http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/pubsub/legislature.htm Wisconsin LRB publications covering the Wisconsin Legislature are grouped for this channel. Saturday Sunday 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 en-us http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/images/lrbcommon/lrbnews.gif http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/pubsub http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/gw/gw_29.pdf Elected officials spend a lot of time arguing, and the members of the Wisconsin Legislature are no exception. Conflict in the legislature is not necessarily an anomaly or a problem to fix. Rather, some of the basic functions of the legislature are to gather opposing viewpoints, debate them, and attempt to forge consensus. Wisconsin Legislature gw_29 Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/consthi/09consthiVII1.htm Article X, section 2 of the Wisconsin Constitution concerns the creation and funding of a "common school fund." Interest from the fund must be used to support and maintain the common schools, which are known today simply as public schools. Although the fund now provides only a very small portion of school budgets, it remains an important source of funding for public school libraries and is an occasional source of controversy. Wisconsin Legislature 09consthiVII1 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/09wb4.pdf Members of the 2009 Wisconsin Legislature receive an annual salary of $49,943. This amount will not change during the 2009-2010 biennium, because Article IV, Section 26, of the Wisconsin Constitution dictates that salaries of public officers cannot be increased or diminished during a term of office. Wisconsin Legislature 09wb4 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/08IB4.pdf This publication describes the various services the LRB provides to the legislature and the public and its statutory duties. Wisconsin Legislature 08IB4 (updated) Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/09wb3.pdf This brief summarizes the service of Wisconsin women legislators. Section I lists all women members alphabetically by house and indicates their party, district, occupation, and terms of service. Section II lists the members serving in each session. Wisconsin Legislature 09wb3 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/09wb2.pdf This brief profiles the members of the 2009 Wisconsin Legislature at the time of their inauguration on January 5, 2009. It includes information about party affiliation, marital status, legislative experience, occupation, gender, age, educational background, and military service. Wisconsin Legislature 09wb2 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-01-2009.html Like the previous four bibliographies on this topic, a wide range of print and electronic resources helpful to legislators and legislative staff are presented. Links to Wisconsin legislative service agencies' Web sites as well as government and other online information are included. Wisconsin Legislature ttp-01-2009 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/09wb1.pdf Brief Biographies 2009 Wisconsin Officers including the Governor's office and federal and state elected officials Wisconsin Legislature 09wb1 Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/08wb15.pdf This brief lists constitutional officers, members of the U.S. Congress, supreme court justices, and members of the Wisconsin Legislature, as of January 5, 2009. An alphabetical listing of all state officers is included. Wisconsin Legislature 08wb15 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-05-2007.html The following titles and book reviews were gathered as an activity for National Library Week 2007. Submitted by legislators and legislative staff, the reviews in this online edition were altered only to correct typographical errors. The bibliography also includes Web sites of interest to book club groups and readers in general. Wisconsin Legislature ttp-05-2007 Tue, 1 May 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/gw/gw_21.pdf The legislature has delegated to the executive branch the power to promulgate - to make known and put into effect - administrative rules. Wisconsin Legislature gw_21 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/gw/gw_20.pdf As with any large organization, the Wisconsin Legislature depends on rules to organize and facilitate its work. These rules are called "legislative rules." Legislative rules structure government procedure. Wisconsin Legislature gw_20 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/07Lb1.pdf 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jim Doyle on February 2, 2007, overhauls the regulation of elections, ethics, and lobbying in Wisconsin by merging the functions of the State Ethics and Elections boards into the new Government Accountability Board (GAB). Wisconsin Legislature 07Lb1 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/im/07im1.pdf Members of the Wisconsin Legislature Who Have Served 30 or More Years Wisconsin Legislature 07im1 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/gw/gw_19.pdf The framers of the Wisconsin Constitution granted the members of the assembly and the senate the power to create the legislative rules that guide their work and decorum. According to article IV, section 8, of the Wisconsin Constitution, each house of the legislature has the power to "determine the rules of its own proceedings." Wisconsin Legislature gw_19 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb5.pdf This brief reviews legislator turnover for the past 22 legislative sessions (19632005), including members who resigned or did not seek reelection and those who were unsuccessful in their bid for reelection. Wisconsin Legislature 07wb5 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb4.pdf In the years since the first three women were elected as "assemblymen" in 1925, a total of 103 women have held seats in the Wisconsin Legislature, including 30 who serve in the 2007 Legislature. The largest number of women to serve in a session were the 37 members of the 1989 Legislature, matched also in the 2003 session. Wisconsin Legislature 07wb4 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb3.pdf This brief profiles the members of the 2007 Wisconsin Legislature at the time of their inauguration on January 3, 2007. It includes information about party affiliation, marital status, legislative experience, occupation, gender, age, educational background, and military service. Wisconsin Legislature 07wb3 Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb2.pdf This publication lists the brief biographies for 2007 Wisconsin Officers Wisconsin Legislature 07wb2 Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-01-2007.html This bibliography contains a wide range of print and electronic resources helpful to legislators and legislative staff. This issue also contains links to Web sites of Wisconsin legislative service agencies, as well as to other government and information resources on the Web. Wisconsin Legislature ttp-01-2007 Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/wb/06wb16.pdf This brief lists constitutional officers, members of the U.S. Congress, supreme court justices, and members of the Wisconsin Legislature, as of January 3, 2007. Wisconsin Legislature 06wb16 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/rb/06RB1.pdf An overview of the acts and joint resolutions of the 2005-2006 Wisconsin Legislature. Legislation is organized by topic with acts described under the appropriate subject heading or headings. Wisconsin Legislature 06RB1 Fri, 1 Sep 2006 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/consthi/06consthiVI1.htm Part of the legislature's core zone of exclusive authority is the power to determine its rules of proceedings. Wisconsin Legislature 06consthiVI1 Tue, 1 Aug 2006 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/wb/06wb10.pdf This brief discusses the sources and methods that are available to research the legislative history of a Wisconsin statute. Wisconsin Legislature 06wb10 Sat, 1 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT