%
>>
I'M FREDERICA
FREYBERG.
%TONIGHT
ON "HERE AND
NOW,"
A%FIRST LOOK AT THE
FLAP
OVER
%ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A
DISABLED
%LEGISLATOR.%AFTER
THAT,
A
CLOSER LOOK AT
THE
%FUTURE OF
TUITION
WITHIN
THE
UW
%SYSTEM.
%THEN,
AN
INSIDE
LOOK IN
!
INTO
%WISCONSIN'S PLANS
TO
BOOST
%OUTDOOR
TOURISM.
%IT'S "HERE AND NOW"
FOR
%AUGUST 2.
%♪
%>>
FUNDING FOR HERE AND NOW" IS%PROVID
ED IN PART BY FRIENDS OF%WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
%♪
%>> A DISABLED LEGISLATOR DOES
%BATTLE WITH SPEAKER ROBIN VOS
%OVER ACCOMMODATIONS AT
%THE CAPITOL.
%IN TONIGHT'S "FIRST LOOK," WE
%TALK WITH DEMOCRATIC STATE
%REPRESENTATIVE JIMMY
%ANDERSON, WHO ALREADY MISSED A
%VOTE ON THE LAME-DUCK LAW
%BECAUSE HE COULDN'T STAY AT THE
%CAPITOL OVERNIGHT.
%HE NOW SEEKS TO BE ABLE TO
%TELEPHONE IN TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
%VOS SAYS PHONING IN IS
%DISRESPECTFUL AND ASSEMBLY RULES
%DON'T ALLOW IT.
%ANDERSON IS PARALYZED FROM A
%CRASH CAUSED BY A DRUNK DRIVER.
%WE REACHED OUT TO
%SPEAKER VOS FOR CLARITY ON THIS
%AND DIDN'T HEAR BACK.
%HE DID, HOWEVER, SEND A LETTER
%TO REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON
%CALLING WHAT HE'S DOING
%"POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING."
%WE
STARTED BY
ASKING
THE
%REPRESENTATIVE'S REACTION TO%
THAT.
%>>
I'M
SIMPLY
ASKING
FOR
%ACCOMMODATIONS
THAT
ARE
OWED
TO
%ME
UNDER
THE
A.D.A.,
AND
SPEAKER%VOS HAS
BEEN
AWARE
O
F
MY
%ACCOMMODATION
REQUESTS
ALL THE
%WAY
BACK
IN
JANUARY,
AND
HAS
%IGNORED
THEM
FOR
MONTHS,
SO
I
%THINK THAT
THE
ONLY
WAY
I'VE
%BEEN ABLE
TO
GET
HIM
TO
PAY
%ATTENTION TO
THESE
ISSUES
IS
%BEING ABLE TO
TALK
ABOUT THEM IN
%THE MEDIA
AND
HAVE
THE
PEOPLE
OF
%WISCONSIN
PUT
PRESSURE ON
HIM TO
%DO
THE
RIGHT
THING.%>>
AND
YET HE SAID
THAT
YOU
DID
%NOT GO
DIRECTLY
TO
HIM
OR
H.R.
%WITH
YOUR REQUEST
TO
BE
ABLE
TO
%PHONE IN
TO
PUBLIC
HEARINGS, BUT
%HE HEARD I
T
THROUGH
THE
MEDIA,
%SAYING THAT
CALLS
INTO
QUESTION
%YOUR SERIOUSNESS.
%WHAT
ABOUT
THAT?
%>>
I
TAKE
MY
DISABILITY
VER
Y
%SERIOUSLY, SO
I
THINK
IT'S --
%HE'S COMPLETELY
MISCONSTRUING
%THE PROPER WAY
IN
WHICH WE'RE
%GOING
TO
ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM.
%YOU
KNOW,
WHENEVER I
HAVE A
%DISABILITY
REQUEST
RELATED
TO
%SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE
PHYSICALLY
%WITH
THE
BUILDING,
WHETHER
IT'S
%VOICE
RECOGNITION
SOFTWARE FOR
%MY
LAPTOP
OR
CHANGES
BEING
MADE
%TO
MY
DESK, FOR
INSTANCE,
I'VE
%GONE
TO
THE
SERGEANT'S OFFICE
%AND
THOSE
ACCOMMODATIONS HAVE%BEEN
PROVIDED.
%THIS WAS
A
CHANGE
TO
THE
%ASSEMBLY RULES
THAT
REQUIRES
A
%VOTE
BY
R
ESOLUTION,
AND THE
WAY
%THAT
WE
CHANGE
THESE
RULES
HAS
%ALWAYS
BEEN
NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN
%DEMOCRATIC AND
REPUBLICAN
%LEADERSHIP.
%SO WHAT
I
DID
WAS
I
WENT
TO
%DEMOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP
AND
SAID,
%THESE ARE
THE
ACCOMMODATIONS I
%NEED, THIS IS
THE
PROPER
%PROCESS, AND WE
WENT
THROUGH
THE
%PROPER PROCESS
AND
SPEAKER
VOS
%SAID
NO,
I'M
NOT
GOING
TO
%PROVIDE
THOSE
ACCOMMODATIONS.
%I
DON'T
KNOW
HOW
MUCH
MORE
CLEAR
%HE
COULD
HAVE
BEEN
ON THE
ISSUE.%>>
HE
DOES
SAY, AND
AS
YOU
%ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
SOME
%ACCOMMODATIONS
WERE
MADE,
%INCLUDING
A
SPECIAL
MICROPHONE,%SPECIAL
VOTING
EQUIPMENT
AND
CAB
%FARE WHEN A
STAFFER WOULD
TAKE
%YOU
HOME.
%DESCRIBE FOR US
WHY
YOU
NEED
%THIS
ADDITIONAL
ACCOMMODATION
TO
%BE ABLE
TO
CALL
INTO
HEARINGS?%>> I
THINK
PART OF
THE
PROBLEM%IS
THAT SPEAKER
VOS,
WHEN
HE
%SAYS PEOPLE
ARE
DRIVING FOR
%HOURS, WHY
CAN'T YOU
DRIVE
IN,
%JIMMY?
%IT'S A
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
HAVING
%YOUR
AUTONOMETER GET
YOU
UP IN
%THE
MORNING AND
WHAT
ME AS
A
%QUADRIPLEGIC FACES.
%I
HAVE
TO
RELY
ON
OTHER
PEOPLE
%TO
HELP
GET
ME
IN
AND OUT
OF
BED
%OR TO
GET
ME
DRESSED, FOR
%INSTANCE, AND
YOU
KNOW, FOR
%INSTANCE, MY
MORNING
HEALTHCARE
%PROVIDER, SHE
HAS
A
KID
THAT
%NEEDS
TO GO
TO
DAYCARE
AND
AS
%ANYONE
WITH
CHILDREN
KNOWS,
%SOMETIMES
KIDS
DON'T COOPERATE.
%SO
IF
SHE'S
15, 20 MINUTES
LATE,
%THAT MEANS
I'M 15
OR 20
MINUTES
%LATE.
%AND SO
BEING
ABLE TO
CALL
IN
TO
%THE
MORNINGS,
I
HAVE
ACCESS
TO
A
%PHONE
24/7,
SO
IF
SHE'S
RUNNING
%LATE, I
CAN
STILL
CALL
IN
TO
MY
%COMMITTEE
HEARINGS
AND
%PARTICIPATE.
%AND YOU
KNOW,
THAT'S
WHAT
MY
%CONSTITUENTS WANT.
%THEY
ELECTED
ME,
WHEELCHAIR AND
%ALL, THEY
UNDERSTOOD THIS WAS
%GOING TO
COME
WITH
CERTAIN
%ACCOMMODATIONS BUT IF
I'M
NOT
%ALLOWED
T
O
PARTICIPATE IN
THE
%PROCESS,
I'M
BEING
%DISENFRANCHISED
ESSENTIALLY.%>> AT
THIS
POINT,
THE
SPEAKER%SAYS HE WILL
HAVE
A
VIDEOGRAPHER
%AT
PUBLIC
HEARINGS IF
YOU
GIVE
%HIM
ADEQUATE
NOTICE
AND
WILL
%PROPOSE
PAPER
BALLOTS FOR
VOTING
%IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
%HE
SAYS HE
HOPES
YOU
FIND
THIS
%SATISFACTORY.%DO YOU?%
>>
NOT
AT
ALL.
%A
VIDEOGRAPHER IS
ESSENTIALLY
%SAYING I
CAN
WATCH
THE
%PROCEEDINGS BUT I
CAN'T
%PARTICIPATE, I
CAN'T
ASK
%QUESTIONS, I
CAN'T
PROVIDE
%INSIGHT.
%I
MEAN,
THE
VERY POINT
OF
THESE
%COMMITTEE
HEARINGS IS
SO
WE
CAN
%ALL LEND OUR
EXPERTISE AND
%EXPERIENCES TO MAKE
OUR
%LEGISLATION
BETTER FOR PEOPLE
IN
%OUR
DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF%WISCON
SIN.%SO THE IDEA
THAT
I'M
STILL
NOT
%ALLOWED
TO
PARTICIPATE
%COMPLETELY MISSES
THE
POINT.
%AS
FOR
THE
PAPER
BALLOTING, I
%THINK IT'S
A
FINE
IDEA,
IT'S NOT
%SOMETHING
I
SPECIFICALLY ASKED
%FOR,
BUT
IF
IT
MAKES
THE
%LEGISLATION OR IT
MAKES
THE
%LEGISLATURE
BETTER
AND
OTHER
%MEMBERS WANT
IT,
I'M
FULLY
%SUPPORTIVE.%>> NOW AS
YOU
WELL
KNOW,
IN
%2017,
LEGISLATORS COULD
APPEAR
%BY WEB
CAMERA,
BUT
RULE
CHANGES
%THAT
YEAR
ELIMINATED
THAT
%PROVISION, AND YOU
VOTED
FOR
%THAT CHANGE.
%WHY?%>>
SO THAT
WAS
MY
VERY FIRST
%VOTE
ESSENTIALLY OF
THE
%LEGISLATURE AND
I'D
NEVER
SERVED
%IN OFFICE BEFORE.
%I
DIDN'T
KNOW
WHAT IT
WAS
LIKE,
%WHAT
THE
EXPERIENCE WAS GOING
TO
%BE
LIKE, WHAT
I
WAS
GOING
TO
%NEED AS A
DISABLED
LEGISLATOR,
%SO AS I
WENT
THROUGH
THAT FIRST
%YEAR,
AFTER
THAT
TERRIBLE%LAME-DUCK SESSION, I
UNDERSTOOD
%WHAT
THE
ACCOMMODATIONS I
WAS
%GOING TO
NEED,
SO
THAT'S
WHY
I
%MADE THOSE
REQUESTS.
%KNOWING WHAT I
LEARNED
AFTER
%THAT FIRST YEAR,
I
NEVER
WOULD
%HAVE
SUPPORTED
A
SIMILAR
RULE IN
%THE
FUTURE.%>>
SPEAKER
VOS,
AND
WE
SHOULD
%SAY AGAIN THAT HE
DID
NOT
%RESPOND TO
OUR
REQUESTS
FOR
AN
%INTERVIEW
ON
THIS
OR
COMMENT
ON
%IT, BUT
HE
DESCRIBES
IT
AS
%DISRESPECTFUL TO
HAVE ONE
PERSON
%APPEAR
BY
SPEAKERPHONE
WHILE
%CITIZENS TAKE
TIME
OUT
TO
%TESTIFY
BEFORE
COMMITTEE
IN
%PERSON.
%WHAT ABOUT
THAT
IDEA
OF
IT
BEING
%DISRESPECTFUL?%>> I
THINK
IT'S
DISRESPECTFUL,%WHAT
HE'S
DOING
TO
MY
%CONSTITUENTS.
%THE FACT THAT
HE'S
NOT
ALLOWING%ME TO
BE
ABLE
TO
BE A
S FULL
A
%LEGISLATOR AS
HUMANLY
POSSIBLE.
%OUR
SENATE
ALREADY
OPERATES THIS
%WAY,
THEY
HAVE
SPEAKERPHONES AND
%FOR THE MOST
PART,
I'VE
ALWAYS
%BEEN
ABLE
TO
ATTEND
IN
PERSON AS%LONG AS THINGS
HAVE
BEEN
%REASONABLY
SCHEDULED.
%I'M HAPPY TO
BE
HERE,
I
ENJOY
%BEING
HERE, I
LOVE
DOING
THIS
%JOB, BUT
THERE
ARE
THOSE
SMALL
%INSTANCES WHERE M
Y
DISABILITY
%REQUIRES
THESE
ACCOMMODATIONS.
%SO
T
O
DENY
MEE
THOSE
%ACCOMMODATIONS IS WHAT I
THINK
%IS
DISRESPECTFUL.%>> NOW
YOU'VE
TAKEN EXCEPTION
TO%THE
WAY
THE LAME-DUCK SESSION
%HAPPENED A
VOTE
AT 4:30 IN THE
%
MORNING, WHICH YOU
MISSED.
%WHY COULDN'T YOU
BE
THERE?%>>
SO
BEING
IN
THIS
WHEELCHAIR,
%I CAN'T
BE
IN
THIS
WHEELCHAIR
%FOR
EXTENDED
PERIODS
OF
TIME.
%IT'S DANGEROUS
TO
MY
HEALTH,
NOT
%ONLY THAT,
BUT
AGAIN,
I'M
%RELYING
ON
OTHER
INDIVIDUALS TO
%HELP ME
DURING THE DAY.
%SO
IN
THAT
INSTANCE,
AT
AROUND,%YOU
KNOW,
9:00, 10:00, I
STARTED
%MESSAGING
REPUBLICAN
LEADERSHIP
%SAYING I
NEED
TO
KNOW
WHEN WE'RE
%GOING TO
BE ON
THE
FLOOR
BECAUSE
%I
HAVE
A
HOME
HEALTH AIDE
I
HAVE%TO SCHEDULE.
%THEY
BASICALLY SAID
I
DON'T
%KNOW.
%SO I
HAD
TO
GO
HOME
BECAUSE
IF I
%DIDN'T GO
HOME
AT
THA
T
HOUR, I
%WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO GO TO
BED, I
%COULDN'T GET OUT OF MY
CHAIR, IT
%COULD HAVE BEEN
REALLY DANGEROUS
%FOR
ME
PERSONALLY.
%SO
THAT'S
WHY I
MISSED
THE
VOTE
%THAT
DAY.%>>
AS
TO
THAT,
YOU
ASKED
THE%ATTORNEY
GENERAL, JOSH
KAUL,
TO
%REVIEW
THAT
VOTE TO
SEE
IF
IT
%VIOLATED THE
OPEN
MEETINGS
LAW.
%WHAT'S
THE
STATUS
OF
THAT
REVIEW
%TO
YOUR
KNOWLEDGE?%>>
SO
WE'RE
STILL
WAITING.
%OPEN
MEETING
LAWS
SAY
%SPECIFICALLY THAT
IF
ANY
DULY
%ELECTED MEMBER
EXCLUDED FROM%A
MEETING OF
THE
LEGISLATOR,
THE
%LAW IS
THEY
ARE
INVALID.
%MY
ARGUMENT IS
THAT
SPEAKER VOS
%AND THE
REPUBLICAN
LEADERSHIP
%WERE AWARE OF
MY
DISABILITY,%KNEW THAT I HAD
TO
GO
HOME
%BECAUSE OF
MY
DISABILITY
AND
YET
%CONTINUED TO
HOLD
THIS
VOTE
%ANYWAY.
%SO
WE'RE
STILL
WAITING
TO
HEAR
%BACK FROM,
YOU
KNOW, ATTORNEY
%GENERAL
KAUL.%>>
LASTLY,
SPEAKER VOS
SAYS
HE
%HAS ALWAYS
MADE
SURE
THE
%ASSEMBLY
ABIDES
BY
THE AMERICANS%WITH DISABILITIES AC
T.%HAVE
YOU
SOUGHT
OUTSIDE
OPINION
%ON
W
HETHER
ASSEMBLY RULES
DO, IN
%FACT, CONFORM
TO
THE
ADA?%>> OTHER THAN
WHAT
SPEAKER
VOS
%IS CURRENTLY
DOING, ABSOLUTELY%NOT.
%THE
D.O.J.
HAS
PUT
OUT
A
PRIMER
%EXPLAINING
WHAT
STATE
LAW
AND
%GOVERNMENTS HAVE TO DO
TO MEET
%THE
ADA
AND
THEY
SPECIFICALLY
%TALK
ABOUT
PROVIDING
A
%TELECONFERENCE
SYSTEM
FOR
PEOPLE
%WITH
WHEELCHAIRS OR
PEOPLE
WHO
%NEED
THAT BECAUSE
OF A
%DISABILITY.
%THEY'VE ALREADY
SPOKEN ON
THIS
%ISSUE.
%HE'S NOT
FOLLOWING,
HE'S IN
FACT
%BREAKING THE
LAW
RIGHT
NOW.%>>
REPRESENTATIVE
ANDERSON,%THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
%THANK
YOU
SO
MUCH.
%>> FALL SEMESTER AT UW CAMPUSES
%IS ABOUT A MONTH OFF, AND THE%
NEW ACADEMIC YEAR HAS UNIVERSITY%
LEADERS INCREASINGLY VOICING
%CONCERNS ABOUT THE TUITION
%FREEZE.
%COMING
INTO
ITS SEVENTH YEAR.
%THAT''S BECAUSE THE STATE BUDGET
%DID NOT BACK-FILL THAT FREEZE.%
INSTEAD THE UW SYSTEM
%SAW A 58-MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE
%OVER TWO YEARS.
%LESS THAN HALF WHAT GOVERNOR
%TONY EVERS HAD PROPOSED. SYSTEM
%PRESIDENT RAY CROSS SAYS IT
%WOULD TAKE 60-MILLION JUST
%TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION.
%THERE ARE SEVERAL LEGISLATIVE
%BILLS CIRCULATING RELATED TO
%TEUATION AND
A
CAMPAIGN ON THE
%PART OF
THE
SYSTEM
TO
HERALD
THE
%VALUE OF THE
U.W.
TO
THE STAILT.
STATE.
%TO TALK ABOUT ALL THIS, WE''RE%
JOINED NOW BY UW SYSTEM%PRESID
ENT, RAY CROSS. BEFORE%WE BEGIN, WE
SHOULD NOTE THAT
%WPT IS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY.
%SO AS THE UW PREPARES FOR
%STUDENTS TO CONVERGE FOR FALL
%SEMESTER, WHAT WILL YOUR
%CONCERNS WITH
THIS
YEAR
MARKING
%THE SEVENTH OF THE
TUITION
%FREEZE?%>> WELL,
WE
BELIEVE, AND I
THINK
%YOU SEE
THAT
THE
LEGISLATORS
OF
%BOTH PARTIES
ARE
INTRODUCING
%BILLS
THAT
REFLECT
THEIR
DESIRE
%TO INCREASE
THE
INVESTMENT IN
%THE UNIVERSITY.
%AND THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT
WE
%THINK IS
NEEDED,
AND
THAT
WE'RE
%REALLY
PLEASED
TO
SEE
THAT
%CONVERSATION
TAKING
PLACE.
%THAT'S ONE OF THE
REASONS,
TOO,
%THAT WE
ARE
EMBARKING
ON
THIS
%ALL IN WISCONSIN
AS
YOU
CALL
%HERALDING THE
VALUE OF
THE
%UNIVERSITY.
%WE
THINK
PEOPLE
ACROSS
THE
STATE
%NEED TO
HAVE A
BETTER
SENSE
OF
%HOW
THE
UNIVERSITY
IMPACTS
THEIR
%LIVES,
THE
VALUE
IT
BRINGS,
THE
%ADDITIONAL
LIVING --
THE
LIFT IN
%THE
LIVING WAGE
THAT
IT
PROVIDES
%ON
AVERAGE OF
A
MILLION
DOLLARS%A
YEAR,
SO --
AND
THE
INVESTMENT
%ITSELF
IS
LIKE 23
TO 1 IN
THE
%UNIVERSITY, SO W
E
BRING
A
GREAT
%RETURN
TO
THE
STATE
AND
HELPING
%PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND NOT
ONLY
THE
%ABSTRACT
NUMBERS AT A
HIGH
LEVEL
%BUT ALSO
THE
IMPACT
IT
DIRECTLY
%HAS ON
THEIR
LIVES.%>>
ARE
YOU
SPECIFICALLY TRYING
%TO CONNECT
THE
DOTS
BETWEEN
THE
%VALUE OF THE
U.W. SYSTEM
TO
THE%STATE OF WISCONSIN
AND
%INCREASING TUITION?
%I MEAN,
YOU
WANT
THIS
KIND OF
%WHAT
REALLY IS
KIND OF
A
P.R.
%BLITZ
TO
CONVINCE
PEOPLE,
YES,
%THE TIME
IS
NOW
TO
DO
THIS?%>>
WELL,
IT
ISN'T
JUST
THAT
%WE'RE
SEEKING
INCREASED
TUITION,%WE'RE
SEEKING
AN
INCREASED
%INVESTMENT, WHATEVER FORM THAT%
TAKES.
%WE
CANNOT
MAINTAIN
QUALITY
%WITHOUT
SUFFICIENT
INVESTMENT IN
%THE
UNIVERSITY.
%AND I
THINK
THAT'S OBVIOUS
TO
%MEMBERS OF
BOTH
PARTIES.%>>
NOW,
YOU
HAVE SAID
THAT
THE
%STATE BUDGET
DOES
NOT
PROVIDE%ENOUGH
FUNDING
TO
COVER
%NECESSARY
INVESTMENTS.
%LIKE
WHAT?%>>
WELL, LET
ME TAKE A
COUPLE
OF
%THINGS.
%FIRST OF
ALL,
THE
COMPENSATION
%THAT
OUR
EMPLOYEES
RECEIVE.
%THE UNIVERSITY HAS
TO
PAY
30%
OF
%THAT.
%THAT
TRADITIONALLY
CAME
FROM
%TUITION.
%SO
OUR
PORTION
OF
TUITION
WOULD
%COVER
THAT
COMPENSATION INCREASE
%FOR
OUR
EMPLOYEES.
%THAT'S NOT
BEING
COVERED
AT
THIS
%POINT, SO
THAT'S
ABOUT%$16 MILLION
O
F
THAT --
ACTUALLY
%$45 MILLION THAT WE'RE
GETTING
%RIGHT OFF THE
TOP.
%SO THAT'S
A PIECE OF
IT.
%THE OTHER
ELEMENTS
IN
THIS
%INCLUDE
THE
NORMAL
COST
OF
%INFLATION FOR
WHICH
IS
ROUGHLY
%2.4%, FOR GOODS
AND
SERVICES
WE
%HAVE
TO
BUY,
SO
THAT'S
A
N
%ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF
%MONEY.
%ON
TOP
OF
THAT,
THERE ARE
A
%NUMBER OF
INVESTMENTS WE
NEED
TO
%MAKE
TO MEET
THE
NEEDS OF
THE
%STATE,
INCLUDING
MORE
NURSES,
%MORE
ENGINEERS,
MORE
DATA
%SCIENTISTS
AND
MORE
TEACHERS.
%AND
THOSE
DIFFERENT
FIELDS
%REQUIRE
INCREASED
INVESTMENT.
%NOW
IT'S
TRUE,
WE
HAVE
%REALLOCATED FUNDS,
THERE'S
NO
%QUESTION, IN
ORDER
TO
SUPPORT
%THOSE
MORE
STRONGLY.
%BUT
WE
STILL
CAN'T
GROW
IN
THOSE
%AREAS AS
FAST
AS
WE
NEED
TO.
%>>
BUT
MEANWHILE,
WHAT
ABOUT
%CAMPUSES ALREADY
STRUGGLING
WITH
%A BUDGET
DRUN
!
BUDGET
CRUNCH
LIKE
UW STEVENS
%POINT
IN
THIS
BUDGET
PICTURE YOU
%PAINT?%>>
THE
DEMOGRAPHICS
PARTICULARLY%IN
THE NORTH CENTRAL
PART
OF
%WISCONSIN
AND STEVENS POINT IS
%RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE
OF
THAT,
THE
%DEMOGRAPHICS
ARE
SERIOUSLY
%IMPACTING
THEIR
ENROLLMENT, AND
%THAT'S
A
CHALLENGE.
%ON
TOP
OF
THAT
WHEN
YOU HAVE
NOT
%JUST
FROZEN
TUITION
BUT
REDUCED
%INVESTMENT FROM THE
STATE OVER
%THE
LAST EIGHT
YEARS
THAT
%COMPLICATES
THEIR
FINANCIAL
%PICTURE.
%AND THEY'RE
DEALING
WITH
THAT
AS
%AGGRESSIVELY AS THEY
CAN,
BUT
%THE LACK
OF
STATE
RESOURCES
,
%ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT OF
STATE
%RESOURCES
COMPLICATES
THEIR
%SITUATION.
%>>
NOW ONE OF THE
REPUBLICAN
%LAWMAKERS IS ALREADY KIND OF
%PREPARING FOR A
LIFT OF THE
%TUITION FREEZE WITH
A
PROPOSAL
%THAT
IF
LIFTED,
TUITION
COULD
%ONLY
BE
INCREASED AT THE
MAXIMUM
!
%MAXIMUM -- TO THE
MAXIMUM OF
THE
%CONSUMER
PRICE
INDEX, WHICH
IS
%WHAT --
UNDER
2%
LATELY.
%WHAT DO
YOU
THINK
OF
THIS
%PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL?%>>
WELL,
I
THINK
IT'S
ABOUT
%2.44% RIGHT
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BUT
I
THINK
THE
%CHAPTER 36 GIVES
THAT
%RESPONSIBILITY TO
THE
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%THE
BOARD'S
ROLE
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%THE
NEEDS
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THE
SYSTEM
AND
SET
%TUITION,
AND
THAT'S
THE
%RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
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%I
THINK
THERE
ARE
WAYS
TO
WORK
%TOGETHER WITH
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LEGISLATURE
SO
%THE
APPROPRIATE
OVERSIGHT
IS
%POSSIBLE, BUT I
THINK
MANDATING
%THAT
IN
STATUTORY
LANGUAGE IS A
%BIT TOO
MUCH.%>>
REPUBLICAN
SENATOR
STEVEN
%NASS
IS
POINTED
IN
SUPPORT
FOR A
%CONTINUED
TUITION
FREEZE,
BEING
%AS I KNOW I
DON'T
HAVE
TO TELL
%YOU, AND
CALLS
INTO
QUESTION
HOW
%CAREFUL THE
U.W.
IS
WITH
ITS
%SPENDING.
%WHAT
DO
YOU
SAY
TO
HIM
AND
OTHER
%LAWMAKERS
WHO
MIGHT FEEL
%SIMILARLY?%>>
WELL,
WE'VE
DONE A
LOT
TO
%CONTROL
OUR
ECK
!
EXPENSES,
BUT
THERE
%COMES
A POINT
WHEN
THERE NEEDS
%TO BE
AN
INVESTMENT IN
THE
%UNIVERSITY.
%WHAT
HAVE
WE
DONE -- IF YOU
%THINK ABOUT
IT,
THE
%RESTRUCTURING PROCESS THAT WE'RE
%GOING
THROUGH,
THAT
WILL
NOT
%RECOUP
OR
SAVE
US
A
TON
OF
MONEY
%INITIALLY.
%IT
WASN'T
INTENDED
TO.
%BUT OVER
TIME,
WE'VE
ACTUALLY
%ELIMINATED A
WHOLE
INSTITUTION
%WITHIN
THE
SYSTEM.
%WE'RE
SHIFTING
RESOURCES
FROM
%ADMINISTRATIVE
RESPONSIBILITIES
%TO
THE
CLASSROOM.
%WE'RE
DOING
THINGS
LIKE
THAT
ON
%AN
AGGRESSIVE
BASIS, BUT
YOU
CAN
%ONLY GO
SO
FAR
IN
THAT PROCESS.
%>> ALL
RIGHT.
%WE
NEED TO
LEAVE
IT
THERE,
%PRESIDENT RAY
CROSS, THANK YOU%VERY
MUCH.
%STATE
LAWMAKERS
ARE
GRAPPLING
%WITH
HOW
BEST -- ON MONDAY
THE
%SPEAKERS
TASK
FORCE
ON
SUICIDE
%PREVENTION HEARD TESTIMONY
FROM
%THOSE
WORKING
TO
HELP
FARMERS
%DEALING
WITH
CHRONIC
STRESS,
%DEPRESSION, AND THOUGHTS
OF
%SUICIDE.
%IN
A
WEB
INTERVIEW, MARISA
%WOJCIK
HEARD FROM
U.W.
EXTENSION
%AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY
%SPECIALIST JOHN LEE!
!
SPECIALIST
JOHN
SCHUTSKE.%>>
WE
CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT
THE
%PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES WITH
%OUR
CONNECTIONS AS
PART OF
THE
%WISCONSIN IDEA, WE
WANT
TO
MAKE
%SURE THAT WE'RE
DOING
%PROGRAMMING
THAT'S
RESPONSIVE
%NOT
ONLY
TO
MENTAL HEALTH AND
%STRESS
MANAGEMENT
AND
FAMILY
%RELATIONSHIPS, BUT WE
ALSO
NEED
%TO GIVE
PEOPLE KIND
OF
A
PATHWAY
%FORWARD SO
WE'RE
PUTTING A
LOT
%OF
EFFORT
INTO FINANCIAL
TOOLS
%FOR
FARMERS
AND
FAMILIES
AND
%COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO
THAT
THEY
%CAN
BEGIN
TO
PLAN
FOR A
MORE
%POSITIVE
FUTURE.%>>
TO
SEE
THAT
FULL
INTERVIEW,%YOU
CAN
VISIT
OUR
WEBSITE
AT
%WPT.ORG.
%IN A
FOLLOW-UP TO
OUR
STORY
LAST
%WEEK
ABOUT
CONTAMINATION
OF
PFAS
%CHEMICALS IN
WATER,
WISCONSIN%ATTORNEY GENERAL
JOSH
KAUL HAS
%SIGNED ON TO
A
LETTER
URGING
%CONGRESS TO
LIST
THE
COMPOUNDS
%AS
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES.
%WITHOUT THIS
DESIGNATION,
THE%ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENC
Y%IS LIMITED
IN
ITS
ABILITY
T
O
%ENFORCE
TESTING
AND
CLEAN-UP
OF
%CONTAMINATED SITES.
%THE
LETTER,
SIGNED
BY
22 STATE
%ATTORNEYS GENERAL
SAID,
"PUBLIC%UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
THE
SERIOUS
%RISKS
THAT
PFAS
CONTAMINATION
%POSES
TO
HUMAN HEALTH
AND
THE
%ENVIRONMENT IS
GROWING.
%WITHOUT
FEDERAL
LEGISLATIVE
%ACTION
TO
ASSIST
STATES
AND
%COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE
RESPONDING
%TO
THIS
BURGEONING
THREAT,
THE
%PUBLIC MAY
LOSE
CONFIDENCE IN%THE SAFETY
OF
ITS
DRINKING
WATER
%SOURCES, CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
AND
%OTHER ROOTS
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!
ROUTES
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TO
%OTHER DANGEROUS LEVELS
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PFAS.
%CURRENTLY
NO
FEDERAL --
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%TIMELINE FOR
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%COULD BE
YEARS
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%TOURISTS
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WISCONSIN
SPEND
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%AVERAGE
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ON
%OUTDOOR
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%THAT'S ACCORDING TO
THE%DEPARTMENT OF
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%LOOKING
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%IN
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%SCHULTZ
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%DESIGNEE SARA
MEANEY
IN
AN
%ONGOING SERIES
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%FROM GOVERNOR TONY
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CABINET
%MEMBERS
, FIRST
ASKING
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THE
%OFFICE PLANS TO
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WHAT
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%COUNTRY IS
ACTUALLY
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%GREATER FOCUS
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OUTDOOR
%RECREATION AND THE
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%IN
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%WISCONSIN RELIES
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%ON
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OVER%$18 BILLION OF
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IMPACT
%IS
DIRECTLY AS A RESULT
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%OUTDOOR
RECREATION
AND 168,000
%JOBS IN
THE
STATE
ARE
DIRECTLY
%RECREATION RELATED.
%SO
IT'S
TAKING AN
EXISTING
%STRENGTH
AND
CONNECTING MORE
%ENTITIES,
ORGANIZATIONS
AND
%ACTIVITIES
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BUILD
%UPON
THAT
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AND
BUILD
%GREATER ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY.
%SO REALLY
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LOOKING TO
BUILD
%MORE
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ATTRACT
MORE
%BUSINESSES, INCREASE
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%CONNECTIVITY AS A RESULT
OF
%OUTDOOR RECREATION
AND OF
COURSE
%ATTRACT MORE
VISITORS.%>>
TOURISM
ALREADY
PROMOTED THE
%OUTDOORS SO WHY DO
YOU NEED
A
%NEW OFFICE
TO DO
THAT?%>>
THIS IS
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%OUTDOOR RECREATION HAS ALWAYS%
BEEN A
PART OF
THE
STORY WE'VE
%BEEN
TELLING
COMING OUT
OF
%TOURISM.
%THE OFFICE
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OUTDOOR
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%DOESN'T EXIST
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PROMOTE
%OUTDOOR
RECREATION,
INSTEAD
IT'S
%ACTUALLY MEANT
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UPLIFT
AND
%CONNECT THE
PARTIES THAT
%ACTUALLY
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ENSURE
%THE
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GROWTH OF
THE
%OUTDOOR
REC
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%OF
IT
AS
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ECONOMIC
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%ACTIVITY AS WELL AS
A
%PROMOTIONAL
ACTIVITY,
BUT
%ULTIMATELY IT'S
ABOUT
BRINGING
%MORE PEOPLE
TO
THE
TABLE
TO
%SHARE
GOALS.%>>
SO IS
THIS
FOCUS
MORE
ON OUT
%OF
STATE
OR
IN-STATE
PEOPLE?%>>
ACTUALLY
THE
ANSWER
IS
BOTH.
%SO WE KNOW
ABOUT
JUST
UNDER
70%
%OF
WISCONSINITES PARTICIPATE
IN
%OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES ON
%A
REGULAR
BASIS BUT
WE
ALSO KNOW
%IT'S
THE
NUMBER ONE
REASON
%PEOPLE COME
TO
THE STATE OF%WISCONSIN FROM OUT
OF STATE.
%SO
THOSE TWO
THINGS
TOGETHER
%ONLY MAKE
SENSE
THA
T
WE
WANT
TO
%PUT AN
ADDITIONAL FOCUS ON
THAT
%AND
PUT
OUR
MONEY
WHERE OUR
%MOUTH
IS,
REALLY.
%WE
SHOULD BE
USING
MORE
DATA,
WE
%SHOULD
BE
FOCUSING
ON
RESEARCH,
%WE SHOULD
BE
LOOKING
TO
%OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE
MORE
%COLLABORATION AMONG
ENTITIES
%THAT ARE
ALREADY
DOING
SIMILAR
%WORK, OR
WHO
CAN
BENEFIT
FROM
%EACH
OTHER'S
EXPERTISE.%>> IS THERE A
SHIFT
IN
%PHILOSOPHY FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF
%TOURISM
COMPARED TO
THE
LAST%EIGHT
YEARS
UNDER
GOVERNOR
%WALKER?%>>
I
MEAN,
I
THINK
THAT'S
HAR
D
%TO COMMENT ON.
%WHAT I
CAN
SAY
IS ONE OF
THE
%THINGS
WE'RE
FOCUSING
ON
MOVING
%FORWARD IS
MAKING
SURE
THAT WE
%HAVE
THE
BEST
DATA AND
THE
BEST
%INFORMATION
WE
CAN
TO
MAKE
GREAT
%DECISIONS ON
BEHALF OF
THE
%TAXPAYERS OF
THE STATE OF%WISCONSIN.
%I
MEAN,
PRIMARILY
THE
WORK
THAT
%WE D
O
OUT OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF
%TOURISM
IS
DRIVE
ECONOMIC
%GROWTH,
IT'S
AN
ECONOMIC
ENGINE,
%IT'S
THE THIRD
LARGEST
INDUSTRY
%WHEN YOU
LOOK
AT
TOURISM AS
A
%COMPOSITE
INDUSTRY,
AND
IT'S
%NEARLY 200,000 JOBS.
%SO
WHAT
IT
REALLY
IS,
IS
IT'S
A
%PLAY TO
ENSURE
THE
SUCCESS AND
%HEALTH OF
A
MAJOR
INDUSTRY
IN
%OUR
STATE
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME%MUCH OF O
UR
ACTIVITY
IS
ABOUT
%PROMOTING
AWARENESS
AND
%PARTICIPATION AMONG
TRAVELERS.%>>
ACCORDING TO
THE WISCONSIN
%STATEWIDE
COMPREHENSIVE
OUTDOOR
%RECREATION
PLAN, WE
NEED
TO
FIND
%MORE
PLACES
FOR
PEOPLE
LIVING
IN
%OUR
CITIES
TO
ENJOY
THE
%OUTDOORS.%IS THAT
SOMETHING
THAT
THIS
%OFFICE
WILL
LOOK AT
OR IS
THAT
A
%DIFFERENT
AREA
?
%>>
WELL,
THE
SCORE
YOU'RE
%REFERENCING
CERTAINLY COMING
OUT%OF
THE
DNR
IS
AN
IMPORTANT
PIECE
%THAT WILL
GUIDE
THE OFFICE
OF
%OUTDOOR RECREATION.%THIS IS
NOT
MEANT
T
O
ACTUALLY
%DUPLICATION BUT
INSTEAD
WORK
I
N
%COLLABORATION WITH
AND
IN
%PARALLEL WITH THE PLAN
THAT
IS
%ALREADY IN
PLACE
ON
BEHALF OF
%THE DNR.
%SO THE
WORK
WILL
NOT
BE
SO
MUCH
%OVERLAPPING AS IT
WILL
BE
%BUILDING OFF
OF ONE
ANOTHER.
%I WORK
VERY
CLOSELY
WITH
THE
%SECRETARY OF
THE
DNR.
%HE
AND
I
ARE VERY
MUCH IN
%AGREEMENT THAT
OUR
WORK
IS
ABOUT
%COLLABORATION, SO I'M
LOOKING%FORWARD
TO
BEING
ABLE
TO
TAKE
%WHAT IS
SUCH
A
STRENGTH
OF
DNR
%AND THEIR
KNOWLEDGE
OF
OUR
LANDS
%AND
WATERS
AND
THEN
ADDING
TO
%THAT A
LAYER
OF
PROMOTION
AND
%ENGAGEMENT FROM AROUND THE
%STATE.
%GLL A
LOT
OF
!
A
LOT
OF
TOURISM
ADS
THAT
WE'VE
%SHOWCASED SEEMS TO BE
DRIVING
%PEOPLE
TO THE
OUTDOORS,
THE
%RURAL
ENVIRONMENT,
THE
NORTH
%WOODS.
%DOES THERE
NEED TO BE
A
SHOWCASE%MORE ON
WHAT WE
HAVE
I
N
OUR
%URBAN
AREAS?%>>
WELL, I
MEAN,
THAT'S
ALWAYS
%AN
IMPORTANT BALANCE THAT WE
%HAVE
TO
STRIKE,
?
%CERTAINLY THE TWO
LARGEST
%VISITATION CENTERS
OF
OUR
STATE
%ARE
THE TWO
LARGEST
CITIES
OF
%OUR
STATE,
SIMPLY
BY
VOLUME.
%HOWEVER, WE
ALSO
KNOW
THAT --
%RESEARCH TELLS US
THAT THE
%AWARENESS
OF
ESPECIALLY
%NON-WISCONSINITES, THE
AWARENESS
%OF
OUR
CULTURAL
HERITAGE,
%MUSEUMS AND, YOU NO
HE, FOOD AND
%SORT
!
KNOW, FOOD
AND
CITY
ATTRACTIONS IS
ACTUALLY%LOWER THAN IT
SHOULD BE.
%THAT'S NOT TO SAY
THAT
THE
%EFFORTS HAVEN'T
BEEN THERE TO
DO
%THAT
OR
THAT
THE
FOCUS
HAS
ONLY
%EVER BEEN
ON
OUTDOOR
RECREATION.
%WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS
WE
STRIKE
A
%BALANCE
SO
PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND
THE
%FULL BREATH
OF
WHAT IT IS
WE
%HAVE TO
OFFER.
%HOW
DOES
THAT PLAY
OUT?
%NO ONE
VISITOR GOES
TO
A
NEW
%PLACE
TO
DO ONE THING.
%THEY WANT TO
DO
A
VARIETY OF
%THINGS, AND
THE
GOOD
NEWS
IS,
%WISCONSIN
HAS
INCREDIBLE
%ACTIVITIES
BOTH
INSIDE
AND
%OUTSIDE, AND
ALL FOUR
SEASONS OF%THE YEAR.
%SO
THAT'S
WHAT OUR
WORK
IS
GOING
%TO
BE
FOCUSING
ON.
%CERTAINLY THAT MEANS
MOVING%PEOPLE AROUND THE
STATE,
NOT
%SIMPLY
STAYING
IN ONE
AREA.%>>
THE REPORT
TALKED
ABOUT
THE
%GROWING
POPULATIONS IN
BOTH
THE
%LA
10X
AND
AFRICAN-AMERICAN%COMMUNITIES IN W
ISCONSIN.
%WHAT ARE YOU
DOING
TO
REACH
OUT
%TO
THOSE COMMUNITIES?
%>>
THAT'S
GREAT.
%SO WE
HAVE A
LOT
OF
WORK TO
DO.
%WISCONSIN IS
ACTUALLY
FALLING
%BEHIND ITS
NEIGHBORS IN
TERMS
OF
%ATTRACTING
VISITORS
OF
COLOR.
%IT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE
NEED TO
%DO
INTENTIONALLY AND WITH
EYES
%WIDE OPEN.
%WE
WILL
BE
SEEKING IN
THE
FUTURE
%INPUT FROM
A
MUCH
MORE
DIVERSE
%GROUP OF
PEOPLE
TO
HELP
ADVISE
%US
AND
THE
BEST
WAYS
TO
DO
THAT.
%THAT'S
THE
RESPONSIBILITY
OF
OUR
%ATTRACTIONS
AND
OUR
REGIONS
TO
%ENSURE A
WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT%BUT ALSO
MAKE
SURE WE'RE
%OFFERING
THE
THINGS TO
DO
THAT
%PEOPLE
ARE
LOOKING
TO
PARTAKE
%IN.
%AND
AGAIN,
DATA AND
RESEARCH IS
%HELPING
US
UNDERSTAND
THAT
EVEN
%BETTER, AND THEN
WE
CAN
ALIGN
%HOW
WE
PROMOTE
OURSELVES
AND
HOW
%WE
ACTUALLY DEVELOP
OUR
%ATTRACTIONS.%>> WHEN
YOU LOOK AT
THE
TRAVEL
%WISCONSIN
WEBSITE,
YOU
SEE
%MOSTLY WHITE
PEOPLE
AND
WHITE
%FAMILIES
ENJOYING
THINGS.
%AND WHEN
THERE
ARE
%REPRESENTATIONS OF PEOPLE OF
%COLOR, IT'S OFTEN
IN
AN
URBAN
%ENVIRONMENT
DOING
URBAN
THINGS.
%WOULD
YOU
WANT
PEOPLE
OF
COLOR,
%COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
TO
G
O
%CAMPING, GO TO
THE
NORTH
WOODS,
%TAKE
UP
FISHING
AND
HUNTING?%>>
ABSOLUTELY.
%ABSOLUTELY.
%WE
ACTUALLY
KNOW
PEOPLE
ALREADY
%DO.
%THE
PARTICIPATION
IN
OUTDOOR
%ACTIVITIES IS
KIND
OF
WITHOUT
%COLOR,
BUT
NOT
IN
ALL
EQUAL
%PARTICIPATION
RATES.
%SO WHAT
WE
HAVE T
O
D
O
IS
KEEP
IN
%MIND THAT
NOT
EVERYONE
DOES
ALL
%SAME THINGS AT THE
SAME
RATES,
%AND YET
OUR
OFFERING
IS
%AVAILABLE TO
ALL
AND
NEEDS
TO BE
%WELCOMING TO
ALL,
AND
THAT
WORK
%IS STILL
AHEAD
OF
US.
%>>
THE
REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED%SENATE HAS
YET
T
O
CONFIRM
ANY
OF
%GOVERNOR
EVERS' CABINET
%SECRETARIES, YOU
INCLUDED.
%DOES
THAT
IMPACT
HOW
YOU'RE ABLE
%TO D
O
YOUR
JOB?%>>
NO,
FRANKLY
IT
DOES NOT.
%I'M
CERTAINLY
EXCITED
TO
GET
THE
%STAMP OF
APPROVAL
WHEN
THAT
%COMES
AROUND,
BUT
M
Y
DAY
IS
%STILL
EXACTLY
WHAT IT
WAS
%INTENDED TO BE.
%I'M
STILL AT
THE TABLE
DOING
THE
%WORK I SAID
I
WAS HERE TO DO.
%IT
HASN'T
CHANGED
ANYTHING,
AND
%I
THINK I'M
REALLY
PROUD OF
THE
%WORK
WE'VE
DONE
IN
BASICALLY
%6 1/2 SHORT MONTHS.
%WE'VE
ACHIEVED QUITE
A
BIT
AND
I
%THINK THE
TOURISM
INDUSTRY
WOULD
%AGREE
WITH
THAT.
%SO
LOOKING
FORWARD TO
THAT.%>>
DO
YOU
THINK
THE
LACK
OF
%CONFIRMATION GIVES THE
SENATE
%ANY MORE
LEVERAGE
OVER
ANY
%DECISION
YOU
MIGHT MAKE IS THIS%>>
I
DON'T BELIEVE
SO,
NO.
%I
THINK
MY
WORK
STANDS
FOR
%ITSELF AND THE
WORK OF
THE
%DEPARTMENT IS
GUIDED
BY
A
%STRATEGIC PLAN THAT
RECEIVED
%INPUT
FROM,
YOU
KNOW, A
LOT
OF
%PEOPLE FROM
AROUND
THE
STATE
%WITHIN THE
TOURISM
INDUSTRY
SO
%FRANKLY
TOURISM
IS
NON-PARTISAN.
%IT'S NOT
RED,
IT'S NOT
BLUE,
%IT'S GREEN.
%IT'S
ABOUT MONEY.
%IT'S ABOUT
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
%AND THAT
HELPS
EVERYONE
AND
THAT
%AFFECTS 72 COUNTIES OF OUR
%STATE.%>> THANK YOU VERY MUC
H FOR YOUR
%TIME.%>> THANK
YOU.
%>>
A FIFTH LAME DUCK
LAWSUIT IS
%TAKING SHAPE.
%THE
LATEST,
STATE ATTORNEY
%GENERAL JOSH
KAUL
IS
BEING
SUED%BY THE
REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATURE
%OVER
POWERS
T
O
SETTLE
LAWSUITS
%AND
WHERE
SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS%CAN
GO.
%AND THE FIGHT
CONTINUES OVER
THE
%STATE BUDGET.
%THIS
TIME OVER
THE
GOVERNOR'S
%PARTIAL
VETOES.
%THE
CONSERVATIVE
WISCONSIN%INSTITUTE FOR LAW
AND
LIBERTY
%
FILED A
LAWSUIT THIS WEEK
%ALLEGING
THAT
THE
GOVERNOR'S
%POWERFUL VETO
AUTHORITY
ALLOWS
%HIM TO
WRITE
NEW
LAWS.
%THE GROUP
SAYS
THIS
VIOLATES
THE
%STATE'S SEPARATION OF
POWERS.
%EVERS
CALLS
THE
SUIT
PARTISAN,
%SAYING
THE
STATE
NEEDS
TO MOVE
%ON
AFTER
HIS
VICTORY
LAST
%NOVEMBER.
%THE CHALLENGE WILL
BE
HEARD BY
%THE STATE SUPREME
COURT, WHICH
%RECEIVED
ITS
NEWEST
MEMBER,
%JUSTICE BRIAN
HAGEDORN,
WHO
WAS
%SWORN IN THURSDAY.
%AND THAT
IS
OUR
PROGRAM
FOR
%TONIGHT.
%I'M FREDERICA FREYBERG.%HAVE
A
GREAT WEEKEND.
%♪
%[MUSIC]
%♪
%>>
FUNDING FOR HERE AND NOW" IS