Moving Wisconsin Forward Governor Jim Doyle 2002-2010 JIM DOYLE GOVERNOR STATE OF WISCONSIN

December 2010 My Fellow Citizens: For the past eight years, I have had the honor and privilege of serving the people of Wisconsin as Governor. Over the course of our lives, Jessica and I have dedicated ourselves to working for others, first as Peace Corps volunteers, then on a Navajo Indian Reservation, and finally as Governor and First Lady. We have been blessed with many opportunities and responsibilities – but none has been as great as serving the people of this state. Serving as Governor has been fulfilling, hard work that would not have been possible without the support of many people who love this state. I have been blessed with a wonderful family and a great team – all of whom care deeply about Wisconsin and have been working every bit as hard as I have to move Wisconsin forward. The following pages are a record of that work. When I took office, I had to confront two major, immediate challenges – the largest budget deficit in the state’s history and an economy that had been hit hard by a national recession. The situation demanded hard decisions. So we tightened our belts, made tough cuts, but didn’t give an inch on the things that matter most, protecting schools, creating jobs, and making sure more people could afford the health care they need. That’s the way we do things here in Wisconsin. And it’s the approach that guided me through two terms as your Governor. The past eight years have been challenging. But time and again, we have risen to meet our state’s challenges and seize opportunities for future growth. Throughout it all, I have gained inspiration, strength and pride from Wisconsin families. In every corner of our great state are hardworking, innovative, courageous and optimistic people. Like the generations before, the people of Wisconsin continue to get up every day and work to make this a stronger, safer, and more vibrant state. Together, we’ve made Wisconsin the very best place to live, work and raise a family. We have accomplished much to be proud of over the past eight years and I could not have done it without the support and the guiding spirit of Wisconsin families. Thank you for the honor of serving you. On Wisconsin! Sincerely,

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GE OV RNOR JIM DOYLE

Governor Jim Doyle was elected Wisconsin’s governor in 2002 and was reelected in 2006 with more votes than any candidate for governor in Wisconsin history. During his time in office, Governor Doyle has focused on creating opportunity through education, growing the economy, and making health care affordable and available to all. In 1976, Doyle was elected Dane County district attorney and served three terms from 1977 to 1982. Doyle then spent eight years building his own private law practice prior to being elected Wisconsin attorney general in 1990. Doyle was reelected as attorney general in 1994 and 1998, making him the second-longest serving attorney general in Wisconsin history. Governor Doyle and his three sisters grew up in Madison. Governor Doyle’s parents were founding members of the modern Democratic Party in Wisconsin and he credits them for instilling in him a passion for public service and a commitment to improving people’s lives. Governor Doyle attended Stanford University for three years and spent his senior year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School. Inspired by John F. Kennedy’s call to public service, after college, the Governor and First Lady Jessica Doyle worked for two years as teachers in Tunisia, Africa in the Peace Corps. After graduating from law school, the Governor and First Lady moved to the Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle, Arizona to work as an attorney and teacher, respectively. Governor and First Lady Doyle have two adult sons, Gus and Gabe.

I make one pledge above all others: That I will do everything in my power to unite the people of Wisconsin and to help shape a government that focuses on the issues that matter most in our daily lives … Security for our families … Better lives for our children … A comfortable and healthy retirement for our seniors … And a commitment to Wisconsin values. —Governor Jim Doyle Inaugural Address, January 6, 2003 5

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Health care: Improving the Health of All Wisconsinites 4

Education: Giving Every Child the Opportunity to Succeed 7

Jobs: Growing Wisconsin’s Economy 14

Environment: Protecting Our Natural Resources for Generations to Come 22

Energy: From Improving Infrastructure to Building a Clean Energy Future 27

Agriculture: Reclaiming Our Farming Heritage 29

Veterans & Military: Honoring Wisconsin Servicemen and Women 32

Transportation: Investing in Wisconsin’s Infrastructure 34

Government: Making Government Work Better 37

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Hat e l h care | Improving the Health of All Wisconsinites

H ealth care: Improving the Health of All Wisconsinites … [I]n Wisconsin, health care should be a birthright—not a ticket to bankruptcy. —Governor Jim Doyle, State of the State address, 2006

Through some of the most turbulent economic times in Wisconsin history, Governor Doyle has never wavered in his commitment to providing affordable health care to all Wisconsinites. During his time in office, Wisconsin residents have experienced the most substantial increase in access to health care in state history. Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, Wisconsin is now America’s health care leader, ranking first for health care quality, second in access to coverage, and providing health care access to every child.

ƒƒNearly 98 percent of all residents, including all Wisconsin children, have access to affordable health insurance. ƒƒWisconsin currently has the second lowest uninsured rate in the country. Nearly 400,000 more people have health insurance since 2002. ƒƒBadgerCare Plus—Governor Doyle’s signature health care initiative—has given 250,000 additional Wisconsinites access to health care services.

E xpanding Access for All In February 2008, BadgerCare Plus – Health Care for All Kids – was launched. BadgerCare Plus was a complete program redesign that merged three separate programs into one and streamlined the eligibility system to reduce health care applications from multiple pages to just one. BadgerCare Plus was so successful that 44,000 people became eligible for the program on its first day. All kids now have access to affordable health care in Wisconsin. About 450,000 kids are covered under BadgerCare Plus. Following the success of BadgerCare Plus – Health care for All Kids, Governor Doyle directed the implementation of BadgerCare Plus – Core Plan for adults without dependent children. The Core Plan was approved and then initially implemented in January 2009 with statewide enrollment opening in June 2009.

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Jan. 6 Sworn into office as the 44th Nov. 5 Governor of Wisconsin. Appoints Governor Jim Doyle most diverse Cabinet in Wisconsin elected. history. 7

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Governor Doyle also led the effort to ensure that every Wisconsin senior and person with disabilities has access to home and community-based long term care services. In the past, these individuals were told the only affordable help was a nursing home, which was neither cost effective nor in the best interest of the individual. Governor Doyle expanded the successful Family Care program statewide. Family Care continues to save money, improve health outcomes, and enable people to stay in their homes and communities.

S trides in Public Health During Governor Doyle’s tenure, Wisconsin has made important strides in improving public health through initiatives such as reducing the smoking rate, curbing teen pregnancy, and addressing disparities in birth outcomes. S eniorCare: Expanding Access to Prescription Drugs Perhaps the most significant improvements came in tobacco use. Governor Doyle led a statewide effort SeniorCare, a nationally recognized prescription to enact a comprehensive smoking ban that prohibits drug program in Wisconsin has helped more than smoking in workplaces in Wisconsin. As a result, the 100,000 senior citizens gain access to life-saving smoking rate has fallen below 20 percent for the first prescription drugs. The key to its success: under time in state history. Smoking rates have dropped by 65 SeniorCare Wisconsin negotiates drug pricing with percent for middle-school students, 38 percent for high drug companies. But when Congress passed its own school students, and 17 percent for adults. prescription drug plan, the Bush Administration started to pressure states like Wisconsin to dissolve programs Governor Doyle also made reducing teen pregnancy like SeniorCare, even after a study sponsored by AARP rates a top public health priority. During his tenure, showed that 94 percent of SeniorCare participants were the teen pregnancy rate fell by seven percent. Governor better off under Wisconsin’s program than the new Doyle made key policy changes such as the enactment federal initiative. of the Family Planning Waiver Program, which provides 50,000 uninsured or under-insured women Governor Doyle took on Washington and fought to access to services to prevent unwanted pregnancies. This protect SeniorCare, testifying before Congress and program will also be expanded to provide men with pushing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to family planning services in 2010. issue Wisconsin a waiver that would allow SeniorCare

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MAR. 18 Creates the Homeland Security Council to coordinate and direct the state’s efforts to prevent and respond to potential attacks in Wisconsin. 8

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to survive. Through Governor Doyle’s efforts, P rotecting Medicaid SeniorCare was saved and now stands as the only When Governor Doyle took office in 2003, financial program of its kind in America. experts predicted increases in state taxes or cuts in Governor Doyle didn’t stop there. He also launched programs such as Medicaid to bring the state budget BadgerRx Gold, a prescription drug discount program into balance. Throughout the nation, states were reeling and website that helps Wisconsin residents purchase from the economic downturn, and states across the safe, lower cost prescription drugs legally from Canada. country were slashing their Medicaid programs as the ranks of the uninsured were rising. The poster child And Governor Doyle modified the way state and local for this phenomenon was Tennessee, which reduced its governments purchased health insurance for more than Medicaid roles by more than 200,000 people. 200,000 employees, retirees, and their dependents. He introduced greater competition, saving the state money Wisconsin took a very different path. Governor Doyle by reducing the growth in health insurance premiums. defied the experts by balancing the 2003-05 budget The Governor consolidated all prescription drug without increasing state taxes and without making purchasing into a single pharmacy benefit manager massive cuts in Medicaid. Under Governor Doyle, to maximize the state’s negotiating power with drug Wisconsin bucked the national trend and was able to companies. maintain health care access when many other states were unable to.

I mproving Health Through Technology Wisconsin made important strides in curbing rising health care costs and improving quality through the expanded use of technology in health care. Governor Doyle helped convene key health care stakeholders to launch the Wisconsin Health Information Organization in 2005, a collaborative organization created to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care in Wisconsin. The organization has established a centralized claims data base that will be fully deployed in 2010 and will help improve provider practices and the quality of health care delivered. Wisconsin’s Medicaid program will use this data to incentivize high-performing providers with a track record of cost- effective care by rewarding them with higher payments.

2003

July 3 July 7 Signs into law a bill lowering Protects four-year-old kindergarten Wisconsin’s allowable blood alcohol by vetoing $400 million in cuts to level for drivers from .10 to .08. education funding. 9

Educ ation | Giving Every Child the Opportunity to Succeed

Education: Giving Every Child the Opportunity to Succeed Education is my top priority because it points the way out of this crisis. Education is the key to our economic future. And no matter your party or point of view, we should all be able to agree on this: Our kids shouldn’t have to pay for Madison’s mistakes with their futures. —Governor Jim Doyle, Budget Address, February 2003

The son and husband of teachers who attended public schools and graduated from the UW-Madison, Governor Doyle knows the value of a great education and believes that giving every child an opportunity to succeed is not just the right thing to do—it is an investment in Wisconsin’s future. Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, Wisconsin has made tremendous investments in all of the state’s students, where his education efforts focused on the principle that the key to student achievement is pretty basic: keep great teachers in every classroom. When he took office, Wisconsin was in the throes of a budget crisis. While others suggested slashing school budgets, Governor Doyle remained true to his commitment to Wisconsin’s kids. In spite of tough times, Governor Doyle took major steps to improve and invest in education in Wisconsin. These targeted investments ensured that schools were able to put more funding towards basic education programming. ƒƒToday, more than twice as many four-year-olds attend kindergarten than in 2002. ƒƒNearly 122,000 students get their day off to a good start with a healthy school breakfast, a participation increase of 82 percent since the Governor took office. ƒƒSpecial needs students have better access to the programming they need due to a $58 million increase funding for special education. ƒƒHundreds more children are enrolled in early childhood education programs, improving the health and development of Wisconsin’s youngest children. State funding for Headstart increased by 87 percent under Governor Doyle. ƒƒMore students in early grades are ensured the individual attention they need. Governor Doyle has invested in reducing class sizes, which is critical to student development, by funding increases to the SAGE program.

2003

July 13 July 24 Signs utility siting Protects SeniorCare from devastating legislation, averting a cuts, preserving eligibility and benefits looming energy deficit. for thousands of Wisconsin seniors. 10

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In his first budget, Governor Doyle protected schools invested in Wisconsin’s future. Governor Doyle again from the largest cut to education in state history, when prevented devastating funding cuts that would have led he vetoed a Republican measure that would have cut to 4,000 teacher layoffs, increasing class sizes, and cuts education funding by $400 million. The measure would to programs like art, music and athletics. have led to at least 5,000 teacher layoffs and ballooning class sizes. Instead, Governor Doyle froze local property taxes while vetoing $300 million in excessive state spending In his second budget, Governor Doyle made an to allow a modest three percent school funding increase. historic $850 million investment in Wisconsin’s public In total, over his tenure, Governor Doyle protected education system that held down property taxes and schools from Republican-led efforts to slash education

I mproving Enforcement and Accountability Relating to Sex Offenders Governor Doyle has strengthened laws against sex predators and held sex offenders accountable for their actions and signed laws that: ƒƒToughened sex offender registration requirements, stalking laws, and penalties against people who sexually abuse children. ƒƒEnhanced laws allowing authorities to civilly commit sexually violent persons after their prison sentences to ensure they are not released until they are not likely to reoffend ƒƒImproved stalking laws ƒƒExpanded GPS monitoring of sex predators ƒƒAllowed law enforcement to provide the public with information about juvenile sex offenders residing in local communities The Governor also directed the Department of Corrections to enhance its sex offender website to give citizens more complete and accessible information about sex offenders, including adding offender home addresses and a mapping feature. Web-based resources were further improved when the Governor directed Wisconsin to join the National Sex Offender Public Registry to help the public access sex offender data beyond state lines. In September 2005, Governor Doyle created the Sex Offender Apprehension and Felony Enforcement (SAFE) initiative, which involves state, local and federal law enforcement partnering in innovative strategies focused on enforcing sex offender laws in Wisconsin. As of August 2009, 3,253 non-registered offenders were located since the program started. The SAFE initiative improved compliance with the sex offender registry and reached a compliance rate of 89 to 91 percent, compared to the national average of 80 percent.

2003

July 28 Fox River Clean-up Record of Decision reached, July 31 beginning the process of removing contaminated Signs Single Sales Factor into law, sediment from the river. eliminating the tax on job creation. 11

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funding by over $1 billion – cuts that would have ƒƒRepealed the Qualified Economic Offer (QEO) that devastated schools and students. had long stifled creative bargaining over better ways to pay teachers and innovative means to hold down In September 2008, as Wisconsin was hit hard by the health insurance costs global economic downturn that plunged nearly every state in the nation into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, states were faced with a major The single most important thing we can do choice between making draconian cuts to education or today to ensure a strong, successful future sharp property tax increases. for Wisconsin is invest in our kids early. Governor Doyle joined with five governors and What we do now will determine what kind met with Congressional leaders and the Obama of state Wisconsin will be 10, 20, even 50 Administration to include consideration of the years from now. Our highest priority should nation’s schools in crafting the American Recovery be making sure our children grow up safe, and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In the first year of the Recovery Act, Wisconsin received more than $1 healthy, and successful. billion for education, $366 million of which was used —Governor Jim Doyle, KidsFirst launch, May 2004 to specifically support educational services and parents. Without those additional education funds that he fought for, schools would have had to make 15 to 20 percent cuts to their budgets – devastating schools T he Wisconsin Covenant: across the state. A Promise to Hardworking Students In addition, with the help of ARRA funds, and in In 2006, Governor Doyle set out to ensure that every contrast to education budgets around the nation, young person in Wisconsin who wanted to pursue Governor Doyle proposed a 2009-11 budget plan that: higher education could do so, regardless of income or family resources. That’s the Wisconsin Covenant. ƒƒProtected education and increased funding by more Eighth grade students who sign the Covenant and fulfill than $426 million its requirements— completing the classes they need to ƒƒAllowed flexibility for school district to exceed graduate and prepare for higher education, maintaining revenue caps for expenditures related to school safety, a “B” average, and being a good citizen—are guaranteed school nurses and above-average transportation costs a spot in the UW System, technical colleges or a participating private university when they graduate from ƒ ƒGovernor Doyle’s budget requires school districts to high school, regardless of whether or not their parents make mandatory three years of math and science for or grandparents went to college and regardless of family high school graduation to help Wisconsin to retain its means. To date, more than 70,000 students have signed edge in the global economy the Wisconsin Covenant.

2003

Sept. 10 Oct. 27 Launches first comprehensive Creates Project ChildSafe to help make homes economic development plan for safer by raising awareness about responsible state, Grow Wisconsin. firearm ownership and storage. 12

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A Note from Wisconsin’s First Lady Jessica Doyle

As a lifelong educator, I have been privileged to share my passion for education and public service with citizens across the state. Education has always been Jim’s top priority. Over the last eight years, Wisconsin has made immense strides in expanding opportunities for students of all ages and stages. I have focused my activities around four major goals: ƒƒ To increase knowledge and appreciation for Wisconsin history, culture, and travel ƒƒ To increase student engagement and achievement ƒƒ To increase literacy among all Wisconsinites, especially our youth ƒƒ To recognize volunteers and promote public service

It has been very exciting for me to visit hundreds of classrooms and discover Wisconsin cities and towns to spread the word of our magnificent state through my online geography game, Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle? Each year for eight years, the game has featured over 30 cities, had over 30,000 student entries, and has given away donated prizes. Each May, weekly winners and their families from across the state have attended a Tournament of Champions celebration at the Executive Residence. The Governor and I believe that Wisconsin can be a state where all students go as far as their hard work and talent will take them. From my career in the classroom, I know only too well the power of education to lift up our students and lift up our state. That’s why I have personally visited about 3,000 schools in every corner of the state, speaking with thousands and thousands of students about geography, reading and the importance of higher education. I made sure that young people knew that higher education is within reach, and signed up thousands of students for the Wisconsin Covenant, motivating eighth graders for higher education. From the Peace Corps years to over three decades in public education, teaching literacy has been a lifelong commitment. In 2003, a group of librarians, teachers, and students helped me organize a statewide online book club, Read On Wisconsin!. Seven years later, with a current membership of over 700 readers, we continue to recommend five books in five different age groups each month. Another highlight each month is Reading Days at the Residence, where we have welcomed hundreds of students and teachers over the past eight years. For Jim and me, our Peace Corps experiences are a key part of who we are today. We learned that service to others fulfills a need, can be very rewarding, and is reciprocal. The summer of 2009 was a chance to showcase service by our participation in President and Michelle Obama’s Summer of Service. Joining volunteers from Eau Claire to Kenosha to Wausau, I have been heartened to know that great work is being done all across our great state. In light of our severe economic downturn, when so many Wisconsinites are struggling, we are helping our neighbors and keeping our communities safe and productive. I have been very fortunate to travel the state to promote education and service, and have been warmly welcomed by students, educators, business leaders, and community members. I have met hard-working, remarkable Wisconsinites from all walks of life all performing extraordinary service. It has been a very thrilling opportunity for me, and I am forever grateful.

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The Wisconsin Covenant is a public-private partnership. In addition to a guaranteed place at a college or C hildren & Families: university in Wisconsin, all students who complete Investing in Our Kids Early the pledge will receive a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Grant in addition to their regular financial aid package. During his two terms in office, Governor Doyle made Grants ranging from $250 to $2,500 are funded an historic investment in Wisconsin kids. through a $25 million annual appropriation in the Established a Department of Children and Families to state budget coupled with additional funds from the ensure issues of safety, economic and social well being Wisconsin Covenant Foundation. The Wisconsin of kids and families were always at the forefront of his Covenant Foundation is a non-profit organization Administration. launched with a $40 million grant from the private sector in support of Governor Doyle’s Wisconsin Created a statewide foster care and adoption resource Covenant program. center to help adoptive and foster families answer questions and direct them to appropriate resources. Governor Doyle created the Wisconsin Covenant Designated an ombudsman to investigate complaints College Access Network Council which brings together and issue recommendations to the Bureau of the leaders of the state’s educational sector. This Council Milwaukee Child Welfare which made the system focuses on ensuring that more of Wisconsin’s students more accountable. succeed in higher education and are ready for the high tech, new economy jobs of the future. The Council Targeted funding to counties that had the highest oversees Wisconsin’s college access programs and helps child welfare case worker turnover rates helping recruit, minimize duplication of effort by connecting education train and retain a quality child welfare workforce. and access professionals throughout the state in an Developed a new program to help children who had ongoing conversation on how to best make sure every witnessed domestic violence by using a $500,000 Wisconsin student knows that college is an option for Office of Justice Assistance grant to improve them. collaboration between domestic violence programs and school personnel. I nvesting in the Next Generation: Formed task forces to establish best practices for the Higher Education provision of care to kids on issues ranging from autism to oral health. As Governor, and as a proud graduate of the UW system, Governor Doyle has been a champion of Proposed a much-needed increase in reimbursement Wisconsin’s university system and technical colleges. rates for foster families to give families the resources they needed to support a child. Beginning in 2003 when his first budget included the largest increase in financial aid in the state’s history,

2003

Nov. 18 Vetoes legislation that would have allowed the carrying of concealed weapons in almost all public places, and would have weakened existing restrictions against the possession of guns on school grounds and in school zones. 14

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Governor Doyle has consistently invested in financial 80,000 full-time students in 2008. Because many aid to improve access to higher education. Those students are part-time, more than 400,000 students are investments have paid off. Enrollment in UW System served each year. schools increased from 165,000 in 2002-03 to 178,000 in 2009-10. Technical colleges also increased enrollment Governor Doyle also opened education paths between from 60,000 full-time students in 2002 to more than technical colleges, two-year colleges and four-year colleges. The UW System and Wisconsin Technical

U niversity of Wisconsin Investments Governor Doyle has made major new investments in ƒƒEngineering Hall and Ullrich Hall at UW-Platteville the state’s university campuses that improve the quality ƒƒUniversity Center and the Knowles Physical of campus life while also supporting learning, teaching Education and Recreation Center at UW-River Falls and research. ƒƒDreyfus University Center and the Fine Arts Center ƒ ƒWisconsin Institutes for Discovery at UW-Madison at UW-Stevens Point ƒ ƒInterdisciplinary Research Complex at UW-Madison ƒƒUpham Science Hall and Hyland Business Hall at ƒƒCharter Street Biomass Heating Plant at the UW-Whitewater UW-Madison ƒƒA new academic building and the Student Recreation ƒƒMicrobial Sciences Building at UW Madison and Wellness Center at UW-Oshkosh ƒƒWisconsin Energy Institute at UW-Madison ƒƒEducation Building and the Veterans Memorial Field ƒƒUniversity Square at UW-Madison Sports Complex at UW-La Crosse ƒ ƒƒSchool of Public Health at UW-Milwaukee ƒLaboratory Sciences Building and the Phoenix Sports Center at UW-Green Bay ƒƒEngineering campus at UW-Milwaukee ƒƒCommunication Arts Building and the Student ƒ ƒSchool of Freshwater Sciences at UW-Milwaukee Union at UW-Parkside ƒ ƒGreat Lakes WATER Institute ƒƒResidence Halls across the UW-System training ƒƒMedical College of Wisconsin programs that would meet the needs of Wisconsin ƒƒSwenson Hall Academic Building and Rothwell employers. Student Center at UW-Superior ƒƒDoubled the state’s Youth Apprenticeship Program to ƒƒJarvis Hall Science and Technology Wing and the train the next generation of workers and provide them Memorial Student Center at UW-Stout with the necessary skills to obtain a family-supporting job.

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Dec. 3 Signs Act 89, creating a new energy office at the Department of Natural Resources and streamlining the regulatory review process for utility development and construction. 15

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College System now seamlessly connect classroom credit ƒƒCalled for additional funding to promote child care from multiple Wisconsin colleges. worker education and retention ƒ To ensure that innovative research can continue to ƒCreated a universal system of home visits for first flourish, Governor Doyle has increased research grants time parents to equip them with information about in engineering, medicine, energy and more. When the nutrition and emergency care services Governor took office, research grants to Wisconsin ƒƒStrengthened child support collection colleges totaled $545 million—a figure that increased to In addition, Kids First set ambitious goals, including: more than more than one billion by 2009. In addition, the Governor vetoed legislation which would limit ƒƒProviding health coverage to every Wisconsin child stem cell research and has helped develop biomedical ƒƒProviding access to four year old kindergarten to initiatives by investing in research facilities including every family in the state the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research, and Wisconsin Energy ƒƒStrengthening foster care Institute. ƒƒReducing family violence ƒƒPromoting child transportation safety KidsFirst: Investing in Wisconsin’s Future ƒƒIncreasing immunizations and school breakfast participating I don’t want any young person in this state to ƒƒImproving oral health think that college is not for them… that it’s ƒƒReducing youth smoking only for rich people. I want every student to Today, more than twice as many four-year-olds attend know that if they do their part there will be kindergarten than in 2002. Nearly 122,000 students an opportunity in higher education for them. get their day off to a good start with a healthy school —Governor Doyle, State of the State, January 2007 breakfast—an 82 percent increase since the Governor took office. Smoking rates have dropped by 65 percent for middle-school students and 38 percent for high In early 2004, Governor Doyle unveiled KidsFirst, school students. And all kids now have access to an unprecedented initiative designed to invest in affordable health care in Wisconsin—with about Wisconsin’s children today and into the future. Broad 450,000 kids covered under Governor Doyle’s signature and comprehensive, KidsFirst: health care initiative, BadgerCare Plus. ƒƒIntroduced the state’s first program to rate the quality of child care providers

2004

MAR. 17 Announces launch of Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a public-private research mar. 1 facility that brings together the brightest researchers in nanotechnology, Creates the Dairy biotechnology, engineering and information technology to embark on cutting- Investment Tax Credit. edge research and create good-paying jobs. 16

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J OBS: Growing Wisconsin’s Economy Grow Wisconsin says we can compete at the high end. We have the best workers making the best products, and we can out-compete, and out-produce any workers in the world. —Governor Jim Doyle, State of the State Address, January 2004

Since taking office, Governor Doyle has focused on spurring innovation, leveraging private investment, helping businesses grow and modernize, and creating jobs through the use of smart, performance-based incentives, coupled with regulatory reform and targeted business tax cuts. Governor Doyle advanced an aggressive agenda to position Wisconsin as a leader in new industries like biotechnology, lean, sustainable manufacturing, next generation agriculture and a clean energy economy. Even in the face of the deepest national recession since the Great Depression, Governor Doyle has made Wisconsin a place where workers and businesses can succeed. Today, because of Governor Doyle’s leadership: ƒƒWisconsin’s unemployment rate is 20 percent lower than the national average. ƒƒA higher percentage of Wisconsin’s workforce is in manufacturing than any state in the union. ƒƒBusiness taxes were cut $863 million during Governor Doyle’s tenure. Wisconsin now ranks 30th in business taxes, one of the best business tax environments in the nation. Since 2003, the Department of Commerce has awarded more than $1 billion in tax credits, loans, grants and tax-free bonding to Wisconsin projects. This public investment in Wisconsin’s economy has leveraged nearly $6.5 billion in private investment. According to the businesses involved in these projects, these public and private investments will create 47,203 jobs and retain an additional 82,201. The average wage of both the retained and created jobs is $19.81. Governor Doyle’s Grow Wisconsin plans and the programs they have fostered have: ƒƒReopened the former Smart Papers mill in Park Falls as Flambeau Papers ƒƒBrought a recycling operation to Niagara after NewPage closed their paper mill

2004

May 3 Aug. 18 Launches KidsFirst Initiative, a Appoints Judge Louis Butler to the Wisconsin comprehensive health and safety Supreme Court; Butler was the first African- plan for Wisconsin’s kids. American to serve on the Court. 17

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ƒƒ Helped cutting-edge companies like Virent and abandon the scattershot economic policies of the past Quintessence Biosciences raise equity for a comprehensive economic development strategy ƒƒBrought Mercury Marine jobs from a southern, non- that would focus on creating high-end jobs. union plant to a unionized plant in Wisconsin In September 2003, Governor Doyle unveiled the state’s ƒƒAssisted Oshkosh Truck with a major expansion to first Grow Wisconsin plan, a comprehensive agenda win new federal contracts; and that capitalized on Wisconsin’s core strengths: a well- ƒƒConvinced companies like ULINE, Republic built, diverse manufacturing infrastructure; a strong Airways, Herman Miller, Schwabe North American agricultural economy; excellent schools, universities, and and numerous biotech companies, ranging from technical colleges; a high quality of life; natural beauty, startups to Exact Sciences, a publicly traded company, a legacy of innovation; a tradition of entrepreneurship; to move their operations to Wisconsin. a commitment to quality; and a hardworking, highly educated labor force. While Wisconsin is not immune from the global economic pressures, Wisconsin companies and workers The Grow Wisconsin plan outlined more than continue to fare better than their competition because 100 initiatives to increase prosperity in Wisconsin of the efforts put in place by Governor Doyle. by concentrating on creating and maintaining a competitive business climate, investing in people and in business, and reforming regulations and making In a development as stunning as lilacs government responsive. blooming in the snow, Wisconsin business interests have accomplished more in the Based on the recommendations in Grow Wisconsin, Governor Doyle led a bipartisan effort to pass legislation first year of the administration of Gov. Jim that stimulated venture capital investment, modernized Doyle, a Democrat, than they did in the Wisconsin’s financial laws and created incentives for prior decade with Republicans running the dairy modernization. He created a comprehensive executive branch. energy plan. He provided tax relief to offset the high cost of energy for manufacturers. Because he passed the —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 15, 2004 single sales factor tax reform, Wisconsin businesses no longer suffered a tax penalty for every job they create. Grow Wisconsin: This business tax cut, that two previous administrations A Single Strategic Plan for the Economy failed to pass, eliminated Wisconsin’s tax on job When Governor Doyle took office, Wisconsin had no creation and encouraged economic development. plan for job growth, no plan for business development Because of these actions, by 2005, nearly 140,000 jobs and no vision for how to grow the state’s economy. To were created in Wisconsin. While other states continued succeed, Governor Doyle knew Wisconsin needed to to lose manufacturing jobs, Wisconsin added more.

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Oct. 12 Kicks-off the Marquette Interchange Reconstruction; Jan. 4 in October 2009 the largest transportation project in Creates Angel Investment state history is finished on time and under budget. Tax Credit. 18

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In fact, Wisconsin was the only major Midwestern P reparing Workers for the Future manufacturing state that had created manufacturing jobs since the introduction of Grow Wisconsin. During his tenure, Governor Doyle has made preparing Wisconsin’s workforce for the future In 2004, Governor Doyle announced his plan to economy a centerpiece of his economic development build the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a new plans: research center to enhance human health and our economy by bringing biotechnology, nanotechnology, Created the Office of Economic Advisors, tapping the and information technology together to not only help expertise of economists throughout state government create thousands of new jobs, but to help unlock cures to advise agencies on economic trends and labor to deadly diseases through biotechnology and stem forecasting. cell research. This visionary public-private partnership Helped position two Wisconsin regions to opened in December 2010 and will strengthen the successfully secured $5 million in federal Department state’s position in science and technology. of Labor grants. In 2005, Governor Doyle announced Grow Wisconsin: Established a new system of career pathway training – The 2005 Agenda. This update to Grow Wisconsin and education to assist adult workers in obtaining plan detailed nearly 200 initiatives and 18 new pieces training through a partnership of the Wisconsin of legislation to keep Wisconsin moving forward by Technical College System, the Joyce Foundation and increasing investment in our state’s manufacturing the Department of Workforce Development. extension partnerships: creating a Wisconsin Directed state agencies to establish education and Entrepreneurs’ Network to help innovative, new training programs for emerging industries, the companies succeed; and launching a new effort to retraining of dislocated workers and the establishment recruit more angel investors. of industry-led technical college training programs that would meet the needs of Wisconsin employers. From Wisconsin’s world-class research institutions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University Doubled the state’s Youth Apprenticeship Program to of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the NanoRite facility in train the next generation of workers and provide them the Chippewa Valley, Governor Doyle committed to with the necessary skills to obtain a family-supporting building economic engines in every corner of the state. job. In January 2008, Governor Doyle again updated his plan with Grow Wisconsin – The Next Steps. This forward-thinking update contained two initiatives, Innovate Wisconsin and Accelerate Wisconsin. It was designed to prepare every sector of Wisconsin’s economy, from farms and factories to cutting-edge

2005

Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Restores two-thirds of state funding Proposes property tax freeze compromise, holding for education, a historic investment in the line on raising property taxes while protecting vital Wisconsin schools. services and Wisconsin’s schools. 19

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businesses and world-class universities, to use efficiency ƒƒAgricultural Development Zones and innovation to meet the needs of a global economy. ƒƒTechnology Development Zones Governor Doyle launched a Next Generation ƒƒAirport Development Zones Manufacturing Strategy for Wisconsin that helped Research and development (R&D) keeps Wisconsin at manufacturers focus on innovation, manage supply the forefront of the changing global marketplace. From chains, increase exports, become lean and efficient, the supercomputer to the outboard motor, Wisconsinites green, and sustainable, and invest in training and have always been committed to innovation. Today, our workforce skills. universities and public institutions are global centers From assistance for Wisconsin marquee manufacturing for R&D. Governor Doyle created the Super Research companies looking to consolidate their operations and Development Tax Credit, which creates a dollar-for- to startups looking to raise their first round of dollar income tax credit to businesses that significantly capital, Governor Doyle’s final budget redoubled increase their R&D. his commitment to economic development. He Governor Doyle’s economic investments extended used Wisconsin’s scarce budget resources to fortify beyond the Grow Wisconsin blueprint include: Wisconsin’s business development, create jobs and spur new investment in Wisconsin companies. ƒƒGrowing the green economy Governor Doyle focused Wisconsin on an aggressive Governor Doyle rebuilt the Enterprise Zone Tax Credit, new strategy to reduce pollution that causes climate Wisconsin’s most powerful business recruitment tool. change and grow Wisconsin’s economy. As part Recognizing that small business is Wisconsin’s most of Grow Wisconsin, Governor Doyle set a goal of powerful job generator, Governor Doyle created an generating 25 percent of Wisconsin electric power aggressive JOBS Tax Credit for significant job creation and transportation fuels from renewable resources in small and mid-sized companies. This new refundable by 2025, capturing 10 percent of the emerging tax credit program aims at attracting new companies bioindustry and renewable energy market by 2030, and expanding established Wisconsin companies. and leading the nation in groundbreaking research that makes clean energy more affordable and will Over the decades, Wisconsin’s economic development create well-paying Wisconsin jobs. programs had become fragmented and overly ƒƒReigniting a tradition of entrepreneurship complicated. Governor Doyle simplified and enhanced Wisconsin’s economy has been shaped by marquee all of Wisconsin’s tax credit programs to create a new companies known throughout the country and $94 million Wisconsin Economic Development Tax the world—Allen Edmonds, Harley-Davidson, Credit program, consolidating five existing programs: Johnsonville Foods, Kohl’s, Kohler Company, and ƒƒEnterprise Development Zones S. C. Johnson & Son, to name a few. To continue this rich heritage of entrepreneurship, Governor ƒƒCommunity Development Zones

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Doyle created the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network L owered Taxes for the Middle Class (WEN) in 2004, an integrated statewide network that serves entrepreneurs and promotes entrepreneurship Under Governor Doyle, Wisconsin’s tax ranking and innovation across the state. WEN helps ensure improved from 6th when he took office, to 15th in that entrepreneurs have the right resources and the nation. When taxes and fees are both included in infrastructure in place to turn their innovations into the comparison, Wisconsin’s ranking is 24th. good, family-supporting jobs. This network was The state’s tax ranking fell for six consecutive years – bolstered by Governor Doyle with the creation of the unprecedented in state history. Bureau of Entrepreneurship at the Department of Governor Doyle reduced taxes for many Wisconsin Commerce and increased funding for the Wisconsin citizens: Technology Council, including additional resources to launch the Wisconsin Angel Network (WAN) in ƒƒSeniors no longer pay taxes on social security January 2005. WAN spurs the growth of early-stage benefits. investing in Wisconsin by linking entrepreneurs with ƒƒStudents and their families can now deduct the cost angel investors. To encourage current and potential of college tuition to cover the average cost of tuition entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas, network at the University of Wisconsin. with potential funders and raise their visibility, ƒƒYoung families now get a larger tax credit for child Governor Doyle created a Governor’s Business care expenses. Plan Competition, culminating in a championship cash award being presented at Wisconsin’s annual ƒƒUnemployed and self employed individuals now Entrepreneurs Conference. have greater tax deductions for health insurance ƒ Export Wisconsin products to the world premiums. ƒ to create jobs and grow our economy ƒƒDrivers pay less at the pump because Governor Reflecting his personal commitment to nurture Doyle eliminated automatic increases in the gas tax. Wisconsin’s relationship with our largest export ƒƒVeterans have a new income tax credit that offsets partner, Canada, Governor Doyle signed two separate their entire property tax bill. Memoranda of Understanding with Manitoba in 2009. These agreements committed to promoting ƒƒProperty owners didn’t see major increases in their the growth of innovation through collaboration, bill because Governor Doyle maintained tight commercialization and bilateral trade, and to focus limits on municipal and school district levies and on four areas: green jobs, economic growth in the increased the first dollar credit on property tax bills. low-carbon economy, bioenergy and agriculture, and watershed management. Governor Doyle’s push to expand the China market was accomplished by establishing a mainland China office, leading three trade missions to the country and renewing

2005

Sept. 20 Creates the Sex Offender Apprehension and Felony Enforcement (SAFE) initiative, which involves state, local and federal law enforcement partnering in innovative strategies to enforce sex offender laws. 21

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a Sister-State agreement with the Province of goods from certified, minority-owned businesses. Heilongjiang. When Governor Doyle took office, State agencies spent close to $95 million with China was ranked sixth for Wisconsin’s exports. By certified minority-owned businesses in fiscal year 2009, China was the third largest buyer of Wisconsin 2008, the highest percentage in the history of products and continues to outpace Wisconsin’s the MBE program. When Governor Doyle took other trading partners. These well-planned and office, there were 820 minority businesses certified well-executed government policies coupled with by the Department of Commerce. By 2009, forward-thinking companies and farmers producing Governor Doyle’s commitment to minority business the high-quality goods increased Wisconsin’s exports development saw a 65 percent increase to 1,352 firms. by 92 percent under Governor Doyle’s leadership. Women-owned business registered with the state has ƒƒInvesting in a region’s strengths grown exponentially each year since certifying began As a native son of Wisconsin who has seen every under Governor Doyle’s direction in 2007. In 2008, part of the state, Governor Doyle recognized that women-owned firms certified increased by over a Wisconsin’s economy is actually an overlay of smaller third and 2009 saw a 57 percent increase bringing the regional economies—and our strategies should reflect total to 389. regional differences. What works in Madison and Dane County to support technology transfer from E merging from the Nationwide Recession the University of Wisconsin and biotechnology will Governor Doyle worked very closely with the Obama not necessarily work in La Crosse. Governor Doyle Administration and the U.S. Congress to make sure worked with local leaders to break down silos and that the states emerged from the country’s economic mend fences to create and fund a series of regional collapse in the best position possible to move the economic development entities. From Milwaukee country forward. The American Recovery and 7 to Thrive to New North, by January 2008, Reinvestment Act is expected to bring a total of $3.7 Wisconsin had seven regional economic development billion to Wisconsin and to create 70,000 jobs in the organizations comprising 58 of Wisconsin’s 72 state. The Recovery Act included a total of $5.2 billion counties. in tax savings for Wisconsin. ƒƒMore Opportunity for Everyone Governor Doyle successfully committed to growing Despite the impact of eight years of failed economic the number of minority- and women- owned policy from Washington, through most of 2008, businesses in the state and encourage the state to Wisconsin’s economy was headed in the right direction. contract with these Wisconsin businesses. Under Wisconsin was seeing job growth, exports were growing Governor Doyle’s leadership, for the first time in the to nearly double what they were in 2003, the state’s 25-year history of the Minority Business Enterprise high-tech economy was taking off, and agriculture was (MBE) program, state agencies surpassed the goal strong. Governor Doyle was planning conservatively for of purchasing at least five percent of services and a slow, sluggish economy to continue.

2005

Oct. 3 Nov. 3 Announces Wisconsin’s WiCell has been selected as the nation’s first Vetoes bill that would and only National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB) by the National Institutes of have banned embryonic Health, demonstrating the state’s commitment to stem cell research. stem cell research. 22

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In September 2008, Wall Street collapsed. Every state S upporting workers and their families in the country suddenly found themselves facing an economic crisis like no other seen in decades. Wisconsin Knowing that families were struggling to make ends was no exception. Wisconsin began to see the impact meet, Governor Doyle in 2004 appointed a Minimum of the national economic crisis on its workforce and Wage Advisory Council, composed of both business its families. Governor Doyle began working with and labor leaders to recommend an increase to the other governors, then President-elect Obama, Obama’s state’s minimum wage. In 2006, Governor Doyle economic team and House Appropriations Chairman successfully instituted a minimum wage increase from David Obey, on an economic recovery package to spur $5.70 per hour to $6.50 per hour, helping more than job creation throughout the states. Governor Doyle 200,000 Wisconsin workers get a raise. led a group of governors from across the country to Protecting workers from overtime abuse, maintaining call attention to the unique situation states were in. collective bargaining rights and enforcing prevailing Together, they worked to ensure that everyone in wage provisions was important to Governor Washington, D.C. understood that state government Doyle and he took several steps throughout his budget cutbacks would be devastating for education, Administration to protect and defend them, health care and basic needs like police and fire. including: In January 2009, before work in Washington, DC was ƒƒVetoing legislation that would have denied overtime complete on the ARRA, Governor Doyle created an pay to many workers who provide home care and Office of Recovery and Reinvestment in Wisconsin to companionship services – a measure that would start laying the groundwork for quickly moving federal have made Wisconsin’s shortage of nursing and recovery money out the door to maintain existing jobs, health care professionals worse. create new jobs and invest in economic growth. The ƒƒRejecting the Bush Administration’s controversial federal stimulus package approved in 2009 presented changes for overtime rules that would have denied an opportunity for Wisconsin to take on larger, longer- overtime pay to a substantial number of workers. range projects that invest in the state’s assets and set a new direction for a stronger economy and future for ƒ ƒVetoing legislation that would have weakened the Wisconsin. ability of public employees to bargain collectively for better wages to support their families. In February 2009, to prepare for expected Recovery Act ƒƒAnnually collecting approximately $2 million in funding and to immediately put Wisconsin people to wages due to employees and collected between work on projects that modernize state infrastructure, $300-400,000 in prevailing wages owed to Governor Doyle signed legislation that pre-approved construction workers. $300 million in spending of federal stimulus funds for transportation projects. A month later, the Governor announced the state would have $529 million in ARRA

2006

Jan. 17 Mar. 17 Launches the Wisconsin Covenant, a Unveils plan to implements a 10 percent program designed to encourage college Renewable Portfolio Standard by 2015, enrollment and raise achievement in strengthening Wisconsin’s commitment elementary and secondary education. to energy efficiency programs. 23

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funds for transportation improvement projects across the state, investments that will directly create and save S upporting workers and their families about 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin. (continued) Transportation funds were awarded to projects in ƒƒExpanding the types and scope of projects subject every area of the state and to both large and small to prevailing wage to ensure that workers are projects. Wisconsin workers built roads and bridges, adequately compensated for their work. airports were improved, and investments were made in ƒ local transit systems. In June 2009, Governor Doyle ƒGovernor Doyle continued to improve our state’s welcomed U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John safety net unemployment compensation system, Pocari to Racine to kick off construction on the County including: G interchange of the I-94 North-South Freeway ƒƒSigning a bill into law to extend unemployment reconstruction project, a project that was advanced by relief for qualified workers three years because of the recovery funds. ƒƒPaying out $3 billion in benefits for unemployed In August 2009, because of Governor Doyle’s workers caught in the nationwide recession, leadership, Wisconsin was among the first states in the assisting nearly 500,000 workers who needed country to fully commit all of the funding provided support. for highways through the Recovery Act, boosting ƒƒReceiving nearly $133 million in unemployment employment and supporting transportation projects insurance modernization incentive funds from the that improve infrastructure and add long-term value to U.S. Department of Labor under ARRA. Wisconsin communities. The same month, USA Today reported that Wisconsin was number two in the nation in making use of federal economic recovery funds to support jobs.

2006

MaR. 29 Creates the Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) to June 1 serve as a database of important health care information to assist First minimum wage increase doctors in providing quality and informed care to patients. since 1997 takes effect. 24

Envin ro ment | Protecting Our Natural Resources for Generations to Come

Eo nvir nMENt: Protecting Our Natural Resources for Generations to Come In the past seven years, we have had the greatest environmental accomplishments in decades. Wisconsin led the passage of the Great Lakes Compact … We have protected more than 500,000 acres of land through the Stewardship Program … We have taken major strides to reduce mercury in our air and water … We have moved forward major water cleanup efforts ... We have made Wisconsin a world leader in forest certification … And we are continuing our work to build on Wisconsin’s leading role in the clean energy economy and create jobs. —Governor Jim Doyle, 40th anniversary of Earth Day, April 2010

From Lake Michigan to the Mississippi and the Northwoods, Governor Doyle has invested in and protected Wisconsin’s incredible natural resources. Governor Doyle has worked to clean up our lakes, rivers and streams from contamination, protected the Great Lakes from being diverted to water-poor states, removed unnecessary bureaucratic red tape that slowed business innovation without improving our environment, protected and preserved the last great pieces of land through the Stewardship Fund, and sustainably managed our forest resources, creating jobs, recreational opportunities and renewable energy along the way.

Funding the Stewardship Fund Governor Doyle understands the importance of providing the financial resources to purchase pristine land and protect it from development. Governor Doyle has used the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund to purchase the development rights to thousands of acres of forest land while still keeping them as working forests, leading to the preservation of the forests while also saving family-supporting jobs.

2006

July 7 Aug. 24 Signs Wisconsin’s “Declaration of Energy Independence,” launching Doubles the state’s investment a program to generate 25 percent of Wisconsin’s electricity and 25 in Wisconsin’s Youth percent of our transportation fuel from renewable fuels by 2025. Apprenticeship program. 25

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When Governor Doyle took office, the Republican In 2003, there was a backlog of more than 500 air Legislature looked to fill part of the state’s budget deficit operating permits—and countless other permits for by cutting the Stewardship Fund by $245 million—a those wishing to impact our water resources—waiting nearly 80 percent cut that would have required the for action by the DNR with no real plan to address Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to sell $40 the situation. Governor Doyle signed into law the “Job million worth of pristine land. State Republican leaders Creation Act” that streamlined the permitting process tried again in the 2005-07 budget by trying to require by establishing, for the first time, general operating that the state to purchase land it already owned through permits – that allow similar plants to receive permits if the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. they meet specific provisions without having to undergo a time-consuming and expensive negotiation with the Governor Doyle vetoed these attempts to gut the DNR. The result was the elimination of the Federal stewardship program and instead protected more than Operation Air Permit backlog by 2004 and the full a quarter of a million acres of land and provided record elimination of all permitting backlogs by 2005—a full funding of $86 million each year. Among the lands year earlier than the previous administration predicted. protected are 65,000-acre Wild Rivers Legacy Forest in Northern Wisconsin, the 970-acre Rainbow Springs The Governor next turned his attention to streamlining in Waukesha and Walworth Counties, and more than the process for obtaining a water permit, creating 4,220 acres of land in the Jefferson Marsh and Lake general permits and expanding the use of appropriate Mills Wildlife Areas. exemptions all without lowering the actual environmental standard. What used to take months, if not years, to complete is now taking weeks and in S treamlining the Environmental Permitting some cases, days. The use of general permits continues Process to expand and it now takes an average of 50 days to When Governor Doyle took office, there was a receive an individual water permit, 25 days to receive consistent message coming from the business a general permit and 10 days to receive an exemption community: the environmental permitting process determination. is broken. Obtaining a permit was not only difficult, it was time-consuming, expensive and uncertain. In The impact of streamlining the permitting process has short, the process was hurting the job creation efforts of had a significant positive impact on job protection and Wisconsin’s business community and our reputation as creation. In 2005, Proctor and Gamble installed a new a business-friendly state. Governor Doyle challenged his paper machine in Green Bay—their first in 35 years— DNR to create a more efficient and consistent process largely because they had a permit in hand when they without lowering environmental and public health decided to expand. Quad/Graphics expanded in several protections. locations throughout Wisconsin, each time successfully obtaining a DNR permit. The DNR used the new

2006

Oct. 2 Oct. 11 Expands Family Care, Wisconsin’s Launches “Jobs for the Future” initiative that builds partnerships innovative, community-based long-term between businesses and schools so that youth and workers care program, to every corner of the state. receive training for the high-tech jobs of the future. 26

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permitting tools to help construct the Badger State Shops. Home to a business park, recreational space ethanol plant in Monroe as well as a new facility for and green space, companies like Palermo’s Pizza and Kettle Foods in Beloit. Charter Wire are open and thriving, contributing to the estimated 1,830 jobs created by the redevelopment. T ransforming Properties for New Uses For the new Tundra Lodge resort in Green Bay, a Through the BrownfieldsP rogram developer worked with the brownfields program to remove 1,492 tons of lead-contaminated soil from the Governor Doyle has been an aggressive supporter of the site and then constructed a $23 million hotel and water state brownfields program, which transforms blighted park, creating an estimated 140 jobs. In Eau Claire, properties into community assets by remediating the city turned a stretch of riverfront at the abandoned environmental contamination to allow for development. Xcel Energy facility into Phoenix Park, which is Since taking office, Governor Doyle has provided home to the $12 million Royal Credit Union complex the resources to clean up 6,657 separate locations employing 265 people. The park hosts a farmer’s market, covering more than 23,000 acres—all of which were amphitheater and bike trail—and has an assessed stagnant properties that could not be developed due to property value of more than $13 million. environmental contamination. Milwaukee is home to the state’s largest brownfield site P rotecting Wisconsin’s Clean Air in Wisconsin history. The 200-acre site is located in the Menomonee Valley of the former Milwaukee Road One of Governor Doyle’s first actions when he took office was to authorize the attorney general to take action to protect Wisconsin’s citizens by filing a legal challenge to a proposed weakening of federal Clean Air Act rules. In 2003, 10 counties from Kenosha to Door County were considered in violation of the Clean Air Act, requiring significant action to protect peoples’ health. The Governor directed the DNR to develop a plan to achieve a 90 percent reduction of mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants—the single largest source of mercury to Wisconsin lakes and rivers. In addition, the Governor called for a ban on products that contain mercury. Both goals have been achieved. In 2007, the DNR, with the support of the state’s utilities, enacted rules that require a 90 percent reduction of mercury from all of the states’ utilities. In

2007

Apr. 9 Feb. 13 Announces the Rural Schools Initiative Announces the repeal of the Apr. 5 to ensure students in rural communities Qualified Economic Offer, to ensure Creates the Governor’s Office have the same opportunities to succeed Wisconsin retains quality teachers. of Energy Independence. as any other students in the state. 27

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2009, Governor Doyle signed into law legislation that and laying out the decision-making standard to ensure prohibits the use of toxic mercury in products such consistent enforcement of the exceptions for diversions. as children’s shoes, light bulbs and mercury switches. The measure could not become law until all of the Governor Doyle continued to find ways to improve the states passed laws enacting the compact and the U.S. air quality by creating a Green Tier Charter, which is Congress ratified it. After a battle with the Legislature, an agreement to pull mercury out of the wastewater Governor Doyle signed the measure into law, Congress streams of several municipalities from across the state. ratified the agreement and the President signed it in October 2008. Governor Doyle revised the state’s air toxics standards. The Governor has led the effort to stop burning coal In 2004, Governor Doyle signed into law the first at all state-owned power plants. In 2009, Governor groundwater quantity protection legislation, protecting Doyle announced that the state’s largest coal plant, the highest quality waters in the state from excessive the Charter Street Heating Plant on the University of withdrawals. Additionally, Governor Doyle called Wisconsin-Madison campus, would be converted from for a comprehensive water conservation plan for the burning almost 110,000 tons of coal to one capable state, which is currently being formed as part of the of burning 250,000 tons of biomass through a $250 implementation of the Great Lakes Compact. million state investment. Governor Doyle has worked to control the introduction of invasive species through ballast water discharges P rotecting Wisconsin’s Clean Water from ocean going vessels, and has provided funding and Before Governor Doyle took office, there was no plan expertise to complete the electric barrier in the Chicago to address the needs of our precious water resources, Ship Canal to prevent the spread of Asian Carp into nor a plan to protect and restore the Great Lakes—the the Great Lakes. After deciding he could no longer wait largest single source of fresh water resource on the for federal action, Governor Doyle developed a general planet. As Chair, Governor Doyle worked closely with permit for ships discharging ballast at Wisconsin ports his colleagues on the Council of Great Lakes Governors that ensures that the best available control technologies to spearhead the effort to develop key priorities focused are being used to prevent the spread of invasive species. on contamination cleanups, combating aquatic invasive The Governor has worked to clean up contaminated species, controlling pollution runoff, preventing rivers and streams throughout the state and increased diversions and restoring wildlife habitat. funding in each of his budgets to combat polluted After years of negotiating that started in 2001, runoff. The Governor prioritized the cleanup of the Governor Doyle, along with all of his fellow Great Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee, an important effort Lakes Governor and Canadian Premieres, signed the completed in 2009. The crowning achievement has historic Great Lakes Compact in 2005, establishing a been the historic cleanup of Green Bay’s Fox River, ban on new diversions of water with limited exceptions which for decades had been polluted by PCBs. Under

2007

June 26 Announces $125 million to create the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, allowing the University of Wisconsin to move forward on research that will relieve dependence on foreign fossil fuels, protect the environment, and strengthen the economy. 28

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the Governor’s leadership, the first phase of the clean As part of his Grow Wisconsin plan, Governor Doyle up—the removal of 370,000 tons of contaminated identified the need to bolster the state’s forest products sediment—was completed in 2009. Full-scale dredging industry by protecting large blocks of working forest began in May 2009, and 540,000 tons of contaminated lands, which were under increasing pressure to be sediment was removed in the first year. So far, nearly a subdivided and sold off to developers. These large million tons of PCB sediment has been removed from blocks are important to Wisconsin’s environmental the river—equivalent to a 50-story building the size of quality and provide a base for both the forest products Lambeau Field. and recreation and tourism industries. It was this understanding that promoted the purchase of 18,500 acres in Langlade County followed by the 64,000 S ustaining Wisconsin’s Great Forests acres of forest, lakes and rivers in Florence, Forest and In 2003, Governor Doyle directed his DNR to explore Marinette counties as part of the Wild Rivers Legacy third-party certification of forest lands in Wisconsin Forest stewardship purchase in 2006—the largest land as it was clear that many companies (most notably conservation purchase in Wisconsin history. TIME magazine) had made the decision to only purchase paper from sustainably managed forests. In 2004, Governor Doyle accepted certificates from the Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry initiative for Wisconsin’s 500,000 acres of state forests and certification awards for more than two million acres of county forests the following January. In 2005, in the largest such certification in the world, nearly two million more acres of forests were certified as sustainable, this time from family forests. With the addition of more than one million acres of additional state lands in 2008, nearly half of the forests in Wisconsin are now certified.

2007

June 27 Oct. 26 Announces Stewardship Purchases across the state, Creates the most powerful economic continuing the commitment to protecting and development tool in the nation – the preserving Wisconsin’s lands for future generations. Enterprise Zone program. 29

Eny erg | From Improving Infrastructure to Building a Clean Energy Future

Ey nerg : From Improving Infrastructure to Building a Clean Energy Future Beginning in 2003 Governor Doyle has pursued an aggressive energy independence agenda, strengthening Wisconsin’s energy security while promoting economic development.

E nsuring a Reliable Energy Supply When Governor Doyle was elected in 2002, Wisconsin was facing the worst reliability crisis in state history. Not only did these reliability challenges lower economic growth, companies seeking to expand or locate in Wisconsin were raising serious questions about our reliability. Wisconsin had not built a baseload power plant in over 20 years and had not made any investments in its transmission system in more than 25 years. Reforming the state’s regulatory process was critical. Enacted in December 2003, regulatory reform streamlined the process for utility development and construction and successfully cut the review time in half for energy projects. Since January 2003, the state has built or authorized more than 3,000 megawatts of new electric generation, including highly efficient base-load coal additions, natural gas units, and several large-scale renewable facilities, representing a nearly $5 billion investment in new electric generation. Unlike many other states, Wisconsin has been able to upgrade and modernize our transmission system, adding more than 1,000 miles of new transmission line under Governor Doyle’s leadership—a $1.7 billion investment in our transmission grid. These additions make our electrical grid more reliable, improve efficiency, allow more renewable energy to flow into the state and help support a strong manufacturing sector in our economy.

P romoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Governor Doyle recognized that increasing efficiency and renewable energy sources would reduce the need to build power plants and transmission lines, limit emissions and reduce dependence on out-of-state energy. In 2003, the Governor created the Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy (ECRE) Task Force, which recommended the state implement a 10 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard and strengthened Wisconsin’s commitment to its statewide energy efficiency program. In 2006, Governor Doyle signed a measure implementing ECRE’s recommendations.

2007

Nov. 7 Nov. 15 First Democratic Governor Signs Midwestern Governors Association Security and re-elected in Wisconsin Climate Stewardship Platform and the Midwestern in 32 years. Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord. 30

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Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s energy efficiency and ƒƒCapture 10 percent of the market for the production renewable energy initiative has helped Wisconsin of renewable energy sources by 2030. residents, businesses and farms save millions in energy ƒƒBecome a national leader in groundbreaking research costs. Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, Wisconsin that will make alternative energies more affordable has invested almost $500 million dollars in energy and available to all. efficiency programs since 2003, saving 3.3 million kilowatt hours and reducing carbon dioxide emissions The Governor initiated an effort to achieve those goals, by 6,348,751,926 pounds. including grants, incentives for research, support for ethanol and biofuels, and a new initiative to make several University of Wisconsin campuses 100 percent E nsuring Energy Independence energy independent within five years. In 2005, as the U.S. fought two wars in the Middle East and energy markets spiraled out of control with spiking L eading the Effort to ‘Go Green’ gas prices, Governor Doyle urged national leaders to promote energy security and simultaneously launched As a national consensus emerged in 2007 that several energy independence initiatives in Wisconsin. greenhouse gases were causing climate change, Governor Doyle took numerous steps in Wisconsin and nationally to identify specific ways to reduce harmful It’s time to reduce our dependence on emissions. Governor Doyle led a bipartisan climate foreign oil. When it comes to our energy change initiative of the Midwest Governors Association, future, let’s rely on the Midwest, not the to develop and approve the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, which serves as a Mideast. regional strategy to achieve energy security and reduce –Governor Jim Doyle announcing his Biofuels emissions. Initiative, January 2005 As co-host of the Governors’ Global Climate Summit in 2008, Governor Doyle joined world leaders signing In July 2006, Governor Doyle signed Wisconsin’s a Global Climate Solutions Declaration, and agreed “Declaration of Energy Independence” – setting broad, to pursue collaborative action to reduce emissions and ambitious goals for the state to become the nation’s create opportunities to grow green economies. In 2009, leader in clean energy, including: Governor Doyle co-hosted the Governors’ Global Climate Summit 2 and with fellow governors and world ƒƒGenerate “25x25”—25 percent of our electricity and leaders signed a summit declaration that will build upon 25 percent of our transportation fuel from renewable efforts to pursue collaborative action to reduce emissions fuels by 2025. and create green economies.

2008

Jan. 9 Jan. 15 Launches Innovate Wisconsin plan to help create jobs and grow the Announces the Next Generation Manufacturing plan to state’s economy by offering new tax credits and exemptions to private prepare Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector for the future, businesses to leverage investment in research and development. creating 5,000 new jobs and training 4,000 workers. 31

Ag riculture | Reclaiming Our Farming Heritage

Ag riculture: Reclaiming Our Farming Heritage Wisconsin has the best farmers and producers in the world and together we have built a strong global presence that will continue to grow our agricultural economy and create jobs here in Wisconsin. —Governor Jim Doyle, announcing a 37 percent increase in agricultural exports, November 2010

Governor Doyle focused on modernizing and diversifying Wisconsin’s agriculture economy, preserving agricultural land, and growing agriculture exports through targeted tax cuts and collaborative efforts with Wisconsin’s farmers. Under his leadership, Wisconsin’s cornerstone industry has grown to almost $59 billion in annual revenues and is responsible for more than 1 in 10 jobs in Wisconsin.

M odernizing dairy farms, preserving agricultural land and diversification For most of the 20th century, Wisconsin was the country’s premier dairy state. But after climbing steadily for 65 years, Wisconsin’s milk production stagnated in the late 1980s. By 2003, the volume of milk produced in the state was 12 percent less than in 1988. Cheese producers were importing 12 to 16 percent of their milk protein from other states to keep up with growing demand. Many cheese plants could not get enough milk to operate at full capacity. Since 1988, the number of cheese plants operating in the state had decreased by 59 percent. At the same time, the extensive farmland that established Wisconsin’s character as the dairy state was rapidly disappearing. In the 1980s, Wisconsin was losing 15,000 acres of farmland annually. By the early 2000s, the loss of farmland had nearly reached 30,000 acres annually. This unsustainable erosion would make it impossible to sustain the state’s agricultural economy if the basis for it was being taken out of production at an ever-increasing rate. Governor Doyle took action to directly confront the challenges facing Wisconsin agriculture, launching an expansive effort that involved more than five years of intensive study, research and public education and outreach to bring diverse interests together to improve the future of land use.

2008

Feb. 1 May 27 Launches BadgerCare Plus – Healthcare Signs the Great Lakes Compact, a historic, for All Kids to ensure all children and bipartisan agreement that will protect, families have access to quality health care. preserve and improve the Great Lakes. 32

Ag riculture | Reclaiming Our Farming Heritage

To confront the challenge of out-dated dairy operations, agricultural use and who adopt sound environmental Governor Doyle created major new tax credits to spur practices. It also provides new opportunities for modernization. The program allowed refundable tax public-private partnerships and encourages a renewed credits of up to $50,000 per claimant. They applied to community focus on farmland preservation and land-use improvements of any size, ranging from better fencing planning. to new milking facilities. Enacted in 2003, the Dairy Modernization Tax Credit was a powerful new economic One of the major components in Governor Doyle’s incentive to Wisconsin dairy producers – regardless of plan to diversity agriculture was to engage farms size – to modernize. These tax credits were the basis in complementary industries. The state’s dairy and for the Dairy Manufacturing Modernization Tax agriculture sector were strengthened by diversification Credits in 2007, which allowed dairy manufacturing into compatible industries, including: operations a refundable credit equal to 10 percent of ƒƒEthanol their modernization costs up to $200,000 per facility. In ƒ 2009, similar credits were created to spur modernization ƒBiodiesel at meat processing facilities. ƒƒMeat processing ƒ To confront the accelerating loss of agricultural land, ƒCattle feeding operations Governor Doyle concentrated on reducing the property To allow individual farmers more opportunity, Governor tax burden on farmers. Governor Doyle first upheld and Doyle launched a grant program that supported expanded the land-use assessment program, allowing managed grazing operations. The grants typically total farmers to pay property taxes on their farmland $1 million annually, and encourage farmers from across according to what the land’s value was for production, the state to add a low capital cost operation to their land. not potential development. A Farmland Protection More than 20 percent of dairy farmers now do some grant program gave the state further ability to protect managed grazing. agricultural land in areas sensitive to development. This initiative was used in 2005, awarding $475,000 to Siting agricultural expansions was another challenge protect a 227-acre farm along the North Branch of the that the Governor addressed. To ensure a healthy dairy Milwaukee River in order to help keep it a productive industry, dairy farmers willing to invest in modern dairy farm. operations need to know the local rules that apply before making investment decisions. In return, the dairy In his most recent budget, Governor Doyle built on farmers who chose to modernize need to work with local these efforts by developing and signing the Working citizens to manage their operations in ways that protect Lands Initiative, a broad new set of tools that completely the environment and local quality of life. Members of overhauled Wisconsin’s 30-year-old farmland the DATCP Livestock Advisory Committee worked to preservation law. The new law provides enhanced find common ground to balance the need for growth tax credits for farmers whose land is protected for of livestock operations in Wisconsin, respect for local

2008

June 4 July 1 Creates the Milwaukee Mathematics Establishes the Department of Children and Partnership to promote math Families, the first state agency in Wisconsin achievement and raise the quality of a history dedicated solely to protecting Milwaukee Public Schools education. Wisconsin’s kids and strengthening families. 33

Ag riculture | Reclaiming Our Farming Heritage

control and protection of the environment. Through a farmstead yoghurt and ice cream. Wisconsin now has shared vision and state legislation, the rules for growth about 35,000 dairy goats – more than any other state – were defined and enacted. and a farm that is exclusively devoted to making goat cheese. Individually, the actions that Governor Doyle launched ƒ played out with remarkable effect: ƒWisconsin has become the country’s top cranberry producer, with more than 60 percent of the market. It ƒƒThe modernization tax credits for dairy farms spurred is also a leading producer of vegetables, honey, mint about $1 billion in investments over the past five years and organic meat. and are expected to bring about another $1 billion Improvements of any size, ranging from better fencing over the next five years. to new milking facilities. Enacted in 2003, the Dairy ƒƒSimilar tax credits for dairy producers have meant an Modernization Tax Credit was a powerful new economic additional $500 million in modernization to cheese incentive to Wisconsin dairy producers – regardless of making plants and other facilities. size – to modernize. These tax credits were the basis ƒƒMilk and cheese production has soared to record for the Dairy Manufacturing Modernization Tax levels. Milk production increased by nearly 2 billion Credits in 2007, which allowed dairy manufacturing pounds, or nearly 9 percent, between 2004 and 2007. operations a refundable credit equal to 10 percent of Milk production per cow set a record every month in their modernization costs up to $200,000 per facility. In 2007 compared to the same month the year before, 2009, similar credits were created to spur modernization and set a 17-year high. Last year, Wisconsin produced at meat processing facilities. 24.5 billion pounds of milk, and was the country’s top producer of cheese and specialty cheeses. In fact, Wisconsin accounts for 26 percent of the country’s cheese production and 46 percent of the specialty cheeses made in the U.S. ƒƒWisconsin is now home to more than 600 types, styles and varieties of cheeses, and of the state’s 127 cheese plants, 88 are now manufacturing at least one type of specialty cheese—up from just four plants in 2007. ƒƒEfforts to diversify dairy also show in the number of start-up farmsteads and artisan dairies. Ten years ago, only six farmstead dairies called Wisconsin home. Today, 23 farmstead operations craft an impressive variety of award-winning artisan cheeses and specialty cheeses from cow, goat and sheep’s milk, as well as

2008 2009

Nov. 18-19 Feb. 20 Co-hosts Governors’ Global Climate Summit with Governor Arnold Announces that domestic partners who work Schwarzenegger where Governor Doyle signed the Global Climate for the state will have access to benefits Solutions Declaration with national and international leaders. previously reserved only to married couples. 34

Vera te ns & Military | Honoring Wisconsin Servicemen and Women

Vaeter ns & Military: Honoring Wisconsin Servicemen and Women Governor Doyle was dedicated throughout his two terms to ensuring that Wisconsin’s active duty military and its veterans were honored for their commitment and service to the state. Early in his administration, Governor Doyle used his first biennial budget to ensure that veterans’ benefits were protected. He approved $1.3 million in funding to open a new 120-bed skilled nursing facility at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove to serve a full range of needs for veterans and their families throughout the area. He vetoed a Republican budget provision that would have cut education benefits for many Wisconsin veterans, including disabled veterans. Wisconsin now offers its veterans the most comprehensive veterans’ benefits package in the country as a result of actions Governor Doyle took, including: ƒƒSigning bills that ensured veterans have the right to be buried in the cemetery of their choice, provided protections to all Wisconsin residents who are members of the National Guard and are called to state active duty, and gave Purple Heart recipients recognition on the state’s specialty Purple Heart license plate (2003). ƒƒSigning into law a veterans’ package that made it easier for National Guard members returning from Iraq and other qualified veterans to access tuition and home loans, expanded loan guarantees for housing for homeless veterans, gave added flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans’ benefits faster and more efficiently, and took steps to protect the state’s Veteran’s Trust Fund (2003). ƒƒSigning legislation to provide a “differential pay” benefit to Wisconsin state employees who are members of the Wisconsin National Guard and Reserves, and are called to active military duty (2004). ƒƒSigning laws that extended the state income tax exemption to all members of the Armed Forces and Reserves who are called up to active duty, regardless of whether they are serving in a combat zone; and allowed eligible veterans who served honorably in a designated war period and who are residents of the state for veterans’ benefits purposes, to pay resident tuition at any University of Wisconsin System School (2004). ƒƒSigning legislation that expanded those eligible for veteran benefits, such as education, tax credits and health care benefits, to include those missing in action, those who died as a result of a service-related disability, and those killed in the line of duty while on inactive or active duty (2005). ƒƒSigning several bills that expanded Wisconsin’s already-comprehensive benefits for veterans, including a bill that ensured qualified veterans, as well as surviving spouses and children of those killed in the line of duty, free tuition at Wisconsin’s great universities and technical colleges (2006).

2009

MAR. 23 Kicks-off construction on the I-94 North-South Freeway, the single largest May 18 transportation project Wisconsin has ever undertaken, improving safety, easing Signs statewide congestion and modernizing one of the state’s most important transportation arteries. smoking ban. 35

Vera te ns & Military | Honoring Wisconsin Servicemen and Women

ƒƒ Signing legislation that dramatically increased veterans’ Governor Doyle also attended troop send-off and troop eligibility for Wisconsin’s Veterans Home Loan return events whenever possible, including a send-off Program and made $61 million in additional funding in 2009 to members of the 32nd Infantry Brigade available for veterans mortgage loans (2006). Combat Team, the largest Wisconsin National Guard In 2005, the Governor met and had breakfast with deployment since World War II. Wisconsin members of the 123rd Main Support Governor Doyle sought federal support for returning Battalion stationed at Anderson Barracks in Dexheim, soldiers, announcing a $553,000 federal grant to provide Germany. In 2006, he made a surprise visit to Iraq to employment and training assistance to members of the visit Wisconsin National Guard solders while visiting Wisconsin National Guard returning from Iraq and Iraq with a delegation of governors. As part of the Afghanistan, and other veterans searching for work. same trip, the Governor visited troops in Pakistan working in earthquake relief efforts, and troops serving in Afghanistan.

2009

June 29 July 15 Signs the Working Lands Initiative to Enrollment in BadgerCare Plus – protect Wisconsin’s agricultural heritage Core Plan begins, expanding access and assist in further economic development. to health care for uninsured adults. 36

Tras n portation | Investing in Wisconsin’s Infrastructure

Ta r nsportation: Investing in Wisconsin’s Infrastructure When Governor Doyle took office, he understood that growing the state’s economy required a first-class multi- modal transportation system to provide safe and efficient movement of goods and people across the state as well as to connect people to jobs. Even during challenging economic times, the Governor found a way to provide historic levels of funding for transportation improvements. State funding increased more than 31 percent during Governor Doyle’s tenure through wise, targeted use of state funding, modest increases for vehicle title and registration fees, and additional bonding authority to finance highway projects. Governor Doyle also aggressively pursued opportunities to work with Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation to maximize our state’s utilization of federal funding for transportation improvements. From fiscal year 2002 to fiscal year 2009, the amount of federal funding received for Wisconsin’s highways increased nearly 25 percent. In addition, Wisconsin emerged as a leader in quickly putting funds made available through ARRA to work to create jobs. A total of 332 road, bridge and enhancement projects have been certified by the federal government to make use of Wisconsin’s $529 million highway allocation through ARRA, bringing thousands of jobs to Wisconsin.

The Marquette Interchange: A Key to Rebuilding Southeast Wisconsin’s Freeway System As Governor Doyle took office, the Marquette Interchange, one of the state’s busiest and most heavily-congested interchanges located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, was well beyond its useful life cycle. Rebuilding the interchange was the largest transportation project in state history. Named the state’s first so-called Mega Project because of its cost and complexity with high-rise bridges, dramatic interchanges, unsafe traffic entry points and deteriorated condition.

2009

AUG. 18 Nov. 10 Expands SeniorCare, providing Works successfully to ensure that Republic Wisconsin seniors with access to Airways would consolidate in Wisconsin, thereby affordable prescription drugs. retaining 800 jobs and creating hundreds more. 37

Tras n portation | Investing in Wisconsin’s Infrastructure

Governor Doyle made a commitment to government Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, the state has and business leaders, area residents and the traveling maintained strong passenger rail service and is providing public that the project would: a vision for intercity passenger rail to deliver mobility, environmental and transportation benefits to the ƒ ƒControl costs Midwest region. The highlight of that commitment is ƒƒBe completed in a four-year period of time Amtrak’s successful Hiawatha Service which provides ƒƒEnsure continued traffic flow to keep downtown a quick, ninety-minute trip between Chicago and Milwaukee “open for business” throughout the project Milwaukee. With seven round trips daily, the Hiawatha continues to set ridership records and boasts one of the ƒƒBecome an asset to the community because of its best on-time services of Amtrak’s lines. Ridership on the innovative design and safety aspects service has nearly doubled from 400,471 in fiscal year The Governor was able to reduce the cost of the project 2003 to 753,153 in fiscal year 2009. from over $1 billion to $810 million. Using an executive level project management approach, DOT meticulously Wisconsin relies on freight rail service to efficiently analyzed any contract changes throughout the project move goods throughout the state. Governor Doyle has to control costs. When Governor Doyle cut the ribbon invested in the state’s aging and uncertain freight rail on the new interchange, he delivered on his promise to infrastructure. The state operates two programs, the get it done early and under budget. Freight Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program, which is a revolving loan fund, and Freight Rail Preservation With the successful completion of the Marquette Program, which is a grant program. Funding for the Interchange Project, Governor Doyle’s Administration programs has increased from a combined $8 million in embarked on the I94 North South Freeway Project to 2002 to almost $16 million combined in 2009. modernize a key transportation artery from the Illinois state line to Milwaukee. This $1.9 billion 35-mile Wisconsin’s ports support 11,387 jobs and annually stretch of the Interstate quickly eclipsed the Marquette generate over $1.3 billion in economic output. Wisconsin Interchange as the state’s largest transportation project is home to 20 commercial ports and 111 harbors and when work started in 2009. The project will enhance marinas. Building on our state’s geographic advantages, economic activity in the region by employing 5,500 the state utilizes a Harbor Assistance Program to workers and generating an estimated 2,300 new jobs. assist harbor communities along the Great Lakes and Mississippi River in maintaining and improving waterborne commerce. Realizing the economic A Balanced Transportation System opportunity in the program, in 2004, Governor Doyle signed into law an expansion of Harbor Assistance During Governor Doyle’s tenure, funding has increased Program eligibility to allow private businesses to access dramatically for both passenger and freight rail programs, the program and improve their port facilities. Harbor harbors, aeronautics assistance and elderly and disabled grant awards have increased from $1.2 million in fiscal transportation aids. year 2002 to $9.5 million in fiscal year 2009.

2009

Dec. 8 Dec. 22 Creates the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act to Strengthens Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws by signing protect interests of Indian children and sustain ties legislation increasing punishment for drunk drivers between Indian children and their affiliated Tribes. and instituting ignition interlocks for repeat offenders. 38

Tras n portation | Investing in Wisconsin’s Infrastructure

Wisconsin’s airports provide direct access to passenger The Governor has continued his efforts to keep and commercial activity throughout the state. people safer from drunk drivers by enacting a series Recognizing the importance of this transportation link, of additional measures in 2009 including: requiring during Governor Doyle’s time in office, funding for ignition interlock devices for repeat offenders and aeronautics assistance has increased from $69.3 million severely intoxicated first offenders, making a fourth in fiscal year 2002 to $129.4 million in fiscal year 2009, offense OWI a felony if it occurs within five years of more than 86 percent. Since Governor Doyle has taken the previous offense and making first offense drunken office, all eight primary commercial passenger service driving a misdemeanor if a child younger than 16 is in airports had projects each year, and, of the 98 total state the vehicle. airport system airports, 91 had projects at some point from 2003 to 2009. The state has also secured $24 Another major step toward safer roads was the million in aviation funds through ARRA. Governor’s successful effort to enact primary seat belt enforcement. With this new law that took effect on June Governor Doyle understood how important mobility 30, 2009, law enforcement officers in the state could, is to Wisconsin’s elderly citizens and people with for the first time, stop a motorist solely for a violation of disabilities, which is why he has committed significant not wearing a seatbelt. By passing this new law, the state funding for specialized transportation services and was able to access an additional $15 million in highway service vehicles to assist elderly citizens and people with funding. disabilities throughout the state. Elderly and disabled transportation aids have increased by 49 percent during There has been dramatic improvement in highway safety Governor Doyle’s time in office. during Governor Doyle’s time in office. From 2003 to 2009, fatal crashes have fallen from 748 to 491 and traffic fatalities have fallen from 836 to 545—making P romoting Highway Safety 2009 the safest year on Wisconsin’s highways since Since his time as Attorney General, Governor Doyle 1944. has been an ardent supporter of lowering Wisconsin’s prohibited Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) to .08 for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). In 2003, Governor Doyle signed into law this much-needed highway safety measure, the passage of which also prevented the state from being sanctioned by the federal government for not enacting a .08 standard. Passage of the .08 BAC standard qualified Wisconsin to receive $3.7 million in federal transportation safety funds for additional safety and impaired driving law enforcement efforts.

2010

MAR. 29 Jan. 28 Announces state’s new Organ Donor Registry, Announces $823 million investment in high-speed which has saved lives by making it easier for passenger rail service, creating thousands of jobs Wisconsin residents to list themselves as a and diversifying the state’s transportation system. donor through a secure online database. 39

Gve o ernm nt | Making Government Work Better

Goe v rnMENt: Making Government Work Better I mproving State-Tribal Relations Early in his tenure, Governor Doyle reached out to Wisconsin’s 11 sovereign tribal nations and asked them how to improve relations between the State of Wisconsin and each of the nations. The tribal leaders reported to the Governor that the state did a poor job of communicating and coordinating with each of the nations. As a result of these discussions, Governor Doyle issued Executive Order #39 in February 2004 that directed state agencies to develop a consultation process with each of Wisconsin’s 11 sovereign tribal nations. Since that time, tribal leaders have regularly met with cabinet agencies to discuss issues of coordination and policy development between the state and nations. The consultations have led to some significant policy changes, including: ƒƒThe Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), protects the rights of Indian children, their parents, and extended families to live in the ways of their ancestors and will assist in promoting the stability and security of Tribes for the many generations to come. ƒƒState Medicaid programs can claim 100 percent federal reimbursement for health care services provided to tribal members in tribal health clinics but only 39 percent of Medicaid claims for services provided in tribal health clinics are for patients identified as American Indians. Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, the Department of Health Services partnered with a tribal government to successfully complete a pilot project that matches information on tribal membership with Medicaid eligibility, dramatically increasing the number of claims that qualify for 100 percent federal reimbursement. This effort will bring back an increasing amount of federal tax dollars to assist Wisconsin taxpayers. Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, compacts with the state’s 11 tribes that have gaming operations were re-negotiated. From fiscal year 04 through fiscal year 09 the compacts have brought in $430 million to the state of Wisconsin and in fiscal year 10 and 11 the state is expected to receive nearly $97 million. The revenue from the gaming compacts have helped to support education, health care, public safety and economic development activities for all Wisconsin citizens as well as providing support for targeted programs that support members of the state’s 11 tribes. Over the next 17 years, using conservative estimates, Wisconsin should receive more than $1.6 to $1.9 billion more in gaming revenues to support important programs in Wisconsin.

2010

APR. 30 May 13 Launches BadgerCare Plus Basic, an entirely Commits all $55 million of State Energy Program funding self-funded health care plan option for to green energy and energy efficient manufacturing working adults without dependent children. through the creation of the Green-to-Gold fund. 40

Gve o ernm nt | Making Government Work Better

U pholding Democratic Values Over the past eight years, Washington and Wisconsin have seen dramatic shifts in the political landscape. Through it all, Governor Doyle remained true to a core set of basic Democratic values, fighting for what really matters. ƒƒProtected stem cell research: Governor Doyle invested in finding cures for people who suffer from some of the world’s oldest diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, juvenile diabetes and spinal cord injuries. The Governor stopped attempts to limit stem cell research by vetoing legislation that would have criminalized scientific techniques that hold great potential for offering cures to humanity’s oldest diseases. ƒƒImproved access to women’s health services: Nearly 52,000 women have improved access to family planning services. In addition, students are able to receive comprehensive, medically accurate, un-biased, and age- appropriate information; Wisconsin hospitals provide all options for immediate, comprehensive services to victims of sexual assault; insurance companies providing drug coverage must cover contraceptives; and all pharmacies must have someone available to fill birth control prescriptions. ƒƒVetoed concealed carry: Governor Doyle demonstrated his strong commitment to protecting the public against careless gun use by twice vetoing—in 2003 and again in 2006—legislation that would have allowed the carrying of concealed weapons in almost all public places, and would have weakened existing restrictions against the possession of guns on school grounds and in school zones. The Governor’s actions to prevent enactment of this legislation were strongly supported by law enforcement officials and organizations across the state, and his vetoes withstood subsequent Republican-led efforts for a legislative override. ƒƒDomestic partner benefits: Governor Doyle proposed and signed into law authority for the state to offer health insurance to the domestic partners of university and state employees and provide retirement benefits to the domestic partner survivors of those same employees. Through legislation that Governor Doyle championed, created a limited set of legal protections for the families of domestic partners covering issues such as hospital visitation, family and medical leave and end-of-life decisions. Since August 1, 2009, 1,338 partnerships have registered with their county governments to access these protections. ƒƒHolding health insurance companies accountable: People with mental health disorders, autistic children, and deaf and hard of hearing children can now get the treatment they need because the Governor led the effort to require all health insurance companies to cover mental health and autism treatment, as well as the cost of hearing aids or cochlear implants.

2010

June 23 July 29 Launches YoungStar, a new quality July 5 Announces $46.5 million in funding for rating and improvement system for Statewide smoking Wisconsin’s high-speed rail program to child care in Wisconsin. ban takes effect. improve the state’s transportation system. 41

Gve o ernm nt | Making Government Work Better

M inority Business Among these appointments, Governor Doyle selected Louis Butler to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme In fiscal year 2008, Wisconsin met its goal of having Court. Justice Butler was the first African-American in five percent of its goods and services purchased from Wisconsin’s history to serve on the high court. Governor minority-owned businesses, conducting 5.87 percent Doyle also appointed the first African-American and (nearly $95 million) of its overall spending on goods Asian-American jurists to serve on the state’s Courts of and services, including engineering and construction of Appeals. state facilities and highways, with minority businesses. In 2009, Governor Doyle’s Business Opportunity R eforming State Employee Benefits Advisory Commission made recommendations on how the state can position itself to make continued progress. Governor Doyle made a series of changes affecting state employee benefits, including: E mphasis on Diversity in Government ƒƒRequired state employees, for the first time, to make contributions to the cost of their health insurance Governor Doyle appointed one of the most diverse benefit. Administrations in the state’s history. He appointed the first African-American secretaries of the departments ƒƒRestructured how the state bid out health insurance of Administration, Children and Families, Commerce, to require insurers and HMOs to bid on both price Revenue; the first African-American director of the and quality. Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development ƒƒCreated a uniform formulary pharmacy benefit for Authority; and the first Hispanic commissioner of the all state employees, regardless of what insurance plan Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. they had for medical care, so the state could leverage its purchasing power. He also appointed diverse citizens to state boards, councils and commissions, including the University ƒƒProposed and signed into law authority for the state of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Wisconsin Technical to offer health insurance to the domestic partners of College System state board, Natural Resources Board university and state employees and provide retirement and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection benefits to the domestic partner survivors of those Board. Through the end of 2009, Governor Doyle has same employees. Governor Doyle also created a set of made nearly 4,000 appointments to cabinet positions, legal protections for the families of domestic partners councils, commissions, task forces, the judiciary and covering issues such as hospital visitation, family and local offices such as district attorney, sheriff and coroner. medical leave and end-of-life decisions. Since August 1, 2009, 1,338 partnerships have registered with their county governments to access these protections.

2010

Aug. 2 Announces commitment to the Great Lakes Restoration Aug. 17 Initiative, consisting of 50 projects statewide designed Leads the fight to ensure Mercury Marine specifically to help the Great Lakes communities, ecosystem, and expands in Wisconsin, bringing new jobs to the businesses and industries that depend on the Great Lakes. Fond du Lac and the surrounding region. 42

Gve o ernm nt | Making Government Work Better

Protecting Consumers ƒƒSigned into law 2005 AB 657 to protect home and property owners. The law prohibits a municipality, Governor Doyle protected Wisconsin consumers, county or state agency or other public board or including: authority from exercising condemnation of a property ƒƒTo protect consumers from the so-called disruption through eminent domain if the property is not of the gas supply that followed after Hurricane blighted. Katrina, Governor Doyle directed the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer O pen Records Protection to focus enforcement resources on ensuring that consumers received the amount of gas they paid As attorney general and as Governor, Jim Doyle has for and to ensure that gas stations were not raising been a constant supporter of Wisconsin’s Open Record prices more than once in a 24-hour period. Law, which provides citizens, the media and other interested parties the ability to obtain records about the ƒƒWith no federal action set to occur, Governor Doyle activities of state and local governments in Wisconsin— subpoenaed executives from the five biggest oil providing a valuable check for the public on the actions companies in the world directing them to appear of government and its officials. before a panel to explain sky rocketing fuel costs. ƒƒChampioned the repeal of the Depression-era During his tenure, Governor Doyle was recognized by “Minimum Mark-up” law which artificially inflated the Wisconsin Newspaper Association as a champion of gasoline prices. In February 2009, the U.S. Eastern the Open Records law. District Court of Wisconsin found that the minimum markup law violated the commerce clause of the U.S. E thics in Government Constitution and thus was unconstitutional. At the beginning of the decade, legislators and staff ƒ ƒMade Wisconsin’s No Call list a national model, members from both parties under investigation for protecting families from the harassing phone calls of illegally using state resources for campaign purposes, telemarketers. In January 2003, he referred the first campaigning on state time, and soliciting campaign violations of the state’s No Call list to the attorney contributions in exchange for legislative favors. general for prosecution. Immediately after taking office as Governor, he directed ƒƒVetoed 2005 SB 268 which would have excepted the Attorney General to take any and all necessary legal the rent-to-own industry from Wisconsin consumer action to stop the payment of legal fees for legislators protections. and staff that were under investigation and seek ƒƒVetoed 2005 SB 58 that would have put a larger retroactive recovery of those payments that had been burden on consumers to prove the defective condition previously made. of products.

2010

Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Announces Seda International Packaging Group, an Italian Breaks ground on the Charter Street Biomass Project company, will locate its United States headquarters in Racine to convert the largest state-owned, coal-burning County after Governor Doyle personally pitched executives. power plant to begin producing cleaner energy. 43

Gve o ernm nt | Making Government Work Better

As part of his effort to re-instill public trust in state Boards into a new Government Accountability Board – government in the aftermath of the caucus scandal, the most significant change to elections and ethics laws Governor Doyle championed 2003 AB 1 which he in 30 years. The new board’s membership is comprised signed into law in August 2003. The law prohibits state of retired judges – not political appointees and political and local officials and candidates for state and local party representatives. office from promising votes or considerations of subjects in exchange for political contributions and/or services. R eforming Elections In January 2006, Governor Doyle and legislative leaders In April 2005, Governor Doyle, joined by Democratic from both parties put forward a comprehensive ethics legislative leaders, put forward a comprehensive set of reform proposal that contained multiple elements. elections reforms designed to improve the management ƒƒBan fund-raising during the budget of elections, maintain and increase participation in elections, and take action to prevent voter fraud. In May ƒ ƒImpose a one-year ban on lobbying by legislators and 2006, Governor Doyle signed a bill which implemented their staff the vast majority of the provisions he had called for. ƒƒExpand the one-year ban on lobbying to include former Governors and all gubernatorial appointees In June 2003, Governor Doyle vetoed Republican that work at agencies from being able to lobby any legislation that would require state residents to show a cabinet agency as well as the Governor’s office state-issued photo ID at the polls. The measure would have denied 123,000 residents, including 85,000 ƒ ƒBan on campaign contributions or state tax dollars seniors, their constitutional right to vote. In the 2005 from being used to support legal defense fees or session of the legislature, Republicans twice passed costs associated with fighting criminal charges legislation to require residents to show a photo ID at the under Chapter 11 (the campaign finance statutes) polls. Governor Doyle vetoed both bills or Chapter 19 Subchapter III (the “Pay-to-Play” statutes) ƒƒRequire full public funding of State Supreme Court races for candidates that agree to limit their spending ƒƒMerge the State Elections and State Ethics Boards into a new Government Accountability Board

G overnment Accountability Board In January 2007, through a special session of the legislature, the Governor signed into law 2007 Special Session SB 1 that merged the State Elections and Ethics

2010

Nov. 24 Breaks ground on the Wisconsin Energy Dec. 2 Institute, which brought together Opens the Wisconsin Wisconsin’s leading energy researchers. Institutes for Discovery. 44 45

When they write the history of this time, let them say we met our generation’s challenge. We helped those in trouble…we made health care available to our citizens…we educated our kids… we invested in our businesses and workers…we seized the new opportunities presented…and we moved boldly into the future. —Governor Jim, State of the State Address, January 2010

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