All Superior Days issues must meet the following three criteria:
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Issues must have major impact or unique implications for Northwest Wisconsin.
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Issues must have community wide consensus.
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Resolution of the issue requires resources that exceed local capacity.
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Legislative Issues Packet 2010
Legislative Issues
- Recognition of 25 years of partnership
- Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Superior Research Institute
- Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
- Wisconsin Minnesota Tax Reciprocity
- Maintenance of Recreational Trails for Non-Motorized Use (SB 265)
- Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Regional Juvenile Detention Center
- Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
- State job distribution in Northwest Wisconsin
- State Video Conferencing Rollout Program DOA
- Superior Research Institute
- Wisconsin Minnesota Tax Reciprocity
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Agriculture and Energy Resource Center
- Local Food Distribution Infrastructure
Department of Children and Families
- Reinstate Funding for Public Assistance Fraud Program
- State Video Conferencing Rollout Program DHS DCF
- Lake Superior Technology Park Development
- Local Food Distribution Infrastructure
- Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
- Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
- Superior Research Institute
- Training Requirements for Volunteer EMS and Firefighters
Department of Corrections
- Career Education for Jail Inmates
- Regional Juvenile Detention Center
- State Prisoners in the Douglas and Bayfield County Jails
Department of Health Services
- Access to MN Birth Data for Public Health Nursing
- Increase the MA reimbursement rates for mental healthcare
- Funding Model for Aging and Disability Resource Center
- Reinstatement of the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan
- Training Requirements for Volunteer EMS and Firefighters
- State Video Conferencing Roll-out Program DOA
Department of Natural Resources
- Agriculture and Energy Resource Center
- Dam Removal & Abandonment Policy Revision
- Development of the North Country National Scenic Trail
- Flood Plain Ordinance Process and Development
- Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
- LaPointe Harbor
- Reduce phosphorus levels in the St Croix River
- Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
- Superior Research Institute
- Terrestrial Invasive Species
- Wisconsin Point Preservation
Department of Tourism
- Development of the North Country National Scenic Trail
- Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Promoting History and the Arts
- Sustaining Northwest Wisconsin Tourism
- Wisconsin Point Preservation
Department of Transportation
- Continued widening of US Highway 2
- Highway13 passing lanes
- Highway 13 Paved Shoulders
- Hwy 2 and 63 Park and Ride
- Highway 53 intersection safety
- Increase DOT Driver License Testers
- LaPointe Harbor
- Maintenance of Recreational Trails for Non-Motorized Use (SB 265)
- Northern Lights Express High Speed Passenger Rail
- Rural Sign Standards
Department of Veterans Affairs
- NORTHWEST WI Veteran Fund
- NW WI Veteran Long Term Health Care
- Northwest Wisconsin Veteran’s Clinic
Department of Workforce Development
- Development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Public Service Commission
- Cellular Tower Infrastructure Program
- Clean Energy Jobs Act
Wisconsin UW-Extension
- Agriculture and Energy Resource Center
- UWEX Criminal Justice Specialists
Wisconsin Arts Board & Wisconsin State Historical Society
- Promoting History and the Arts
