Local
Government Links
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The League acts as an information clearinghouse, lobbying organization and legal resource for Wisconsin municipalities. Its membership consists of 378 villages and all of the 190 cities in the state. All the Alliance's members also are members of the League, and the groups work closely on a wide variety of issues. its web site is here. |
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Catch Rich Eggleston's latest on urban issues in Wisconsin and follow the progress of the state budget and other legislation through the Senate and Assembly at the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities web site. |
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The Wisconsin Counties Association understands the intricacies of human services funding, and how the state pushes more and more of the cost onto the property tax. It was the local government group that came out early in support of eliminating some sales tax exemptions -- coupled with a cut in the sales tax rate -- to solve the state's budget problem. For details of the association's plan, go here. |
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MEUW is the state association representing the 82 locally-owned, locally-controlled municipal electric utilities in Wisconsin. Member communities include these members of the Alliance of Cities: Kaukauna, Manitowoc, Marshfield, Menasha, Two Rivers and Wisconsin Rapids. |
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The Metropolitan Area Research Corporation (MARC) is a non-profit research and geographic information systems (GIS) firm that studies social and economic disparity and sprawl) in metropolitan areas, and helps fashion remedies that promote equity and accountability. MARC is conducting a study for Wisconsin Sustainable Cities Inc., the Alliance of Cities' educational arm. |
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The Wheeler Report is Dick Wheeler's subscription service for people who need to know exactly what's happening at the state Capitol. But his web site also has news stories and press releases from the past week and more, free. |
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Hough, Fassbender, Osborne & Associates, Inc.publishes HFO Political Tidbits, a well-done, free weekly newsletter on political and policy developments in Wisconsin, including links to useful documents and a calendar of fundraisers. Subscribe by going here. |
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Profiles of today's and tomorrow's state government leaders, current news and gossip, press releases and commentary are all on Jeff Mayers' wispolitics.com site, and that's just in the part that's free to the public. |
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Follow the money and follow the progress of campaign finance reform legislation on the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's web site. Want to know who has given or received what? Ask the Democracy Campaign's database. |
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1000 Friends of Wisconsin educates the citizens and policy makers of Wisconsin about the benefits of sound land use planning. It advocates for sound state and local land use policies. Its web site is located here. |
State & Federal Government Resources
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Wisconsin
Legislature What has the Legislature done to the
public lately? It's a question that should concern all citizens. With texts of bills, bill
histories, the text of statutes, this is the place to find out. Also, audio of the
sessions and e-mail to the people who run the show. |
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www.wisconsin.gov Go directly to state agencies, local government and counties on the Internet. |
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The Legislative Reference Bureau has elected officials' biographies, all kinds of statistics and a handy collection of " Useful Government Internet Sites" that every ;local official should browse. | |||
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For a sample, excuse the pun, of what the Census Bureau has to offer, go here. |
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Local Roads & Streets Council |
The Local Roads and Streets Council is an advisory body of
local officials established by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in 1995 to address local transportation issues. Its web page is here. |
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's web site has national, state and local stories and an excellent, free archive. |
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The Journal Times has been covering the seemingly endless process of hammering out a revenue-sharing / sewer service agreement between Racine and surrounding suburbs. It also has a comprehensive, free archive. |
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Cliff Miller's insightful commentary on state politics is no longer the bright spot of Appleton Post-Crescent news coverage. Cliff has retired. But the Post-Crescent still does a great job covering the Fox Cities and the rest of the state. |
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The Milwaukee Press Club web site has a great set of links to media and government sites and the story of "that darn cat," the dessicated Press Club mascot. When you attend a play at the Milwaukee Rep or an event at the Pabst Theater, don't forget to stop at the Press Club across the street to pay homage to the cat. |
