Tuesday Agenda Highlights State and Federal Issues
The 2016 WCA Legislative Exchange begins Tuesday, February 2 with a full agenda. Highlights of the day's schedule include: 9:00 a.m.- Presidential Opening Remarks Lance Pliml, WCA President and Wood County Board Chair
9:05 a.m.- Legislative Leadership Roundtable John Nygren, Representative, Wisconsin State Assembly; Peter Barca, Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Assembly; Scott Fitzgerald, Majority Leader, Wisconsin State Senate; Janis Ringhand, Senator, Wisconsin State Senate; and Mark D. O'Connell, WCA Executive Director, Moderator
10:15 a.m.- NACo Federal Update
Deborah Cox, Director of Legislative Affairs, National Association of Counties (NACo)
10:45 a.m.- Executive Director's Remarks
Mark D. O'Connell, WCA Executive Director
11:15 a.m.- UW-Extension and Cooperative Extension Richard Klemme, Dean and Director, UW-Extension and Cooperative Extension; Cathy Sandeen, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW-Extension
11:30 a.m.- Supreme Court Candidates Judge Joe Donald, Candidate, Wisconsin Supreme Court; Justice Rebecca Bradley, Candidate, Wisconsin Supreme Court; Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg, Candidate, Wisconsin Supreme Court 12:45 p.m.- Legislative Update
Kyle Christianson, WCA Director of Government Affairs; Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, WCA Deputy Director of Government Affairs; Daniel Bahr, WCA Government Affairs Associate 2:00 p.m.- State Investment Update Michael Williamson, Executive Director, State of Wisconsin Investment Board
2:45 p.m.- The Milwaukee Bucks and the Wisconsin Economy Peter Feigin, Team President, Milwaukee Bucks
3:15 p.m.- Ask the Attorney and WCA Staff Andrew T. Phillips, Attorney, von Briesen & Roper, S.C.; Wisconsin Counties Association Staff Immediately Following 3:15 p.m. Session- Prize Drawings Drawings will be held for giveaways. You must be present to win! |