00:00:01:26	00:00:03:12	>> We all think we know
00:00:03:12	00:00:04:29	what government is.
00:00:04:29	00:00:05:29	>> How it works
00:00:05:29	00:00:07:05	and what it does.
00:00:07:05	00:00:08:17	>> But what is it really?
00:00:08:17	00:00:09:19	What do we mean
00:00:09:19	00:00:11:06	by "government"?
00:00:11:06	00:00:12:25	>> Is it this?
00:00:12:25	00:00:14:18	>> Or this?
00:00:14:18	00:00:15:18	>> Are these people
00:00:15:18	00:00:16:26	the government?
00:00:16:26	00:00:18:05	>> Are you?
00:00:18:05	00:00:19:06	>> These are just some
00:00:19:06	00:00:20:04	of the questions we'll try
00:00:20:04	00:00:21:10	to answer for you today.
00:00:21:10	00:00:23:14	>> On Engage.
00:00:30:12	00:00:31:19	>> Hi, I'm Zach.
00:00:31:19	00:00:32:21	>> And I'm Paloma.
00:00:32:21	00:00:33:21	And we're here in the Senate
00:00:33:21	00:00:35:10	Chamber of Wisconsin's Capitol.
00:00:35:10	00:00:36:14	>> The 33 senators that
00:00:36:14	00:00:37:25	represent us in this chamber
00:00:37:25	00:00:39:03	come from all over the state,
00:00:39:03	00:00:40:06	and oftentimes travel
00:00:40:06	00:00:41:05	back and forth
00:00:41:05	00:00:42:05	between their districts
00:00:42:05	00:00:43:05	and Madison.
00:00:43:05	00:00:44:03	>> It makes for some
00:00:44:03	00:00:45:01	pretty long days.
00:00:45:01	00:00:45:27	But for all the hard work,
00:00:45:27	00:00:46:22	there's still room
00:00:46:22	00:00:47:14	for a little fun.
00:00:47:14	00:00:48:10	Let's follow Dan Kapanke
00:00:48:10	00:00:49:04	from LaCrosse
00:00:49:04	00:00:50:06	to see what a day in the life
00:00:50:06	00:00:52:06	of a state senator is like.
00:01:00:14	00:01:02:02	>> I think in some small way,
00:01:02:02	00:01:03:28	I can make a difference.
00:01:03:28	00:01:05:23	And if I didn't believe that,
00:01:05:23	00:01:07:19	then I probably should be
00:01:07:19	00:01:10:06	doing something else.
00:01:10:06	00:01:11:08	My name is Dan Kapanke.
00:01:11:08	00:01:12:15	I'm the state senator
00:01:12:15	00:01:13:22	from western Wisconsin,
00:01:13:22	00:01:15:14	the 32nd District, which
00:01:15:14	00:01:17:01	comprises LaCrosse, Vernon,
00:01:17:01	00:01:17:27	Crawford County,
00:01:17:27	00:01:18:27	a little bit of Monroe
00:01:18:27	00:01:19:28	and Richland.
00:01:19:28	00:01:20:24	I'm in the communities.
00:01:20:24	00:01:21:22	I do the office hours
00:01:21:22	00:01:22:26	throughout the district
00:01:22:26	00:01:24:10	to serve the constituents.
00:01:24:10	00:01:26:00	There's about 185,000
00:01:26:00	00:01:29:23	constituents that we represent.
00:01:29:23	00:01:32:00	We are public servants.
00:01:32:00	00:01:34:00	We are hired by the people that
00:01:34:00	00:01:36:08	elect us, and we serve them.
00:01:36:08	00:01:38:07	How you doing?
00:01:38:07	00:01:39:10	>> Good.
00:01:39:10	00:01:40:10	>> Good.
00:01:40:10	00:01:41:17	I'm not used to being called
00:01:41:17	00:01:42:22	"Senator."
00:01:42:22	00:01:43:23	You know, I'd rather
00:01:43:23	00:01:44:17	be called Dan.
00:01:44:17	00:01:45:13	>> Hey, Dan, how are you?
00:01:45:13	00:01:46:08	>> A lot of people
00:01:46:08	00:01:47:05	just call me Kapanke.
00:01:47:05	00:01:48:06	"Hey, Kapanke."
00:01:48:06	00:01:49:05	I like that, too.
00:01:49:05	00:01:50:05	The biggest challenge is
00:01:50:05	00:01:51:04	to make sure that we're
00:01:51:04	00:01:52:07	representing everybody fairly,
00:01:52:07	00:01:53:14	and that everybody's voice
00:01:53:14	00:01:55:00	is heard.
00:01:55:00	00:01:56:00	It makes a difference when
00:01:56:00	00:01:57:06	we're voting on legislation,
00:01:57:06	00:01:58:05	what the people
00:01:58:05	00:02:00:06	out in the district think.
00:02:02:24	00:02:03:27	I'm on the go, so much,
00:02:03:27	00:02:06:20	that I rely on my staff.
00:02:06:20	00:02:08:02	(phone rings)
00:02:08:02	00:02:09:02	>> Thank you for calling
00:02:09:02	00:02:10:12	Senator Kapanke's office.
00:02:10:12	00:02:11:26	This is Abby.
00:02:11:26	00:02:13:01	>> Phone calls, answering
00:02:13:01	00:02:15:14	emails, scheduling for me.
00:02:15:14	00:02:17:05	It's a big job.
00:02:17:05	00:02:18:07	>> He will probably head out
00:02:18:07	00:02:20:04	around 3:00.
00:02:20:04	00:02:21:08	He's got a long drive
00:02:21:08	00:02:22:12	back to LaCrosse.
00:02:22:12	00:02:23:11	>> Oh, yeah.
00:02:23:11	00:02:24:10	She kind of runs the office
00:02:24:10	00:02:25:08	right now.
00:02:25:08	00:02:26:09	Before 11?
00:02:26:09	00:02:27:11	>> There's so many people
00:02:27:11	00:02:28:07	in the senate district,
00:02:28:07	00:02:29:11	it's just not possible
00:02:29:11	00:02:30:16	to be in contact and responsive
00:02:30:16	00:02:32:01	to everybody in a district
00:02:32:01	00:02:34:04	without help.
00:02:34:04	00:02:35:05	So, when people call in,
00:02:35:05	00:02:36:11	or write in,
00:02:36:11	00:02:37:14	I'm the first person
00:02:37:14	00:02:39:10	that they come in contact with.
00:02:39:10	00:02:40:22	Thank you for calling
00:02:40:22	00:02:42:06	Senator Kapanke's office.
00:02:42:06	00:02:43:27	This is Abby.
00:02:43:27	00:02:45:02	Finding enough time to go
00:02:45:02	00:02:46:07	through his schedule, and
00:02:46:07	00:02:47:13	go through the different things
00:02:47:13	00:02:48:15	that we need to get through,
00:02:48:15	00:02:49:28	he's all over the place.
00:02:49:28	00:02:51:22	He's on the road.
00:02:51:22	00:02:53:06	And he's all over his district,
00:02:53:06	00:02:54:10	all over the capitol.
00:02:54:10	00:02:58:01	He's just very energetic.
00:02:58:01	00:02:59:03	At noon,
00:02:59:03	00:03:01:10	he's going to have session.
00:03:01:10	00:03:02:16	>> In session means
00:03:02:16	00:03:03:17	in the capitol here,
00:03:03:17	00:03:04:23	that we'll be on the floor.
00:03:04:23	00:03:06:05	We'll be in the chamber.
00:03:06:05	00:03:07:23	And that is the one place where
00:03:07:23	00:03:09:21	we finally vote on the bills
00:03:09:21	00:03:10:29	that have gone through the
00:03:10:29	00:03:12:23	drafting, the committee process,
00:03:12:23	00:03:14:01	and then we get to the floor
00:03:14:01	00:03:15:25	and we vote yes or no.
00:03:15:25	00:03:16:22	>> All those in favor
00:03:16:22	00:03:18:02	signify with saying "aye."
00:03:18:02	00:03:19:19	>> There are 33 senators.
00:03:19:19	00:03:20:21	Maybe our ideology
00:03:20:21	00:03:22:01	is somewhat different.
00:03:22:01	00:03:23:01	But we're all here, whether
00:03:23:01	00:03:24:11	we're democrats or republicans.
00:03:24:11	00:03:26:04	We are here to serve the people.
00:03:26:04	00:03:27:17	We can disagree on an issue,
00:03:27:17	00:03:28:16	but at the end of the day,
00:03:28:16	00:03:29:14	again,
00:03:29:14	00:03:30:19	we don't take it personal.
00:03:30:19	00:03:31:17	We have different points
00:03:31:17	00:03:32:17	of view, just like the people
00:03:32:17	00:03:33:17	in the districts.
00:03:33:17	00:03:35:02	>> This is a great example of
00:03:35:02	00:03:37:00	a diverse collection of people,
00:03:37:00	00:03:38:13	coming together to do
00:03:38:13	00:03:39:17	what's in the best interest
00:03:39:17	00:03:40:20	of our state
00:03:40:20	00:03:42:02	and of our community.
00:03:42:02	00:03:43:06	>> And whether we have
00:03:43:06	00:03:44:28	a different view
00:03:44:28	00:03:46:05	as to how we serve the people,
00:03:46:05	00:03:48:10	or what's best for Wisconsin,
00:03:48:10	00:03:49:18	we have may have that.
00:03:49:18	00:03:50:18	But there's no question
00:03:50:18	00:03:51:22	in my mind
00:03:51:22	00:03:52:27	that every legislator here
00:03:52:27	00:03:54:02	wants to do what's best
00:03:54:02	00:03:56:09	for this great state.
00:04:00:02	00:04:03:09	I put on 45,000-50,000 miles.
00:04:03:09	00:04:04:09	And for 25 years,
00:04:04:09	00:04:05:29	I was a seed salesman, traveling
00:04:05:29	00:04:08:00	all the time, every day.
00:04:08:00	00:04:10:10	So I'm very used to driving.
00:04:10:10	00:04:11:29	I'm kind of an intense guy.
00:04:11:29	00:04:13:03	The fire in the belly burns
00:04:13:03	00:04:14:12	for me, just about, you know,
00:04:14:12	00:04:15:18	throughout the day,
00:04:15:18	00:04:17:20	as long as I'm awake.
00:04:17:20	00:04:19:11	So it gives me an opportunity
00:04:19:11	00:04:21:01	to have a little quiet time
00:04:21:01	00:04:22:23	and to reflect a little bit on,
00:04:22:23	00:04:24:25	you know, the next stop, or what
00:04:24:25	00:04:27:08	I'm going to be doing tonight,
00:04:27:08	00:04:28:26	or how I'm going to vote
00:04:28:26	00:04:32:12	on an issue in Madison tomorrow.
00:04:32:12	00:04:33:19	Hi, how are you doing?
00:04:33:19	00:04:35:04	Dan Kapanke.
00:04:35:04	00:04:36:08	>> Hi.
00:04:36:08	00:04:37:09	>> You're newlyweds.
00:04:37:09	00:04:38:13	Congratulations.
00:04:38:13	00:04:39:13	>> Thank you.
00:04:39:13	00:04:40:11	>> I've got to say hi
00:04:40:11	00:04:41:04	to those other people,
00:04:41:04	00:04:42:08	and then go sit down.
00:04:42:08	00:04:43:11	I'm in LaFarge today, because
00:04:43:11	00:04:44:14	I regularly hold office hours
00:04:44:14	00:04:45:22	in small communities
00:04:45:22	00:04:47:09	throughout the 32nd District.
00:04:47:09	00:04:48:28	LaFarge is a great spot.
00:04:48:28	00:04:49:28	He wants to
00:04:49:28	00:04:51:15	meet with me tomorrow.
00:04:51:15	00:04:52:25	Office hours, we just put
00:04:52:25	00:04:54:09	a little notice in the paper.
00:04:54:09	00:04:55:17	If you want to come and see me,
00:04:55:17	00:04:56:18	and ask me some questions,
00:04:56:18	00:04:57:14	or tell me something
00:04:57:14	00:04:58:10	that's on your mind
00:04:58:10	00:04:59:07	considering state government.
00:04:59:07	00:05:00:19	I'm here for you.
00:05:00:19	00:05:01:19	It's very important
00:05:01:19	00:05:03:11	to get out into the district,
00:05:03:11	00:05:04:20	so it gives the people
00:05:04:20	00:05:06:02	that I want to hear from,
00:05:06:02	00:05:07:27	an opportunity to see me.
00:05:07:27	00:05:09:16	>> Bob, do you want to do it?
00:05:09:16	00:05:10:21	He's got a good name.
00:05:10:21	00:05:11:24	>> I want to hear from you.
00:05:11:24	00:05:12:27	I want to hear the common sense,
00:05:12:27	00:05:15:04	Midwest values that we have.
00:05:15:04	00:05:16:21	>> It kind of worries me,
00:05:16:21	00:05:18:24	what's happening.
00:05:18:24	00:05:19:26	>> And that's a problem for
00:05:19:26	00:05:21:17	those that have paid into it.
00:05:21:17	00:05:22:20	So, as I go into a community
00:05:22:20	00:05:24:07	and listen to the concerns,
00:05:24:07	00:05:25:15	and listen to the ideas
00:05:25:15	00:05:26:28	that people have,
00:05:26:28	00:05:28:06	and really, it helps me
00:05:28:06	00:05:29:19	formulate my mindset
00:05:29:19	00:05:30:24	as I go back to Madison
00:05:30:24	00:05:32:09	and act on some legislation.
00:05:32:09	00:05:33:19	I say, this is what they say
00:05:33:19	00:05:35:19	out here in LaFarge.
00:05:51:11	00:05:52:18	We're in the Kickapoo Valley
00:05:52:18	00:05:54:10	Reserve, 8,600 acres
00:05:54:10	00:05:55:24	of recreational land
00:05:55:24	00:05:57:12	in western Wisconsin.
00:05:57:12	00:05:58:24	>> We manage over a hundred
00:05:58:24	00:05:59:26	miles of trails, camping,
00:05:59:26	00:06:01:12	canoeing, and then property
00:06:01:12	00:06:02:20	management, timber harvest,
00:06:02:20	00:06:04:20	agriculture, things like that.
00:06:04:20	00:06:05:25	Trying to get enough funding
00:06:05:25	00:06:07:00	for the reserve
00:06:07:00	00:06:08:07	is always a struggle.
00:06:08:07	00:06:09:07	>> There's state funding
00:06:09:07	00:06:10:18	that goes into this.
00:06:10:18	00:06:12:16	So, as a legislator, of course,
00:06:12:16	00:06:15:04	we do a final say on the budget.
00:06:15:04	00:06:16:19	And I want to know
00:06:16:19	00:06:17:26	from the director here,
00:06:17:26	00:06:20:00	are we making a good investment?
00:06:20:00	00:06:21:10	>> I think it helps keep him
00:06:21:10	00:06:22:22	connected to what's going on
00:06:22:22	00:06:24:13	in his district.
00:06:24:13	00:06:25:13	>> Listening to people
00:06:25:13	00:06:26:17	in the cafe, you get one
00:06:26:17	00:06:27:18	perspective on some areas.
00:06:27:18	00:06:28:21	You come out here,
00:06:28:21	00:06:29:22	you get another perspective
00:06:29:22	00:06:30:24	on other areas.
00:06:30:24	00:06:31:27	>> He has kind of a spread out
00:06:31:27	00:06:33:15	district, and very different
00:06:33:15	00:06:35:09	for how rural we are, versus
00:06:35:09	00:06:36:25	the issues that he has
00:06:36:25	00:06:38:11	to deal with in LaCrosse.
00:06:38:11	00:06:39:10	These guys
00:06:39:10	00:06:41:04	need to see it firsthand.
00:06:41:04	00:06:42:14	>> I would not be a senator
00:06:42:14	00:06:43:15	if I had to sit in the capitol
00:06:43:15	00:06:44:20	in Madison all the time.
00:06:44:20	00:06:45:17	If you're going to represent
00:06:45:17	00:06:46:16	people, you've got to be out
00:06:46:16	00:06:47:25	listening to the people, having
00:06:47:25	00:06:49:11	a dialogue with the people,
00:06:49:11	00:06:50:11	and understanding
00:06:50:11	00:06:51:17	what their concerns are,
00:06:51:17	00:06:52:17	or where they want
00:06:52:17	00:06:53:18	this state to go.
00:06:53:18	00:06:54:17	You can't sit in the capitol
00:06:54:17	00:06:56:22	in Madison and get that.
00:07:03:24	00:07:05:02	I just love this Blackberry,
00:07:05:02	00:07:07:16	which I recently bought.
00:07:07:16	00:07:08:17	I didn't think
00:07:08:17	00:07:09:26	I'd be able to use it,
00:07:09:26	00:07:11:13	because it's pretty high-tech
00:07:11:13	00:07:13:19	for a guy that's 61 years old.
00:07:13:19	00:07:16:25	But it's just invaluable to me,
00:07:16:25	00:07:18:17	because they can send me emails.
00:07:18:17	00:07:20:11	They can text message me,
00:07:20:11	00:07:22:21	no matter where I'm at.
00:07:25:10	00:07:26:23	I do have a Facebook.
00:07:26:23	00:07:27:28	And I Tweet or Twitter,
00:07:27:28	00:07:29:27	whatever it is, I do that.
00:07:29:27	00:07:34:07	I send Tweets out daily.
00:07:34:07	00:07:35:14	I prefer to be out with the
00:07:35:14	00:07:36:23	people rather than sit behind
00:07:36:23	00:07:38:23	a desk looking at a computer.
00:07:38:23	00:07:40:02	Is this all corn silage?
00:07:40:02	00:07:41:06	Do you chop everything?
00:07:41:06	00:07:42:17	>> Yeah, everything, we chop.
00:07:42:17	00:07:44:02	>> We're at the Wild Rose Dairy.
00:07:44:02	00:07:45:11	They have a digester here,
00:07:45:11	00:07:46:28	which uses the animal waste.
00:07:46:28	00:07:48:06	They use that to power
00:07:48:06	00:07:49:18	and generate electricity,
00:07:49:18	00:07:51:05	enough to power 600 homes.
00:07:51:05	00:07:52:06	I think that's just
00:07:52:06	00:07:53:08	a great story.
00:07:53:08	00:07:54:06	Not too far
00:07:54:06	00:07:55:09	from where I was raised.
00:07:55:09	00:07:56:07	>> Over in Coon Valley, yes.
00:07:56:07	00:07:57:10	>> We're right on the scene
00:07:57:10	00:07:58:04	here.
00:07:58:04	00:07:59:02	We're on the farm.
00:07:59:02	00:08:00:03	I can see the cows.
00:08:00:03	00:08:00:28	I can see
00:08:00:28	00:08:01:28	how they're taken care of.
00:08:01:28	00:08:03:00	I can see the young stock.
00:08:03:00	00:08:04:04	>> I'm a firm believer that
00:08:04:04	00:08:05:08	you've got to talk to the people
00:08:05:08	00:08:06:14	that are sitting in the chairs
00:08:06:14	00:08:07:18	that are going to make
00:08:07:18	00:08:08:18	the rules.
00:08:08:18	00:08:09:20	You have to.
00:08:09:20	00:08:10:26	>> So, when I go to Madison,
00:08:10:26	00:08:11:29	I talk about farm issues.
00:08:11:29	00:08:12:29	I'm on the Agriculture
00:08:12:29	00:08:14:06	Committee, and help
00:08:14:06	00:08:15:23	formulate policy.
00:08:15:23	00:08:17:11	I visit farms all the time,
00:08:17:11	00:08:18:13	because I get a firsthand
00:08:18:13	00:08:19:15	perspective
00:08:19:15	00:08:20:19	of what's going on out here.
00:08:20:19	00:08:22:03	>> Even if it don't go your way,
00:08:22:03	00:08:23:11	you have to be able to tell them
00:08:23:11	00:08:24:23	what you think about it.
00:08:24:23	00:08:27:20	I'm just happy that he listens.
00:08:31:12	00:08:32:13	>> This is the Northwoods League
00:08:32:13	00:08:33:26	LaCrosse Loggers.
00:08:33:26	00:08:34:27	As we get done with our
00:08:34:27	00:08:36:17	last stop, I'll change clothes,
00:08:36:17	00:08:38:27	put my baseball garb on,
00:08:38:27	00:08:39:27	and we'll take care of the fans
00:08:39:27	00:08:42:02	for a couple three hours.
00:08:45:26	00:08:47:12	In 2002, my wife and I bought
00:08:47:12	00:08:50:20	the franchise for LaCrosse.
00:08:50:20	00:08:53:03	We've got a great team here.
00:08:53:03	00:08:54:03	Two brats.
00:08:54:03	00:08:55:09	One with, one without!
00:08:55:09	00:08:56:08	You know, it's all about
00:08:56:08	00:08:57:11	working with good people.
00:08:57:11	00:08:58:14	If you hire good people,
00:08:58:14	00:09:00:24	they make you look good, right?
00:09:00:24	00:09:03:08	>> Cheeseburger...
00:09:03:08	00:09:04:12	>> I'm not George Steinbrenner,
00:09:04:12	00:09:05:26	though, please.
00:09:05:26	00:09:07:18	You see what my job is here.
00:09:07:18	00:09:08:15	I sell peanuts.
00:09:08:15	00:09:09:17	That's what I do.
00:09:09:17	00:09:10:17	Or, I sell concessions,
00:09:10:17	00:09:11:22	you know, inside the concession
00:09:11:22	00:09:13:15	stand, or take tickets.
00:09:13:15	00:09:14:18	You got a seat tonight?
00:09:14:18	00:09:15:18	Wherever I'm needed,
00:09:15:18	00:09:18:14	that's where I'm at.
00:09:18:14	00:09:19:13	Every once and a while,
00:09:19:13	00:09:20:08	I get a little crazy, and
00:09:20:08	00:09:21:13	somebody's watching the game,
00:09:21:13	00:09:22:09	they're not watching me,
00:09:22:09	00:09:23:06	and then the get smacked
00:09:23:06	00:09:24:25	with a little bag of peanuts.
00:09:24:25	00:09:26:06	But it's all in good fun.
00:09:26:06	00:09:27:13	Oh! My fault!
00:09:27:13	00:09:29:15	A bad throw!
00:09:31:04	00:09:33:12	Logger Dog and fries!
00:09:33:12	00:09:34:24	We have a Logger Dog.
00:09:34:24	00:09:36:22	It's about a foot-long hot dog.
00:09:36:22	00:09:37:25	People like it.
00:09:37:25	00:09:39:12	It's our signature item.
00:09:39:12	00:09:41:00	>> Logger Dog!
00:09:41:00	00:09:41:28	>> Can I get two...
00:09:41:28	00:09:42:24	>> How are you doing?
00:09:42:24	00:09:43:24	You having fun tonight, Nance?
00:09:43:24	00:09:44:23	People juice me, and
00:09:44:23	00:09:46:06	I'm excited to be around people.
00:09:46:06	00:09:47:26	This is just really fun.
00:09:47:26	00:09:49:01	>> How are you?
00:09:49:01	00:09:49:29	>> Good, how are you?
00:09:49:29	00:09:52:18	>> Good.
00:09:52:18	00:09:54:17	Holy cow!
00:09:54:17	00:09:55:14	The greatest thing about
00:09:55:14	00:09:56:09	being out here on a night
00:09:56:09	00:09:57:27	like this is really the fans.
00:09:57:27	00:09:58:26	That's it.
00:09:58:26	00:10:00:03	It's all about the fans.
00:10:00:03	00:10:01:00	People stop, and they'll want
00:10:01:00	00:10:02:17	to say something about politics.
00:10:02:17	00:10:03:25	And they know that I'm busy,
00:10:03:25	00:10:05:04	so they'll just make it short
00:10:05:04	00:10:06:09	and they'll hit me on something.
00:10:06:09	00:10:07:17	That's great.
00:10:07:17	00:10:08:20	I'm out here to be accessible.
00:10:08:20	00:10:09:24	And whether it's at the ballpark
00:10:09:24	00:10:11:21	or doing the office hours in
00:10:11:21	00:10:13:06	LaFarge, it doesn't matter.
00:10:13:06	00:10:14:05	It's all about meeting people
00:10:14:05	00:10:15:13	and listening to them.
00:10:15:13	00:10:16:13	Awesome!
00:10:16:13	00:10:17:13	People want to complain about
00:10:17:13	00:10:18:25	a vote that I took down here,
00:10:18:25	00:10:21:05	I'm available for them.
00:10:21:05	00:10:22:14	It's a great honor, really.
00:10:22:14	00:10:23:15	It's a great honor.
00:10:23:15	00:10:24:13	That's the greatest perk
00:10:24:13	00:10:25:18	as a senator, to represent
00:10:25:18	00:10:27:04	my people in the 32nd,
00:10:27:04	00:10:28:03	and throughout the state
00:10:28:03	00:10:29:28	of Wisconsin.
00:10:29:28	00:10:32:00	That's awesome.
00:10:36:20	00:10:37:26	>> For more information,
00:10:37:26	00:10:39:03	visit us on the Web at:
00:10:39:03	00:10:40:03	ecb.org/engage
00:10:50:14	00:10:51:17	>> We all think we know
00:10:51:17	00:10:53:01	what government is.
00:10:53:01	00:10:54:02	>> How it works
00:10:54:02	00:10:55:09	and what it does.
00:10:55:09	00:10:57:02	>> But what is it really?
00:10:57:02	00:10:58:02	What do we mean
00:10:58:02	00:10:59:11	by "government"?
00:10:59:11	00:11:00:18	>> Is it this?
00:11:00:18	00:11:02:12	>> Or this?
00:11:02:12	00:11:03:13	>> Are these people
00:11:03:13	00:11:04:24	the government?
00:11:04:24	00:11:06:12	>> Are you?
00:11:06:12	00:11:07:10	>> These are just some
00:11:07:10	00:11:08:12	of the questions we'll try
00:11:08:12	00:11:09:18	to answer for you today.
00:11:09:18	00:11:11:22	>> On Engage.
00:11:18:01	00:11:19:11	>> Hi, I'm Zach.
00:11:19:11	00:11:20:14	>> And I'm Paloma.
00:11:20:14	00:11:22:07	We're here at Madison City Hall.
00:11:22:07	00:11:23:21	Of all the forms of government,
00:11:23:21	00:11:24:22	local government like this
00:11:24:22	00:11:25:22	has the most direct impact
00:11:25:22	00:11:26:29	on our lives.
00:11:26:29	00:11:28:17	>> From streets, to parks,
00:11:28:17	00:11:29:28	to garbage pickup, local
00:11:29:28	00:11:31:10	government affects your life
00:11:31:10	00:11:32:22	every single day.
00:11:32:22	00:11:33:26	>> Most Wisconsin cities
00:11:33:26	00:11:35:01	have a mayor and city council
00:11:35:01	00:11:36:02	form of government.
00:11:36:02	00:11:37:04	So, what's it like
00:11:37:04	00:11:38:02	to run a city?
00:11:38:02	00:11:39:02	Let's follow Mayor
00:11:39:02	00:11:41:02	Dave Cieslewicz and find out.
00:11:43:02	00:11:44:10	>> One of the things that
00:11:44:10	00:11:45:19	makes the job interesting
00:11:45:19	00:11:46:18	is that there really isn't
00:11:46:18	00:11:47:21	much of a typical day.
00:11:47:21	00:11:48:27	I usually get in the office
00:11:48:27	00:11:51:15	around 8:30, or so.
00:11:51:15	00:11:53:10	And I'm usually home by 8:30,
00:11:53:10	00:11:55:17	or so, at night.
00:11:55:17	00:11:56:17	So, what happens in those
00:11:56:17	00:11:57:24	11 or 12 hours in between is
00:11:57:24	00:12:00:05	always a little bit different.
00:12:03:00	00:12:04:03	Hey, how are you?
00:12:04:03	00:12:05:00	Dave.
00:12:05:00	00:12:06:08	Hi, good to see you.
00:12:06:08	00:12:07:08	>> How are you?
00:12:07:08	00:12:08:06	>> Good to see you.
00:12:08:06	00:12:09:06	Hi, Katie.
00:12:09:06	00:12:10:22	>> I saw you in the park.
00:12:10:22	00:12:11:27	>> And they're
00:12:11:27	00:12:13:26	riding their bikes!
00:12:13:26	00:12:15:02	(laughs)
00:12:15:02	00:12:16:11	I'm Dave Cieslewicz,
00:12:16:11	00:12:18:28	the Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.
00:12:18:28	00:12:20:04	In fact, I wrote in my blog
00:12:20:04	00:12:22:04	about it.
00:12:24:03	00:12:25:07	It was shovel-ready.
00:12:25:07	00:12:27:04	We had the plans ready to go.
00:12:27:04	00:12:28:20	And it's a pedestrian bike path
00:12:28:20	00:12:30:18	going over Aberg Avenue.
00:12:30:18	00:12:32:25	It's a dangerous crossing.
00:12:32:25	00:12:35:01	When the stimulus bill passed,
00:12:35:01	00:12:36:13	we immediately applied
00:12:36:13	00:12:38:13	for funding.
00:12:38:13	00:12:39:14	Do you guys have something
00:12:39:14	00:12:40:18	to say?
00:12:40:18	00:12:41:27	Do you want to talk?
00:12:41:27	00:12:43:03	(indistinct talking)
00:12:43:03	00:12:44:03	You're on there.
00:12:44:03	00:12:45:04	It's up to you.
00:12:45:04	00:12:46:00	>> Yeah.
00:12:46:00	00:12:46:27	>> Okay, okay.
00:12:46:27	00:12:48:05	You got stuff, okay.
00:12:48:05	00:12:49:09	>> I've got stuff.
00:12:49:09	00:12:50:12	>> Okay.
00:12:50:12	00:12:51:23	Reuben, do you want to talk?
00:12:51:23	00:12:52:28	>> Sure.
00:12:52:28	00:12:54:00	>> It's a substantive project
00:12:54:00	00:12:54:29	that we actually planned for
00:12:54:29	00:12:55:23	and budgeted for.
00:12:55:23	00:12:57:05	But then, there's the public
00:12:57:05	00:12:59:00	aspect of sort of celebrating
00:12:59:00	00:13:00:12	that, and thanking those
00:13:00:12	00:13:02:22	who should be thanked for it.
00:13:02:22	00:13:03:26	Good to see you.
00:13:03:26	00:13:05:00	>> Good to see you.
00:13:05:00	00:13:06:05	>> A great day.
00:13:06:05	00:13:07:04	>> Good.
00:13:07:04	00:13:08:05	>> And I'll introduce you
00:13:08:05	00:13:09:16	right at the top.
00:13:09:16	00:13:11:09	We are here to announce our
00:13:11:09	00:13:15:06	first economic stimulus package.
00:13:15:06	00:13:16:11	We estimate that about
00:13:16:11	00:13:17:25	three dozen people
00:13:17:25	00:13:19:01	will work on this project.
00:13:19:01	00:13:20:02	These will be good,
00:13:20:02	00:13:21:24	family supporting wages.
00:13:21:24	00:13:22:23	And it will do exactly
00:13:22:23	00:13:24:05	what the stimulus package
00:13:24:05	00:13:26:12	was intended to do.
00:13:26:12	00:13:27:18	This is a shovel-ready project,
00:13:27:18	00:13:28:18	and the shovels are ready.
00:13:28:18	00:13:29:21	So we're going to move
00:13:29:21	00:13:30:24	some dirt.
00:13:30:24	00:13:31:20	All right,
00:13:31:20	00:13:33:01	so on the count of three.
00:13:33:01	00:13:38:04	All right, one, two, three.
00:13:38:04	00:13:39:09	So, we're going to move this
00:13:39:09	00:13:40:11	over there.
00:13:40:11	00:13:41:11	(laughter)
00:13:41:11	00:13:43:01	And then we'll move it back.
00:13:43:01	00:13:44:03	All right, thank you.
00:13:44:03	00:13:45:10	This was great.
00:13:45:10	00:13:46:18	>> Thank you.
00:13:46:18	00:13:47:17	>> Larry, thank you.
00:13:47:17	00:13:49:08	Rob.
00:13:51:00	00:13:52:09	City government has about
00:13:52:09	00:13:53:14	two dozen different agencies,
00:13:53:14	00:13:55:00	2,700 employees,
00:13:55:00	00:13:56:16	a budget of $230 million.
00:13:56:16	00:13:57:25	We're a very
00:13:57:25	00:14:00:11	far-flung operation.
00:14:00:11	00:14:01:25	We run everything from
00:14:01:25	00:14:03:03	a police department
00:14:03:03	00:14:05:25	and a fire department to parks.
00:14:05:25	00:14:07:07	We have over 260 parks
00:14:07:07	00:14:09:11	in our city.
00:14:09:11	00:14:11:20	We have over 750 miles of street
00:14:11:20	00:14:13:24	that we need to take care of.
00:14:13:24	00:14:14:28	We pick up garbage
00:14:14:28	00:14:16:23	from 62,000 households,
00:14:16:23	00:14:17:28	and recycling from
00:14:17:28	00:14:21:01	62,000 households, every week.
00:14:21:01	00:14:22:15	We run a library system
00:14:22:15	00:14:24:05	that loans out millions of books
00:14:24:05	00:14:26:19	every year.
00:14:26:19	00:14:28:01	Our Madison Metro bus system
00:14:28:01	00:14:29:12	has almost 14 million rides
00:14:29:12	00:14:30:11	a year.
00:14:30:11	00:14:31:10	So, we're a very,
00:14:31:10	00:14:32:21	very diverse organization.
00:14:32:21	00:14:33:22	It's one of the things
00:14:33:22	00:14:34:21	that makes the job interesting
00:14:34:21	00:14:35:15	and fun.
00:14:35:15	00:14:36:20	There's always something new
00:14:36:20	00:14:38:10	to learn.
00:14:38:10	00:14:39:26	To receive this recognition
00:14:39:26	00:14:41:14	are Bill Vandenbrook
00:14:41:14	00:14:43:24	and Mike O'Brien.
00:14:43:24	00:14:46:06	(applause)
00:14:46:06	00:14:47:19	Literally, the mayor of Madison
00:14:47:19	00:14:49:19	runs the city,
00:14:49:19	00:14:50:25	puts together the budget,
00:14:50:25	00:14:52:10	hires the managers,
00:14:52:10	00:14:53:29	makes day-to-day decisions
00:14:53:29	00:14:55:09	about the nuts and bolts
00:14:55:09	00:14:57:16	management of the city.
00:14:57:16	00:14:58:18	And then, the mayor is also
00:14:58:18	00:15:01:27	the symbolic leader of the city.
00:15:01:27	00:15:03:22	And so, I do my share
00:15:03:22	00:15:05:08	of ribbon cuttings.
00:15:05:08	00:15:06:25	This pair of scissors, right?
00:15:06:25	00:15:08:04	When you're running with
00:15:08:04	00:15:09:17	scissors, how do you carry them?
00:15:09:17	00:15:10:23	>> Down.
00:15:10:23	00:15:11:26	>> No, it's a trick question.
00:15:11:26	00:15:13:03	You never run with scissors!
00:15:13:03	00:15:14:10	(laughter)
00:15:14:10	00:15:15:10	But, when you're carrying them,
00:15:15:10	00:15:16:10	down is right.
00:15:16:10	00:15:17:10	Okay, here we go.
00:15:17:10	00:15:19:07	One, two, three.
00:15:19:07	00:15:20:09	Yeah!
00:15:20:09	00:15:21:07	(applause)
00:15:21:07	00:15:22:09	All right! Thank you.
00:15:22:09	00:15:23:18	High fives!
00:15:23:18	00:15:25:00	High fives, high fives!
00:15:25:00	00:15:26:00	There you go.
00:15:26:00	00:15:27:28	High five.
00:15:32:02	00:15:33:06	We have an annual capital
00:15:33:06	00:15:34:26	budget process, in which
00:15:34:26	00:15:37:07	we layout the capital projects
00:15:37:07	00:15:38:19	we're going to do,
00:15:38:19	00:15:39:14	streets, buildings,
00:15:39:14	00:15:40:09	anything you put--
00:15:40:09	00:15:41:06	Bricks and mortar.
00:15:41:06	00:15:42:06	Anything you're building
00:15:42:06	00:15:43:22	is in the capital budget.
00:15:43:22	00:15:45:00	We also do something that a lot
00:15:45:00	00:15:47:09	of municipalities don't do,
00:15:47:09	00:15:48:22	which is try to plan ahead.
00:15:48:22	00:15:50:05	And so, in addition to next
00:15:50:05	00:15:51:08	year's budget, we plan ahead
00:15:51:08	00:15:52:25	for five years.
00:15:52:25	00:15:53:23	Which streets
00:15:53:23	00:15:54:23	need to be rebuilt?
00:15:54:23	00:15:55:25	Do we need to build
00:15:55:25	00:15:56:29	a new library somehwere?
00:15:56:29	00:15:58:00	Do we need to build
00:15:58:00	00:15:59:08	new fire stations
00:15:59:08	00:16:01:07	to accommodate a growing city?
00:16:01:07	00:16:02:17	And so, my job as mayor, again,
00:16:02:17	00:16:03:26	is to balance the needs
00:16:03:26	00:16:05:00	of the entire city, one agency
00:16:05:00	00:16:07:09	versus another agency's needs,
00:16:07:09	00:16:08:25	to try to see the big picture.
00:16:08:25	00:16:10:29	And then, to also try to decide
00:16:10:29	00:16:12:16	what it is we can afford,
00:16:12:16	00:16:14:01	just like a household budget.
00:16:14:01	00:16:15:11	You can want everything
00:16:15:11	00:16:16:29	in the world.
00:16:16:29	00:16:18:15	You can want a new swimming pool
00:16:18:15	00:16:20:22	and a new rec room, a new car,
00:16:20:22	00:16:22:17	but you can't do them all.
00:16:22:17	00:16:23:19	And so, you've got to decide
00:16:23:19	00:16:24:22	which needs are priorities
00:16:24:22	00:16:25:26	and which ones can wait
00:16:25:26	00:16:27:04	for another day.
00:16:27:04	00:16:28:22	All right, I've got to go.
00:16:28:22	00:16:31:02	Go play some golf.
00:16:33:17	00:16:36:00	(laughter)
00:16:36:00	00:16:37:04	This is a fund-raiser
00:16:37:04	00:16:38:24	for the 100 Black Men,
00:16:38:24	00:16:40:14	an organization of mostly
00:16:40:14	00:16:41:22	professionals, African American
00:16:41:22	00:16:44:25	men, who mentor black youth.
00:16:44:25	00:16:46:13	Their big event every year
00:16:46:13	00:16:47:26	is they distribute hundreds,
00:16:47:26	00:16:49:24	maybe a thousand backpacks
00:16:49:24	00:16:51:00	every August,
00:16:51:00	00:16:53:08	filled with school supplies,
00:16:53:08	00:16:54:13	to kids in the community.
00:16:54:13	00:16:57:03	So, they do really good work.
00:16:57:03	00:16:58:07	>> You want to move through
00:16:58:07	00:17:00:07	the Par 3 quickly...
00:17:00:07	00:17:01:08	>> It gives me an opportunity
00:17:01:08	00:17:02:12	to help a good cause.
00:17:02:12	00:17:03:15	But then, I get a chance to
00:17:03:15	00:17:04:25	talk to a lot of guys out here,
00:17:04:25	00:17:05:25	some of whom
00:17:05:25	00:17:07:12	I wouldn't get a chance to see
00:17:07:12	00:17:09:19	in other circumstances.
00:17:09:19	00:17:10:24	In this case, it's some of
00:17:10:24	00:17:12:08	the African American leaders
00:17:12:08	00:17:15:21	in our community.
00:17:15:21	00:17:17:02	A lot of my job is about
00:17:17:02	00:17:19:01	relationship building.
00:17:19:01	00:17:20:13	What you want to do is develop
00:17:20:13	00:17:21:14	trusting relationships
00:17:21:14	00:17:22:16	with as many people
00:17:22:16	00:17:23:21	in as many different parts
00:17:23:21	00:17:25:10	of the community as possible.
00:17:25:10	00:17:26:12	>> Good luck to us.
00:17:26:12	00:17:27:24	>> Good luck to us.
00:17:27:24	00:17:28:28	This is really all part
00:17:28:28	00:17:31:06	of that relationship building.
00:17:37:01	00:17:38:05	Alder King?
00:17:38:05	00:17:39:09	>> I also want to be added
00:17:39:09	00:17:42:01	as a co-sponsor on Item 92.
00:17:42:01	00:17:43:09	>> Well, as mayor,
00:17:43:09	00:17:44:13	I'm not sure I'm in charge
00:17:44:13	00:17:45:26	of anything.
00:17:45:26	00:17:47:29	Item 92 is very popular...
00:17:47:29	00:17:49:26	There is a City Council as well.
00:17:49:26	00:17:51:16	And of course, I can't enact
00:17:51:16	00:17:53:11	anything of subtance
00:17:53:11	00:17:55:04	without getting approval from
00:17:55:04	00:17:56:23	at least 11 out of 20 members
00:17:56:23	00:17:57:22	of City Council.
00:17:57:22	00:17:59:10	So I need to convince them
00:17:59:10	00:18:00:27	of the rightness of something
00:18:00:27	00:18:02:09	I want to do.
00:18:02:09	00:18:03:22	At least in my mind,
00:18:03:22	00:18:05:07	it's fairly straightforward.
00:18:05:07	00:18:06:13	It would be
00:18:06:13	00:18:07:09	a conditional approval.
00:18:07:09	00:18:08:06	>> Conditional is the word,
00:18:08:06	00:18:09:16	thank you.
00:18:09:16	00:18:10:22	>> Requiring that we come back
00:18:10:22	00:18:11:25	to the Council
00:18:11:25	00:18:13:13	with an agreement.
00:18:13:13	00:18:14:21	Because so many of the issues
00:18:14:21	00:18:16:06	we deal with are very nuts
00:18:16:06	00:18:18:05	and bolts, direct services
00:18:18:05	00:18:20:06	to people, what you need to do
00:18:20:06	00:18:21:29	at the local level is cooperate
00:18:21:29	00:18:24:26	and get things done.
00:18:24:26	00:18:26:02	All those in favor...
00:18:26:02	00:18:27:23	signify by saying "aye."
00:18:27:23	00:18:28:26	>> Aye.
00:18:28:26	00:18:30:18	>> Those opposed, "no."
00:18:30:18	00:18:32:26	(indistinct talking)
00:18:32:26	00:18:34:09	Thank you.
00:18:34:09	00:18:35:16	>> Thank you, everybody.
00:18:35:16	00:18:36:23	>> I'm ultimately accountable
00:18:36:23	00:18:38:01	to the 225,000 people
00:18:38:01	00:18:39:11	who live in the city of Madison.
00:18:39:11	00:18:41:08	Those are my bosses.
00:18:41:08	00:18:42:20	We have a program to help
00:18:42:20	00:18:44:00	low-income families
00:18:44:00	00:18:45:20	weatherize their homes.
00:18:45:20	00:18:47:02	But I don't think I got elected
00:18:47:02	00:18:49:01	simply to take a bunch of polls,
00:18:49:01	00:18:50:29	or to hold my finger to the wind
00:18:50:29	00:18:52:29	to see which way it blows.
00:18:52:29	00:18:54:14	I mean, I think I got elected
00:18:54:14	00:18:55:29	to study the issues,
00:18:55:29	00:18:58:13	to use my best judgment
00:18:58:13	00:18:59:26	to make decisions about which
00:18:59:26	00:19:02:04	way to move on a given issue,
00:19:02:04	00:19:03:23	sometimes even if
00:19:03:23	00:19:05:06	it isn't popular,
00:19:05:06	00:19:06:27	sometimes even if the majority
00:19:06:27	00:19:08:20	of those 225,000 people might
00:19:08:20	00:19:11:11	think we should go another way.
00:19:16:20	00:19:17:27	Today will actually be a
00:19:17:27	00:19:19:20	particularly long day, I think.
00:19:19:20	00:19:20:23	I'll probably get home
00:19:20:23	00:19:21:25	about 10:00.
00:19:21:25	00:19:23:00	I've got three or four events
00:19:23:00	00:19:24:02	this evening.
00:19:24:02	00:19:25:01	I'll be going out and conducting
00:19:25:01	00:19:26:16	the Capitol City Band,
00:19:26:16	00:19:27:19	always something
00:19:27:19	00:19:30:15	that puts fear in my soul.
00:19:30:15	00:19:31:16	So, the days
00:19:31:16	00:19:32:21	are relatively long.
00:19:32:21	00:19:33:22	But they're always interesting.
00:19:33:22	00:19:35:00	You can never really predict
00:19:35:00	00:19:36:14	what's going to happen.
00:19:36:14	00:19:39:16	§ §
00:19:39:16	00:19:41:06	This is the Capitol City Band.
00:19:41:06	00:19:42:11	They've been doing these
00:19:42:11	00:19:44:03	free concerts here in the city
00:19:44:03	00:19:46:29	for 41 years.
00:19:46:29	00:19:48:16	§ §
00:19:48:16	00:19:49:24	So, once a year,
00:19:49:24	00:19:52:00	I come out and conduct the band,
00:19:52:00	00:19:53:18	poorly.
00:19:53:18	00:19:55:06	Are people ready?
00:19:55:06	00:19:56:08	Pay no attention to me,
00:19:56:08	00:19:57:10	all right?
00:19:57:10	00:19:59:04	(laughter)
00:19:59:04	00:20:02:23	§ §
00:20:10:23	00:20:15:24	(band music continues)
00:20:38:16	00:20:40:00	>> For more information,
00:20:40:00	00:20:41:14	visit us on the Web at:
00:20:41:14	00:20:46:20	ecb.org/engage
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