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1997-1998 Wisconsin Blue Book
Table of Contents

The 1997-1998 Wisconsin Blue Book is comprised of 13 sections and over 1,000 pages. To simplify viewing and facilitate access, it has been divided into 39 segments of approximately 50 pages each. They are in pdf format which allows you to print a copy of the document in the same format and pagination as the original book. You will need an Adobe Acrobat reader to view them, which you can download at no cost from Adobe. For assistance in installing the Adobe reader go to Installing Helper Applications.
Note that the last part is the actual index to the Blue Book. If you are having trouble finding something, go to the index, find the page number, and then open the part that includes that page number.

Table of Contents

Pages
INTRODUCTION(.pdf) (Flash version) i - x
    Governor's Letter iii
    Table of Contents iv - ix
    Introduction x
BIOGRAPHIES - State and Congressional Officers(.pdf) (Flash version) 1 - 19
    Alphabetical index to biographies 2
    Constitutional executive officers 4
    Supreme court justices 8
    Wisconsin members of the 105th Congress 11
    Congressional district maps 18
BIOGRAPHIES - Senate Districts 1 - 11(.pdf) (Flash version) 20 - 43
    State senate officers 20
    State assembly officers 21
BIOGRAPHIES - Senate Districts 12 - 22 (.pdf) (Flash version) 44 - 65
BIOGRAPHIES - Senate Districts 23 - 33 (.pdf) (Flash version) 66 - 98
    Chief clerks and sergeants at arms of the state legislature 88
    Legislative district maps 89
Feature Article: THE CHANGING WORLD OF WISCONSIN (.pdf) (Flash version)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT		 99 - 174
    Index to special articles in prior Blue Books 173
WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION (.pdf) (Flash version) 175 - 224
    History of constitutional amendments  218
    Statewide referenda elections  223
FRAMEWORK OF WISCONSIN STATE GOVERNMENT (.pdf) (Flash version) 225 - 234
    Location of state agencies in the Madison area; map  226
    The Framework of Wisconsin Government  228
    Organization chart of Wisconsin state government  232
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - The Legislature (.pdf) (Flash version) 235 - 256
    Officers of the 1997 Legislature 236
    A Profile of the Legislative Branch 237
    The Wisconsin Legislature 238
    Session schedule, 1997-98 241
    News media representatives covering the 1997-98 Legislature 244
    Legislative districts: 1990 population 245
    Personal data on Wisconsin legislators, 1987-1997 sessions 247
    How a Bill Becomes a Law 249
    Executive vetoes, 1931-1995 sessions 251
    1997-98 Legislative Service 254
    Wisconsin statutes, session laws, administrative code 255
    Political composition of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1885-1997 256
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - Committees and Service Agencies (.pdf) (Flash version) 257 - 300
    Committees of the 1997 Legislature 257
    Statutory legislative committees 260
    Administrative Rules, Joint Committee for Review of 260
    Building Commission, State of Wisconsin 261
    Employment Relations, Joint Committee on 263
    Finance, Joint Committee on 264
    Information Policy, Joint Committee on 265
    Legislative Audit Committee, Joint 266
    Legislative Council, Joint 267
    Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on 275
    Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on; Retirement Research Committee 276
    State Supported Programs Study and Advisory Committee, Joint Legislative 277
    Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on 278
    Transportation Projects Commission 279
    Uniform State Laws, Commission on 279
    Legislative Service Agencies:
    Legislative Audit Bureau; Legislative Fiscal Bureau; Legislative Reference Bureau; Revisor of Statutes Bureau 281
    Summary of Significant 1995 Legislation 287
EXECUTIVE BRANCH - The Governor and Lieutenant Governor (.pdf) (Flash version) 301 - 354
    Constitutional executive state officers 302
    A Profile of the Executive Branch 303
    Office of the Governor 311
    Governor's appointments to miscellaneous committees and organizations 314
    Governor's special committees 318
    State officers appointed by the governor as required by statute 332
    Office of the Lieutenant Governor 353
EXECUTIVE BRANCH - Agencies A - G (.pdf) (Flash version) 355 - 414
    Administration, Department of 355
    Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of 371
    Commerce, Department of 378
    Corrections, Department of 387
    Educational Communications Board 394
    Elections Board 396
    Employe Trust Funds, Department of 398
    Employment Relations Commission 401
    Employment Relations, Department of 402
    Ethics Board 405
    Financial Institutions, Department of 406
    Gaming Board, Wisconsin 412
EXECUTIVE BRANCH - Agencies H - Reg. (.pdf) (Flash version) 415 - 477
    Health and Family Services, Department of 415
    State Historical Society of Wisconsin 426
    Insurance, Office of the Commissioner of 432
    Investment Board, State of Wisconsin 436
    Justice, Department of 439
    Military Affairs, Department of 443
    Natural Resources, Department of 448
    Personnel Commission 458
    Public Defender, Office of the State 459
    Public Instruction, Department of 460
    Public Service Commission 468
    Regulation and Licensing, Department of 471
EXECUTIVE BRANCH - Agencies Rev. - W (.pdf) (Flash version) 478 - 529
    Revenue, Department of 478
    Secretary of State, Office of the 483
    State Treasurer, Office of the 484
    Technical College System 486
    Tourism, Department of 490
    Transportation, Department of 496
    University of Wisconsin System 502
    Veterans Affairs, Department of 514
    Workforce Development, Department of 519
EXECUTIVE BRANCH - State Authorities; Regional and Interstate Agencies (.pdf) (Flash version) 529 - 544
    University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Health and Educational Facilities; Housing and Economic Development; World Dairy Center 529
    Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation 534
    Regional Agencies; Interstate Agencies 535
    Regional Planning Commissions: Bay-Lake, Dane County, East Central Wisconsin, Mississippi River, North Central Wisconsin, Northwest, Southeastern Wisconsin, Southwestern Wisconsin, West Central Wisconsin 535
    Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District 539
    Interstate Agencies: Education Commission of the States, Wisconsin Great Lakes Compact Commission, Great Lakes Protection Fund, Lower St. Croix Management Commission, Midwest Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Commission, Midwestern Higher Education Commission, Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission, Mississippi River Parkway Commission, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association 540
JUDICIAL BRANCH  (.pdf) (Flash version) 545 - 584
    Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 546
    A Profile of the Judicial Branch 547
    Supreme Court 551
    Court of Appeals 553
    Circuit Courts 555
    Municipal Courts 557
    Statewide judicial agencies 562
    Director of State Courts 562
    State Law Library 562
    Summary of Significant Decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, October 1994 - September 1996 569
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Document Depository Libraries (.pdf) (Flash version) 585 - 586
    State document depository libraries 586
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Agriculture (.pdf) (Flash version) 587 - 596
    Agriculture Highlights 587
    Wisconsin's rank among the states 588
    Wisconsin cash receipts from farm marketings 589
    Cash receipts and income from farming by state 590
    Number, size, and value of farms, Wisconsin 591
    Wisconsin farm operators, by county 594
    Agricultural land sales, by county 595
    Farm assets and debts, by state 596
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Associations (.pdf) (Flash version) 597 - 609
    Statewide Associations of Wisconsin 597
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Commerce and Industry (.pdf) (Flash version) 610 - 616
    Commerce and Industry Highlights 610
    Energy, petroleum and gasoline consumption 610
    Gasoline tax in Wisconsin 612
    Value added by manufacturing 612
    Basic data on Wisconsin corporations 613
    Savings institutions and banks in Wisconsin 614
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Conservation and Recreation (.pdf) (Flash version) 617 - 624
    Conservation and Recreation Highlights 617
    Fish and game 618
    State forests and parks: location, features, size, attendance 619
    Natural resources department, funding sources, expenditures 621
    Land acquisitions 623
    Conservation and recreation land in Wisconsin 624
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Education (.pdf) (Flash version) 625 - 643
    Education Highlights 625
    Enrollment, higher education and technical colleges 626
    Enrollment, public and private schools, K-12 631
    Dropouts, public schools 632
    Diplomas and earned degrees, by state 633
    School districts, by enrollment levels and type 634
    Public school teacher salaries 635
    Expenditures for public education 636
    Public library systems 643
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Employment and Income (.pdf) (Flash version) 644 - 653
    Employment and Income Highlights 644
    Employment in Wisconsin, by industry 645
    Employment trends in Wisconsin 646
    Wisconsin income, by industry 646
    Unemployment insurance benefits, by state 647
    Wisconsin business establishments, by number of employes 648
    Adjusted gross income in Wisconsin 649
    Earned income, by industry and state 650
    Personal income in Wisconsin 652
    Employes in nonagricultural establishments, by state 653
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Geography and Climate (.pdf) (Flash version) 654 - 657
    Geography and Climate Highlights 654
    Wisconsin's largest lakes 654
    Land and inland lake area of Wisconsin counties 655
    High points in Wisconsin 656
    Wisconsin temperature, precipitation 657
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - History (.pdf) (Flash version) 658 - 700
    History Highlights 658
    Significant events in Wisconsin history 659
    Famous citizens of Wisconsin 669
    Historic sites and historical markers 672
    Wisconsin vote in presidential elections, 1848-1996 677
    General election votes for governor, 1848-1994 680
    Basic data relating to Wisconsin's governors 683
    Wisconsin constitutional officers, 1848-1997 684
    Justices of the Wisconsin supreme court, 1836-1997 687
    Senate presidents, assembly speakers,1848-1997 688
    Majority and minority leaders of the Wisconsin senate and assembly, 1937-1997 690
    Senate and assembly chief clerks and sergeants at arms, 1848-1997 691
    Wisconsin legislative sessions, 1848-1995 693
    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin, 1848-1997 697
    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin, by district, 1943-1997 699
    U.S. Senators from Wisconsin, 1848-1997 700
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Local and State Government (.pdf) (Flash version) 701 - 741
    Local and State Government Highlights 701
    Wisconsin state and local government employment and payrolls 702
    State and local government employment and earnings, by state 704
    Local units of government, by state 705
    Special district governments, by function and state 706
    Wisconsin counties, basic data and officers 708
    Wisconsin cities 714
    Wisconsin villages 718
    Wisconsin cities and villages over 10,000 population 724
    Wisconsin towns over 2,500 population 725
    Wisconsin population by county and municipality 726
    Wisconsin urbanized areas, 1990 census 741
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Military and Veterans Affairs (.pdf) (Flash version) 742 - 746
    Military and Veterans Affairs Highlights 742
    Veterans' benefits, 1943-1996 743
    Wisconsin national guard units 744
    Wisconsin's military service 745
    Wisconsin veterans home membership, 1888-1996 746
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - News Media (.pdf) (Flash version) 747 - 761
    Wisconsin newspapers, periodicals 747
    Broadcasting stations in Wisconsin: television, radio 759
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Population and Vital Statistics (.pdf) (Flash version) 762 - 773
    Population and Vital Statistics Highlights 762
    Wisconsin population, 1840-1996 763
    Wisconsin population by race and hispanic origin 764
    Wisconsin Indians, reservations and tribal chairpersons 765
    Wisconsin population, by voting age, sex, race, and hispanic origin, by county 766
    Vital statistics: births, deaths, marriages, divorces 770
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Post Offices (.pdf) (Flash version) 774 - 779
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Social Services (.pdf) (Flash version) 780 - 786
    Social Services Highlights 780
    Public welfare expenditures, by state 781
    Public assistance in Wisconsin counties 782
    Medical assistance in Wisconsin 783
    Prison and mental institution population and correctional expenditures 785
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - State and Local Finance (.pdf) (Flash version) 787 - 810
    State and Local Finance Highlights 787
    State government revenues, expenditures 1970-71 to 1995-96 788
    Conservation fund revenues, expenditures 1991-92 to 1995-96 789
    State budget allocations 790
    Transportation fund, revenues, expenditures 791
    State revenues 793
    State expenditures by agency 794
    State aids by county 796
    State payments to other units, by state and type of unit 797
    Intergovernmental expenditures, by state 799
    Per capita state and local revenue 800
    Per capita state and local government expenditures, by function 801
    State and local public debt, by state 802
    Public indebtedness in Wisconsin 803
    Property tax assessments, rates and levies 806
    Federal tax receipts, by state 807
    Distribution of federal funds, by state 809
    Federal aid to Wisconsin 810
STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Transportation (.pdf) (Flash version) 811 - 820
    Transportation Highlights 811
    Highway and road mileage 812
    Motor vehicle registrations, 1929-30 to 1995-96 813
    Motor vehicle crash statistics 814
    Mass transit systems 817
    Harbor usage 818
    Wisconsin airports, usage and type 819
    Railroad mileage, usage and revenue, 1920-1995 820
WISCONSIN POLITICAL PARTIES (.pdf) (Flash version) 821 - 858
    Political party organization in Wisconsin 822
    Party officers and platforms: Democratic, Greens, Libertarian, New Progressive, Reform, Republican, U.S. Taxpayers 830
ELECTIONS IN WISCONSIN (.pdf) (Flash version) 859 - 944
    Elections in Wisconsin 859
    Constitutional amendment 868
    Supreme court justices 869
    Court of appeals judges 871
    Circuit court judges 873
    State officers by county 876
    Members of 105th Congress, vote by district 878
    State senators, vote by district and county 884
    Representatives to the assembly, vote by district and county 891
    1996 national convention delegates 906
    Presidential preference vote, by county 907
    President and vice president, vote by county and ward 910
WISCONSIN STATE SYMBOLS (.pdf) (Flash version) 945 - 950
ALPHABETICAL INDEX  (.pdf) (Flash version) 951 - 970
SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years - As one File(.pdf) Flash version (.swf)  
SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years Parts 1 - 6 1 - 16
SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years Parts 7 - 10 17 - 32
SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years - Photographs 33 - 46

Last revised: August 6, 2007