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Assembly Joint Resolution 55

Relating To: elector approval for certain taxing, spending, and bonding decisions by the state and local governmental units, emergency taxes, required reserves, refunds of amounts in excess of the approved amounts, and reduction of tax rates to reflect the excess of revenues over expenditures (first consideration).
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Academic Staff Public Representation Organization (ASPRO)	Notified Date 4/6/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 4/6/2004
AFSCME Council 11	Notified Date 12/4/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/4/2003
AFSCME International	Notified Date 2/16/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/19/2004 None Report Date 2/16/2004
Association of Wisconsin School Administrators	Notified Date 12/24/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/24/2003
Brown County	Notified Date 2/13/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 2/13/2004
Childrens Health System Inc	Notified Date 5/4/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 5/4/2004
City of Madison	Notified Date 1/5/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/5/2004
City of Milwaukee	Notified Date 12/16/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/16/2003
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc	Notified Date 6/10/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 6/10/2004
Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin (CAPOW)	Notified Date 3/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 3/26/2004
Dane County	Notified Date 5/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/26/2004
Dane County Cities & Villages Association	Notified Date 2/20/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/20/2004
Dean Health System Inc	Notified Date 2/27/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/27/2004
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry	Notified Date 7/20/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 7/20/2004
Independent Care Inc	Notified Date 7/30/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 7/30/2004
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Wis State Conference	Notified Date 4/22/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 4/22/2004 Comments This bill will seriously damage the ability of state agencies, municipalities, UW and Tech College system to service their constituencies in a proper manner by removing their ability to adjust to new and changing situations and economic conditions.
International Union of Operating Engineers Local #139	Notified Date 12/11/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 12/11/2003 Comments This bill will have a crippling effect on the ability of government to perform basic services.
Kenosha County	Notified Date 12/3/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 12/10/2003 Other Report Date 12/3/2003 Comments Is this the Wisconsin version of "starve the beast"?
Labor Association of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 3/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 3/26/2004
League of Wisconsin Municipalities	Notified Date 1/9/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 1/9/2004
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 4/13/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 4/13/2004 Comments This legislation erodes local control. Fiscal policy should not be the Constitution. The unintended negative economic consequences would take two consecutive legislative sessions and then a statewide referendum to correct.
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin	Notified Date 5/7/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/7/2004
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan Inc	Notified Date 2/19/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/19/2004
Madison Metropolitan School District	Notified Date 5/19/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 5/19/2004 Comments TABOR will take Wisconsin down the same road as Colorado - destroying our state's great education system.
Marshfield Clinic	Notified Date 4/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 4/26/2004
Meriter Management Services Inc	Notified Date 4/28/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 4/28/2004
Metropolitan Builders Association of Greater Milwaukee	Notified Date 2/13/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/13/2004
Miller Brewing Company	Notified Date 12/28/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 3/24/2004 For Report Date 12/28/2003
Milwaukee Area Technical College	Notified Date 4/28/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 4/28/2004
Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs Association	Notified Date 3/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 3/26/2004
Milwaukee Jewish Council for Community Relations, Inc.	Notified Date 5/7/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/7/2004
Milwaukee Police Association	Notified Date 3/4/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/4/2004
Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin	Notified Date 4/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/26/2004
Municipal Environmental Group - Water Division	Notified Date 5/6/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/6/2004
National Association of Social Workers - Wisconsin Chapter	Notified Date 4/19/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/19/2004
National Federation of Independent Business	Notified Date 11/14/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 11/14/2003
Out of State Landowners Association	Notified Date 2/11/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 2/11/2004 Comments Would like to see Seasonal Residents -- property taxpayers and landowners -- also recieve more rights and benefits to paying property taxes.
Outagamie County Board of Supervisors	Notified Date 2/5/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 2/5/2004 Comments The Outagamie County Board of Supervisors is concerned that TABOR will limit local governments ability to promote the regional economy, and will limit local flexibility.
Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 12/10/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/10/2003
PROFS Inc	Notified Date 3/31/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 3/31/2004
Rehabilitation for Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 4/8/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/8/2004
Residential Services Association of Wisconsin	Notified Date 3/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 3/26/2004
Smokefree Wisconsin	Notified Date 3/30/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 3/30/2004
SSM Health Care of Wisconsin Inc (St. Mary's Hosp, Madison)	Notified Date 2/27/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/27/2004
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (formerly Aid Association for Lutherans)	Notified Date 2/13/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/13/2004
United Council of UW Students Inc	Notified Date 2/23/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/23/2004
Waukesha County	Notified Date 2/17/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/17/2004
Waukesha County Technical College	Notified Date 12/17/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 12/17/2003
Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians	Notified Date 5/4/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 5/4/2004
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Inc	Notified Date 12/12/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 12/12/2003 Comments look for testimony on wispolitics website.
Wisconsin Association of Health Plans	Notified Date 3/30/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/30/2004
Wisconsin Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Inc	Notified Date 5/18/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/18/2004
Wisconsin Association of School Boards Inc	Notified Date 12/3/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/7/2004 Other Report Date 12/3/2003
Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials	Notified Date 12/24/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/24/2003
Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators	Notified Date 12/24/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/24/2003
Wisconsin Association of School Nurses	Notified Date 5/4/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/4/2004
Wisconsin Builders Association	Notified Date 12/23/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 12/23/2003
Wisconsin Citizen Action	Notified Date 12/8/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/8/2003
Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy	Notified Date 6/14/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 6/14/2004
Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers	Notified Date 7/9/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 7/9/2004
Wisconsin Council 40 AFSCME, AFL-CIO	Notified Date 2/5/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/5/2004
Wisconsin Council for Administrators of Special Services	Notified Date 12/24/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/24/2003
Wisconsin Council of Churches	Notified Date 5/7/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/7/2004
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	Notified Date 1/25/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/25/2004
Wisconsin Counties Association	Notified Date 12/19/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/19/2003
Wisconsin County Police Association	Notified Date 3/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 3/26/2004
Wisconsin Economic Development Association	Notified Date 6/2/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 6/2/2004
Wisconsin Education Association Council	Notified Date 1/6/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/6/2004
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers	Notified Date 2/27/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/27/2004
Wisconsin Grocers Association	Notified Date 4/21/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 4/21/2004
Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association Inc	Notified Date 4/13/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 4/13/2004
Wisconsin Health Care Association Inc	Notified Date 5/6/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/6/2004
Wisconsin Laborers District Council	Notified Date 12/10/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/10/2003
Wisconsin Library Association	Notified Date 5/11/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 5/11/2004
Wisconsin Manufactured Housing Association	Notified Date 5/6/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 5/6/2004
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Notified Date 11/12/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 11/12/2003
Wisconsin Medical Society (formerly State Medical Society of Wisconsin)	Notified Date 3/30/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/30/2004
Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association	Notified Date 4/26/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/26/2004
Wisconsin Personal Services Alternatives Inc (WPSA)	Notified Date 4/28/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/28/2004
Wisconsin Property Taxpayers Inc	Notified Date 11/12/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 11/12/2003 Comments End hyper-inflationary tax increases; increase local taxpayer control.
Wisconsin Realtors Association	Notified Date 12/16/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 12/16/2003
Wisconsin Restaurant Association	Notified Date 12/9/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 4/16/2004 For Report Date 12/9/2003
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO	Notified Date 12/4/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/4/2003
Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters	Notified Date 8/2/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 8/2/2004
Wisconsin State Employees Union	Notified Date 12/7/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/7/2003
Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association Inc	Notified Date 12/8/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/26/2004 Other Report Date 12/8/2003
Wisconsin Towns Association	Notified Date 12/9/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/9/2003
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association	Notified Date 2/24/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/24/2004

Lobbying Efforts

	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June	2004 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 9207.00	2004 July - December	Total 9207.00
Academic Staff Public Representation Organization (ASPRO)	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 41.00	2004 July - December	Total 41.00
AFSCME Council 11	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 886.00	2004 July - December	Total 886.00
AFSCME International	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 22.00	2004 July - December	Total 22.00
Association of Wisconsin School Administrators	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 202.00	2004 July - December	Total 202.00
Brown County	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 5.00	2004 July - December	Total 5.00
Childrens Health System Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 109.00	2004 July - December	Total 109.00
City of Madison	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 3.00	2004 July - December	Total 3.00
City of Milwaukee	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 188.00	2004 July - December	Total 188.00
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 16.00	2004 July - December	Total 16.00
Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin (CAPOW)	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 41.00	2004 July - December	Total 41.00
Dane County	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 94.00	2004 July - December	Total 94.00
Dane County Cities & Villages Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 3.00	2004 July - December	Total 3.00
Kenosha County	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 190.00	2004 July - December	Total 190.00
Labor Association of Wisconsin Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 36.00	2004 July - December	Total 36.00
League of Wisconsin Municipalities	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 228.00	2004 July - December	Total 228.00
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 82.00	2004 July - December	Total 82.00
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 37.00	2004 July - December	Total 37.00
Madison Metropolitan School District	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 22.00	2004 July - December	Total 22.00
Marshfield Clinic	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 54.00	2004 July - December	Total 54.00
Meriter Management Services Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 14.00	2004 July - December	Total 14.00
Milwaukee Area Technical College	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 151.00	2004 July - December	Total 151.00
Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 32.00	2004 July - December	Total 32.00
Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 4.00	2004 July - December	Total 4.00
Outagamie County Board of Supervisors	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 182.00	2004 July - December	Total 182.00
Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 118.00	2004 July - December	Total 118.00
PROFS Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 26.00	2004 July - December	Total 26.00
Residential Services Association of Wisconsin	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 53.00	2004 July - December	Total 53.00
Smokefree Wisconsin	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 32.00	2004 July - December	Total 32.00
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (formerly Aid Association for Lutherans)	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 2.00	2004 July - December	Total 2.00
United Council of UW Students Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 103.00	2004 July - December	Total 103.00
Waukesha County Technical College	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 29.00	2004 July - December	Total 29.00
Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 55.00	2004 July - December	Total 55.00
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 468.00	2004 July - December	Total 468.00
Wisconsin Association of Health Plans	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 10.00	2004 July - December	Total 10.00
Wisconsin Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 12.00	2004 July - December	Total 12.00
Wisconsin Association of School Boards Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 591.00	2004 July - December	Total 591.00
Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 196.00	2004 July - December	Total 196.00
Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 218.00	2004 July - December	Total 218.00
Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 26.00	2004 July - December	Total 26.00
Wisconsin Council 40 AFSCME, AFL-CIO	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 93.00	2004 July - December	Total 93.00
Wisconsin Council for Administrators of Special Services	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 209.00	2004 July - December	Total 209.00
Wisconsin Council of Churches	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 8.00	2004 July - December	Total 8.00
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 32.00	2004 July - December	Total 32.00
Wisconsin County Police Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 32.00	2004 July - December	Total 32.00
Wisconsin Economic Development Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 44.00	2004 July - December	Total 44.00
Wisconsin Education Association Council	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 539.00	2004 July - December	Total 539.00
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 136.00	2004 July - December	Total 136.00
Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 271.00	2004 July - December	Total 271.00
Wisconsin Health Care Association Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 53.00	2004 July - December	Total 53.00
Wisconsin Medical Society (formerly State Medical Society of Wisconsin)	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 89.00	2004 July - December	Total 89.00
Wisconsin Personal Services Alternatives Inc (WPSA)	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 10.00	2004 July - December	Total 10.00
Wisconsin Property Taxpayers Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 2054.00	2004 July - December	Total 2054.00
Wisconsin Realtors Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 604.00	2004 July - December	Total 604.00
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 151.00	2004 July - December	Total 151.00
Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 39.00	2004 July - December	Total 39.00
Wisconsin State Employees Union	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 60.00	2004 July - December	Total 60.00
Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 164.00	2004 July - December	Total 164.00
Wisconsin Towns Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 38.00	2004 July - December	Total 38.00