Welcome to the Newly Designed WCA eNews!
The Wisconsin Counties Association is proud to unveil the newly revamped WCA eNews. The new format will continue to use technology to update members on the latest happenings at the Capitol, as well as Association updates and relevant news.
Thanks to WCA Managing Editor Jennifer Bock for her design work and to WCA Operations Manager Terry Schumacher for her assistance getting this newsletter off the ground.
For feedback or questions, contact Michelle Gormican Thompson at michelle@thompson-communications.com.
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County Officials in Madison This Week for Kick-Off of County Ambassador Program
County
officials from around the state were in Madison on Wednesday, January 20th for the kick-off of the
new County Ambassador Program (CAP), a presidential initiative by Wisconsin
Counties Association (WCA) President and Calumet County Supervisor Alice
Connors.
The
County Ambassador Program involves 44 counties and 85 county officials and aims
to increase awareness and understanding of county issues with legislators in
Madison.
"As
counties, it is vital that we have a good partnership with the state, because
together, we must deliver the needed services to our citizens," said WCA
Executive Director Mark D. O'Connell. "The nation and our state are facing
difficult fiscal times and among all the methods of communication with our state
policy makers, in such times, perhaps none is as important as face-to-face
meetings. I believe that is why
the Capitol Ambassador Program is more important today than at any point in the
past."
To learn more, click here.
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O'Connell, Falk Featured on Wisconsin Eye
The recession forced new, difficult decisions on all segments of
Wisconsin's economy. In the first of a new WisconsinEye series,
Surviving Recession, five leaders of local governments talk about the
broken system that forces them to rely on shared-revenue payments from
the state and property taxes to pay for critical programs. Madison
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, Milwaukee
County Supervisor John Thomas, Curt Witynski of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities and Mark D. O'Connell, executive director of the Wisconsin
Counties Association, discussed long-range changes in that funding
system. Source: WisconsinEye.org
To watch the show, hosted by Steve Walters, click here and scroll down to "12.14.2009 Surviving the Recession."
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 Follow WCA on Twitter Today!
WCA is now on Twitter. Follow our "tweets," including the latest Capitol News, Association updates and online by visiting http://www.twitter.com/WisCounties.
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Watch "WisBusiness: The Show"
WisBusiness.com has launched a new twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues.
Episode
four features the Wisconsin Stock Report and includes commentary from
Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still, and an interview with
Tim Keane, director of the Marquette Golden Angels Network. Source:
WisBusiness.com.
Watch episode four, as well as archived issues of "WisBusiness: The Show," by clicking here.
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Register Today for NACo Legislative Conference
NACo's 2010 Legislative Conference kicks off March 6,
2010 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. NACo's
annual Legislative Conference focuses on federal activity that affects
county governments. It typically features workshops on new or pending
federal legislation and regulations, and top political commentators or
Capital Hill and White House speakers.
This year's keynote speaker for the Opening General Session on March 8 is TIME Magazine
correspondent, Joe Klein. Klien may be best known as the author,
"Anonymous," of the novel, Primary Colors, inspired by the 1992
presidential race. Source: NACo.org.
Note that the early bird registration ends Friday, January 22, 2010. An online discount of $25 will still be available.
Learn more, including registration information, by clicking here.
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Upcoming Events
Sign up today for the WCA Legislative Exchange February 9-10 at the Madison Concourse.
For registration information, visit www.wicounties.org and click on events or contact Cheryl Fleck at fleck@wicounties.org at 866.404.2700.
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