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Friday January 27, 2012 Updated 2:03 p.m.

Gov. Walker
10:11 am	IBAW. Supports Gov. Walker's School Choice Week proclamation.

6:30 am	Racine Journal Times. Editorial: Walker can't have budget both ways.
6:30 am	Wausau Daily Herald. Editorial: Walker's jobs claims strain truth.
6:30 am	La Crosse Tribune. Editorial: State needs solutions, not shouting.
Legislative
1:59 pm	Sen. Hansen. Senator Ellis should insist Assembly pass Senate Bill 174 without amendments.
1:24 pm	American Federation for Children. Wisconsin Legislature expands public school choice.
12:50 pm	Joint Finance Committee. DNR Waukesha County stewardship passive review
12:49 pm	DPI. Evers again asks Assembly to honor promise to close voucher looophole.
12:23 pm	Joint Finance Committee. Approval letter to DOA on behalf of Historical Society.
10:57 am	Joint Finance Committee. DNR stewardship passive review on Door County land trust.
10:24 am	Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families. Praises passage of SB-2.
9:18 am	Sen. Kedzie. Wisconsin is back on track.

6:30 am	Oshkosh Northwestern. Sen. King greets bus riders, discusses Workforce Mobility Act.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sen. Ellis apologizes for calling Green Bay Preble a 'sewer'. Green Bay Press Gazette.
6:30 am	Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Lassa, Suder differ on job creation.
Assembly Passes AB-426 - Ferrous Mining Legislation
Updated 12:35 pm	Legislator Reaction: Rep. Pasch. Speaker Fitzgerald. Rep. Suder. Rep. Severson. Rep. Roys. Rep. Kuglitsch. Rep. Steineke. Rep. Clark. Rep. Knodl. Rep. Craig. Rep. Litjens. Gov. Walker. Rep. Taylor. Rep. Molepske. Rep. Bewley. Reaction: Clean Wisconsin. WMC. League of Conservation Voters. Wisconsin Mining Association. RPW. Stories: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin State Journal. The Daily Cardinal. Ashland Current. The Badger Herald. Wisconsin State Journal. Wisconsin Rapids Tribune.
State Agencies
12:07 pm	DOT. Amtrak's Hiawatha Service sets new annual ridership record in 2011.
9:44 am	DMA. Wisconsin National Guard member to compete in upcoming CBS hit series 'The Amazing Race'.
9:17 am	DATCP. Businesses urged to consider their data privacy practices.
9:14 am	DWD. Meetings and hearings.

1:47 pm	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Amtrak's Hiawatha line breaks ridership record.
6:30 am	Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Kleefisch defends Walker in Manitowoc.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. State rule exempts small brewers from wholesale licensing.
Economy/Business
8:15 am	Bureau of Economic Analysis. Gross domestic product, 4th quarter and annual 2011 (advance estimate). Commerce Sec. Bryson. Stories: Bloomberg. Reuters.
6:30 am	Dane County Market. Sold and expired volume - December 2011.

1:49 pm	Wisconsin State Journal. Stoughton Trailers plans to add 125 jobs.
6:30 am	Appleton Post Crescent. Businesses boost durable goods.
6:30 am	Superior Telegram. Parkland site in running for Magnetation pellet plant.
6:30 am	Jefferson County Daily Union. WMC director: Status of state's business sector good.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Editorial: In wake for dismal statistics, let's boost opportunities.
6:30 am	The Daily Reporter. 2011 goes down as worst ever for home sales.
6:30 am	Portage Daily Register. Columbia County jobless rate dips.
6:30 am	Beloit Daily News. Beloit area unemployment dips slightly at end of 2011.
Statewide
1:33 pm	Highland Wind Project. State regulators deliver road map to completion.
11:12 am	Wired Wisconsin. Data Privacy Day a good time to talk online privacy with teenagers.
11:11 am	Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. Ag Day at the Capitol speakers announced.

1:23 pm	Wausau Daily Herald. 2 more doctors wrote sick note deemed fraudulent.
6:30 am	Green Bay Press Gazette. Wisconsin corn production increased in 2011.
6:30 am	Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Farmers eager to be allowed to shoot attacking wolves.
Courts
2:01 pm	Wisconsin Supreme Court. Calendar and case synopses.
Education
6:30 am	Sheboygan Press. An iPad or iPod for everyone: Sheboygan Area School District plans $5.2M tech project.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. UW regents sued over access to education school materials.
6:30 am	Sauk Prairie Eagle. District sorts out how to handle teachers contract expiration this year.
6:30 am	La Crosse Tribune. Obama's call for older dropout age already reality in Wisconsin.
Local
11:20 am	Waukesha County Exec. Vrakas. Access to capital event to be held Monday, January 30th

1:38 pm	Racine Journal Times. No teeth to city weapons ban - Prohibition in municipal buildings can't be enforced without an ordinance.
1:30 pm	Wisconsin State Journal. Editorial: 'Lots more we can do here'.
6:30 am	Sheboygan Press. Editorial: City administrator raise out of line.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reform of county sick leave system advances.
6:30 am	Marshfield News Herald. Marshfield Utilities to raise electric rates by nearly 10%.
6:30 am	Wisconsin State Journal. County touts tentative pact with unions, geared to save $1.9M.
Congress
1:05 pm	U.S. Sen. Johnson. Announces mobile office hours.

12:19 pm	Governing. White House introduces Race to the Top for colleges.
6:30 am	New York Times. Senate vote approves rise in debt limit.
6:30 am	LA Times. Defense budget plan would cut spending by half a trillion.
6:30 am	Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Brace for economic tumble, Paul Ryan says in Eau Claire visit.
6:30 am	La Crosse Tribune. Rep. Ron Kind to eye crop subsidy reform.
Federal Agencies
1:02 pm	Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union members summary. Labor Sec. Solis.
Politics
12:55 pm	White House. Face Sheet: President Obama's blueprint for keeping college affordable and within reach for all Americans.
12:14 pm	One Wisconsin Now. Gov. Scott Walker needs to come clean.
10:09 am	Boland for Congress. Campaign begins.
6:30 am	UW-Whitewater College Republicans. "Blasts" Jorgensen for voting against mining, jobs.

1:45 pm	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Walker: John Doe investigation is not targeting me. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Appleton Post Crescent.
1:39 pm	Racine Journal Times. Former state Sen. John Lehman to make an annoucement.
9:46 am	Janesville Gazette. Editorial: Political campaigns need more disclosure rather than less.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Thompson's assets top $13 million.
6:30 am	Wausau Daily Herald. Democrats target Wisconsin seats in House.
6:30 am	Janesville Gazette. Incumbents to battle in redesigned 43rd District.
6:30 am	La Crosse Tribune. Vinehout in race for governor.

Thursday January 26, 2012

Gov. Walker
11:46 am	Gov. Walker. Weekly radio address.
State of the State Address
Updated 3:47 pm	Gov. Walker: Wisconsin is heading in the right direction. Address Text. Rep. Barca: State of the State response. Legislative Reaction: Rep. Pasch. Sen. Fitzgerald. Sen. Taylor. Rep. Mason. Rep. Craig. Sen. Vinehout. Sen. Galloway. Rep. Kuglitsch. Rep. Suder. Sen. Lassa. Rep. Farrow. Sen. Wanggaard. Rep. Seidel. Rep. Roys. Rep. Thiesfeldt. Sen. Shilling. Rep. Jorgensen. Rep. Vos. Sen. Miller. Rep. Zamarripa. Sen. Lazich. Rep. Rivard. Rep. Stone. Rep. Steineke. Rep. Pope-Roberts. Rep. Pocan. Sen. Hansen. Sen. Cullen. Sen. Darling. Speaker Fitzgerald. Rep. Molepske. Rep. Clark. Rep. Taylor. Rep. Coggs. Rep. Strachota. Sen. Jauch. Rep. Kleefisch. Rep. Berceau. Rep. Ballweg. Rep. Kaufert. Rep. Spanbauer. Reaction: RPW. Wisconsin AFL-CIO. School Choice Wisconsin. Dairy Business Association. United Council of UW Students. League of Conservation Voters. Wisconsin Council on Children & Families. WIB. NFIB. AARP. MMAC. United Sportsmen of Wisconsin. Planned Parenthood Advocates. United Wisconsin. Stories: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin State Journal. Appleton Post Crescent. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Editorial). Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Rep. Barca). Appleton Post Crescent. Green Bay Press Gazette (Editorial). Sheboygan Press. Wausau Daily Herald. The Capital Times. Wisconsin Reporter. The Badger Herald. The Daily Cardinal. Reuters. Janesville Gazette (Editorial). The Chippewa Herald. Gov. Walker: Excerpts from State of the State Address. Gov. Walker: Announces new members of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board. Gov. Walker: Announces Waste, Fraud and Abuse Elimination Taskforce.
Legislative
3:59 pm	Reps. Steineke, Jacque, Klenke, Weininger, Nygren & Van Roy. Defend Preble.
11:07 am	Joint Finance Committee. DCF report on transitional jobs demonstration project.
9:05 am	Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Memo to all Senators regarding opposition to SB-292.
8:23 am	Wisconsin Council of Religious & Independent Schools. Senate committee passes Coverdell Expansion.

6:30 am	La Crosse Tribune. Concerns raised on Wisconsin wetlands bill.
6:30 am	The Chippewa Herald. State bills would address new sand mines.
6:30 am	Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Indiana House deals blow to Rust Belt labor.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Listening sessions set on future of higher education.
AB-426 Ferrous Mining Legislation
7:05 pm	Rep. Strachota. Badger State embraces mining roots.
6:58 pm	Rep. Hulsey. Strip mining bill threatens 18,000 Wisconsin families, business owners.
11:42 am	Rep. Barca. Assembly Republicans use "irresponsible" mining bill to create illusion of focusing on jobs.
11:05 am	The Nature Conservancy. Mining bill still poses too great a threat to water.
9:10 am	Rep. Wynn. Will vote yes on mining bill.

3:47 pm	The Capital Times. Tribal members protest mining bill; one cited for disorderly conduct.
3:40 pm	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Ads tout, attack mining bill.
11:54 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Tribe demonstrates against mining bill.
State Agencies
4:46 pm	DNR. Outdoor report.
12:45 pm	DATCP. First class of Master Meat Crafters graduate in Wisconsin.
12:44 pm	DATCP. "Quick" tax refunds may be costly loans.
11:11 am	DWD Sec. Newson. tours Generac Power Systems, meets students enrolled in Second Chance Partners for Education Program.
8:40 am	AG Van Hollen. To kick off 2012 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest.

6:30 am	Appleton Post Crescent. GAB hopes voters not surprised by Wisconsin's photo ID law.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Purchase of 125 acres by DNR approved.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. DNR has no plans for new limits on growing sand mining industry.
Economy/Business
11:13 am	Wisconsin Energy Corporation. Announces 2011 fourth quarter, year-end earnings release and conference call.
8:12 am	Dept. of Labor. Unemployment insurance weekly claims report.
8:00 am	Dane County Market. Single family home 2011 price report.

8:12 am	Reuters. Jobless claims rise, but trend shows improvement. Bloomberg.
6:30 am	Bloomberg. Factory jobs Obama wants unlikely to return.
6:30 am	Janesville Gazette. Janesville working with medical isotope maker on incentive agreement.
6:30 am	Sheboygan Press. Documents show that Madison-based company's $4M deal had stealth component.
6:30 am	La Crosse Tribune. Unemployment up slightly, but rates still better than this time last year.
6:30 am	Stevens Point Journal. Local jobless rates steady.
6:30 am	Wausau Daily Herald. Little change in local unemployment rate for December.
6:30 am	Sheboygan Press. City of Sheboygan's unemployment rate continues to fall.
6:30 am	Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Unemployment rate edges higher in city, county.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Latest figures show mixed job picture.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Critics question telecom jobs tracker's data.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Ellsworth Corp. plans $9 million expansion.
Statewide
3:55 pm	WSTA. Fact check: WiscNet can continue to serve the UW.
12:48 pm	Carbone Cancer Center. Joins with Adams County to save lives.
10:17 am	Wisconsin Women's Network. Announces first "Women on Topic" brown bag with Rep. Chris Taylor.

3:11 pm	Wisconsin State Journal. Mayville soldier killed in Afghanistan.
6:30 am	Sheboygan Press. Editorial: Oil pipeline still in U.S. best interest.
Courts
9:07 am	District IV Court of Appeals. Roger T. Hansen v. Mark Netzer.

6:30 am	Beloit Daily News. Editorial: Breaking justice to partisan saddle.
Education
3:18 pm	UW-Whitewater. Lecture series to discuss the changing world powers.
3:13 pm	Alliance for School Choice. Record number of children enrolled in private school choice programs this year, new school choice yearbook reveals.
2:52 pm	MWFPA. Praise school meal standards.
11:55 am	Marquette University. Tommy Thompson next guest for "On the Issues" at Marquette Law School.
11:52 am	UW-Extension, State Energy Office. Join forces to improve Wisconsin's energy efficiency.

3:21 pm	Racine Journal Times. Rules for voter registration deputies cause stir, confusion in Caledonia.
6:30 am	Beloit Daily News. $2M in school savings sought.
6:30 am	Oshkosh Northwestern. Editorial: Revelations of a bad budget decision.
6:30 am	Green Bay Press Gazette. Welder-fabricator program unveiled.
Local
7:01 pm	Madison Mayor Soglin. Returns to Madison City Channel's "The Mayor's Report".
11:37 am	Dane County Exec. Parisi. And Dane County workers announce agreement saving taxpayers $2 million.
Updated 3:34 pm	Milwaukee County DA Chisholm. Announces additional charges in John Doe investigation. DPW. Stories: Green Bay Press Gazette. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin State Journal. Reuters. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

6:30 am	Baraboo News Republic. Sheriff study may rile some.
6:30 am	Shawano Leader. County pay raises delayed.
6:30 am	Green Bay Press Gazette. Aid for turbine victims sought.
6:30 am	Appleton Post Crescent. Editorial: Policy brings city benefits back to reality.
6:30 am	Appleton Post Crescent. Grand Chute hosts hearing on state's pesticide changes.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee County might run Family Care in Kenosha, Racine.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. City Hall repairs could cost up to $15 million.
Congress
3:06 pm	U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner. Statement on report by Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future.
2:58 pm	U.S. Rep. Kind. Meets with local ag stakeholders, discusses upcoming farm bill.

8:41 am	National Review. U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner: Obama's Groundhog Day energy promise.
6:30 am	Bloomberg. Obama planning corporate tax overhaul.
6:30 am	Wisconsin State Journal. Ending unpaid wars no windfall.
6:30 am	Appleton Post Crescent. Sen. Johnson demands budget plan.
Federal Agencies
12:01 pm	USDA. New forest planning rule seeks to restore the nation's forests through science and collaboration.
11:59 am	HHS. Obama Administration officials, health care leaders join together at innovation summit.

3:37 pm	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. HUD secretary visits Milwaukee to tout Obama initiatives.
9:21 am	The Boston Globe. U.S. to unveil new forest rules.
6:30 am	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Federal agencies fail to address BPA, report says.
Politics
3:38 pm	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Neumann details more ideas for cutting federal budget.
6:30 am	Reedsburg Times Press. Former Fort McCoy commander to run for Ron Kind's seat.
6:30 am	Stevens Point Journal. 3rd Congressional District challenger Ray Boland: Balanced budget key to jobs.
6:30 am	Oshkosh Northwestern. Poll says Ex-Gov. Tommy Thompson most favorable in U.S. Senate race.
6:30 am	Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Editorial: Both parties looking to 2013.