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General Mitchell International Airport got even better last week as Milwaukee Co. officials opened an eight-gate addition to Concourse C. Read more about it here. |
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Number of jobs in Louisiana as of late July, just 40,000 short of the state's pre-Hurricane Katrina employment peak in 2005: 1.9 million
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate, 7/27/07
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 It is nearly halfway through the 2007-2008 legislative session and the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly have thus far introduced 832 bills, excluding the 114 joint resolutions. Of this amount, 18 of them have been enacted into law or partially vetoed.
Read more here about these 18 pieces of legislation that are now Wisconsin law.
See more here as WCA Executive Director Mark O'Connell offers his insight into the speed of the legislative process. |
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There was a major legislative victory today for counties as the Wisconsin State Assembly unanimously passed 2007 Senate Bill 122 (SB 122), authored by Senator Dave Hansen. The Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) strongly supports SB 122 and has been working expeditiously and aggressively to get it enacted. SB 122 relates to property tax exemptions and, in particular, attempts to address the huge loophole created by the Newark Decision. Read on for more information... Full Story... |
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 Watch your mail this week for the August issue of Wisconsin Counties. This month's issue features timely topics such as sales tax forcasting, jails as a part of county government and a closer look at the 2010 United States Census.
Not yet a subscriber? Contact Managing Editor Jennifer Bock at 866.404.2700. |
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The Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Counties Association are sponsoring a forum on the 'Healthy Wisconsin' health care plan at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14 at the Concourse Hotel in Madison.
Tentative speakers include State Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and David Riemer of the Wisconsin Health Plan.
There is no fee or registration for the event, so mark your calendars and plan on attending. |
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 If it seems like your county employees spend too much time on animal abuse and neglect cases, you're probably right, and if it seems like you just can't catch a break with these cases, you probably can't. We live in a society that's more and more conscious of animal welfare, and more and more divided about just what that is.
That's why the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection trains humane officers. Read on for their training session in September.... Full Story... |
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Fifty-five percent of county elected officials believe the nation is on the "wrong track," the highest percentage in the four-year history of NACo's National County Elected Officials Poll.
Results from the poll, which is conducted in conjunction with the Center for the Study of Counties at the University of Georgia, were released at NACo's 2007 Annual Conference in Richmond, Va.
For more information, contact Jacqueline Byers, NACo research director: 202-942-4285 or jbyers@naco.org. |
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 The 20th Anniversary County Mutual Video, developed in collaboration with Discover Mediaworks, is now available online, as well as in DVD format. To see the video online for a limited time, visit http://wms1.gravlab.com/dmwstream/wcm/wcm0701_1_20th.wmv.
To request a copy of the DVD, please call the WCA office at 1.866.404.2700 |
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