs the economy for all.
So it's time for all of us to say it loud:
No More Cuts In Public Sector Pay, Pensions,
or Health Benefits
Balance Budgets By Closing corporate Tax
Loopholes, Restoring Fair Share Taxes on
Corporations and Wealthy Individuals
Guarantee Retirement Security and Healthcare for All
This is a National Fight to Defend All of Us
www.NationaiNursesUnited.org I twitter.com/protestintheusa -" 022511
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Make sure you attach the fliers
From: Matejov, Scott- GOV
To: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV;4.
Cc: Evenson, Tom - GOV; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV
Sent: Mon Feb 28 12:12:41 2011
Subject: Re: DRAFT: Unions Say There Can Be No Concessions, Period.
The Governor has read and has approved this.
28, 201112:08 PM
To.--.
cc.: Evenson, Tom- GOV; Werwie, Cullen J- GOV;
Subject: DRAFT: Unions Say There Can Be No Concessions, Period.
Governor- we will be sending this release out shortly.
Madison- For several days, government union bosses have said that government workers would be willing to
The organization wrote on its website that there should be no cuts in public sector pay, pensions or health
benefits.
another.
In Janesville, government workers are proposing a contract that includes 2 percent pay increases this year and
would only pay 8 percenttoward their health insurance premiums.
government workers.
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percent pay raise.
In Racine government workers h;;we agreed to a contract that includes pay raises.
Chris Schrimpf
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Subject: Re: DRAFT: Unions Say There Can Be No Concessions, Period.
The Governor has read and has approved this.
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benefits.
another.
In Janesville, government workers are proposing a contract that includes 2 percent pay increases this year and.
for the next two years. The government would pay all ofthe workers' pension contributions and workers
In laCrosse County government workers have agreed to a one-year contract with health and dental premiums
government workers.
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percent pay raise.
Chris Schrimpf
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contribute to their pensions and pay a slightly larger portion oftheir healthcare premiums. The Governor's
benefits.
another.
. In Janesville, government workers are proposing a contract that includes 2 percent pay increases this year and
government workers.
In Madison, government workers have proposed a contract that would allow thern to continue to receive their
percent pay raise.
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ICYMI:Two missing senators also miss MMSD meeting
ICYMI: Two missing senators missed a meeting of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's Commission. Being
discussed ih their absence is the distribution of $156 million.
Two missing senators also miss MMSD meeting
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By Don Behm of the Journal Sentinel
Feb .. 28,2011 9:20a.m. I(36JCOMMENTS
State Sens. Lena Taylor and Tim Carpenter of Milwaukee, both members of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage
District's Commission and both among the 14 Democratic senators hiding out in Illinois to deny a quorum in the state
Senate, did not attend Monday's MMSD meeting.
They are in Illinois with the other Senate Democrats to avoid discovery and confrontation by state troopers assigned
to track them down if they return to Wisconsin.
Republican state senators need only one of 14 missing Democrats back at the Capitol so they can gain the quorum
needed to act on Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget-repair bill. Senate Democrats object to provisions in the bill
that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public employees.
MMSD's 11-member commission had a quorum Monday even without its two on-the-run members. Taylor is chairman
of the commission's policy, finance & personnel committee. Carpenter sits on the commission's operations committee.
The major issue on Monday's commission agenda is a policy that would set in place distribution of $156 million over
10 years to help pay for upgrades to private residential sanitary sewer laterals in the 28 communities served by
MMSD. Sanitary laterals carry sewage from homes to municipal sanitary sewers.
Proposed fixes- from repairing or replacing leaking laterals to disconnecting foundation drains from sanitary laterals-
are intended to reduce the volume of storm water entering municipal pipes during heavy rainstorms. The unwanted
storm water increases the risk of backups of sewage into home basements and sewer overflows to local waterways,
MMSD officials said.
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ICYMI: Statement of Racine County Executive William McReynolds
ICYMI: Statement of Racine County Executive William McReynolds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2011
NEWS RELEASE
.RACINE
COUNTY
Office of the County
Executive
WILLIAM L.
McREYNOLDS
RACINE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMENTS ON BUDGET REPAIR BILL
Racine- Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds today commented on Governor Scott Walker's Budget
Repair Bill, Assembly Bill (AB) 11, in the January 2011 Special Session. The following is the text of his
statement:
"In April, I will conclude nearly 40 years of public service-as a high school teacher, deputy sheriff, sheriff and
county executive. I am proud to serve with Racine County public employees; I'll stack them up against
employees of any county in Wisconsin. And I want to publicly acknowledge the fact that Racine County
employees have stayed at their jobs, serving the people of our county, when other public employees have been
advancing their personal interests in Madison.
"But, regardless of my genuine respect for our people and the effort they consistently deliver, I'm an elected
official who has had to fight to balance a budget eight years in a row. In tough economic times, meeting
increased service needs while keeping taxes down requires flexibility. Wisconsin's municipal collective
bargaining law too often stands in the way of flexibility. I know that and so do many of my fellow elected
officials.
"As passed by the Assembly, AB 11 permits public employees to join unions, to bargain for wage increases that
protect them from inflation, and to seek redress on matters of discipline, termination, and workplace safety. But
it also assures state and local governments-and the people who pay the taxes to support those governments-
that they will have the flexibility to deliver essential services in the most cost-effective marmer.
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"I strongly support AB 11. I commend Governor Walker for proposing this bill, and I encourage state senators
to debate this bill and act upon it. Racine County taxpayers need this."
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State's insurance plan still generous
Even if workers pay more, coverage is a deal
By Guy Boulton of the Journal Sentinel Feb. 27, 2011 IC126l comments The standoff in Madison on collective-bargaining
rights largely has overshadowed that state employees effectively will be taking a significant pay cut under Gov. Scott
Walker's budget-repair bill. But by any measure, as Walker has noted and most state employees acknowledge, the state
will continue to provide rich health-insurance benefits compared with the private sector, where nearly 40% of employers
don't offer health benefits at all.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/116964143.html
Give public employees a stake in economic revival
They play a huge role in private growth
During his Tuesday night "fireside chat" about Wisconsin's budget woes and his plan to dramatically curb the influence of
public-sector unions, Gov. Scott Walker aptly referred to public employees as the state's "partners in economic
development." "We need them to help us put 250,000 people to work in the private sector over the next four years,"
Walker told a statewide audience. It was an important point, and it suggests a path out of Wisconsin's nationally watched
showdown between Walker, the Republican-led Legislature and the public-employee unions. Simply put, could public
employees become fuller "partners" in Wisconsin's economic revival if they had more skin in the game?
CustomS coop Clip Report
I wanted to draw your attention to these articles that appeared in my CustomScoop online news result
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Survev: Economv will grow moderately through 2012
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Daily Headline Goal: Governor Walker calls on Senate Democrats to return home, do their jobs
Office of Governor Scott Walker- Morning News Update for February 28. 2011
News Summary:
Capitol Police allow protesters to remain in Capitol overnight against DOA orders for building maintenance.
Governor Walker- Television Clips for February 27
Wisconsin's Front Pages:
Appleton Post-Crescent
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Green Bay Press Gazette
La Crosse Tribune
Mimitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Oshkosh Northwestern
Racine Journal Times
Sheboygan Press
Stevens Point Journal
Wisconsin State Journal
Nation/ World
Unions vs. the Right to Work
Op-Ed- Wall Street Journal
How ironic that Wisconsin has become ground zero for the battle between taxpayers and public- employee labor unions.
Wisconsin was the first state to allow collective bargaining for government workers (in 1959), following a tradition where
it was the first to introduce a personal income tax (in 1911, before the introduction of the current form of individual
income tax in 1913 by the federal government).
For right. Wisconsin battle was years in making
Politico
The conservative assault on public sector unions that seemed to explode out of nowhere in Wisconsin and spread across
the Midwest was in fact months - if not years - in the making, the result of methodical polling, lobbying, messaging,
grassroots organizing and policy crafting by a coterie of well-funded conservative groups.
Limit Pay. Not Unions
by Mayor Michael Bloomberg- New York Times
IN Ohio, Wisconsin and other states facing budget deficits, some elected officials assert that closing those gaps requires
achieving labor savings and weakening labor unions. They are half-right.
Wis. governor unswayed by budget-stance critics
Washington Times
Gov. Scott Walker refused to back down Sunday in his budget showdown with Wisconsin's public-employee unions, saying
the state is poised at a historic crossroads.
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Walker's Drive to Curb Wisconsin Unions Makes Him an Outlier
Bloomberg
"Every state's got its own unique situation," Branstad, 64, said in an interview in Washington, where the National
Governors Association met during the weekend. "We don't control the Legislature like they do in Wisconsin."
Kasich Keeps Some Distance From Walker
Wall Street Journal
"We don't sit around and talk and plot," he told reporters at the National Governors Association winter session. "I carve
out my own agenda." Any parallels between what was happening in the two states, he said, were only "happenstance, not
coordination."
Are public unions our convenient economic scapegoats?
Forbes
The tumultuous scenes in Wisconsin's capital-- with public workers fiercely defending their collective bargaining rights
and opponents calling for their curtailment-- might seem to come out of nowhere.
Police stop short of evicting demonstrators from Wisconsin capitol
Washington Post
MADISON, Wis. -- Police on Sunday shelved plans to evict demonstrators who had been camped inside the state capitol
here, as the impassioned standoff over Gov. Scott Walker's effort to reduce the pay and curb the collective-bargaining
rights of public workers continued with no end in sight.
Wisconsin Protesters Defv Order to Leave
Wall Street Journal
MADISON, Wis. _:_Thousands of protesters left the state capitol Sunday, but hundreds remained inside, defYing an order
by state officials to end nearly two weeks of raucous occupation over a bill that would strip many unionized state workers
of collective-bargaining rights.
Wisconsin Protesters Win Another Night in Capitol After Police Back Down
Associated Press - Bloomberg
Demonstrators occupying the Wisconsin capitol in support of state workers for almost two weeks defied a deadline to
leave and authorities backed down, rather than make arrests.
Unions Debate What to Give to Save Bargaining
New York Times
As Wisconsin's governor and public employees square off in the biggest public sector labor showdown since Ronald
Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers in 1981, government employees' unions in a range of states are weighing
whether to give ground on wages, benefits and work rules to preserve basic bargaining rights.
Ouinn hits GOP union 'crusade'
Chicago Sun-Times
WASHINGTON- As GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues in a standoff with labor, Democratic Illinois Gov.
Quinn told me some GOP governors are on an "ideological crusade" to strip away union collective-bargaining rights in
order to reduce the political power of organized labor.
Milwaukee
Capitol Chaos: Walker, Senator Recall Efforts
Today's TMJ4
The web site recallscottwalker.info aims to get Governor Walker out of office. It would need 540,000 signatures to
make that happen, a number equal to the number of votes from the last election for governor, which Walker won over
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
Budget stalemate as strong as ever
Madison -Who will blink first?
State's insurance plan still generous
The standoff in Madison on collective-bargaining rights largely has overshadowed that state employees effectively will be
taking a significant pay cut under Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.
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Capitol camp-out continues
Madison - So much for quickly returning to normal business hours at the state Capitol.
Angry volunteers rally at Wirch recall drive
Racine Journal Times
KENOSHA- 'This ticked me off," said Dan Hunt of Pleasant Prairie, "the fact that Sen. Wirch, and the other 13, left the
state to avoid a vote."
Madison
DOA says cleaning will take longer than e"'Pected
WisPolitics
In a statement this morning, the agency said a cleaning crew began work last night with a second shift cleaning through
today. A third will wrap up Monday night before law enforcement begins preparing tomorrow for the governor's budget
address.
Madison 360: Even allies backpedal from Walker's extremism
The Capital Times
Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, achieved rock star notoriety this weekend when the New York
Times Magazine featured him in an outsized profile, complete with Christie's humorless mug on the cover.
About 6oo stalwart protesters allowed to stay in Capitol overnight
Hundreds of protesters remained at the state Capitol overnight without incident aud were not arrested, after police spent
most of Sunday meeting with union leaders and encouraging protesters to leave voluntarily and peacefully.
Report: State Medicaid enrollment soaring
Medicaid enrollment has soared more in Wisconsin than in any other state but Arizona in recent years, putting pressure
on the state budget, according to a report released today by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
EDITORIAL: 'Stubborn' not a good strategy
Beloit Daily News
REASON AND FLEXIBILITY continue to be missing in action in Madison.
Green Bay/Appleton
GOP poised to turn Wisconsin 'into a Republican state'
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill has the potential to significantly weaken the Democratic base, but it's not the only
Republican action that jeopardizes the future of the minority party in Wisconsin.
For governors, Wisconsin union budget drama splits views mostly along partv lines
WASHINGTON- A national governors meeting focused on closing huge state budget gaps showed chief executives deeply
divided Sunday over whether a Wisconsin plan that has sparked weeks of protests by public employees is the way to go.
Recall effort started against state Sen. Dave Hansen of Green Bay
GREEN BAY- An effort to recall state Sen. Dave Hansen kicked off Saturday with hundreds of supporters and opponents
gathering on the far northwest side of Greim Bay.
Editorial: No-bid sale of state utili tv plants? No way
When he was running for governor, Scott Walker criticized Gov. Jim Doyle for awarding a no-bid contract to Taiga, a
Spanish company, to build two trains for Amtrak's Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha line.
Editorial: Reporting unethical Walker call was necessary
Green Bay Press-Gazette
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The now-infamous radio prank involving a blogger pretending to be billionaire David Koch was an unethical attempt-
that in many ways failed- to get Gov. Scott Walker to say something he'd regret. And while we disagree vehemently with
the tactics used, we feel strongly that reporting on the call's contents and its aftermath became a critical aspect of telling
the full story of Wisconsin's budgetary impasse.
Off-duty officers add their voices to protests
Sheboygan Press
MADISON- Hundreds of off-duty police officers and deputies joined protests Saturday against Gov. Scott Walker's
budget repair bill that would strip most collective bargaining powers from about 170,000 public employees.
La Crosse/Eau Claire
Michael Smerconish: Wisconsin reactions show flawed discourse
La Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin says a lot about our political discourse, none of it good.
Wausau/Rhinelander
Union supporters defy call to leave Capitol; GOP senator says he won't vote for Walker's budget bill
Wausau Daily Herald
MADISON-- Maybe it was a symbolic victory. Maybe it was much more.
Budget: Area officials speculate on changes
Rhinelander Daily News
It's still uncertain at this point, but officials from area school districts and municipalities are talking about the potential
ramifications of Gov. Scott Walker's bill, which was passed by the State Assembly early Friday morning and still awaits a
vote by the Senate, which has given the bill preliminary approval.
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Today's Reader Review
Lane restrictions to begin on 1-94 East-West project
ht!p://dailyreporter.com/blog/2011/02/25/lane-restrictions-to-begin-on-i-94-east-west-project/
by Joe Yovino
February 25, 2011
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will begin full-time lane restrictions next week due to a rehabilitation
project on 1-94 in both directions from WIS 16 to 124th Street in Waukesha County, and westbound 1-94 from 70th St
to 32nd Street in Milwaukee County.
In Milwaukee County:
Full-time single lane closures begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday on 1-94 westbound from 32nd Street to 7oth Street.
The closure includes shutting down the entrance ramps to 1-94 westbound on 35th Street, Mitchell Boulevard
and Hawley Road. The 1-94 EAST exit ramp at Mitchell Boulevard will also close.
In Waukesha County:
Full-time single lane closures begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday on 1-94 westbound from 124th Street to WIS 16.
Full-time single lane closures on 1-94 eastbound from WIS 16 to 124th Street will begin on March 14.
Lane closures during peak travel hours are scheduled to wrap up in late June, according to WisDOT .

February 28, 2011
Brown County officials plan hiking, biking trails network
http://www. wisconsinoutdoorfun. com/article/20 11 0228/WOF02/1 02280530/Brown-Cou nty-officials-plan-hiking-bikinq-
trails-network
Suggestions from public sought today at meeting in Green Bay
By Tony Walter
Brown County officials are ready to unveil their latest plan to link biking and pedestrian corridors throughout the county in
a network of trails.
A draft of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan update will be the topic of a public information meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
today at the Green Bay Metro Transportation Center, 901 University Ave.
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"We're trying to create a seamless hiking and biking network," said Dan Teaters, a transportation planner at the Brown
County Planning and Land Services Department. "Each community has its own plan, and we've taken that information
and tried to connect the dots."
Suggestions will be taken from the public before the plan is forwarded to the Brown County Planning Commission for
review and possible approval.
Cole Runge, principal planner for Brown County, said the long-term plan has to be formed piece by piece as new roads
and highway corridors are developed. But eventually, he said, possibly 20 years from now, bikers and hikers will be able
to go from opposite ends of the county and farther through a system of trails and designated routes.
He said the county won't change any of the comprehensive plans developed by area municipalities, but will attempt to
coordinate them with each other.
"We want to make sure there's a variety of transportation options for people to get from place to place," Runge said.
"We're using the community plans as a foundation."
There are numerous bike and pedestrian routes in the county already, but they aren't all connected.
Additional Facts
If you go
The Brown County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan update will be available to the public from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at the
Green Bay Metro Transportation Center, 901 UniversityAve. Planners will be available to answer questions .
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St. Mary's hospital access in Green Bay won't be affected by roundabout work
http://www. green baypressgazette. com/article/20 11 0227/G PG01 01/1 02270695/-1/archive
Roundabout to be built at Shawano Avenue, Taylor Street
By Tony Walter
February 27, 2011
Reconstruction of the Shawano Avenue and Taylor Street intersection this summer will create travel problems, but won't
affect access to St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center.
Paul Vraney, U.S. 41 project manager for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, said emergency and other
vehicles approaching the hospital from the west will be able to use the rear entrance to the hospital from Dousman Street
while the roundabout is built.
Construction of a connector street from Taylor Street to Shawano Avenue, avoiding the intersection, will begin in May.
The Shawano-Taylor intersection will
then be shut down from July 1 through September while a roundabout is built there.
"Dousman Street will remain a four-lane corridor," Vraney said. "We're working with the city to have parking along
Dousman eliminated."
When the roundabout construction begins, traffic coming from the west on Shawano Avenue or Wisconsin 29 can be
diverted over to Dousman Street to continue east. Traffic coming from the east on Shawano Avenue still will be able to
use the regular entrance to St. Mary's.
The Shawano-Taylor work is the next phase in the major renovation of U.S. 41 and connecting streets that will continue
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In 2012, the intersection of U.S. 41 and West Mason Street will undergo its major reconstruction .

February 28, 2011
Voter ID law would hurt Wisconsin elections
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/2011 0228/ AP C0601/1 02280459/Letters-Voter-10-law-would-h urt-Wisconsi n-
elections?odvssey=tabltopnewsJtextJViews:%20Editorials.%200pinion%20%20&%20%20Letters
Wisconsin is recognized nationally for its clean elections and high voter participation. There has been no systematic
collection of data on which to base voter fraud allegations. The allegations of widespread illegal voting are
unsubstantiated.
Requiring voters to show photo identification every time they vote will disenfranchise many voters.
The legislation will pose a disproportionate burden for elderly, disabled and low-income individuals for whom it is most
difficult to provide the supporting documentation, take time off work and arrange transportation to the nearest Division of
Motor Vehicles office.
Proponents say voter ID is necessary to fight fraud, yet the only type of fraud this government program would prevent is
impersonation at the polls, and there are no documented cases of that having happened in Wisconsin.
The state wants to undertake the expense of a program intended to address unsubstantiated rumors in the hope of
achieving results that cannot be measured. This is a government program and taxpayers are the funders. Taxpayers
should demand accountability.
The best way to improve our elections is to commit money to improve the training and resources available to local clerks
and poll workers. They are the people who run our elections, and they deserve our support, as well as our appreciation.
Wisconsin law should provide for election administration that is adequately funded to achieve statewide standards that are
uniformly applied.
I am often reminded of my travels to Australia when the discussion of voting comes up. Upon entering one of the cities
during Australia's election, a gigantic banner was arched high over the street so all could see. The banner stated, "Voting
is mandatory." I think we need to shift our perspective. After all, voting is a constitutional right.
Shirley Strange,
League of Women Voters Appleton president,
Appleton
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City Notes: Officials see no easy way out of Valley Transit funding
http://www. postcrescent. com/article/20 11 0227/ APCO 1 01/1 022 70586/-1/7 daysarchives/State-budget-crisis-Officials-see-
no-easy-way-out-Valley-Transit-problems
Written by
J.E. Espino
Feb. 26, 2011
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APPLETON -Privatizing bus services might be the way to go for mid-sized communities at risk of losing millions in
federal funding under Gov. Scott Walker's
bill changing collective bargaining for public employee unions.
The Milwaukee County Transit System is operated by a private company hired by government leaders.
But a transition for Valley Transit is not likely to happen in three months to help it avoid shutting operations.
Try two to three years, says Deborah Wetter, the Fox Cities transit service's general manager. "It's going to be a tough
option. A lot of our employees are 20- to
30-year employees, and there will be (labor contract) issues no matter what route we go."
The Republican governor's budget repair bill threatens $46.6 million in federal mass transit funding because the U.S.
Department of Labor requires collective
bargaining be in place to release funds.
Any changes in the agreements, such as altering collective bargaining powers, would jeopardize the funds. Valley Transit
could lose its share, $2.5 million of its annual operating budget of $8.5 million.
Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna and Wetter say they are looking at alternatives, but warn they are costly and bus service
could be discontinued by the end of May.
Walker's office has denied the measure would cut federal funding.
"It is frustrating to hear the governor's legal counsel say that he doesn't believe it's in jeopardy, OK. Fine. On what legal
basis?" Hanna said. "Tell us? What is the legal basis for that opinion? That's alii want to know, because we've got
attorneys from Washington, D.C., from the Department of Labor and our own Fiscal Bureau that say ... it's pretty clear
that it probably does impact us."
On Wednesday, the Fox Cities Transit Commission will ask the Common Council to support its resolution asking the state
Legislature to find funding for the bus
service if the bill gets to the state Senate floor and passes.
Chuck Rundquist, the commission chairman, explained the urgency to find a quick fix.
"I don't know too many people who think, 'I'm going to have a lot of fun today. I'm just going to get on one of these Valley
Transit buses and just ride.' Most of us get on the bus because we want to go somewhere, and this is the best way and
the only way we could," he said. "We have to protect this."
The transit service provided 1.4 million rides last year. More than 450,000 of those trips were job-related. The rest were
for medical appointments, school,
shopping and other errands, transit officials said.
Green Bay Metro's transit director Chris Phelps submitted a letter last week to legislators saying he believed there is no
rush in making a decision to exclude transit
from Walker's bill because the changes apply to current grant applications.
He was unavailable for comment on Friday.
But it appears there are funding differences between Valley Transit and Green Bay.
Each year, Valley Transit relies on the communities it serves to not only pay their share of services but also put up front
the cash to operate the next six months. The bus service reimburses each one's share back with interest once it receives
its refunds from the state and federal governments. This year's federal funds are
due back in July.
"We've got to be financially responsible to our funding partners to make sure we're not asking them to spend money that
we can't reimburse them for," Wetter said.
Additionally, the transit service has been awarded $395,000 in state and federal funds (a $173,000 federal grant) to
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operate its Connector van service linking
outlying areas that do not have bus routes.
The Teamsters union, which represents 48 bus drivers, mechanics and communications technicians, signed off on a Feb.
17 letter from the U.S. Department
of Labor that says there have been no changes in collective bargaining, but it is unclear what would happen if there is a
change.
"Mayor Hanna and I have firmly agreed we are going to do our best to not make this political, to not cry wolf, to make sure
that we're giving the facts," Wetter said, "and to the best of our knowledge- and that's alii can speak to because we
won't get a ruling from the Department of Labor until we actually have some legislation to deal with - it looks to us like
(the federal law) will be violated."
The agency receives funding from four cities- Appleton, Kaukauna, Menasha and Neenah; two villages- Kimberly and
Little Chute; four towns- Buchanan, Grand Chute, Harrison, Town of Menasha; three counties- Calumet, Outagamie
and Winnebago; and Appleton public schools, Appleton Downtown Inc., Community Care, Lakeland Care District and
United Way-Fox Cities.
One stop shop: So you want to know what those barricades are doing on your street? City leaders want to explain.
They have scheduled sessions the first and third Wednesday of each month so the public can visit City Hall and ask or
give its opinion on this year'sconstruction projects.
Talk to firefighters and staff in the community development, planning or public works departments.
The first meeting goes from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Committee Room A 1, 100 N. Appleton St. The next meeting is
March 16 .

Big expenses accompany new federal road sign rules
http://www. postcrescent. com/article/20 11 0226/ APC01 01/1 02260519/-1/7 daysarch ives/Expenses-accom pany-road-sig n-
rules
Written by Larry Bivins
Post-Crescent Washington Bureau
Feb. 26,2011
WASHINGTON- Appleton public works director Paula Vandehey isn't happy with the new federal requirements for road
signs.
It's not that Vandehey doesn't appreciate the safety motivations driving the new standards. She just thinks the decision on
when to replace road signs should be left to local authorities.
"The reasoning is definitely legitimate," Vandehey said. "It's forcing a timeline that is an issue for us."
Yet, for Debra Ruth Gaborik-Snyder of Hudson and dozens like her across the country, the rules aimed at making road
signs more visible can't be implemented
quick enough.
"I'm only 42 years old and I have difficulty seeing some signs at night," Gaborik-Snyder said in an online comment on the
issue. "A 65-year-old needs four times the
amount of light to see at night compared to a 25-year-old. The new reflective signs allow for added decision time for older
drivers and this makes sense."
Such a divide poses a dilemma for the Federal Highway Administration as it culls through hundreds of comments on the
agency's compliance dates for traffic
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control regulations that range from crosswalk timing to road sign reflectivity. The guidelines, contained in the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices, include
replacing all street-name signs that are in uppercase letters with signs that are in both uppercase and lowercase.
The FHWA, as the agency is known, will have to decide in effect whether to side with public officials or private citizens on
its timetable, but comments by U.S.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood may provide a clue to which way the agency will lean.
"I believe that this regulation makes no sense," LaHood said in a Nov. 30 statement. "It does not properly take into
account the high costs that local governments would have to bear. States, cities and towns should not be required to
spend money that they don't have to replace perfectly good traffic signs."
Along with his statement, the secretary opened a new 45-day public comment period. The issue drew more than 550
responses before the period closed on Jan.
14, including more than a dozen from Wisconsin residents and public officials.
At issue are the compliance deadlines for the regulations, which were set under President George W. Bush's
administration. The FHWA wants all jurisdictions to have a plan by January 2012 for evaluating and replacing street signs.
By January 2015, warning signs and ground-level guide signs must meet federal reflectivity standards. And by 2018,
overhead guide signs and noncompliant street signs must meet those standards. There is no deadline for the lettering on
street-name signs.
The heart of the issue is public safety on the roads, and it comes on the cusp of a sizeable increase in the population of
older Americans as the first wave of baby
boomers reaches age 65 this year. The number of licensed drivers over 65 will reach 57 million by 2030, according to the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. In 2008, older people accounted for 15 percent of all traffic fatalities and 18 percent of all pedestrian
fatalities, according to the agency.
Public works officials say they are all for safety, but they balk that the regulations are an unfunded federal mandate at a
time whem local governments are struggling just to take care of the basics.
"It's taking valuable resources away from what we as local officials would consider a priority," said AI Geurts, Outagamie
County highway commissioner and president of the Wisconsin County Highway Association.
Geurts said just doing the inventory of signs and assessing what it would take to comply with the regulations for the
county's 347 miles of highway "is costing money, more money than we were spending five years ago."
"It's been difficult to use staff resources and taxpayer dollars in a manner we feel does not have a lot of benefit," Geurts
said. "It remains a question of whether this is the best use of our dollars."
The cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha expressed similar concerns about the expense of the road sign project at a time of
fiscal difficulty.
Citing a $2.5 million cost to replace signs along 250 miles of roadway, Waukesha officials said "funds would have to be
taken away from other equally or more
hazardous situations, such as roadway deterioration, failing sewers, maintaining right-of-ways, pedestrian walkways, etc.,"
to comply with the deadlines.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation estimates the cost of compliance will be at least $14 million and urged the
FWHA to scrap the deadlines and
allow state and local jurisdictions to replace their signs as needed.
In Appleton, Vandehey said her staff estimates the cost of the sign upgrade will be about $1.5 million. She said the city
has about 20,000 signs.
"To pay for this, other things aren't being done," Vandehey said. The feds' compliance schedule, she said, "sort of sets
priorities instead of letting the locals set
their own priorities."
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New concrete slabs should improve safety, aesthetics of Omro bridge
http:/ lwww. thenorthwestern. comlarticle/20 11 0227 JOSH 01 01/1 02270365/-1/7 daysarch ives/New-concrete-slabs-should-
improve-safety-aesthetics-Omro-bridqe
Written by
Doug Zellmer
Feb.26,2011
OMRO- City of Omro officials will replace deteriorating concrete slabs on the north side of the footbridge over the Fox
River.
The Omro City Council has given preliminary approval to replace the concrete slabs and is likely to give final approval
once bids for the project are
submitted and costs are tabulated, said Linda Kutchenriter, administrator of the city. The city will pay for the project from
its sidewalk budget.
"The concrete is actually chipping away with very large cracks and holes that we fill on a continuing basis," she said.
"Every patch we've tried doesn't last. Hopefully, the new concrete will bring it up to better standards and hold us over for a
long time."
The city's sidewalk budget has $76,000 in it and Kutchenriter estimated the cost for new concrete slabs and other costs
associated with the project should be
$50,000 to $60,0000. She said the new concrete slabs would be installed sometime during the summer.
Omro Middle School Principal Paul Williams said students walk and pedal bicycles over the footbridge and the new
concrete slabs will allow a safer and more assuring passage for children.
Kutchenriter said she's heard no reports of anyone injured walking or biking over the footbridge. She said replacing the
worn concrete slabs will also improve its
aesthetics; the bridge has wooden planks on its south side .

February 28, 2011
Removal of Oshkosh overpass will impact Highway 41 traffic
http://www. fdlreporter. com/article/2011 0228/FON01 01/1 02280371/Removai-Oshkosh-overpass-will-impact-Hiqhway-41-
traffic?odyssey-tabltopnewsltextiFON-News
By Doug Zellmer
Gannett Wisconsin Media
OSHKOSH -A major overpass spanning Highway 41 in Oshkosh will come tumbling down this week as part of a
continuing widening and interchange reconstruction project.
The 39-year-old Ninth Avenue overpass is scheduled to be demolished starting Tuesday night. It will be replaced with a
new overpass and four roundabouts as part of the $535 million, 17-mile project from Neenah to Highway 26 south of
Oshkosh.
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The good news is the Ninth Avenue overpass and the Highway 41 northbound on and off ramps are scheduled to be
completed and opened in mid-July in time for the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture gathering in Oshkosh, said
Tom Buchholz, project manager for the DOT in Green Bay. The southbound Highway 41 on and off ramps will remain
closed until November when the project is finished.
"To get that open by the.show is critical for traffic movement," he said.
Buchholz said demolition of the Ninth Avenue overpass is expected to take about three days beginning Tuesday. Work
will begin about 8 or 9 p.m., weather permitting, and continue until 5 a.m. Sunday night or Monday night will be scheduled
if more time is needed for the overpass demolition.
Traffic on Highway 41 will be detoured up the off ramps at Ninth Avenue and back onto Highway 41 during the demolition.
In addition, work to widen Highway 41 from two to three lanes in each direction from Witzel Avenue to Highway 26- a
5.5 mile stretch- should begin the week of March 7.
"We're going to have all four lanes of Highway 41 in early March shifted to the southbound roadway, so work can begin on
new concrete for the three lanes on northbound 41 ,"Buchholz said. "In mid-July when the Ninth Avenue overpass is
completed, we'll switch all Highway 41 traffic to the northbound roadway to complete the southbound three lanes of the
project"
The Ninth Avenue overpass will be the third major overpass to be reconstructed in Oshkosh since last spring. The 20th
Avenue overpass and Witzel Avenue overpass were closed in spring and summer last year for reconstruction. About
18,000 vehicles used the Ninth Avenue overpass each day, according to a 2007 DOT traffic study .

February 27, 2011
DOT sets road projects for Fond du Lac, area
http://www. fdlreporter. com/article/20 11 0227/FO N 01 01/1 02270463/-1/7 daysarchives/DOT -sets-road-projects-F end-du-
Lac-area
The Reporter Staff
Three road construction projects in Fond du Lac County are among the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's
tentative list of work scheduled in the region for 2011.
The following projects were listed for Fond du Lac County:
North Main Street between Johnson and Scott streets: The project will run from April to October. Reconstruction
will include sanitary sewer and service laterals, water services, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk,
signing, pavement marking, street lighting, and traffic signals
North Main Street will be closed to traffic. Arndt Street and McWilliams Street will remain open to cross street traffic during
construction, but short-term closures may occur. The remainder of the cross streets will be closed and East Scott Street
may be closed for limited time periods. The construction of this intersection will have an interim completion date of June 3.
The detour route will be on Johnson and Brooke streets, utilizing small sections of North Military Road and Kelly Drive.
The city of Fond du Lac will install temporary signals at the Brooke and Scott intersection.
Highway 23 at Taft Street in the Village of Rosendale to County VVV in the city of Fond du Lac: The 1 0-mile
project is expected to run from August through October. Construction work includes pavement milling and
resurface, culvert pipe replacement, beam guard upgrades, concrete pavement repair, signing and pavement
marking.
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Highway 23 along that stretch will be closed to through traffic. The detour route will follow Highway 26 to Highway 41 to
Highway 23.
County Trunk 000 and Town Line Road: Traffic along Highway 41 may be impacted by the painting of bridges at
these locations.
Traffic may be reduced to one lane in each direction. County 000 and Town Line Road will be closed during painting, but
not concurrently. All Highway 41 lanes will remain open for holidays and local events. The project is expected to be two
months in duration sometime between March and November.
Total construction costs for The Northeast Region projects, which includes the counties of Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du
Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan, and Winnebago, are estimated at approximately
$266 million.
Motorists are advised to use caution and remain alert when driving through any work zone. Drivers are also encouraged
to seek information about work zones and detours at the following locations:
For 24-hour statewide recorded road construction information, call 511 or visit www.511wi.gov.
For information on the US 41 major project, check the project website: http://us41wisconsin.gov/newsroom/2010-
construction-schedule.

Kathy Hegerfeld
WisDOT
Office of Public Affairs
Rm. l 03B Hill Farms
Madison, WI
(608)261-5895
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I'm starting work on the budget remarks if you want to offer an outline on your thoughts.
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Most federal government workers do NOT have collective bargaining for wages and benefits. What we are proposing in
Wisconsin is less restrictive than President Obama's federal government.
In addition, most federal workers pay more than twice than the 12.6% we are asking for health insurance contributions.
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Most federal government workers do NOT have collective bargaining for wages and benefits. What we are proposing in
Wisconsin is less restrictive than President Obama's federal government.
In addition, most federal workers pay more than twice than the 12.6% we are asking for health insurance contributions.
These are the facts.
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