TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- State symbols Front and back endpapers
- Governor’s letter iii
- Introduction iv
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BIOGRAPHIES 1
- Alphabetical index to biographies 2
- Constitutional executive officers 4
- Supreme court justices 8
- Wisconsin members of the 109th Congress 11
- Congressional district map 17
- State senate officers 18
- State assembly officers 19
- Members of the state senate and assembly; district maps 20 (See Biographies for each district)
- Chief clerks and sergeants at arms of the state legislature 86
- Legislative district maps 87
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FEATURE ARTICLE: The Wisconsin Court System:
- Demystifying the Judicial Branch 99
- Index to special articles in prior blue books 185
- Capitol Visitor’s Guide 187
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WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION 191
- History of constitutional amendments 235
- Statewide referenda elections 241
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FRAMEWORK OF WISCONSIN STATE GOVERNMENT 243
- Location of state agencies in the Madison area; map 244
- The Framework of Wisconsin Government 246
- Organization chart of Wisconsin state government 250
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 253
- Officers of the 2005 legislature 254
- A profile of the legislative branch 255
- The Wisconsin legislature 256
- Session schedule, 2005-2006 259
- News media correspondents accredited to the 2005 legislature 263
- How a bill becomes a law 264
- Executive vetoes, 1931-2003 sessions 269
- Legislative service 270
- Political composition of the Wisconsin legislature, 1885-2005 271
- Wisconsin statutes, session laws, administrative code 272
- Committees of the 2005 legislature 273
- Personal data on Wisconsin legislators, 1995-2005 sessions 277
- Joint legislative committees 278
- Administrative rules, joint committee for review of 278
- Building commission, state of Wisconsin 279
- Criminal penalties, joint review committee on 280
- Employment relations, joint committee on 281
- Finance, joint committee on 282
- Information policy and technology, joint committee on 283
- Legislative audit committee, joint 284
- Legislative council, joint 285
- Legislative organization, joint committee on 291
- Retirement systems, joint survey committee on; retirement research committee 292
- State supported programs study and advisory committee, joint legislative 293
- Tax exemptions, joint survey committee on 294
- Transportation projects commission 295
- Uniform state laws, commission on 295
- Legislative service agencies 296
- Legislative audit bureau 296
- Legislative fiscal bureau 298
- Legislative reference bureau 299
- Legislative technology services bureau 301
- Revisor of statutes bureau 302
- Summary of significant 2003 legislation 305
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH 317
- Constitutional executive state officers 318
- A profile of the executive branch 319
- Office of the governor 327
- Governor’s appointments to miscellaneous committees and organizations 331
- Governor’s special committees 333
- State officers appointed by the governor as required by statute 346
- Office of the lieutenant governor 367
- Administration, department of 368
- Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of 388
- Commerce, department of 396
- Corrections, department of 406
- Educational communications board 413
- Elections board 416
- Employee trust funds, department of 417
- Employment relations commission 421
- Ethics board 422
- Financial institutions, department of 423
- Health and family services, department of 429
- Higher educational aids board 441
- Historical society of Wisconsin, state 442
- Insurance, office of the commissioner of 449
- Investment board, state of Wisconsin 451
- Justice, department of 454
- Military affairs, department of 459
- Natural resources, department of 467
- Public defender, office of the state 478
- Public instruction, department of 480
- Public service commission 488
- Regulation and licensing, department of 492
- Revenue, department of 499
- Secretary of state, office of the 504
- State treasurer, office of the 505
- Technical college system 507
- Tourism, department of 509
- Transportation, department of 516
- University of Wisconsin system 523
- Veterans affairs, department of 537
- Workforce development, department of 544
- State authorities 552
- Fox River navigational, University of Wisconsin hospitals and clinics, Health and educational facilities, Housing and economic development, World dairy center 552
- Nonprofit corporations 558
- Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation, Wisconsin artistic endowment foundation, Wisconsin technology council 558
- Regional agencies 561
- Regional planning commissions 561
- Madison cultural arts district board 565
- Regional transportation authority 565
- Southeast Wisconsin professional baseball park district 566
- Professional football stadium district 566
- Wisconsin center district 567
- Interstate agencies and compacts 568
- JUDICIAL BRANCH 575
- Justices of the Wisconsin supreme court 576
- A profile of the judicial branch 577
- Supreme court 581
- Court of appeals 583
- Circuit courts 584
- Municipal courts 590
- Statewide judicial agencies 591
- Director of state courts 591
- State law library 591
- Office of lawyer regulation 592
- Board of bar examiners 595
- Judicial commission 596
- Judicial conduct advisory committee 596
- Judicial conference 597
- Judicial council 597
- Judicial education committee 598
- Planning and policy advisory committee 598
- State bar of Wisconsin 599
- Summary of significant decisions of the supreme court and court of appeals of Wisconsin, October 2002 -June 2005 601
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN 617
- State document depository libraries 618
- Agriculture 619
- Wisconsin’s rank among the states 620
- Number, size, and value of farms, Wisconsin 622
- Cash receipts and income 623
- Wisconsin farm operators, by county 626
- Agricultural land sales, by county 627
- Farm assets and debts, by state 628
- Associations, statewide, of Wisconsin 629
- Commerce and industry 644
- Energy, petroleum, and gasoline consumption 645
- Motor vehicle fuel tax, Wisconsin 646
- Value added by manufacturing 647
- Basic data on Wisconsin corporations 649
- Financial institutions in Wisconsin 649
- Conservation and recreation 652
- Fish and game 653
- State forests, parks, and trails: location, features, size, attendance 654
- Natural resources department, funding sources, expenditures 658
- Conservation and recreation land acquisitions 660
- Education 662
- Enrollments 663
- Diplomas and earned degrees, by state 668
- School districts 669
- Public school teacher salaries 672
- Educational costs 673
- Home-based and charter enrollments 678
- Public library systems 679
- Employment and income 680
- Employment in Wisconsin 681
- Wisconsin business establishments, by number of employees 683
- Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by state 684
- Unemployment insurance benefits, by state 686
- Earned income, by industry 688
- Personal income 690
- Geography and climate 691
- Wisconsin’s lakes and land area 691
- High points in Wisconsin 693
- Wisconsin temperature, precipitation 694
- History 695
- Significant events in Wisconsin history 696
- Famous citizens of Wisconsin 707
- Historic sites and historical markers 711
- Wisconsin vote in presidential elections, 1848-2004 718
- Vote for governor, general elections, 1848-2002 721
- Wisconsin constitutional officers, 1848-2005 724
- Justices of the Wisconsin supreme court, 1836-2005 728
- Legislative officers, 1848-2005 730
- Wisconsin legislative sessions, 1848-2003 735
- Members of the US Congress from Wisconsin, 1848-2005 740
- Local and state government 744
- State and local government employment and payrolls 744
- State and local government employees, number and earnings 746
- Wisconsin counties, basic data and officers 747
- Wisconsin municipalities 753
- Military and veterans affairs 780
- Wisconsin’s military service 781
- Veterans’ benefits, 1943-2004 781
- Wisconsin national guard units 784
- Wisconsin veterans homes membership, 1888-2004 786
- News media 787
- Wisconsin newspapers, periodicals 787
- Broadcasting stations in Wisconsin: television, radio 799
- Population and vital statistics 802
- Wisconsin population statistics 803
- Wisconsin vital statistics: births, deaths, marriages, divorces 811
- Post offices 815
- Social services 821
- Public welfare expenditures 822
- Medical assistance in Wisconsin 824
- Prison and mental institution population and correctional expenditures 826
- State and local finance 828
- State government revenues, expenditures 829
- Per capita state and local revenue, expenditures 838
- Intergovernmental expenditures, by state 840
- Federal tax receipts, by state 841
- Distribution of federal funds, by state 842
- Federal aids to Wisconsin 844
- State and local public debt 845
- Property tax assessments, rates and levies 847
- Transportation 850
- Wisconsin airports, usage and type 850
- Railroad mileage, usage and revenue, 1920-2004 851
- Highway and road mileage 852
- Motor vehicles 853
- Transit systems 857
- Harbor commerce 858
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WISCONSIN POLITICAL PARTIES 859
- Political party organization in Wisconsin 860
- Party officers and platforms: Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian,
- Republican 863
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ELECTIONS IN WISCONSIN 883
- Elections in Wisconsin 884
- Constitutional amendment 891
- Supreme court justice 893
- Court of appeals judges 894
- Circuit court judges 896
- Superintendent of public instruction 899
- United States senator 901
- Members of 109th Congress, vote by district 903
- State senators, vote by county and district 909
- Representatives to the assembly, vote by county and district 914
- Presidential preference vote 931
- 2004 Democratic and Republican convention delegates 934
- President and vice president, vote by county 936
- President and vice president, vote by ward 937
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WISCONSIN STATE SYMBOLS 965
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX 971
