[APPLAUSE]
>> THESE TWO BEAUTIFUL LADIES
UNITE TWO CENTURIES AND REMIND
US OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO
PAST AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
MY FRIENDS, WISCONSIN IS WHERE
THE FUTURE BEGINS.
TOGETHER LET US START BOLDLY
CARVING IN STONE WISCONSIN'S
FACE OF THE FUTURE.
IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS THE FACE OF
WISCONSIN WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.
IT WILL BE OLDER, HEALTHIER, AND
MORE DIVERSE.
THINK ABOUT THESE REMARKABLE
CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHICS AND
LIFESTYLE.
BY THE TIME THAT OUR NATION
CELEBRATES ITS 250TH BIRTHDAY IN
2026, WE WILL BE EXPERIENCING
THE MOST DRAMATIC AGE SHIFT IN
AMERICAN HISTORY.
THE NUMBER OF SENIOR CITIZENS
WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE BY THEN.
AND BY 2017 THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
TURNING 65 WILL EXCEED THE
NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN WISCONSIN
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE'LL BE ISSUING MORE SOCIAL
SECURITY CHECKS THAN BIRTH
CERTIFICATES.
WHEN WISCONSIN CELEBRATES HER
BICENTENNIAL IN 2048 MINORITIES
WILL COMPRISE ONE QUARTER OF OUR
POPULATION.
PRIZING DRAMATICALLY FROM 11%
TODAY.
TO OUR LAND OF OPPORTUNITY MISS
FORWARD WILL WELCOME NEW
FAMILIES AND NEW WORKERS FROM
OTHER STATES WHO ARE SEARCHING
FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND THE
HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE
VALUE HERE IN WISCONSIN.
THE WAY WE LIVE, THE WAY WE WORK
AND PLAY WILL CHANGE AS RAPIDLY
AS OUR LOOK.
ALONG WITH FUTURE ISIC VISIONS
OF FLYING CARS AND VACATIONS TO
THE MOON, WISCONSIN WILL BE MORE
MOBILE THAN EVER.
A COMMUTE TO WORK ANYWHERE IN
THE STATE WILL BE AS LONG AS THE
SECONDS ARE IT TAKES YOU TO GET
ONLINE.
IN MORE POPULATED AREAS YOU WILL
HAVE A VARIETY OF MASS TRANSIT
TO CHOOSE FROM WHILE YOUR
ELECTRIC POWERED CAR IS PUGGED
IN AT HOME GETTING RECHARGED.
IF YOU MISSED THE HIGH SPEED
AMTRAK TO WORK YOU CAN STILL
CHECK YOUR E-MAILS AND
VOICEMAILS BEFORE JOINING A
MORNING VIDEO TELECONFERENCE ALL
BY USING YOUR PERSONAL
POCKET-SIZED COMMUNICATION
CENTER.
TODAY'S PALM PILOT WILL BE
TOMORROW'S OFFICE.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUPPLIES SUCH
AS HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS WILL
POWER OUR HOMES, BUSINESSES AND
SCHOOLS.
LESS FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION
WILL MEAN A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT.
OUR POPULATION WILL BE HEALTHIER
THAN EVER.
VITAMIN ENRICHED FOODS GROWN
HERE IN AMERICA'S BREAD BASKET
WILL CARRY MORE POWERFUL DISEASE
FIGHTING NUTRIENTS.
OUR PRODUCE WILL BE EASIER TO
GROW AND MORE RESISTANT TO
DISEASE, DROUGHT AND
INFESTATIONS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON RESEARCH WILL BE ABLE TO
DECODE THE HUMAN GENOME AND
ALLOW FOR YOUR PERSONAL GENETIC
PROFILE TO BE TRACED ENCODED ON
A CHIP AND WILL BE DOWNLOADED BY
A DOCTOR SO YOUR ILLNESS CAN BE
DIAGNOSED AND TREATED.
THIS RESEARCH IS GOING TO HELP
US SOLVE THE MYSTERIES OF CYSTIC
FIBROSIS, CANCER, PARKINSON'S
AND ALZHEIMER'S.
NEW MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS MAY
PUSH THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY
IN WISCONSIN TO MORE THAN 100
YEARS BY 2048.
AND THAT'S CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS
FOR ME.
FOR WISCONSIN WILL BE
CELEBRATING ITS BICENTENNIAL IN
THE MIDDLE OF MY 16TH TERM AS
GOVERNOR OF THIS GREAT STATE.
[APPLAUSE]
I CAN'T WAIT TO THROW THAT
PARTY.
AND I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT MY
FRIENDS SCOTT MCCALLUM AND SCOTT
JENSEN ARE STILL HERE WITH ME.
[LAUGHTER]
[APPLAUSE]
SENATOR RISSER, I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT YOU, I KNOW YOU'LL BE
HERE.
WHILE THE FOUR OF US MIGHT STAY
THE SAME, WISCONSIN IS CERTAINLY
ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE MOST
DRAMATIC EARE RA OF CHANGE.
THE RAPIDLY CHANGING FACE OF
WISCONSIN THAT WE JUST PAINTED
WILL CREATE TOUGH NEW
CHALLENGES.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO CREATE THE
JOBS OF TOMORROW?
HOW WILL WE FILL THE GAP CREATED
BY A SHRINKING WORK FORCE?
HOW WILL WE EDUCATE OUR YOUTH TO
PREPARE THEM FOR THESE
CHALLENGES?
HOW WILL WE CARE FOR OUR OLDER
POPULATION?
AND WHAT WILL THE ROLE OF
GOVERNMENT BE?
IF FACE OF OUR FUTURE AND THE
ANSWERS TO THESE IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS WILL BE DETERMINED BY
THE ACTIONS WE TAKE TODAY, IN
THESE HALLOWED HALLS AND IN OUR
CHERISHED COMMUNITIES ACROSS
WISCONSIN.
OUR WORK STARTS IN THE SAME
PLACE AS AT THE DAWN OF THE LAST
CENTURY -- WITH THE ECONOMY.
WITHOUT A STRONG ECONOMY WE
CANNOT IMPROVE EDUCATION,
PROVIDE BETTER HEALTH CARE, HELP
THE POOR AND THE DISADVANTAGED,
ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT OR
PROTECT OUR CITIZENS FROM CRIME.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FACE
OF THE FUTURE ECONOMY LIES IN
THIS LITTLE TUBE.
IT LIES IN THIS TUBE AND MANY
LIKE IT IN LABORATORIES ALL
ACROSS WISCONSIN.
UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES TO THIS
SMALL STRAND OF DNA IS JUST ONE
WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO IGNITE A
NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
THROUGHOUT THE UNLIMITED
POTENTIAL OF THE BIOSCIENCE AND
HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
NEW DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY WILL CREATE HIGH
SKILL, HIGH-PAYING JOBS IN
WISCONSIN.
THESE JOBS WILL PROVIDE A HIGHER
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR FAMILIES
AND A BRAIN GAIN FOR OUR STATE.
A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS NEW
ECONOMY WILL BE THE NEW
WISCONSIN IDEA, A BOLD NEW
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND THE
PRIVATE SECTOR.
IN THE EARLY 1900'S THE
SCIENTIFIC PIONEERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
REVOLUTIONIZED THE STATE'S
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY BY
DEVELOPING WAYS TO MEASURE MILK
QUALITY, REDUCE FEED SPOILAGE
AND ELIMINATE DISEASE IN DAIRY
HERDS.
TODAY THE SCIENCE BEING
DEVELOPED IN OUR UNIVERSITY LABS
IS LITERALLY SPAWNING NEW
COMPANIES THAT MAKE THE
TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS TO BRING
NEW DISCOVERIES TO THE
MARKETPLACE.
NOW ALL THE AVERAGE PERSON
REALLY KNOWS ABOUT THESE
HIGH-TECH COMPANIES IS TO BUY
LOTS OF STOCK.
LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO MOVE
BEYOND THE HYPE, LITERALLY PUT A
FACE ON OUR FUTURE ECONOMY.
WITH THE HELP OF TODAY'S
TECHNOLOGY AND AMERITECH WE HAVE
JOINING US FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN BIOTECHNOLOGY
CENTER, PROFESSOR DAVID SCHWARTZ
SHE A WORLD-RENOWNED GENETICS
AND CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR WE WERE
ABLE TO RECRUIT FROM NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY AS PART OF THE
BIPARTISAN RECENT $1.5 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN STAR FACULTY.
FROM THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES IN
MADISON IS COMPANY CEO LANCE
FORS.
WELCOME, GENTLEMEN.
[APPLAUSE]
DAVID, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE
IMPORTANCE FOR THE GROUP HERE
TONIGHT OF THE RESEARCH TAKING
PLACE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO
MEAN FOR OUR LIVES IN THE
FUTURE?
HOW ARE OUR INVESTMENTS GOING TO
REAP DIVIDENDS FOR OUR PEOPLE?
>> GOVERNOR THOMPSON, THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU
FIRST IS WHAT GENOME RESEARCH
LOOKS LIKE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A BLOWUP OF A
SURFACE SPOTTED WITH 5,000
GENES.
EACH OF THESE SPOTS CONTAINS A
SEPARATE GENE.
WE CAN TELL WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
THESE GENES BY LOOKING AT THE
COLOR.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE SPOT IS RED,
IT MEANS THAT THE GENE IS
INACTIVE.
IF THE SPOT IS GREEN THE GENE IS
ACTIVE.
IF IT'S YELLOW IT MEANS THE GENE
IS IDLE.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TO
MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ENORMOUS.
THIS GIVES US TOOLS FOR THE
FIRST TIME TO GO AFTER GENES
RESPONSIBLE FOR CANCER,
ALZHEIMER'S, AND HEART DISEASE.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO FORM
THE BASIS OF MEDICINE FOR THE
NEXT CENTURY.
WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH,
DAVID.
DAVID, I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME A
DOUBLE HELIX.
IT HAS -- WHICH COMPOSES A
MILLION STRANDS WHICH COMPOSES
THIS SMALL ITEM OF DNA.
I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU ARE ABLE
TO ENCODE THIS DOWN ON A CHIP IT
WILL THEN BE ABLE TO GO INTO A
NEW BUSINESS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, GOVERNOR, THAT IS A LOT
OF DNA.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IN
ORDER -- THE RESEARCHERS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
INCLUDING MYSELF ARE TRYING TO
DECODE ALL THREE BILLION LETTERS
THAT MAKE UP THE HUMAN GENOME.
NOW, TO GET AT ALL THIS
INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO USE
TESTS LIKE WHAT I HAVE DISPLAYED
TO FIND THESE GENES.
IN TERMS OF MEDICINE WHAT YOU
ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO WITH
THIS, IF YOU ARE A DOCTOR, YOU
CAN INDIVIDUALIZE CARE FOR
PATIENTS, MAKE CARE THAT IS
GOING TO HAVE FEW SIDE EFFECTS
AND ARE GOING TO MAXIMIZE CURE
RATE.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A
TERRIFIC CENTURY FOR MEDICINE
AND CERTAINLY FOR AGRICULTURE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID.
LANCE FORS, HOW ARE YOU?
FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
SALE OF YOUR COMPANY.
I'M SO HAPPY YOU ARE STILL
STAYING IN WISCONSIN AND
CONTINUING TO EXPAND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOUR COMPANY -- COULD YOU
PLEASE TELL THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE AUDIENCE AND THE CITIZENS OF
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN WHAT
THIRD WAVE IS ALL ABOUT, ABOUT
TAKING THE RESEARCH FROM THE
UNIVERSITY AND PUTTING IT INTO
PRODUCTS FOR SALE ACROSS THE
WORLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
GOVERNOR.
I THINK THIRD WAVE CAN PROVIDE
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE HOW WE HAVE
TAKEN AN OBSERVATION MADE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND
DRIVEN THAT INTO AN EXCITING
TECHNOLOGY THAT'S NOW BEING USED
AS PRODUCTS FOR APPLICATIONS
LIKE DAVID TALKED ABOUT FOR
PROFILING PATIENTS FOR HEART
DISEASE TO DETERMINE WHICH
MEDICATIONS THEY SHOULD BE
TAKING.
>> LANCE, WHAT KIND OF WORKERS
WILL YOU NEED IN THE FUTURE?
I NOTICE LOOKING AT YOUR
BUSINESS, WALKING THROUGH IT,
THAT YOUR WORK STATIONS ARE MUCH
DIFFERENT THAN WE HAVE SEEN
BEFORE.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> EXACTLY, GOVERNOR.
WE REALLY FOCUS HERE ON HAVING,
AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, A VERY
OPEN AND BRIGHT ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
SPACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO
DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES.
AND I THINK AS IMPORTANTLY TO
REALLY WANT TO EXCHANGE IDEAS,
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING INTO AN
INFORMATION ECONOMY THAT IS
EXTREMELY EXCITING.
AND THERE'S JUST THIS TRUE
EXCITEMENT ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
DEVELOP PRODUCTS THAT CAN HELP
CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LANCE.
AND DAVID.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE,
CONTINUE DOING THE GREAT JOB YOU
ARE DOING AT THE UNIVERSITY AND
YOU AS AN ENTREPRENEUR.
WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THE KMEK POTENTIAL FOR
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND HIGH
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IS
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE FOR
WISCONSIN.
FOR EXAMPLE, U.W. PROFESSOR
MICHAEL SUSSMAN AND HIS PARTNERS
HAVE USED THEIR RESEARCH AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TO
CREATE A NEW COMPANY CALLED
NIMBLEGEN THAT WILL MAKE DNA
CHIPS.
MICHAEL, I KNOW YOU ARE HERE.
PLEASE STAND UP.
I DON'T KNOW -- THERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
BROKERAGE HOUSES ACROSS AMERICA
ASSESS THE MARKET FOR THESE DNA
CHIPS AT $1 BILLION IMMEDIATELY,
WITH ROOM TO EXPAND TO $40
BILLION IN THE NEXT DECADE.
IMAGINE THE NEXT MICROSOFT BEING
DEVELOPED RIGHT HERE IN
WISCONSIN.
ALREADY THE RACE IS ON TO SEE
WHICH STATE WILL CREATE THE
SILICON VALLEY OF 2000 AND WHO
WILL PUT ITS PEOPLE OUT FRONT
WITH EXCITING AND LUCRATIVE NEW
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY
STATES IN AMERICA, WISCONSIN IS
UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO LEAD THE
PACK.
BUT TO WIN THIS RACE WE MUST
MAKE THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS, TO
FULLY GROW THESE INDUSTRIES AND
MAKE WISCONSIN MORE COMPETITIVE.
MAKE NO MISTAKE, OUR ECONOMY IS
SOARING TODAY, BUT THAT CAN ALL
CHANGE IF WE DON'T AGGRESSIVELY
PREPARE FOR TOMORROW.
WE SHOULD BEGIN BY STRENGTHENING
OUR POSITION AS THE NATION'S
LEADER IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH.
I PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT A NEW
$317 MILLION BIOSTAR INITIATIVE
TO BUILD A SERIES OF STATE OF
THE ART RESEARCH CENTERS ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN CAMPUS.
BIOSTAR WILL ROUND OUT A $909
MILLION INVESTMENT IN OUR
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES
WISTAR, HEALTH STAR, THE BIOTECH
FACULTY INITIATIVE AND OUR
VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING.
THIS WILL GIVE WISCONSIN A
DISTINCT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
OVER OUR CLOSEST COMPETITORS --
CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, WASHINGTON
AND THE NORTHEAST.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE CAN BEGIN
PLANNING A NEW ADDITION TO THE
BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER THIS YEAR,
FOLLOWED BY CONSTRUCTION OF A
NEW MICROBIAL SCIENCE BUILDING,
A NEW BIOCHEMISTRY BUILDING AND
A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOLOGY
BUILDING.
THESE FACILITIES WILL ALLOW US
TO HIRE 100 NEW FACULTY MEMBERS
AND STRENGTHEN OUR TEAM OF
SCIENTISTS.
TWO SHINING MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM
ARE WITH US TONIGHT -- U.W.
RESEARCHER LAURA KIESSLING AND
JILL BANFIELD WHO HAVE BECOME
THE RECENT WINNERS OF THE
PRESTIGIOUS McARTHUR FOUNDATION
GENIUS AWARDS.
THEY ARE WITH US TONIGHT.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
MOST IMPORTANTLY, BIOSTAR WILL
ALLOW US TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN
THE SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS
FOR THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW.
TODAY, 30% OF OUR INCOMING
FRESHMEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN MAJOR IN THE
BIOSCIENCES, 30%.
LET'S EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES
BY DEVELOPINGSINGS A MASTERS
DEGREE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY.
NEXT, WE MUST CREATE A NEW HIGH
TECH CORPORATION TO AGGRESSIVELY
ATTRACT AND DEVELOP THE
COMPANIES OF THE NEW ECONOMY,
LETTING THESE ENTREPRENEURS KNOW
WISCONSIN IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR
OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY.
THE DIRECTOR OF THIS NEW
ENDEAVOR WILL BE DICK LEAZER WHO
JUST RETIRED AS PRESIDENT OF
WARP.
DICK IS WITH US TONIGHT WITH THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN MADISON
AND ALSO WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE.
DICK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
OUR HIGH TECH CORPORATION WILL
BUILD RURAL WISCONSIN AS WELL.
LET'S NOT LOSE SIGHT THAT WHILE
SOME OF THE MOST FAR-REACHING
DISCOVERIES MAY BE TAKING PLACE
IN OUR LABS, SOME OF THEIR
BIGGEST BENEFACTORS WILL BE ON
THE FARM.
GENOME MAPPING OF CORN, RICE,
AND SOYBEANS ARE PLOWING NEW
FIELDS OF PROFITABILITY FOR
FARMERS.
THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL ALLOW
FARMERS TO PRODUCE NEW
VALUE-ADDED CROPS AND MILK AND
GIVE OUR DAIRY FARMERS NEW
OPPORTUNITIES TO OVERCOME THE
EGREGIOUS FEDERAL DAIRY POLICIES
DRIVING MILK PRICES SO LOW IN
WISCONSIN.
TWO GREAT EXAMPLES OF THE FUTURE
ARE GALA DESIGN AND VIENNA
PHARMS OUTSIDE OF DANE COUNTY.
THEY ARE RAISING COWS THAT
PRODUCE MILK FORTIFIED WITH
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS.
THEY ARE TURNING MILK INTO
MEDICINE IN WISCONSIN.
PLEASE WELCOME BOB BREMEL OF
GALA DESIGN, MARK CLARK, AND
JOEL AND JEFF, TWO GREEN BAY
DAIRY FARMERS WITH US TONIGHT.
THEY REPRESENT THE FACE OF THE
FUTURE.
MAAS PLAUS
THEY REPRESENT THE NEW FACE, THE
FACE OF THE FUTURE OF
AGRICULTURE IN WISCONSIN.
THIS NEW ECONOMY WILL NOT ONLY
GIVE US NEW PRODUCTS TO BUY, BUT
IT WILL CHANGE HOW WE BUY THEM.
IMAGINE THE DAY IN THE NOT TOO
DISTANT FUTURE WHEN WE WILL
ACCOMPLISH ALL OF OUR DAILY
TASKS WITH ONE STANDARD
APPLIANCE.
WE'LL PAY OUR BILLS, BUY OUR
GROCERIES, MANAGE OUR HOUSEHOLD,
AND GET OUR ENTERTAINMENT ALL
THROUGH OUR TV SET.
AND WE'RE ONLY GOING TO NEED ONE
CLICKER, MARLIN.
[LAUGHTER]
E-COMMERCE IS SO SIMPLE EVEN A
GOVERNOR CAN USE IT.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
I HAVE A NEW GOOD FRIEND IN
CALIFORNIA, THE DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS.
POOR GRAY IS IN A TOUGH SPOT.
HE LEADS A STATE THAT CAN'T PLAY
FOOTBALL --.
[LAUGHTER]
AND THEY CAN'T MAKE GOOD CHEESE.
[APPLAUSE]
HE OWES ME -- GRAY OWES ME 86
POUNDS OF THAT STUFF THEY CALL
CALIFORNIA CHEESE BECAUSE THE
BADGERS WHIPPED HIS ALMA MATER
STANFORD IN THE ROSE BOWL.
BUT TO BE FAIR -- BUT TO BE FAIR
TO MY NEW FRIEND I WANT TO SEND
HIM THE EQUIVALENT TO 86 POUNDS
OF HIS CHEESE, ONE POUND OF OUR
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WISCONSIN
CHEESE.
[APPLAUSE]
GRAY NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT REAL
CHEESE TASTES LIKE.
HE'S LIVING A DEPRIVED LIFE OUT
THERE.
SO I'M GOING ONLINE TO OUR GREAT
WISCONSIN COMPANY, SWISS COLONY.
WITH A SIMPLE CLICK OF THE MOUSE
I'M GOING TO MAKE GRAY'S DAY AND
SEND HIM A POUND OF WISCONSIN
CHEESE.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TWO
WISCONSIN COMPANIES, SWISS
COLONY AND TDS, IS HELPING THEM
BOTH SUCCEED THROUGH E-COMMERCE.
MAIN STREET BUSINESSES AND
CORPORATIONS BUILT TODAY'S
STRONG ECONOMY IN WISCONSIN.
NOW WE NEED TO HELP THESE
COMPANIES USE E-COMMERCE TO
BETTER COMPLETE AND BE ABLE TO
COMPETE AND INCREASE THEIR
PROFITS.
TO DO SO OUR DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE WILL CREATE A NEW FOCUS
ON TURNING EXISTING BUSINESS
INCUBATORS INTO E-BUSINESS
STIMULATORS.
DR. RAJ VECRAMANI FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS,
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON,
IS LEADING A NEW CONSORTIUM OF
HIGHER EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND
STATE GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE SURE
WE TAKE THE GREATEST ADVANTAGE
OF OUR NEWEST TOOLS OF COMMERCE,
COMPANIES LIKE LANDS' END ARE
LEADING WISCONSIN INTO THE
FUTURE OF E-COMMERCE.
WE HAVE TONIGHT DR. RAJ
VECRAMANI.
WE ALSO HAVE DAVID DYER, AND
BILL SHEKER FROM LANDS' END.
[APPLAUSE]
I USUALLY DON'T PUT ANY SUBTLE
PRESSURE FROM THE PODIUM BUT WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE LANDS' END
EXPAND IN STEVENS POINT WITH
THEIR NEW BUSINESS.
WE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
ONCE ONLINE, BUSINESSES MUST
HAVE THE CERTAINTY AND THE
SECURITY THAT TRANSACTIONS ARE
BINDING.
BY PASSING THE ELECTRONIC
TRANSFER ACT, WISCONSIN WILL
SURPASS OTHER STATES BY ENSURING
ELECTRONIC PURCHASES, CONTRACTS
AND SIGNATURES ARE COMPLETELY
LEGAL, REDUCING OVERHEAD AND
IMPROVING THE BOTTOM LINE.
AND FINALLY WE MUST MAKE SURE
CONSUMERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE
CYBER MARKETPLACE.
SO PASS SPEAKER JENSEN AND
REPRESENTATIVE HUTCHISON'S TAX
EXEMPTION FOR INTERNET ACCESS.
[APPLAUSE]
GROWING OUR ECONOMY AND CHANGING
THE FACE OF INDUSTRY IN
WISCONSIN WILL POSE AN
INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE FOR OUR
WORKFORCE.
WHERE WILL THE WORKERS OF THE
FUTURE COME FROM?
AND HOW WILL THEY LEARN THE
SKILLS TO SUCCEED?
IN JUST 16 SHORT YEARS, THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEAVING THE
WORKPLACE WILL OUTSTRIP THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE
ENTERING THE JOB MARKET.
THIS WILL GREETLY EXACERBATE THE
WORKER SHORTAGE WE HAVE IN
WISCONSIN.
RISING TO THIS CHALLENGE WILL
REQUIRE US TO CHANGE THE FACE OF
THE FUTURE FOR THE WISCONSIN
WORKER.
MORE SENIORS WILL BE NEEDED IN
OUR CLASSROOMS, SCIENCE
FACTORIES AND SERVICE
INDUSTRIES.
CHANGING THE VERY DEFINITION OF
RETIREMENT.
PEOPLE MAY RETIRE IN THEIR MID
50'S TO ENJOY FIVE TO SEVEN
YEARS OF REST AND RELAXATION,
BEFORE BEGINNING A NEW TWILIGHT
CAREER.
OR SENIORS MAY GO DIRECTLY INTO
THAT NEW CAREER AS TECHNOLOGY
MAKES IT EASIER TO WORK WITHOUT
SACRIFICING HEALTH OR TIME WITH
THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.
THE NEW ECONOMY WILL NEED THE
TALENTS OF THE DISABLED AS WELL
AS DYNAMIC WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
LIKE SHIRLEY LANIER WHO FOUNDED
LEGACY BANK IN MILWAUKEE.
AND THE ONE WISCONSIN IS A
DEPOSITER.
I KNOW SHIRLEY IS HERE.
[APPLAUSE]
AND W-2 WILL NEED TO BUILD UPON
ITS REMARKABLE SUCCESS AT
HELPING FORMER WELFARE MOTHERS
THRIVE IN THE WORK FORCE.
NEXT MONTH I WILL BE UNVEILING A
NEW STUDY THAT SHOWS HOW
INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL W-2 IS AND
MOVING FAMILIES FROM WELFARE TO
WORK.
THE RESULTS WILL UNDERSCORE WHY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAILS W-2 AS
ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS IN AMERICA.
IT HELPS -- TO HELP WORKING
FAMILIES WE SHOULD HAVE SECOND
AND THIRD SHIFT CHILD CARE
CENTERS.
THE JOBS OF TOMORROW WON'T BE 9
TO 5.
A $1 MILLION INVESTMENT NOW-PAY
DIVIDENDS FOR OUR FAMILIES IN
THE FUTURE.
FINALLY, MEETING OUR WORKFORCE
DEMANDS WILL FORCE US TO LOOK AT
THE SENSITIVE ISSUE OF CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.
WE HAVE THE LOWEST CRIME RATE IN
30 YEARS BECAUSE WE'RE KEEPING
THE BAD GUYS OFF THE STREET.
BUT WE NEED TO TURN THESE BAD
GUYS BACK INTO GOOD GUYS BECAUSE
WE NEED TO HELP THEM TO FILL THE
JOBS, SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES,
AND PAY BACK TO SOCIETY.
AN INMATE -- [APPLAUSE]
AN INMATE CANNOT LEAVE PRISON,
GET A JOB AND SUCCEED IF HE
CAN'T READ.
THEREFORE, I'M INSTRUCTING THE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO
TARGET THE NECESSARY RESOURCES
FOR BASIC READING SKILLS AND
G.E.D. STUDIES SO THAT NO INMATE
WILL LEAVE PRISON WITHOUT BEING
ABLE TO READ AND FILL OUT A JOB
APPLICATION.
[APPLAUSE]
INSTEAD OF HITTING THE SACK,
INMATES WILL BE HITTING THE
BOOKS.
AN INMATE ALSO CAN'T GET A JOB
IF ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.
SO LET'S BUILD UPON OUR RECENT
$40 MILLION INVESTMENT IN PRISON
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS BY
CREATING AN ALTERNATIVE
TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR FELONY
DRUG OFFENDERS.
JUDGES WOULD BE ABLE TO SENTENCE
CRIMINALS WITH NO PRIOR RECORD
OR WEAPON OFFENSES TO THIS
SPECIAL PROGRAM.
INMATES WILL GET TREATMENT,
ATTEND CLASS, AND LEARN JOB AND
PARENTING SKILLS.
I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THIS
CONCEPT TO A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN CORRECTIONS SECRETARY
JON LITSCHER, MILWAUKEE COUNTY
CHIEF JUDGE MICHAEL SKWIERAWSKI,
AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY E. MICHAEL
MCCANN.
I KNOW E. MICHAEL MCCANN IS HERE
AND JON LITSCHER.
[APPLAUSE]
AT THE SAME TIME LET'S PUT 100
NEW PROBATION AND PAROLE AGENTS
ON THE STREETS OF MILWAUKEE
COUNTY SO CRIMINALS CAN MAKE A
SAFE TRANSITION BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
THESE AGENTS DO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES, PASS
THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
CRIMINAL PENALTIES CODE.
I APPRECIATE -- I APPRECIATE THE
TOUGH WORK THAT THE TASK FORCE,
THE ASSEMBLY DID ON THIS MATTER.
NOW IT'S TIME TO FINISH THE JOB.
WE NEED TO GIVE OUR JUDGES MORE
AUTHORITY TO MAKE SURE THE
PUNISHMENT TRULY FITS THE CRIME
IN WISCONSIN.
[APPLAUSE]
FURTHERMORE, WE PLAN TO BRING
ALL WOMEN INMATES BACK TO
WISCONSIN BY YEAR'S END.
[APPLAUSE]
IF THESE CHANGES TO CORRECTIONS
POLICY SUCCEED WE CAN TURN
TODAY'S CRIMINALS INTO
PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR
WORKFORCE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE NEED
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TALENT,
THE SKILLS OF EACH AND EVERY
PERSON IN WISCONSIN.
THE FACE OF THE FUTURE WISCONSIN
SCHOOL MUST CHANGE AS WELL IF WE
ARE TO CHANGE THE FACE OF THE
WISCONSIN WORKER.
LEARNING WILL START FROM THE
EARLIEST DAYS OF LIFE AND LAST
THROUGHOUT OUR GOLDEN YEARS.
TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW LEARNING
NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY OUR SYSTEM
OF SCHOOLS MUST BE SEAMLESS,
FLEXIBLE AND DYNAMIC.
ENOUGH TO PREPARE OUR YOUNGEST
STUDENT AND OUR OLDEST WORKER
FOR THE TASKS FOR THIS NEW
ECONOMY.
AND THE WORLD MUST BE THE
KPLASROOM WITH THE HELP OF OUR
STUDY ABROAD GRANTS,
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
INITIATIVE AND OUR DISTANCE
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY.
THE JOBS OF TOMORROW WILL
REQUIRE STUDENTS AND WORKERS TO
GET HIGH SKILL TRAINING FROM
TECHNICAL COLLEGE AS WELL AS
GREATER EXPERTISE FROM OUR
UNIVERSITIES.
AND WORKERS WILL NEED TO GO BACK
TO THESE SCHOOLS MANY TIMES FOR
MORE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THEIR
CAREERS.
WE'VE TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT
BUILDING A SEAMLESS SYSTEM OF
SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS LIKE YOUTH
OPTIONS, SCHOOL-TO-WORK, 2+2+2
AND NOW A NEW VIRTUAL TECHNICAL
HIGH SCHOOL ARE LAYING THE
FOUNDATION.
NOW IT'S TIME TO GET IT DONE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I'M CALLING ON THE UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN BOARD OF REGENTS
AND WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
BOARD TO MEET AND OVERCOME THE
FINAL BARRIER TO A TRULY
INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HIGHER
EDUCATION.
OUR K-12 SCHOOLS MUST BE THE
FOUNDATION FOR THIS NEW SEAMLESS
SYSTEM.
OUR SCHOOLS ARE GOOD, BUT BEING
GOOD TODAY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
FOR TOMORROW.
COMPETITION IS CLEARLY HELPING
US BUILD STRONG SCHOOLS AND
IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF OUR
CHILDREN.
NOWHERE IS THIS MORE EVIDENT
THAN IN CHARTER SCHOOLS WHERE
THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN
PARENTS AND EDUCATORS IS
AWE-INSPIRING.
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE
MILWAUKEE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM, A
NEW CHARTER SCHOOL DEVELOPED BY
THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE AND THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
THAT WILL EMPHASIZE SCIENCE AND
MATH.
CAN YOU THINK OF A BETTER IDEA
FOR A SCHOOL FOR THE
SCIENCE-BASED ECONOMY OF THE
NEXT CENTURY?
THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE
EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS MUST BE
AVAILABLE STATEWIDE, SO I AM
PROPOSING AN EXPANSION OF THE
CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TO ALLOW
ANY STATE UNIVERSITY OR
TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO DEVELOP ITS
OWN CHARTER SCHOOL IN THEIR
DISTRICT.
[APPLAUSE]
IF WE PUT POWER BACK IN THE
HANDS OF OUR PARENTS AND
EDUCATORS THEY WILL CREATE AN
EDUCATION REVOLUTION THAT BUILDS
THE DYNAMIC SCHOOL ROOM OF THE
FUTURE.
COMPETITION CAN HELP US PUSH OUR
STUDENTS HARDER IN MATH AND
SCIENCE AS WELL.
SHEPPARD MOLLICK, A PARENT AND
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FROM
SUBURBAN MILWAUKEE, HE WANTS TO
STIMULATE MORE INTEREST IN
SCIENCE IN HIS COMMUNITY BY
STARTING A SCIENCE FAIR.
SHEP, I'M HAPPY YOU'RE HERE, I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INNOVATION.
LET'S GET IT DONE.
[APPLAUSE]
SHEP, IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE IT
EVEN FURTHER BY CREATING A STATE
SCIENCE FAIR.
THE WINNER WOULD BE ABLE TO
RECEIVE A FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR
THEIR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
STUDIES AT ANY UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN SYSTEM SCHOOL.
WE MUST ALSO DO A BETTER JOB
TEACHING OUR CHILDREN TO READ,
FOR READING IS FUNDAMENTAL TO
ALL LEARNING.
A RECENT NATIONAL EDUCATION
GOALS PANEL REPORT SHOWS THAT
PROGRESS IN READING SCORES BY
WISCONSIN FOURTH-GRADERS HAS
REMAINED FLAT SINCE 1992.
THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR
AMERICA'S EDUCATION STATE.
TO PUSH WISCONSIN FORWARD I AM
PROPOSING AN AGGRESSIVE
EXCELLENCE IN READING INITIATIVE
THAT DIRECTS $1 MILLION TO
DEVELOP INNOVATIVE READING
ACADEMIES ACROSS THE STATE,
INVEST $350,000 TO DISTRIBUTE
THE BEST READING PRACTICES OVER
THE INTERNET.
AND CONVENES A STATEWIDE
GOVERNOR'S READING SUMMIT TO BE
CHAIRED BY MY WIFE, FIRST LADY
SUE ANN THOMPSON, ALONG WITH HER
WORK WITH WOMEN'S HEALTH SHE
BELIEVES LITERACY IS SO
IMPORTANT.
WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME.
[APPLAUSE]
OUR CHILDREN, OUR CHILDREN MUST
SPEND MORE TIME READING BOOKS
AND LESS TIME TRADING POKEMON
CARDS.
IF OUR CHILDREN CAN'T READ, THEY
CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW
ECONOMY.
AS WE PUSH OUR CHILDREN AND
TEACHERS HARDER, LET'S MAKE SURE
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REWARD
SUCCESS IN THE PROCESS.
A NEW PROGRAM CALLED AWARD FOR
ACHIEVEMENT CREATES A STRONGER
CORRELATION BETWEEN THE
PERFORMANCE OF OUR SCHOOLS AND
THE EARNING POTENTIAL OF OUR
EDUCATORS.
THE FRAMEWORK FOR THIS PROGRAM
WOULD SET STANDARDS OF
ACCOUNTABILITY, SUCH AS SCHOOLS
WOULD HAVE TO TEST 95% OF THEIR
STUDENTS, SCORES WOULD HAVE TO
IMPROVE FOR ALL STUDENTS,
INCLUDING THE DISADVANTAGED.
SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TO SHOW
YEAR-TO-YEAR GAINS ON
MEASUREMENTS SUCH AS ACHIEVEMENT
TESTS, ATTENDANCE AND DROPOUT
RATES.
WE WOULD MAINTAIN LOCAL CONTROL
BY MAKING PARTICIPATION
VOLUNTARY TO START.
IF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
STUDENT GOES UP IN THOSE AREAS,
ALL STAFF IN THAT SCHOOL WILL
RECEIVE FINANCIAL AWARDS OF UP
TO $3,000.
IF A SCHOOL MAINTAINS THE STATUS
QUO OR RECEDES, THE PUBLIC WILL
CERTAINLY HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE
AND CHANGES WILL BE MADE.
THE FACE OF THE FUTURE IN
EDUCATION DEMANDS THAT WE SET
HIGH STANDARDS AND PUSH OUR
STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE.
AND WHEN OUR STUDENTS DO, WE
SHOULD AWARD THOSE WHO TAUGHT
THEM.
[APPLAUSE]
FINALLY, LEARNING IN THE FUTURE
MUST START FROM BIRTH, WHETHER
IN THE HOME OR THE CHILD CARE
CENTER.
WE'RE READY TO CREATE FIVE NEW
EARLY LEARNING CHILDHOOD QUALITY
CENTERS THAT USE THE LATEST
INNOVATIONS FOR DEVELOPING THE
BRAIN AND STIMULATING LEARNING
IN OUR CHILDREN.
FROM NEWBORNS TO TODDLERS.
THESE CENTERS WILL START
EXPOSING OUR CHILDREN TO FOREIGN
LANGUAGES, CLASSICAL MUSIC,
DRAMA, READING.
THEY WILL PAINT, PERFORM SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTS, AND WILL DIVE INTO
COMPUTER PROGRAMS.
I WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
FOR THEIR BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF
THESE CENTERS.
OUR INVESTMENT WILL MAKE SURE
EVEN THE MOST AT-RISK CHILD WILL
BE ABLE TO ENTER SCHOOL READY TO
LEARN.
[APPLAUSE]
BY CHANGING THE FACE OF OUR
SCHOOLS WE WILL PREPARE OUR
PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN THE JOBS OF
TOMORROW.
BUT WISCONSIN'S COMPETITIVENESS
ALSO CALLS UPON US TO CHANGE THE
FACE OF THE FUTURE IN TRAVEL,
ENERGY AND TAXATION.
BUSINESS TRAVEL IN THE FUTURE
WILL IMPROVE AS HIGH-SPEED RAIL
TIES TOGETHER AIR, ROAD AND MASS
TRANSIT OPTIONS, ALLOWING US TO
CHOOSE THE FASTEST AND MOST
EFFICIENT MEANS.
TO SPUR THIS CHANGE ALONG I AM
CALLING FOR A $50 MILLION STATE
INVESTMENT IN THE MIDWEST RAIL
INITIATIVE, LINKING MADISON,
MILWAUKEE, AND CHICAGO WITH
AMTRAK'S FASTEST TRAINS.
AS CHAIRMAN OF AMTRAK I WILL BE
SEEKING $100 MILLION IN FEDERAL
MONEY TO MATCH OUR INVESTMENT.
[APPLAUSE]
THE DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT
WILL BECOME THE MODEL FOR
TOMORROW'S TRANSPORTATION HUB IN
AMERICA.
A ONE-STOP ACCESS POINT FOR AIR,
RAIL AND GROUND TRAVEL.
SOON, THE BUSINESS TRAVELER WILL
FLY FROM WASHINGTON TO MILWAUKEE
JUMP ON A HIGH-SPEED TRAIN TO
MADISON, THEN CATCH A BUS TO
DROP HER AT HER DOORSTEP, JUST
IN TIME FOR DINNER WITH THE
FAMILY COOKED BY HER HUSBAND.
[LAUGHTER]
NO MORE LENGTHY LAYOVERS IN
AIRPORTS OR CARS STRANDED IN
PARKING RAMPS.
LET'S GET HIGH-SPEED RAIL
RUNNING IN WISCONSIN BY THE YEAR
2003.
NEXT, WE MUST PRODUCE ENOUGH
ENERGY TO POWER OUR NEW ECONOMY.
WE SIMPLY CANNOT TOLERATE
SITUATIONS LIKE THAT OF PROCTOR
AND GAMBLE IN GREEN BAY WHICH
HAD TO SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS FOR
82 HOURS LAST SUMMER DUE TO A
SHORTAGE OF POWER.
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE COME
TOGETHER IN A BIPARTISAN FASHION
WITH BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
INTERESTS TO CREATE A MORE
EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR EXPANDING
OUR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND
DEVELOPING THE NATION'S FIRST
TRANSMISSION COMPANY.
NOW WE MUST GET MORE
TRANSMISSION LINES BUILT IN AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AND SECURE
WAY.
AND THEN WE MUST CREATE A
FIRST-OF-A-KIND GENERATION
COMPANY TO PRODUCE MORE POWER
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.
THE GENCO WILL GROW OUR
GENERATION CAPABILITIES BY
POOLING AND SHARING ENERGY
RESOURCES IN THE STATE.
REMAINING COMPETITIVE WITH
NEIGHBORING STATES MEANS
IMPROVING OUR TAX CODE.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO LEVEL THE
PLAYING FIELD AND IMPLEMENT THE
SINGLE FACTOR.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS ONE TAX CHANGE ALONE COULD
DIRECTLY RESULT IN 65,000 NEW
JOBS.
AND JOB CREATION IS GOOD FOR
BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES.
[APPLAUSE]
WE MUST ALSO MAKE SURE OUR TAX
POLICIES CONTINUE TO EMPOWER THE
WORKERS OF WISCONSIN BY LETTING
THEM KEEP MORE OF THEIR
HARD-EARNED MONEY.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE AND THE MOST
CONSISTENT ERA OF CUTTING TAXES
IN STATE HISTORY.
LOOK AT WHAT HAS BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED FOR WISCONSIN
FAMILIES.
IN THE PAST 14 YEARS WE CUT
TAXES MORE THAN 90 TIMES, SAVING
THE AVERAGE WISCONSIN FAMILY A
REMARKABLE $8300.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS PAST FALL ALONE WE CUT
TAXES BY MORE THAN $1 BILLION,
SAVING FAMILIES --
[APPLAUSE]
-- SAVING FAMILIES $522 THROUGH
A REBATE, INCOME TAX REDUCTION,
AND PROPERTY TAX CUT.
THE ONGOING INVESTMENT IN OUR
PEOPLE IS PAYING OFF WITH A RED
HOT ECONOMY THAT CHURNED OUT YET
ANOTHER SURPLUS OF $380 MILLION.
WE SHOULD GIVE THE PEOPLE
ANOTHER DIVIDEND.
NOW THAT WE CAN AFFORD THE
PROPERTY TAX RENT CREDIT, LET'S
RESTORE IT.
GET IT TO MY DESK.
[APPLAUSE]
[CHEERING]
WHAT WE MUST NOT DO WITH THE
SURPLUS, HOWEVER, IS GO ON AN
ELECTION YEAR SPENDING BINGE.
WE ABSOLUTELY DO NOT NEED TO
SPEND ALL THE MONEY.
WITH WISE PLANNING AND FISCAL
PRUDENCE WE CAN CHANGE THE FACE
OF THE WISCONSIN TAXPAYER INTO A
HAPPY ONE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITHOUT A
DOUBT THE FACE OF THE FUTURE IN
WISCONSIN PROMISES TO BE THE
HEALTHYEST EVER.
THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
PRODUCED BY THE NEW ECONOMY WILL
HELP OUR CHILDREN GROW STRONGER
AND OUR ADULTS LIVE LONGER.
IMPROVED HEALTH CARE AND
PHARMACEUTICAL DISCOVERIES COME
WITH A PRICE.
WE MUST MAKE SURE HEALTH
COVERAGE REMAINS AFFORDABLE FOR
FAMILIES AND SENIORS.
BADGERCARE IS PROVING TO BE A
GODSEND FOR LOW INCOME WORKING
FAMILIES, LIKE BRUCE AND MARGE
CARR.
BRUCE AND MARGE WERE WORKING
HARD TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR TWO
BOYS WHEN THEY WERE SUDDENLY
BLESSED WITH TRIPLETS.
UNABLE TO AFFORD THEIR HEALTH
PREMIUMS WITH FIVE MOUTHS TO
FEED, BADGERCARE FILLED THE
VOID.
THEY CAME TO THIS LEGISLATURE
TONIGHT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND TO THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR ALLOWING THEM
TO HAVE BADGERCARE.
PLEASE STAND UP.
[APPLAUSE]
IN JUST -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IN JUST SIX MONTHS ALMOST 53,000
PEOPLE HAVE BOUT INTO THIS
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
AND WE'RE WORKING AGGRESSIVELY
NOW WITH MILWAUKEE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
LOW INCOME UNINSURED CHILDREN
ARE ABLE TO SIGN UP AND GET INTO
BADGERCARE.
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THIS
POPULAR PROGRAM CAN MEET ITS
GROWING DEMAND BY CREATING $11
MILLION RESERVE FUND SO
BADGERCARE WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE
ALL OF THE WORKING POOR IN
WISCONSIN.
[APPLAUSE]
AS OUR POPULATION GROWS OLDER, A
PREMIUM WILL BE PLACED ON
KEEPING HEALTH COSTS FOR SENIORS
AFFORDABLE AS WELL.
FAMILY CARE WILL GIVE SENIORS
AFFORDABLE LONG-TERM CARE
THROUGH AN ARRAY OF CHOICES TO
MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND
KEEP THEM AT HOME.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
FAMILY CARE WILL START THIS YEAR
IN FOND DU LAC, PORTAGE, AND
LA CROSSE COUNTIES.
SENIORS ALSO ARE FACING A CRISIS
WITH SKYROCKETING PRESCRIPTION
DRUG COSTS.
THE PRICE FOR THESE DRUGS IS
RISING SEVEN TIMES HIGHER THAN
THE RATE OF INFLATION AND FASTER
THAN THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR
SOMEONE ON A FIXED INCOME.
TONIGHT, I'M PROPOSING A LOW
INCOME PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS
PLAN THAT WILL SAVE NEEDY SENIOR
CITIZENS $792 A YEAR IN DRUG
COSTS.
[APPLAUSE]
ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 65 WITH
AN INCOME BELOW $185% OF THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WILL BE
ELIGIBLE.
THE PROGRAM CUTS THE PRICES FOR
THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND HIGH
VOLUME DRUGS COVERED BY
MEDICAID.
PASSES THE SAVINGS TO LOW INCOME
SENIORS WHO PAY FOR MEDICATIONS
OUT OF POCKET.
REQUIRES PHARMACIES TO CHARGE NO
MORE THAN THE MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR LOW
INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.
IT EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY
TO SENIORS AND DISABLED.
PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH AN
EASY-TO-USE PRESCRIPTION CARD.
I AM ENCOURAGED THAT NEARLY
EVERYONE IN THIS CHAMBER AGREES
THAT WE NEED TO TACKLE THIS
PROBLEM.
LET'S COME TOGETHER THIS SESSION
ON A SOLUTION.
[APPLAUSE]
WHILE TECHNOLOGY AND
PHARMACEUTICAL ADVANCES WILL
HELP US LIVE LONGER AND
HEALTHIER THERE ARE THINGS WE
CAN DO TO HELP OURSELVES AND
OTHERS.
FIRST, STOP SMOKING.
[APPLAUSE]
LET'S MAKE THIS THE CENTURY WE
TOOK CIGARETTES OUT OF THE
MOUTHS OF CHILDREN.
TO HELP MAKE THAT VISION A
REALITY, THE TOBACCO CONTROL
BOARD WILL DIRECT MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TOWARD ELIMINATING THE
USE OF TOBACCO, ESPECIALLY BY
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
TONIGHT I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
THAT DR. ERNESTINE WILLIS OF THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
WILL CHAIR THE BOARD ALONG WITH
MANY OTHER MEMBERS WHO I WILL BE
APPOINTING LATER.
SHE IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT BUT
SHE WILL BE HERE.
[APPLAUSE]
AS FOR HELPING OTHERS, START BY
SIGNING YOUR ORGAN DONOR CARD ON
YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INSPIRING
STORIES IN WISCONSIN HOW THIS
ONE SIMPLE ACT SAVES LIVES.
TONIGHT, I WANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU THE FAMILY OF THE TRUITTS
AND ARROWOODS.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU
THEIR STORY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING.
I AM CHRISTOPHER TRUITT.
THIS IS MY WIFE HOLLY AND
DAUGHTER JAMIE.
ON OCTOBER 21, 1996, OUR SECOND
DAUGHTER, ALISA, BORN WITH A
CONGENITAL CONDITION THAT
RESULTS IN THE POTENTIALLY
LETHAL BUILD-UP OF SPINAL FLUID
IN THE BRAIN, AFTER HER BIRTH
THE DOCTORS PLACED A TUBE TO
ALLOW THE EXTRA FLUID TO DRAIN.
BY THE AGE OF 2 ALISA HAD BECOME
NORMAL IN ALMOST EVERY WAY
EXCEEDING EVEN OUR WILDEST
HOPES.
SHE WAS A VERY BRIGHT,
INCREDIBLY SWEET GIRL.
SHE LOVED TO HELP, WHETHER IT
WAS HELPING MOMMY BAKE COOKIES
OR DADDY CLEAN OR HELPING JAMIE
MESS UP THE ROOM.
SHE WAS ALWAYS OFFERING THE
HELP.
[LAUGHTER]
ON MARCH 1, 1999 ALISA'S SHUNT
BECAME PLUGGED.
THE FLUID IMMEDIATELY BEGAN
BUILDINGP IN HER BRAIN AND
QUICKLY SENT OUR LITTLE GIRL
INTO CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY
ARREST.
HOLLY AND I KNEW THAT BOTH OF US
WANTED TO DONATE OUR ORGANS WHEN
OUR TIMES CAME.
BUT WE NEVER IMAGINED WE'D BE
MAKING THIS DECISION FOR OUR
2-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL.
IT WAS ALISA'S LAST CHANCE TO
HELP.
WE MET WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN HOSPITAL'S ORGAN
PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION WHO
TRIED TO PREPARE US AS BEST THEY
COULD FOR ALISA'S FINAL GIFT,
THE GIFT THAT WOULD HELP ANOTHER
FAMILY FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH
WHAT WE WERE FACING AT THAT
MOMENT.
HOURS LATER WE LEARNED THAT A
LITTLE GIRL FROM MICHIGAN WAS IN
NEED OF A LIVER, INTESTINES AND
PART OF A PANCREAS.
ALISA WOULD BE A PERFECT FIT.
WE WERE GIVEN OUR LAST
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO
OUR ANGEL, OUR LAST KISSES AND
HUGS.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT LOSING A
CHILD IS THE MOST DIFFICULT
THING THAT ANY PARENT COULD EVER
HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
THIS SIMPLY ISN'T SO.
LOSING THE CHILD IS THE EASY
PART.
LIVING WITHOUT HER IS THE
HARDEST PART.
THROUGH ORGAN DONATION WE KNOW
THAT ALISA'S DEATH WAS NOT THE
END.
THROUGH THE GIFTS ALISA GAVE
ANOTHER LITTLE GIRL HAS THE
CHANCE TO LIVE.
WE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET THE
LITTLE GIRL THAT RECEIVED
ALISA'S GIFT OF LIFE, KAYLIN.
ACTUALLY, MEET IS A BIT OF AN
UNDERSTATEMENT.
KAYLIN AND HER FAMILY HAVE
BECOME PART OF OUR FAMILY.
WE NOW LIVE ABOUT EIGHT MILES
APART AND WE'RE ALWAYS TOGETHER.
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN INCREDIBLE
GIFT OURSELVES.
THE GIFT OF BEING ABLE TO SEE
THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HAVE
GROWN OUT OF ALISA'S DEATH.
A GIFT OF LIFE THAT WAS ALMOST
LOST, BUT WAS SAVED THANKS TO
ORGAN DONATION AND A LITTLE
ANGEL IN HEAVEN NAMED ALISA.
[APPLAUSE]
>> HELLO.
I'M JIM ARROWOOD.
THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE VICKI,
MY SON DEREK AND OUR LITTLE HERE
KEL DAUGHTER KAYLIN.
KAYLIN WAS BORN WITH A CONDITION
WHICH IS A PORTION OF HER SMALL
INTESTINE THAT GREW OUTSIDE HER
BODY.
THE DOCTORS HAD TO REMOVE MOST
OF HER INTESTINES AT BIRTH TO
REPAIR THE DEFECT.
BECAUSE OF THIS SHE COULD NO
LONGER EAT AND DRINK AND HAD TO
RECEIVE NUTRITION THROUGH AN
I.V.
HOWEVER, LONG-TERM USE OF THIS
NUTRITION DAMAGED HER LIVER SO
SEVERELY THAT IT BEGAN TO FAIL.
KAYLIN SPENT MOST OF HER, WELL,
ALL OF HER FIRST YEAR OF HER
LIFE IN THE HOSPITAL.
INSTEAD OF SEEING BIRDS AND
FLOWERS AND GRASS AND SNOW, SHE
SAW I.V.'S, HEART MONITORS,
DOCTORS AND NURSES.
IN DECEMBER WE WERE INFORMED
THAT KAYLIN WOULD DIE WITHOUT
NEW ORGANS.
SHE NEEDED THEM SO DESPERATELY.
SHE WAS FLOWN TO U.W. HOSPITAL
IN MADISON TO WAIT.
ON MARCH 1st WE FOUND OUT THAT A
LITTLE GIRL PASSED AWAY AND THE
ORGANS WERE PERFECT FOR KAYLIN.
AS I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO THE
OPERATING ROOM I HANDED HER TO
THE DOCTOR AND SHE CRIED FOR ME.
I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.
I KNEW THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST
TIME I WOULD EVER HOLD HER.
THE DOCTOR AND HIS TEAM PLACED A
MIRACLE BY PLACING NEW ORGANS IN
OUR DAUGHTER.
FOR THE FIRST TIME WE COULD DARE
TO LOOK AT TOMORROW.
KAYLIN HAS BEEN GIVEN IN REALITY
HER FIRST CHANCE AT LIFE.
TODAY SHE PLAYS, LAUGHS, IS ABLE
TO BE THAT LITTLE GIRL WE
DREAMED OF HAVING.
THANKS TO KAYLIN'S PRECIOUS
ANGEL ALISA, SHE HAS BEEN GIVEN
A CHANCE TO LIVE.
AS WE TOLD THE TRUITTS, OUR
DAUGHTER KAYLIN IS A PART OF
THEM AS A PART OF ALISA STILL
LIVES INSIDE OUR DAUGHTER.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU EVER WONDERED
HOW MIRACLES WERE MADE HERE IS
YOUR CHANCE TO BE PART OF ONE.
PLEASE DONATE YOUR ORGANS AND BE
A LIFE SAVER.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> HAVE I BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS
ORGAN PROCUREMENT MOVEMENT FOR
SOME TIME.
EVERY TIME I GET INVOLVED WITH
MORE FAMILIES IT'S THE SAME
THING.
THE SAME KIND OF EMOTIONALISM,
THE SAME NEED TO HELP, AND
WISCONSIN IS SUCH A WONDERFUL
PROGRAM.
TOGETHER WE MUST FIGHT HARDER
THAN EVER TO BLOCK WASHINGTON'S
ATTEMPTS TO UNNECESSARILY FORCE
SUCCESSFUL STATES LIKE WISCONSIN
TO SEND THEIR ORGANS TO FAR AWAY
STATES.
THIS WILL COST LIVES IN
WISCONSIN AND NEEDLESSLY WASTE
ORGANS.
WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL
PROCUREMENT PROGRAM THAT HELPS
THOUSANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS AS
WELL.
THE TRUITTS COME FROM MICHIGAN.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO SON JA AND JAMES JONES,
TWO IOWA RESIDENTS.
YOU PROBABLY HEARD OF THEIR
STORY.
SON JA JUST RECEIVED A DOUBLE
TRANSPLANT AT OUR RENOWNED
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
HOSPITAL.
JAMES, HE PLAYS DEFENSIVE TACKLE
FOR THE DETROIT LIONS.
AFTER THE SURGERY, JAMES WAS
GOOD ENOUGH TO REMIND US HOW
FORTUNATE WE ARE HERE IN
WISCONSIN TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT
ORGAN PROCUREMENT PROGRAM AND
SUCH A GIFTED SURGEON AS MY
FRIEND DR. HANS SOLLINGER.
THE JONESES ARE THANKFUL THAT WE
SHARED OUR GOOD FORTUNE.
JIM, THANK YOU, DR. HANS
SOLLINGER, THANK YOU SO VERY
MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
NOW JAMES, WE'RE DELIGHTED TO
SEE THAT SON JA IS DOING SO
WELL.
BUT IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO SHOW
YOUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION,
THE NEXT TIME THAT DORSEY LEVENS
IS RUNNING NEAR YOU ON THE
FOOTBALL FIELD, IF YOU COULD
STUMBLE OR MISS THE TACKLE WE
WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.
[LAUGHTER]
IN WASHINGTON AND ACROSS AMERICA
THE CRY FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM
HAS RESULTED IN A LITTLE MORE
THAN A WHISPER OF PROGRESS.
IF THEY STOP TALKING AND LOOK AT
WISCONSIN THEY ARE GOING TO SEE
ACTION, NOT RHETORIC, AND THE
FACE OF REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT GOES
WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE FACE OF
THE FUTURE IN WISCONSIN ALSO
WILL BEAR A GREAT BIG SMILE.
WE LOVE TO HAVE FUN IN
WISCONSIN.
AND WE LOVE TO ENJOY OUR GREAT
OUTDOORS.
SO WHILE WORKING HARD TO BUILD
THIS NEW ECONOMY, LET'S NOT
FORGET TO TAKE TIME TO BUILD OUR
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS
WELL.
THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE TO START
THAN STATE FAIR PARK, AND THE
LARGEST RENOVATION SINCE ITS
INCEPTION.
WE WILL BEGIN THIS YEAR BY
CONSTRUCTING THE MILLENNIUM GATE
A MORE WARM AND WELCOME ENTRANCE
INTO THE PARK.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE MIDWAY
ALONG THE HIGHWAY WITH A FEW
WATER RIDES, MAKING IT MORE
VISIBLE AND ATTRACTIVE.
IMAGINE THE BIG EYES AND THE
EXCITED FACES OF OUR CHILDREN AS
THEY LOOK OUT THE CAR WINDOW TO
SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND THE
BUSTLING ACTIVITY OF THE FAIR.
THE NEW GATEWAY WILL WELCOME
VISITORS TO IMPROVED GROUNDS, A
NEW RACETRACK AND BETTER
AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES.
SUCH AS A $2 MILLION RENOVATION
TO THE DAIRY BARN.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THESE NEW
FACILITIES MOO U.
THEY WILL HAVE AGRICULTURE
CLASSES THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE'RE ALSO CREATING A NEW MARKET
PLACE WITH RESTAURANTS AND
RETAIL SHOPS AND NEW EXPOSITION
HALL TO BRING EVENTS TO THE FAIR
GROUNDS YEAR-ROUND ASSURING THE
ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE STATE
FAIR.
THIS MAJOR THREE-PHASE
RENOVATION WILL PUT A SMILE IN
YES, A LITTLE WHIPPED CREAM ON
THE FACE OF WISCONSIN'S FUTURE.
AND AFTER ENJOYING THE RIDES AND
THE SHOWS AT THE STATE FAIR,
FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO HEAD
OUT TO OUR NEW CENTENNIAL PARK
WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS
SPRING.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
WISCONSIN STATE PARK SYSTEM.
SOME OF THE MOST FUN OUR STATE
HAS HAD OUTDOORS, HOWEVER, HAS
TAKEN PLACE ON A 100-YARD BY
50-YARD PATCH OF PRISTINE GREEN
GRASS NESTLED AWAY IN BROWN
COUNTY.
THERE, IN THE SMALLEST
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TOWNS, WE
HAVE CELEBRATED VICTORY MORE
TIMES THAN ANY COMMUNITY IN
AMERICA.
ON THAT PATCH OF GRASS WE'VE
SHED TEARS OF JOY AND
FRUSTRATION, WATCHING THE GIANTS
OF THE GRIDIRON -- HUTSON AND
HORNUNG, GREGG AND NITSCHKE,
REGGIE AND FUZZY, LOMBARDI, BART
AND BRET.
WE EVEN HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO
CHEER HOMEGROWN TALENT LIKE
SHEBOYGAN'S BILL SCHROEDER WHO
IS HERE TONIGHT WITH BOB HARLAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
MUDDIED, AND AT TIMES FROZEN,
OUR HEROES HAVE GIVEN THEIR BEST
IN THE LAST REMAINING SHRINE IN
ALL OF SPORTS, LAMBEAU FIELD.
THE GREEN BAY PACKERS HAVE COME
TO US WITH AN EXCITING AND
WELL-THOUGHT-OUT PLAN FOR THE
FUTURE VIABILITY.
THEY LARGELY ASK US TO LET THEM
REACH SOLUTIONS IN THEIR
COMMUNITY.
THEREFORE, THE LEGISLATURE
SHOULD QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY
MOVE THIS PLAN FORWARD AND LET
THE PEOPLE OF BROWN COUNTY
DECIDE ON THEIR PIECE.
STADIUM ISSUES ARE NOT EASY AND
THEY ARE NOT FUN.
IT'S LIKE BEING ON THE 1 YARD
LINE DOWN BY THREE POINTS AND
DECIDING WHETHER TO GO FOR THE
WIN OR SETTLE FOR THE TIE.
IN WISCONSIN, WE ALWAYS GO FOR
THE WIN.
[APPLAUSE]
GREEN BAY IS THE BEST KNOWN
SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA.
IT IS KNOWN AS TITLETOWN.
LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY BY
HELPING THE PACKERS STAY
WINNERS.
I CANNOT IMAGINE THE FACE OF THE
FUTURE IN WISCONSIN WITHOUT A
STRONG PACKER TEAM.
[APPLAUSE]
THE FACE OF THE FUTURE OF
GOVERNMENT MUST CHANGE
DRAMATICALLY FOR THE NEXT
CENTURY.
WE MUST RENEW AND RESTRUCTURE
THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR
PEOPLE AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS AT
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
THE PUBLIC IS RIGHTFULLY
DEMANDING THAT WE DO MORE WITH
LESS.
BUT MEETING THIS DEMAND IS
CAUSING GREATER STRAIN ON THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE,
LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
BECAUSE FEWER TAXPAYERS DOLLARS
ARE AVAILABLE.
TO PUT THINGS IN ITS PROPER
PERSPECTIVE RIGHT NOW, EVERY
CENT OF THE MORE THAN $6 BILLION
THAT THE STATE COLLECTS IN
INCOME TAXES GOES BACK TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
STATE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT SPEND
ONE PENNY OF YOUR INCOME TAX
DOLLARS ON STATE PROGRAMS.
IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE SCHOOL
BOARD, COUNTY BOARD, AND YOUR
MUNICIPAL BOARD.
YET WE HEAR MORE AND MORE
COMPLAINTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT
THAT THE STATE IS NOT SENDING
THEM ENOUGH MONEY.
THIS TELLS ME THE CURRENT
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE
RESTRUCTURED.
THEREFORE, I AM CREATING A BLUE
RIBBON COMMISSION ON STATE AND
LOCAL PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP A
NEW SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THE
SERVICES OUR PEOPLE DEMAND AND
COLLECTING THE MONEY TO PAY FOR
THEM.
AND I ASKED DON KETTL, AND THE
PROFESSOR THAT WILL FOLLOW THE
INSTITUTE ALONG WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL FORMS OF
GOVERNMENT TO BE INVOLVED.
I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE VERY
MUCH, DON.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP WILL BE THE
CORNERSTONE FOR MY NEXT BIENNIAL
BUDGET.
JUST SO WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S AT
STAKE, I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT
THE STATE WILL BE INCREASING THE
MONEY IT SENDS TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNTIL THIS NEW
PARTNERSHIP IS IN PLACE.
WHILE WE HAVE DON KETTL HERE,
LET'S GET CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REFORM PASSED.
I WILL SIGN ANY FINANCE REFORM
LEGISLATION THAT GETS TO MY
DESK.
[APPLAUSE]
WE CAN FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT
AND ITS PEOPLE BY IMPROVING OUR
CONDUCT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PEOPLE
ARE TIRED OF PETTY POLITICS.
AND IF WE DON'T CHANGE THE WAY
WE CONDUCT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS
THEY WILL CHANGE OUR WAYS FOR
US.
WE CAN START BY TONING DOWN THE
PARTISAN ATTACKS AND THE CYNICAL
GAMESMANSHIP.
WE CAN IMPROVE THE ATMOSPHERE IN
THIS BUILDING BY MAKING LAWS THE
OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
SO INSTEAD OF PROPOSING A MINI
BUDGET, THE INITIATIVES OUTLINED
TONIGHT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU
AS INDIVIDUAL LEGISLATION.
[APPLAUSE]
THE FACE OF THE FUTURE OF
WISCONSIN REQUIRES EVERYONE,
EVERYONE IN THIS BUILDING TO
WORK TOGETHER.
IN CLOSING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BUILDING WISCONSIN'S FACE OF THE
FUTURE WILL TAKE VISION.
IT WILL TAKE HOPE AND STRONG
WILL.
AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, A BURNING
DESIRE TO SUCCEED.
FOR WE HAVE NOT TOILED REFORMED
AND SACRIFICED FOR MORE THAN 150
YEARS TO STAND IN THE BRIGHT
LIGHT OF TOMORROW'S PROMISE AND
ACCEPT IMMEDIATEY OKRYTY.
OUR PURPOSE IS HIGHER, OUR
CONVICTION IS STRONGER.
AND OUR VISION IS MUCH MORE FAR
REACHING.
WISCONSIN WILL REMAIN THE STATE
AMERICA LOOKS TO FOR LEADERSHIP.
WHY?
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN WISCONSIN
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
THEN WE GO OUT AND WE MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
WHEN I STOOD HERE IN 1990 AND
SAID WE WOULD WIN A ROSE BOWL IN
FIVE YEARS, PEOPLE NEARLY
LAUGHED ME OFF THE STAGE.
AND IF I WOULD HAVE MENTIONED
THAT EVENING THAT WE HAD THE
POSSIBILITY OF WINNING THE
HEISMAN, THEY WOULD HAVE
COMMITTED ME TO MENDOTA.
BUT NOW, WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS
IS EXPECTED IN WISCONSIN.
I TAKE GREAT PRIDE TONIGHT IN
PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT THE
MEN WHO ACCOMPLISHED THOSE FEATS
COACH BARRY ALVAREZ, HIS PLAYERS
CHRIS, JASON DORY, DANEL
THOMPSON AND CHRIS MACINTOSH.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
BARRY, WHEN I MADE MY PREDICTION
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH
ONE.
THREE IS TRULY AMAZING.
BACK-TO-BACK ROSE BOWL
VICTORIES.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, YOUR TEAM, FOR
BRINGING SO MUCH PRIDE TO OUR
STATE.
THIS HEISMAN TROPHY, THE RAREST
OF ALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, STANDS
AS A SYMBOL THAT WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.
IF WE CAN DREAM, WE CAN DO IT.
RON DAYNE GAVE US SO MUCH, SO
MUCH EXCITEMENT, SO MANY
THRILLS.
A YOUNG MAN WITH A VISION.
RON COULD NOT BE WITH US TONIGHT
BUT HIS TROPHY IS HERE.
LET'S GIVE RON DAYNE THE GREAT
DAY, A STANDING ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR WHAT HE'S BEEN ABLE
TO DO.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
WE ALSO THANK ERIKA PALMER FOR
MAKING WISCONSIN A NATIONAL
CHAMPION BY WINNING THE NCAA
CROSS COUNTRY TITLE THIS FALL.
ERIKA.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
TONIGHT, WE PAINT ADD PICTURE OF
THE FACE OF THE FUTURE IN
WISCONSIN.
WE LAID OUT AN AGGRESSIVE VISION
AGGRESSIVE VISION FOR MAKING
THIS FACE A REALITY.
AS A STATE WE HOLD GREAT
CONFIDENCE AND OPTIMISM IN THE
FUTURE.
BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR
PEOPLE, SUCH AS THESE GREAT
ATHLETES, THE SCIENTISTS WHO
TOLD THE -- WHO HOLDS THE KEY TO
THE NEW ECOMY, THE
ENTREPRENEURS WHO TOLD JOBS INTO
THE FUTURE, THE DAIRY FARMERS
WHO FEED OUR FAMILIES, THE
DISABLED WHOSE TALENTS
STRENGTHEN OUR SOCIETY, THE
EDUCATORS WHO PREPARE OUR
CHILDREN FOR THE ENDLESS
POSSIBILITIES OF THE FUTURE.
THE DIVERSITY OF OUR PEOPLE, OUR
SENIORS WHO BUILT TODAY'S
FOUNDATION, AND OUR CHILDREN WHO
HOLD TOMORROW'S HOPE.
BUT AS ALWAYS, WE SEE THE FACE
OF THE FUTURE MOST CLEARLY IN
OUR FAMILIES.
WHO CARRY FORWARD OUR DREAMS FOR
A BETTER TOMORROW.
AND FOR ME, I SEE THE FUTURE IN
THE FACE OF A SPECIAL LITTLE
PRINCESS CALLED SOPHIE ANN.
TOGETHER WE ALL MAKE UP THE FACE
OF THE FUTURE IN WISCONSIN, THE
FACE OF GREATNESS.
THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S MY BABY.
THANK YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU AND
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND WISCONSIN!
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
YOU BETTER TAKE HER.
SHE'LL START CRYING.
HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WITH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER IN HIS
ARMS AND FLANKED BY SOME OF THE
SENIOR STANDOUTS OF THE BADGER
FOOTBALL TEAM, THE STATE'S CHIEF
QUARTERBACK OR FIRST STRING
QUARTERBACK ANYWAY, DELIVERS HIS
14TH ANNUAL STATE OF THE STATE
ADDRESS.
HE HAS DELIVERED THAT SPEECH
MORE THAN TWICE AS OFTEN AS ANY
OTHER GOVERNOR IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY.
JOINING ME AGAIN IS THE
ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF THE
"WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL," TOM
STILL AND THE EDITORIAL PAGE
EDITOR OF "THE CAPITAL TIMES"
JOHN NICHOLS.
WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU, TOM?
>> WELL, AT THE OUTSET WE WERE
GOING TO SEE BIO-TOMMY AND CYBER
TOMMY.
WE ALSO SAW GRANDPA TOMMY.
WE SAW THE PASS THIS TAX NOW
TOMMY.
AND SOME SIGNIFICANT THINGS, I
THINK CERTAINLY, TELLING THE
LEGISLATURE TO PUT THAT PROPERTY
TAX RENT CREDIT ON HIS DESK AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A THAT
NOOVER TO ENCOURAGE LESS I GUESS
MONKEYING AROUND WITH THE MONEY
SO IT'S NOT SPENT ON NEW
PROGRAMS.
I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHAT HE'S
AIMING AT.
ALSO THE NOTION OF SAYING HE
WOULD SIGN ANY CAMPAIGN FINANCE
BILL THAT HIT HIS DESK.
ANY IS PRETTY BROAD.
>> YES.
JOHN, WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU?
>> DEFINITELY VACATIONS ON THE
MOON.
THAT WAS GOOD.
I WAS STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT AS
USUAL IT WAS A LAUNDRY LIST, A
VERY BROAD AGENDA.
AND I KEPT GETTING THIS VISION
OF JERRY BROWN BECAUSE YOU KNOW,
20 YEARS AGO JERRY BROWN WOULD
GET UP AND GIVE SPEECHES ABOUT
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ALL THESE, YOU
KNOW, MAKING THE SILICON VALLEY
SOMETHING.
NOW 20 YEARS LATER TOMMY
THOMPSON IS GIVING THE SAME
SPEECH IN WISCONSIN.
IT'S NICE, IT CERTAINLY SOUNDS
GREAT.
IT MAKES PEOPLE MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH CHANGES.
THE FACT IS TECHNOLOGY IS
HAPPENING EVERYWHERE.
>> JERRY BROWN IS THE DEMOCRAT.
LAST YEAR SENATOR CHUCK CHVALA,
A DEMOCRAT, SAT HERE AND SAID
YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR THOMPSON
SOUNDS LIKE A DEMOCRAT.
WERE YOU SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER
OF INITIATIVES ESPECIALLY
EDUCATION AND SOME OF THE --
>> NOT REALLY.
I THOUGHT HE HAD A FEW LINES
THAT MIGHT HAVE COME FROM A
DEMOCRAT.
MANY OF THEM COME FROM A
MODERATE DEMOCRAT, CERTAINLY.
THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROPOSAL
WAS CERTAINLY ONE THAT THE
DEMOCRATS I THINK WOULD BE
COMFORTABLE WITH.
THEY COULD PROBABLY BE
COMFORTABLE WITH SOME OF THE
EXPANSION OF BADGERCARE.
IT'S STRIKING, WHO WAS LEFT OUT.
THE WISCONSIN IS IN THE MIDDLE
OF AN AWFUL FARM CRISIS.
DAIRY FARMERS HAVE SOME OF THE
LOWEST PRICES.
THEY WERE NOT MENTIONED
WHATSOEVER.
THERE WAS A ONE-LINE MENTION OF
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AT A
TIME WE'RE GOING INTO THE MOST
EXPENSIVE ELECTIONS PROBABLY IN
OUR HISTORY.
THIS WAS NOT A SPEECH THAT
ADDRESSED, I THOUGHT,
SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS THAT THE
STATE FACES BUT MORE OF A HAPPY
IMAGE OF WHAT THE STATE MIGHT
LOOK LIKE IN A BIOTECH FUTURE.
>> THE GOVERNOR, TOM, HAS NOT
RULED OUT A FIFTH TERM, ALTHOUGH
HE HAS HINTED AT TIME THIS IS
WILL BE IT.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
WAS THIS THE SPEECH OF A MAN WHO
MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT A FIFTH
TERM?
>> CERTAINLY THE SPEECH AFTER
MAN WHO WANTS TO KEEP OPTIONS
OPEN AND TO HAVE PEOPLE THINKING
THAT HE MIGHT RUN FOR ANOTHER
TERM.
YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT HE COULD
BE ONLY THREE YEARS AWAY FROM
BEING OUT.
HE HAS ALL THESE INITIATIVES
OUT.
WHY GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO
TREAT HIM LIKE A LAME DUCK.
SO, AND ESPECIALLY HE LAID OUT
ANOTHER INITIATIVE.
THIS IS WHERE I THINK HE DID NOT
SOUND LIKE A DEMOCRAT.
THIS IS RESTRUCTURING STATE AID
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
HE SAID NO MORE STATE AID, NO
INCREASES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
UNTIL WE GET THIS FIXED AND HAVE
A NEW RELATIONSHIP.
I THINK HE DREW A PRETTY
IMPORTANT LINE IN THE SAND
THERE.
>> WHICH OF HIS OTHER
INITIATIVES ARE LIKELY TO FIND
FAVOR WITH THE DEMOCRATS -- AND
OF COURSE REPUBLICANS.
>> I WOULD THINK THAT DESPITE, I
KNOW JOHN HAS MISGIVINGS ABOUT
SOME OF THE BIOTECHNOLOGY
INITIATIVES.
SURE, A LOT OF THIS HAPPENS
NATURALLY.
TECHNOLOGY MARCHES ON.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW
STATES IN THE POSITION TO TAKE
THE LEAD.
IF JERRY BROWN HAD A PIECE OF
PUTTING CALIFORNIA IN THE LEAD
IN SILICON VALLEY 20 YEARS AGO
HE DESERVES CREDIT BECAUSE
THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE A FEW
STATES IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
I THINK THAT HAS A CHANCE FOR
SOME BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
I ALSO THINK SOME OF THE PRISON
INITIATIVES, TO MOVE AWAY --
FIRST TO BRING ALL OF THE WOMEN
PRISONERS HOME, ALTHOUGH THERE
MAY NOT BE MANY, IT'S A STEP, IT
SIGNALS THAT MAYBE THERE IS A
REVERSAL GOING ON HERE.
SO SOME OF THE TALK ABOUT PRISON
PROGRAMS AND PREVENTION.
THE NOTION OF PAVING THE WAY FOR
A DRUG COURT AND DOING SOME
DIFFERENT THINGS WITH PEOPLE WHO
ARE SURELY ACCUSED OF DRUG
VIOLATIONS AND NOT OTHER THINGS,
THAT MAY BE A STEP THAT PEOPLE
IN BOTH PARTIES COULD LOOK AT.
>> TOM STILL OF THE "WISCONSIN
STATE JOURNAL," JOHN NICHOLS OF
"THE CAPITAL TIMES," THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ANALYSIS.
WE'RE GOING TO JOIN SENATOR
CHUCK CHVALA FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
RESPONSE.
AND WHILE WE GET SENATOR CHUCK
CHVALA IN HERE, APLUNGE THE
HIGHLIGHTS, $317 MILLION
INITIATIVE FOR BIOSTAR, A
SCIENCE AND -- MONEY TO BUILD A
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE ELECTRONIC TRANSFER ACT
DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN
E-COMMERCE SECURITY.
THE GOVERNOR CALLED FOR A SECOND
AND THIRD SHIFT CHILD CARE
CENTERS, BASIC READING SKILLS
AND G.E.D.'S FOR PRISON INMATES.
THIS INITIATIVE TO BRING FEMALE
INMATES HOME FROM OUT OF STATE
PRISON BY YEAR'S END.
A RAFT OF IT EDUCATIONAL
INITIATIVES.
AND WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
THOSE WITH SENATOR CHUCK CHVALA
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE
HERE.
YOUR REACTION TO TONIGHT'S
SPEECH.
>> THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THINGS
THAT DEMOCRATS AGREED WITH.
THE MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE
UNIVERSITY, CREATE THE HIGH TECH
JOBS THAT WISCONSIN NEEDS.
$900 MILLION FOR THAT.
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVES,
MORE MONEY FOR BADGERCARE SO
MORE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO DO NOT
HAVE HEALTH CARE CAN GET IT.
A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THERE.
WE SUPPORT THOSE AND I EXPECT
YOU WILL SEE POSITIVE ACTION.
DEMOCRATS ALSO AGREE WITH IT
SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY AGREES NOW
TO RESTORE THE PROPERTY TAX RENT
CREDIT.
WE WANTED TO DO THAT.
>> NEXT YEAR?
>> THAT WILL BE IN THE NEXT --
IT WILL BE ON PEOPLE'S TAXES FOR
THE FLEX GO ROUND.
IT WILL BE DONE SOON IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
I WOULD REMIND THE GOVERNOR THAT
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE SENATE
WANTED IT BEFORE.
WE'RE GLAD HE IS ON BOARD.
WE HOPE PEOPLE WON'T FORGET THAT
THEY ARE GETTING A PROPERTY TAX
INCREASE AND THE SENATE
DEMOCRATS WOULD LIKE TO STOP THE
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
$170.
AS PEOPLE FORGOT ABOUT THE RENT
CREDIT WHEN THE REBATE CAME I
THINK A LOT WOULD LIKE THEM TO
FORGET ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX
INCREASE.
ONE AREA I THINK THERE IS
DISAGREEMENT.
GOVERNOR THOMPSON HAS A
PRESCRIPTION DRUG INITIATIVE.
THE SENATE INITIATIVE COVERS
600,000.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 400,000
SENIORS WHO WILL NOT GET
PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS UNDER
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL VERSUS
OURS.
WE WANT TO FIGHT FOR THOSE
SENIOR CITIZENS.
WE THINK THEY DESERVE THE HELP
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT
DRIVEN OUT OF THEIR HOMES OR
FORCED TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO TAKE
A FULL DOSE OR WHETHER THEY HAVE
TO SKIP A MEAL, WHETHER THEY
HAVE TO HOLD HEAT DOWN TO 50
DEGREES.
WE HEARD ALL OF THOSE STORIES.
THE GOVERNOR'S BENEFIT FOR
PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS FOR
ELDERLY RESIDENTS, WAS ABOUT
$800.
WHAT IS THE SENATE'S VERSION?
>> THE SENATE'S PLAN IS ABOUT
$800 ALSO.
>> THE SAME AMOUNT BUT EXPANDED
COVERAGE.
>> RIGHT.
THE PROBLEM IS THERE ARE A LOT
OF PEOPLE WHO WON'T GET COVERAGE
UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN.
REMEMBER, THERE ARE SOME SENIOR
CITIZENS PAYING $500, SOME AS
HIGH AS $900 A MONTH IN
PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.
IMAGINE PAYING MORE THAN $10,000
FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
LAST YEAR YOU SAID IT SOUNDED
LIKE A DEMOCRATIC SPEECH.
HOW MUCH DOES HE SOUND LIKE A
DEMOCRAT THIS TIME?
>> PRETTY DEMOCRATIC TODAY.
I THINK THE GOVERNOR IS A GUY
WHO HE FEELS THE PULSE OF THE
PEOPLE.
AND USUALLY HE RESPONDS TO THAT.
I THINK WE KNOW FROM ALL THAT
WE'RE HEARING FROM PEOPLE BACK
IN OUR DISTRICTS AND WHAT WE
HEAR FROM PEOPLE NATIONALLY AND
LOCALLY IS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO
BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THE
ESSENTIALS OF LIFE.
THEY WANT THEIR MOM AND DAD TO
GET PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AT AN
AFFORDABLE COST, TO HAVE THEIR
CHILDREN EDUCATED.
THEY DO CARE ABOUT PEOPLE, THEY
WANT CHILDREN WHO DON'T HAVE
HEALTH INSURANCE TO HAVE IT.
I THINK THE GOVERNOR WITH HIS
FINGER ON THE PULSE IS
SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE.
I THINK SHE FAR DIFFERENT THAN
SOME OF THE RISING STARS IN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY IN WISCONSIN
WHO FRANKLY ARE MORE NO CUSSED
ON A LIMITED AGENDA.
>> WHAT WERE YOU HOPING TO HEAR
THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR IN
TONIGHT'S SPEECH?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS REACHED OUT IN A
POSITIVE WAY AND WE WANT TO
REACH BACK.
I DON'T THINK THAT AFTER A
SPEECH LIKE THIS YOU LOOK FOR
THINGS THAT WEREN'T THERE.
YOU LOOK FOR THINGS THAT WERE
THERE.
YOU TRY TO LOOK AT IT IN A
POSITIVE WAY.
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN US.
HE DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT
THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE COMING
IN DECEMBER.
HE ACTUALLY KIND OF TOOK A SWIPE
AT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SAID
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE EVEN
THOUGH THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB
OF HOLDING DOWN COSTS.
THERE ARE DISAGREEMENTS.
BUT I THINK OVERALL THERE WERE
POSITIVE THINGS THERE.
WE SHARE THE SAME GOALS AS THE
GOVERNOR ON IMPROVING STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT.
WE MAY HAVE DISAGREEMENTS HOW WE
GET THERE.
BUT OVERALL I WOULD SAY THAT THE
SPEECH WAS A GOOD ONE AND
DEMOCRATS WILL RESPOND
FAVORABLY.
IN FACT, I REALIZED AS I WAS
LISTENING TO THE APPLAUSE
OCCASIONALLY THERE WAS MORE FROM
THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE TEACHER MERIT
PAY?
>> I THINK THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO
HAVE TEACHERS WELL REWARDED.
WE'RE HAPPY THE GOVERNOR
RECOGNIZES THAT TEACHERS, IF WE
ATTRACT GOOD PEOPLE TO TEACHING
IN THIS MARKET WE BETTER TA THEM
WELL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE
IN A WAY THAT ENHANCES THE VALUE
FOR CHILDREN.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT LOOKED AT THESE TYPES OF
PROPOSALS.
SOMETIMES THEERIT PAY IDEA, IF
NOT IMPLEMENTED CORRECTLY CAN BE
HARMFUL, NOT HELPFUL IN STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT.
WE WANT TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT
ENHANCES COMPENSATION BUT KUZ SO
IN A WAY THAT HELPS STUDENTS.
DID THIS SOUND LIKE A SPEECH
FROM SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE
THINKING ABOUT A FIFTH TERM?
>> I THINK THAT GOVERNOR
THOMPSON WILL NOT RUN FOR A
FIFTH TERM.
BUT I THINK HE DOESN'T WANT TO
BE A LAME DUCK.
YOU WILL HEAR HIM KID OR TALK
ABOUT ANOTHER TERM BECAUSE HE
DOESN'T WANT TO BE A LAME DUCK.
>> SENATOR CHUCK CHVALA, THE
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR
STATEWIDE VIEWERS WE'LL CONTINUE
OUR ANALYSIS OF THIS STATE OF
THE STATE ADDRESS FRIDAY NIGHT
ON "WEEKEND."
OUR GUESTS WILL BE SENATE
MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK CHVALA,
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SCOTT JENSEN.
WE'LL BE JOINED BY FOUR MEMBERS
OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES,
MARK GREEN, PAUL RYAN, TAMMY
BALDWIN, AND TOM BARRETT.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR STATEWIDE
COVERAGE OF THE GOVERNOR'S STATE
OF THE STATE ADDRESS.
ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.