Read about our priorities for the upcoming year in our Advocacy Agenda.

Find out what we've been up to and how we're doing by reading the League Lobbying Record (registered with the State Ethics Board) and the  Legislative Score Card 2007-2008.pdf , which gives an overview of our actions the current legislative session.
 
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Do you know who your legislators are and how to reach them? Contacting your legislators directly is one of the most effective ways to influence policy and have your message heard! Show your support for or opposition to legislation by attending an upcoming hearing.
 

Letters from the League:

• July 2008: Letter to Government Accountability Board asking for support for expanding opportunities for Wisconsin's veterans to register and vote in this and future elections.  VA Letter.pdf
• May 5, 2008: Letter to DNR calling for stronger Mercury Reduction Rule  5-5-08 Comments on Proposed Mercury Rule.pdf
• February 21, 2008: Letter to Governor Doyle supporting his call to deal with upcoming projected budget shortfalls. The Wheeler Report also released this statement.
• January 30, 2008: Letter to Representative Mike Huebsch, regarding predatory lending practices. (Attachments mentioned in letter can be found here.)
• January 22, 2008: Joint Opposition Statement opposing AB-346 which would repeal the current moratorium on the construction of nuclear power plants in Wisconsin.
• December 21, 2007: to Rep. Shryl Albers encouraging her to reschedule the cancelled hearing on AB 250 and AB 390
• November 5, 2007: to Chief Justice Abrahamson, re: Redistricting   Redistricting letter 11-07.pdf

Statements on current legislation:
(The State Ethics Board maintains a list of all the bills on which we have registered a position) For older Legislation, please see our Legislative Archive.

Campaign Finance
4/9/2008   Time for campaign finance reform.pdf

2/8/2008 Support campaign finance bills
5/1/2007 Support SB77 Regulation of Issue Ads and SB171 Public Financing of Supreme Court Elections

Courts
3/21/2007 Oppose AJR30/AJR31 Exempting Attorneys from Belonging to the State Bar

Correctional Policy
no current legislative activity

Citizens' Rights
3/27/2007 Oppose AB207/SB107 Video Cable Regulation 
4/10/2007 Campaign Finance Reform Statement

Voting Rights
3/3/2008 Oppose AJR 17 Requiring Photo ID Before Exercising the Constitutional Right to Vote

12/27/2007  Support AB 390 felon enfranchisement.pdf (28.45 KB)

12/3/2007  A Greater Investment is Needed to Improve Elections (119.78 KB)

Financing Education
12/15/2007 Support SJR 27.pdf

Government Financing
5/30/2007 Oppose AB329/AB221/AB190/AB224 Decreasing Revenues
5/23/2007 SB40: the State Budget
4/18/2007 Support SB122 Property Tax Exemptions

Government Structures and Process
no current legislation

Natural Resources
3/10/2008 Support SB 523/AB 915 the Great Lakes Compact
3/10/2008 Oppose AB 347 Public Service Commission Study
3/06/2008 Support AB 899 SB 544: Uniform Wind Siting
12/18/2007 Oppose AB 346 Repealing Moratorium on New Nuclear Power Plant Construction
12/18/2007 Oppose AB 347 & AB 348 on Nuclear Power 
12/18/2007 Support SB 284 Open Burning Citations
 Support HR1350 Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007

Health Care
1/18/2008 Support SB 375 Mental Health Parity.pdf
3/15/2007 Support Health Care Reform