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Amount residents of counties participating in a National Association of Counties prescription-drug discount-card program have saved on drug costs since the program's inception in 2004 as a 17-county pilot project, which went national in May 2005 and now numbers 650 counties among its participants:
$23 million
Source: National Association of Counties
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The Legislative Reference Bureau's "Spotlight" is a weekly web page that provides an overview of recent and upcoming activities in the Wisconsin Legislature. |
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On February 13, 2007 Governor Jim Doyle introduced his 2007-2009 State Biennial Budget. This paper provides a brief summary by WCA on the major items which affect counties. Full story... |
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 Haven't had a chance to sit down and read the entire 2007-2009 Wisconsin State Budget yet? Go to the summary of the budget put out by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. |
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The Joint Committee on Finance has announced its 2007-2009 State Budget briefing schedule. Visit here to see the four upcoming dates in March.
To view the public hearing schedule on the budget, visit here. |
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It's not too late to sign up for the March 26, 2007 WCA Educational Seminar at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Stevens Point entitled, Healthcare: Past, Present and Future. To view the agenda, click here. Register online at www.wicounties.org. |
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 The NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) 2007 Conference will be held May 9-11, 2007 in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The early bird registraton deadline is March 30th and more information on registration and housing can be found on NACo's website. |
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The Ralph L. Tabor Extension Fellowship program, begun in 1988, provides the opportunity for an Extension professional to temporarily live in Washington, D.C., work at NACo and USDA. NACo is currently recruiting for this position, with a March 30, 2007 deadline for qualified applicants. Full story... |
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 The Wisconsin Legislature approved a contract with WisconsinEYE. The seven-year contract gives WisconsinEYE exclusive rights to mount cameras and wiring in the State Capitol to provide C-SPAN-style coverage of the legislature at no cost to the state. Full coverage is expected in May 2007.
WisconsinEYE currently offers selected archived webcasts of press conferences and other proceedings on its Web site.
Source: The Wisconsin LRB's "Spotlight" |
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 The Wisconsin County Purchasing Directory is interactive, searchable, available 24/7 and allows vendors to include multiple contact names, email addresses and cross references for one low rate.
Full story... |
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