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| January 20, 2006 - | Bill makes work for bridge builders; Gov. Doyle recognizes Mayor Crawford; Farm Bureau blogged, more | ||
| January 12, 2006 - | Cable revenue threatened; energy savings outlined; new brownfields bill; neighbors blast TABOR, more | ||
| December 15, 2005 - | Exploring public perceptions of local government; smoking ban called good for business; new TABOR; even arithmetic is partisan; recall group creates database, more... | ||
| Oct. 20, 2005 - | Local budget roundtable, layoffs loom with levy limits, support for TABOR waning, seniors want local tax break, more... | ||
| Sept. 12, 2005 - | Gasflation hits cities;
Levy-limit FAQs, cont'd; Sheboygan faces 'Fiscal Nightmare'; Special interests saw gun bill before cities, Katrina, TABOR and us, more... |
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| Aug. 9, 2005 - | Levy limits spell problems; Levy limit questions answered; Whitewater meeting features historical snapshot; Billboard firms strike at beautification efforts and more... | ||
| June 24, 2005 - | Media spotlight on borrowing limits; Governor to visit Alliance in Racine July 22; Lawmakers blow smoke at voters; Trash yields campaign largesse; Alliance endorses treatment instead of prison; Charter towns bill bad for economy, cooperation; more. | ||
| May 26, 2005 - | Marshfield faces fiscal challenge; 'Focus on regional economies'; Property-tax webcast airs ideas; Smart Growth repeal would hit taxpayers; more. | ||
| April 28, 2005 - | Let's talk jobs; Shared Revenue loses buying power; solution to Property-Tax blues; Colorado not out of woods; Wisconsin gets more good Inc; more. | ||
| April 5, 2005 - | Alliance, League talk turkey over lasagna; Annexations create jobs; GOP drafts smoking pre-emption bill; State deficit: $1.9 billion; 'TABOR causes downward spiral;' more. | ||
| March 18, 2005 - | Alliance would accept levy limits — with reform; Reforms the Alliance seeks; Property Tax 'Crisis' Fictional?; Alliance backs UW Colleges study; Latest from Colorado; Alliance backs Fox cleanup bill; more | ||
| Jan. 14, 2005 - | City leaders react to
Doyle; Which apartment is tax-exempt?; Letters from Colorado; Regional thinking takes guts plus brains. |
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| Dec. 21, 2004 - | Alliance cities hold the line on taxes; TABOR: Manitowoc citizens told of shortcomings; Alliance regional sharing plan gets boost . | ||
| Oct. 27, 2004 - | TABOR: Reality v. Twilight Zone; Alliance tackles consolidation; League board backs regional sharing; Alliance rehires Tenuta & Associates. | ||
| Alliance approves
new approach to shared revenue; Mayor Seider new president; Alliance 2005-2006 agenda set; Momentum toward Colorado-Like debacle? |
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| June 29, 2004 - | Alliance to Set 2005 Agenda in Marinette; TABOR collapses of own weight; TABOR Supporters: Pigots?; TABOR Issue: Responsibility; Break for farm woodlots costs homeowners. | ||
| May 25, 2004 - | Property tax freeze is back; Alliance meets in Marinette; TABOR critics fan out across the state; TABOR plans multiply; Kewaunee nuclear plant ripoff?; TABOR editorials. | ||
| April 19, 2004 - Continuing TABOR coverage |
Father of rur TABOR: Dick Armey?; Hutchins evacuated to Kuwait; Bill Kraus on TABOR; Minnesota League: 'Triumph of Blind Ideology over Responsible Public Policy'; TABOR: Rx for future crises?; TABOR Tidbits; Anti-Muni Broadband bill signed. | ||
| March 16, 2004 - Special edition: 'Taxpayer's Bill of Rights' |
Public safety mauled in Colorado; Cities lack chips in TABOR poker; Lasee Lashes Back, Alliance seeks balance; tidbits. | ||
| Feb. 24, 2004 - | How to Avoid TABOR problems; TABOR Expert Coming to Madison; TABOR Tidbits; Tax Exemption Compromise Eyed; Tax Shift Slaps Cities; TIF Bill Signed; events and briefs | ||
| Feb. 10, 2004 - | 'TABOR' Expert to Tell Alliance of Amendment's Effects; Bruce Hutchins: Our Emissary to Iraq; Broadband Double Whammy: Protecting Phone Companies at the Expense of Rural Wisconsin; Help Sen. Kohl Help Us; TABOR and other news briefs | ||
| Jan. 20, 2004 - | Reform must go beyond spending caps; Sponsors play Russian Roulette on TABOR effects; Non-profits fight Supreme Court ruling; Anti-Smart Growth campaign expands south | ||
| Jan. 6, 2004 - | Arbitration law
needs fix; the 'Freeze' is back; Yes, Editorial Board, there is a Madison; why electric deregulation won't work; resolutions oppose anti-muni. telecom bill |
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| Dec. 16, 2003 - | Alliance leads in holding down taxes; city leaders use local government summit to advocate reform; Utopia in Wisconsin? Bill says 'No!' | ||
| Nov. 14, 2003 - | Alliance backs AFL-CIO health plan; tackle economy regionally, summit urged; labor shortage seen in western Wisconsin; Anti-municipal broadband bill ignores summit advice; campaign reform moribund. | ||
| Oct. 23, 2003 - | We have high hopes for Local Govt. Summit; writers urge regional attitude for SE Wisconsin; cable companies gang up with telecos.; health costs compared. | ||
| Sept. 29, 2003 - | Focus on tolerance and talent to grow the economy; Wisconsin's demographics change, pose hurdles; health costs a 600-pound gorilla; AFL-CIO plan; we check out Lambeau. | ||
| Sept. 9, 2003 - | Cities plan layoffs, tax freezes; transportation enhancements get boost from Rep. Petri; Alliance maps dues freeze; campaign finance reform this fall? | ||
| Aug. 13, 2003 - | Freeze veto vote; Alliance meets at Lambeau; cause of high property taxes; state v. local spending; Sheboygan TIF bill signed; Another property tax break? | ||
| July 24, 2003 - | City Leaders applaud freeze veto; local pleas heard; 'Big Spender' falsehood resurfaces; CUB Hits anti-muni bill; Madison seeks diverse housing; power plant incentives signed; polar bear endorses freeze. | ||
| June 30, 2003 - | Special Edition: Budget secrecy. Alliance Joins Call for Openness; Local leaders decry "freeze"; Are we a special interest?; Sumi is out of the frying pan, into the fire. | ||
| June 23, 2003 - | Budget analysis: an unbiased look; Leaders or followers? Poll inspired freeze; Jane Wood's final plea. | ||
| June 4, 2003 - | special edition: Joint Finance / 911 'compromise' | ||
| May 15, 2003 - | Alliance meets on
budget, freeze, more; Freeze robs locals of growth; Springsted symposium; message from Paul Jadin; 'Clean Sweep' grants available. |
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| April 29, 2003 - | Partners lobby for Shared Revenue; Levy Freeze decried; Springsted Symposium. | ||
| April 18, 2003 - | special edition: Levy Freeze. | ||
| April 16, 2003 - | Partners run Shared Revenue ads; It's the Economy, Stupid!; Public Education Eyed; Campbell Incorporation, 'Charter Towns' slammed; Alliance hires contract lobbyist; Beloit gets last word in. | ||
| April 4, 2003 - | Groups advocate for shared revenue; six new mayors chosen; Job, project cuts eyed; 'Charter Towns' hearing April 10; Gail Sumi leaving Alliance; Forum: Budget, State-Local Partnership. | ||
| March 26, 2003 - | Deeper cuts could hurt public safety; Marquette review sought; Forum: Budget, State-Local Partnership; Metra extension backed; 'Charter Towns' bill back; 911 bill advances; cable bill panned. | ||
| March 7, 2003 - | special edition: shared revenues. | ||
| March 5, 2003 - | State budget; Kenosha County tax subsidies; Greco made honorary mayor; lobbying report. | ||
| Feb. 19, 2003 - | Gov. challenges local govts.; three mayors lose primaries; recycling rule change hits Alliance cities; local transportation costs parsed; one rule for state, one for locals; lobbying report. | ||
| Feb. 3, 2003 - | Doyle Prescribes Painful Medicine; Task Force Seeks Regional Tax-Base Sharing - Metropatterns Pointed Way; Con Con Advocated; Lobbying Report. | ||
| Jan. 27, 2003 - | One-time money
funds shared revenues; Freeway alternative pushed; Lobbying report; news briefs; upcoming
events. Health Insurance Costs: Alliance costs up; Remedies eyed. |
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| Jan. 10, 2003 - | Doyle Targets health insurance costs; Freeway critics sound off; Bush plan hits Alliance; Smallpox program lacks funds; Ag tax break huge; Budget Myths, cont'd; Lobbying report. | ||
| Dec. 30, 2002 - | TIF limits hindering growth?; tax study urged; health costs rock more budgets; DOT seeks local aid cuts; broadband deregulation rejected; state tax cuts fueled deficits. | ||
| Dec. 9, 2002 - | Lobbying the Alliance agenda; budget hearings this week; health costs decried; economic side of demographic time bomb. | ||
| Nov. 19, 2002 - | Fiscal crisis is
international; metro shells explained; where the 2002-2003 state tax dollar goes; Sheehy
Task Force seeks input; planning grants sought. |
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| Nov. 8, 2002 - | Election validates our course; state's budget woes grimmer; Alliance meets Nov. 21-22 in Appleton; the myth of super high taxes, cont'd. | ||
| Oct. 25, 2002 - | Tax increases needed in next budget?; candidates on shared revenue; Alliance coming to Appleton. | ||
| Oct. 11, 2002 - | Transportation finance; health insurance costs; our real tax climate; rail proves popular; freeway poll hit (no pun intended); upcoming events. | ||
| Oct. 4, 2002 - | We seek constitutional reform; shared revenue campaign talk?; budgets tough at City Hall; brownfields grants; Come Downtown!; Muni Telecom's D.C. Foes. | ||
| Sept. 26, 2002 - | Meeting Pivotal; Alliance to Sheehy; undemocratic planning ripped; Broadband Study Panel; Muni Telecom Wins in Court; We're to Blame? | ||
| Aug. 27, 2002 - | We chart goals;
Path to Healthier Economy; McCallum Poll Thwarted; Fragmented Govt. in Wisconsin; Alliance
Value Up; McCallum Order Challenged; Engler Veto Overturned. |
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| Aug. 13, 2002 - | Help Chart Alliance Course; 10-lane Freeway Plan Decried; Sheehy Task Force Gets Dose of Regionalism; Study Committees Start Work; Brownfields Videoconference Set; AP: Federal $ Shifted to Suburbs; Upcoming Events | ||
| July 26, 2002 - | Budget Repair Edition: vetoes, freeway plan stands, shared revenue table. | ||
| July 9, 2002 - | Worst Case Shared Revenue Scenario; 10-lane Freeway Plan in Budget; Regional Tack to Terrorism Fight; Health Plans Described; Shared Revenue Timeline. | ||
| June 19, 2002 - | Work groups'
blueprint for change; Fire consolidation studied; Sheehy task force meets; Mayor Miller is new president; Health cost nightmare; Freeway plan hurts poor?; DNR lacks water fee power; McCallum help sought on merger; Mayors outnumber protesters; upcoming events |
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| May 28, 2002 - |
Task Force takes on health costs; Water rate hikes seen; $6 billion freeway project; Virginia backs telecom choice; Sheehy commission named; 'Green' buildings boosted; McCallum ads pro city? | ||
| May 6, 2002 - | Levy limits; budget deficit chronology; ag use-value debated; aerial views of sprawl; states disclose where economic development money goes; partisan makeup of suburbs. | ||
| April 19, 2002 - | Update: shared revenues win 2-1 support in poll; Alliance meeting cancelled; items below rerun. | ||
| April 15, 2002 - | Conference Committee; Sprawl Solution Eyed; Protests Planned for U.S. Mayors in Madison; Metropolitan Municipalities: Key to Savings?; Shared Revenue Table; Alliance Board Elections. | ||
| April 5, 2002 - | Budget endgame begins; McCallum and the Media; Metropolitan Municipalities: Key to Cost Savings?; Brownfields Grants; High-Flying Governor in News; Alliance Board Elections; What We've Lobbied; Alliance Precedes U.S. Mayors in Madison; Upcoming Events | ||
| March 14, 2002 - | Rally puts face to proposed cuts; Senate budget hearings; budget summary on line; press coverage of budget | ||
| March 5, 2002 - | Rally set for shared revenue; Alliance deficit reduction plan; Now We Suspect...; talking points on shared revenue; Humorous lining to budget cloud; Racine County revenue-sharing plan; state plane fleet faces trim. | ||
| February 12, 2002 - | McCallum breaks word to cities; Conference shows value of revenue sharing; Sheehy will head to panel to devise shared revenue replacement; Listening sessions, hearings on deficit repair bill; Gov. misleads on shared revenue; stormwater conference. | ||
| January 9, 2002 - | Orfield & Luce's Wisconsin Metropatterns study previewed; budget plans hit local govt.; 911 subcommittee report; stormwater conference; waterfront program eyed; bills to watch. | ||
| December 18, 2001- | Morris Andrews Plan discussed; Recycling Fee challenged; Aquifer Storage and Recovery holds promise; DOT issues road sign edict; auditors cruise the web. | ||
| November 20, 2001 - | Local government on front line in terrorism fight; Telecom utility saves Sun Preirie taxpayers $1.2 million; Brownfields update; Retiree health costs skyrocket in Beloit. | ||
| October 26, 2001 - | Preparedness for bioterrorism 'a work in progress;' utility shared revenue bill; telecom compromise? | ||
| October 12, 2001 - | Municipal Security Conference; TIF bvill moves; municipal telecom debated; professor debunks counties. | ||
| September 28, 2001 - | Nonbudget bill action heats up; 911 costs targeted; Manitowoc joins relief effort; transportation budget analyzed; city spending report | ||
| September 14, 2001 - | Alliance honors public employees; city spending charted; regionalism conference; fish ladder rules, quick takes | ||
| August 30, 2001 - | Budget Vetoes Mixed Bag for Local Govt.; Gard, Hansen to Join Alliance in Marinette; Annexation Upheld, Incorporation Denied |
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| August 6, 2001 - | Budget Looks Good
for Local Govt.; Lt. Gov. Farrow Promises Kettl II; Phone Cos. Pre-Emption Effort; Transportation Funding Talks; Central Wis. Cities, Villages Unite; Chronology of the Budget |
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| May 16, 2001 - | Assembly transportation hearings; League, Alliance united on aid programs; Right-of-Way restoration standards; takings bill passes Texas Senate; Bills to Watch | ||
| April 27, 2001 - | Alliance Adopts Stands
on Key Budget Issues; Gail, Rich, Counties Join Local Officials to Tell Budget Shortcomings; Alliance Makes Splash on Wetlands; Bills We're Watching |
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| March 7, 2001 - | Boundary Bill O.K.'d
15-6; David Rusk Faults 'Suburban Policy;' Bills to Watch (see request for help);
lobbying report; Assembly Panel to Tackle Regions; Utility Tax Overhaul Eyed; Residency Hearing, Other Upcoming Events |
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| February 14, 2001 - | Threat Seen to Great
Lakes Water Uses; Ed Tells Counties, 'Let's Talk;' Hear David Rusk Feb. 26; Racine,
Caledonia Near Pact; Assembly OKs Bonding, Pothole, License Bills; lobbying report |
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| February 7, 2001 - | Ed Huck Keynoter at Stormwater / Smart Growth Conference; Newspaper Tells of Breaks for Developers; Issue Ad Controls Advance; Hear David Rusk Feb. 26; lobbying report; Transportation Budget Briefing; New DNR style?; Restaurants Balk in Kenosha . | ||
| January 24, 2001 - | WMC lashes out at local spending; Residency bill to reappear; Tom Kelley Dies; DOT budget gets scrutiny; Audit looks at recycling; Sen. Kohl asks our help; lobbying report. | ||
| January 9, 2001 - | Kettl Commission dumps sales tax 'carve-out;' Voters First maps media strategy; Smart Growth outlines; lobbying report. | ||
| December 9, 2000 - | Update: Kettl Hits Rough Road; WMC, GOP Leaders Moving to End; Personal Property Tax; Racine Identifies Tax Subsidies; Summit Preaches Cooperation; Study Committee Seeks Input; DNR Launches Public Land Study; DOT Gets Mostly 'A's in Our Survey; Campaign Reform Focuses First; on Phony Issue Ads; Oshkosh Mayor Is Pro-Active. | ||
| Nov. 20, 2000 - | Update: Kettl, Alliance in Janesville; Alliance Joins Campaign Reform Fight; Members Order DOT-Local Govt. Survey; Right-of-Way Problems Seen; League Issues 'Report Card' on Local Governments; Subcommittee Named on Boundary Bill; Oregon Voters Pass Takings Measure; Alliance Web-Site Features; Economic 'Summit' Coming Up. | ||
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Kettl Commission Update; Study demonstrates Double-Whammy Effect; Use-Value Ruling; Supreme Court asked to take takings case. | ||
| Oct. 27, 2000 - | Health Costs Skyrocket; E-Lobbying Plea; Talks begin on license suspensions; City Manager Jane Wood on Local Government Institute; Sen. Burke gets Alliance award; anti-taking forces regroup; DNR again looking to reorganize. | ||
| Oct. 16, 2000 - | Bugher, Reimer Plans; Conversation with Kettl;Chvala-Shared Revenues; Double-Whammy, Boundary Bill; Meeting with DNR; Power Line Coalition & CUB; Biennial Issues Trek; 2001-2002 Issues; Ed on tax-base sharing (2). | ||
| Oct. 1, 2000 - | Kettl Commission Update; Trans 233 hearing; Brownfields Study Group; Sen. Decker gets Alliance award; Ed on tax-base sharing(1); TIF Working Group; Stormwater discussions begin. |