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Septmember 15, 2010, Behaving Sustainably: Enabling You to Do Your Part, Kathy Kuntz
October 6, 2010, Campaign Finance Reform, Jay Heck
November 3, 2010, How Changing Demographics Are Affecting Dane County Schools and Human Services, Lynn Green, Daniel Nerad, and Tim Culver
January 15, 2011, Issues Confronting Wisconsin in 2011, Terese Berceau
February 2, 2011, Community Outreach: Finding Common Ground in Troubled Times, Kaleem Caire, Amy Mondloch, and Alda Preston
March 2, 2011, Charter Schools: Current Status; Prospects for the Future, Margaret McMurray, Julie Mead, John Witte
April 6, 2011, WISKILEAKS Reveals the True Story of Land Use and Transportation in Dane County, Wisconsin, Kathleen Falk, Kristine Euclide
September 15, 2010
Open House
Behaving Sustainably: Enabling You to Do Your Part
Kathy Kuntz, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Climate Change Action Initiative (WCCAI)
Climate change patterns such as more intense and frequent heat waves and storms can pose threat to Wisconsin’s agriculture, ecosystem, and population health. Changing our habits and behaving more sustainably can mitigate the impact of climate change. But kicking off old habits is hard to do, especially when we cannot see the results immediately. What strategies can we use to facilitate behavior change in ourselves and others? Which behavior changes have the greatest impact?
Kathy Kuntz, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Climate Change Action Initiative (WCCAI), will share their findings and recommendations on those questions. WCCAI was created by Gov. Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming to make Wisconsin a national leader in achieving voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and to help individuals, communities and businesses change their behaviors to mitigate climate change. Kathy Kuntz is the former Director of Energy Programs at WECC (Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation) and brings more than 15 years of experience in the world of energy education, energy efficiency, and energy communications.
October 6, 2010
Campaign Finance Reform
Jay Heck, Executive Director, Common Cause in Wisconsin
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Fund has called on candidates for statewide office and state legislature to share their positions on several key policy issues, including reforms designed to reduce the influence of special interests in elections and to promote a fair and transparent process for drawing legislative district lines in 2011. The LWV, in partnership with the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Common Cause in Wisconsin, also sent questions to candidates for U.S. Senate and Wisconsin's eight seats in the House of Representatives. Learn about this and more as Jay Heck, Executive Director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, talks about Campaign Finance Reform.
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November 3, 2010
How Changing Demographics Are Affecting Dane County Schools and Human Services
Our panel of experts will discuss the how their organizations are addressing the changing demographics and what issues remain unresolved.
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| Lynn Green, Director of the Dane County Department of Human Services | Daniel Nerad, Superintendent of Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District | Tim Culver, District Administrator, Sun Prairie Area School District |
Speakers Lynn Green, Dan Nerad, and Tim Culver presented at the November forum.
The panel took questions from the audience after their presentations.
The forum was filmed for broadcast on WYOU television. A DVD of the presentation will be available to check out from the LWVDC office.
January 15, 2011
Lively Issues Luncheon
Issues Confronting Wisconsin in 2011
Terese Berceau, Wisconsin State Assemblywoman, 76th District, spoke to a group of about 70 members and guests about the goings-on in the state house this term. She began by acknowledging that, although the League is a non-partisan organization, she is a liberal Democrat. She welcomed questions and challenges from those of other political persuasions, "but you better have the facts!"
Berceau spoke candidly about her frustration at being in the minority party in the Assembly, about the defeat of Republican colleagues with whom she had been able to work, about the discipline of the Republicans, and their ability to craft brief, catchy message that induce and exploit fear among voters. Democrats, she said, tend to talk and explain, and give evidence, and (many) voters don't listen.
Berceau expressed her opinion that Governor Walker made excellent Cabinet appointments, with the exception of the DNR Secretary, whom Berceau feels is utterly unqualified for the job.
Moving on to some of the legislation proposed for the spring term of the legislature, Berceau described proposed legislation referred to as the "castle doctrine," which allows people to shoot to kill anyone who comes into their home without invitation. There is a bill to repeal same-day voter registration, a bill to allow minors under the age of 12 to drive all-terrain vehicles, a bill to require that any tax increases must be approved by two-thirds of the legislature, many bills to enhance penalties for various crimes (despite the fact that the state currently spends almost as much on corrections than on the UW-System), photo ID, and redistricting.
On Redistricting: Berceau admitted that the Democrats "screwed up" in not taking action to establish an independent commission to do redistricting, because the leadership did not expect to lose both houses of the legislature. So, now, the Republicans have allocated money for attorneys to defend their redistricting plan, but no money to defend a Democratic plan.
On Photo ID for Voters: Republicans have successfully convinced voters that fraud is a problem. In fact, there have been fewer than a dozen cases of fraud in each of the last several Presidential elections. (11 out of 3 million in a study by the GAB.) Most of these involved felons who voted while still on parole because they did not understand that they were ineligible. Photo ID would not solve this problem. Berceau then explained the difficulty that students, the elderly, and the poor can have in getting a WI state ID, which requires having a copy of their birth certificate. Furthermore, there are counties that have no DMV, or the DMV office is open very limited hours.
On the Tort Reform Bill: (Coming eventually).
February 2, 2011
Community Outreach: Finding Common Ground in Troubled Times.
Kaleem Caire
President and CEO,
The Urban League of Greater Madison
Amy Mondloch
Executive Director,
Grassroots Leadership College
Alda Preston, PhD, MSN, MA,
Political Action Chair, Madison Alumnae Chapter,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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March 2, 2011
Charter Schools: Current Status; Prospects for the Future
Margaret McMurray, Charter Schools Consultant, School Management Services, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Julie Mead, Professor and Chair, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education, UW-Madison
John Witte, Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, UW-Madison
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April 6, 2011
WISKILEAKS Reveals the True Story of Land Use and Transportation in Dane County, Wisconsin. Learn about the missions, accomplishments, problems, and potential of the Capital Area Regional Plan Commission and The Regional Transit Authority.
Kathleen Falk, Dane County Executive
Kristine Euclide, member, Regional Transit Authority Board
May 4, 2011
Annual Meeting