Governor Doyle held a news conference on May 16, 2008, concerning the Budget Repair Bill.

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On April 23rd the Lt. Governor's Task Force on the Arts and Creativity in Schools met for the first time at Olbrich Gardens.

Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton announced the next piece of her Green Economy Agenda at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2008 at The Speckled Hen Inn in Madison. Lt. Governor Lawton’s Green Economy Agenda is a series of proposals to empower smart individual and institutional action related to climate change as a strategy to strengthen Wisconsin’s competitive position in a global economy.

Governor Doyle proclaimed Jeopardy! Day at the Kohl Center and met with game show host, Alex Trebek. Jeopardy! will shoot their Collegiate Contestants shows on Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, 2008 at the Kohl Center for national broadcasts in May.

Governor Doyle, First Lady Jessica Doyle, Lt. Governor Lawton, and members of the Governor’s Cabinet will have breakfast with Waukesha County community and business leaders and local residents to discuss how the Doyle Administration can continue to invest in the area. The Governor will also present the County with a proclamation declaring “Capital Days” in Waukesha County.

On April 9, 2008, Governor Jim Doyle called for a special legislative session for April 17 to vote on a bipartisan deal reached among state lawmakers regarding the Great Lakes Water Compact at the New Berlin City Hall. He was joined by New Berlin Mayor Jack Chiovatero, Waukesha Mayor Larry Nelson, Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, Racine Mayor Gary Becker, and Kenosha Mayor-Elect Keith Bosman, along with state legislators and area and regional officials.

DATCP Secretary Nilsestuen discussed the slowing of the loss of working farmland with local farmers at the Cozy Nook Farm in the town of Delafield.

On April 8, 2008, Governor Jim Doyle signed legislation requiring cigarettes sold in Wisconsin to be fire-safe. State legislators, firefighters, public health officials, and representatives of the tobacco industry joined the governor at the Beloit Fire Station for the signing.

Governor Doyle and DNR Secretary Frank visited the Sourhtern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The Scuppernong Habitat area in Eagle is the largest native lowland prairie east of the Mississippi River.

On April 8, 2008, Governor Jim Doyle announced $4 million for the construction of the first soybean crushing facility in the state that will create the soybean oil that will eventually become biodiesel. The announcement took place in Evansville.

Governor Doyle and Tourism Secretary Trumble will join area tourism, economic development, business, and community leaders to discuss Wisconsin’s new brand platform and how to grow tourism in Waukesha County.

Governor Jim Doyle gave a policy speech on environmental protection at the Alliant Energy Corporate Headquarters in Madison, WI. He was joined by a coalition of industry environmental leaders including Bill Harvey, CEO of Alliant Energy; Barbara Swan, President of Wisconsin Power & Light; Keith Reopelle, Program Director at Clean Wisconsin; George Meyer, Executive Director of Wisconsin Wildlife Federation and Matt Frank, Sec. of the DNR. The Governor’s address focused on an initiative to reduce mercury emission from coal-fired power plants by 90% by the year 2015. After the Governor’s address he spoke to press briefly about the Budget Repair Bill and Great lakes Compact. WisEye also spoke to Sec. Frank and Ron Crain, Manager – Strategic Communication for Alliant Energy.

Governor Doyle signed several Assembly and Senate Bills into law at a ceremony held at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics on March 17, 2008.  

Assembly Bill 646 makes various changes to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UWHCA) and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority Board (UWHCB). The Governor thanked Representatives Kitty Rhoades and Spencer Black, and Senators Fred Risser and Luther Olsen for their work on the bill.

Assembly Bill 442 allows the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue special distinctive license plates for persons who support Donate Life Wisconsin (DLW) and the promotion of organ and tissue donation. The Governor thanked Representatives Joan Ballweg and Terese Berceau, and Senators Lena Taylor and Robert Cowles for their work on the bill.

Senate Bill 310 amends the anatomical gift laws and processes based on the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of 2006. The Doyle thanked Senators Fred Risser and Carol Roessler, and Representatives Steve Wieckert and Tony Staskunas for their work on the bill.

Senate Bill 487 amends the requirements for health care providers to allow for redisclosure of patient health care records under certain conditions. The Governor thanked Senators Jon Erpenbach and Dale Schultz, and Representatives Terry Moulton and Kim Hixson for their work on the bill.

In the ad-hoc press conference held after the event, Governor Doyle spoke on issues pertaining to the status current budget repair bill and Rep. Wieckert spoke on the importance of signing into law SB 310.

On March 17, 2008, Governor Doyle signed into law Senate Bill 456 which amends the Authorized State Building Program to allow TomoTherapy to build an additional wing at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. This will allow the School of Veterinary Medicine to offer advanced radiological treatments for animals. TomoTherapy, Inc. is a publicly-traded company based in Wisconsin where they design and build machines for radiation treatment. After the event Governor Doyle took questions from the press on the topic of the budget repair bill and the Supreme Court race.

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Following a seven year long effort to pass this legislation, members of the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Coalition joined Governor Doyle as he signs AB 377 into law in the Governor’s Conference Room on March 13, 2008. The new law requires hospitals providing emergency medical care to rape victims to give information about emergency contraception and, if requested, dispense the medication onsite to prevent pregnancy. The legislation was passed by the State Senate by a vote of 27 to 6 in May of 2007 and the Assembly passed the bill by a vote of 56 to 41 on December 11, 2007. While the American Medical Association supports widespread access to EC to rape victims, a 2006 study found that 66% of Wisconsin emergency rooms failed to provide access to EC to rape victims. With the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims bill becoming law, rape victims will now be guaranteed the comprehensive and compassionate care they need and deserve in every Wisconsin emergency room. The signing of this bill marks the first pro-women’s health legislation to be passed and made into law in Wisconsin in over a decade.

Governor Doyle presented his comments on the Assembly’s passage of their version of the Budget Repair Bill earlier that day and fielded questions from members of the press.

Governor Doyle held a news conference on March 11, 2008 regarding the Great Lakes Compact.

Governor Doyle held a news conference on March 10, 2008 pertaining to the Budget Repair Bill.

Governor Doyle spoke at length about Wisconsin's economy and industry at the Business Day in Madison 2008 at the Monona Terrace on February 26, 2008. His speech concluded the conference.

Gov. Doyle gave a press conference on Februaray 21, 2008, in response to the report on Interstate 90/39 Winter Storm Emergency.

Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton visited K-Tech Kleening in Wausau to spread the Governor's State of the State message. The Lt. Governor also took the opportunity to discuss the Governor's "Grow Wisconsin" campaign and take questions on the programs impact on the state's economy.

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Governor Doyle held a press conference in reference to stranded motorists due to the snowstorm.

Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk gathered with the supporters of Presidential Candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, at the Angelic Brewing Company in Madison on February 5 to watch the returns from the Super Tuesday cluster of state primaries and caucuses. Each made brief comments to the supporters.

A day after stumping for Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, in Kansas, Gov. Jim Doyle made a brief appearance at a gathering of Obama supporters in Madison on February 5. After shaking hands and speaking with organizers, Doyle responded to questions from reporters. The event, held at Brocach's Irish Pub, brought supporters together to watch the returns from the Super Tuesday cluster of state primaries and caucuses.

Governor Doyle will call on the business community to take action to support his economic development initiatives tomorrow, Tuesday, January 28, 2008 at 1:00pm at the Monona Terrace in Madison. Joining Governor Doyle in a discussion of the state's economy and its branding initiatives will be Department of Commerce Secretary Jack Fischer, Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble and members of THRIVE.

Governor Doyle rolled out BadgerCare Plus at a news conference Monday, January 28 at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa. He was joined by the president of the Children's Hospital, Jon Vice, Dr. Pat McManus, President of The Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, and Dr. John Meurer, Chief of General Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

In a joint session of the State Senate and the State Assembly, Governor Jim Doyle delivered the annual State of the State Address on January 23.

Governor Jim Doyle formally recognized Mark Anderson's promotion to general officer rank by pinning him with the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony at the State Capitol on January 18. Anderson, of Wisconsin Rapids, currently commands the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and will assume command of the entire Wisconsin Army National Guard as deputy adjutant general February 29, 2008.

Governor Doyle at a reception hosted by Gathering Waters Conservancy to celebrate the reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund. The Stewardship Fund is a nationally renowned public program that protects natural areas, water quality, wildlife habitat, parks and recreational lands through voluntary agreements with willing landowners. Since its establishment in 1990, more than 470,000 acres in 71 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have been protected. The program provides public access for outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing, wildlife watching and biking.

Gov. Jim Doyle attended the grand opening of Vision Beloit, a newly renovated downtown building in Beloit, city leaders hope will become a “showroom of ideas” for the area. Four community and business organizations moved last month into the remodeled City Center Building. It was renovated by Hendricks Development Group, the real estate company responsible for much of Beloit’s downtown revitalization in recent years. The Vision Beloit facility brings Visit Beloit, the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Beloit Association and the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corp. into one building. The ceremony was held January 8.

As part of the next phase of his Grow Wisconsin Agenda, Gov. Jim Doyle announced a new initiative to grow start-up businesses in this state. The program, Accelerate Wisconsin, is aimed at providing new funding and tax exemptions to support investment in new Wisconsin businesses. The announcement was made during an address to Thrive, the Madison Region Economic Development Enterprise, on January 7 at the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce.

Following an address on economic development issues at the Greate Madison Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Jim Doyle took questions from the media. Doyle discussed his views on the Presidential races and his recent endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, for the Democratic Party's Nomination.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, through an alliance with Habitat for Humanity, announced a financial and volunteer investment that they hope will help build homes and provide seed money for a new holistic development plan that will bring transformation for Milwaukee’s Harambee community at this Press Conference in Milwaukee on December 20. Gov. Jim Doyle attended the press conference with a number of other local elected officials. The event was held at the Clinton Rose Senior Center in Milwaukee.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, through an alliance with Habitat for Humanity, announced a financial and volunteer investment that they hope will help build homes and provide seed money for a new holistic development plan that will bring transformation for Milwaukee’s Harambee community at this Press Conference in Milwaukee on December 20. Gov. Jim Doyle attended the press conference with a number of other local elected officials. The event was held at the Clinton Rose Senior Center in Milwaukee.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, through an alliance with Habitat for Humanity, announced a financial and volunteer investment that they hope will help build homes and provide seed money for a new holistic development plan that will bring transformation for Milwaukee’s Harambee community at this Press Conference in Milwaukee on December 20. Gov. Jim Doyle attended the press conference with a number of other local elected officials. The event was held at the Clinton Rose Senior Center in Milwaukee.

Gov. Jim Doyle met with the community of Milwaukee on December 4 at the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center in Milwaukee to discuss the expansion of the BadgerCare program. According to Doyle, the program will allow every Wisconsin family, regardless of income, to buy comprehensive health care coverage for their kids.

Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton and former First Lady Sue Ann Thompson made stops in Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay and Wausau on November 28 and 29 to raise awareness of cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine. In each city, they visited a beauty salon. WisconsinEye covered the tour's first event at the Cameo Spa and Salon in Madison on November 28. Wisconsin Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey Davis also joined the tour. The tour is Lt. Governor Lawton’s contribution to the National Lieutenant Governors Association nationwide cervical cancer awareness drive. Her counterparts in twenty five states have sponsored or hosted similar awareness events.

Gov. Jim Doyle announced the appointment of Reggie Bicha to the new Department of Children and Families in Milwaukee on November 27. Bicha is currently the Division Administrator of Children and Family Services at the Department of Health and Family Services. Doyle made the announcement at Penfield Children's Center.

Gov. Jim Doyle announced the appointment of Reggie Bicha to the new Department of Children and Families in Milwaukee on November 27. Bicha is currently the Division Administrator of Children and Family Services at the Department of Health and Family Services. Doyle made the announcement at Penfield Children's Center.

Governor Jim Doyle and Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, made brief remarks before Doyle signed Senate Bill 161 into law November 20 at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Monona. The bill designated the state trail system the Aldo Leopold Legacy Trail System. Leopold's daughter, Nina Leopold Bradley, attended the event.

Ten Midwestern leaders -- Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana, Governor Chester J. Culver of Iowa, Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan, Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio, Governor M. Michael Rounds of South Dakota, and Premier Gary Doer of Manitoba -- signed the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord at the Midwestern Governors Association: Energy Security and Climate Change Summit on November 15. Gov. Jim Doyle, co-hosted the summit on November 14 and 15 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. The governors from across the Midwest met to pursue new regional initiatives to increase the production and use of renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and try to ensure a reliable electric grid. The MGA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together the governors of 12 states to work cooperatively on public policy issues of significance to the Midwestern region. The MGA was created in December 1962, when articles of organization were adopted at the first annual meeting in Chicago. The members of the association include the governors of the following 12 Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

At the closing of the Midwest Governors Association Energy Security and Climate Change Summit on Nov. 15, the participating governors held a press conference. Gov. Jim Doyle, co-hosted the summit on November 14 and 15 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. The governors from across the Midwest met to pursue new regional initiatives to increase the production and use of renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and try to ensure a reliable electric grid. The MGA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together the governors of 12 states to work cooperatively on public policy issues of significance to the Midwestern region. The MGA was created in December 1962, when articles of organization were adopted at the first annual meeting in Chicago. The members of the association include the governors of the following 12 Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

United Kingdom Minister for Environment delivered the keynote address to the Midwest Governors Association Energy Security and Climate Change Summit on Nov. 15. The address, entitled "The Midwest's Role in a Global Carbon Marketplace," described how the U.K. is dealing with the global carbon marketplace. Gov. Jim Doyle, co-hosted the summit on November 14 and 15 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. The governors from across the Midwest met to pursue new regional initiatives to increase the production and use of renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and try to ensure a reliable electric grid. The MGA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together the governors of 12 states to work cooperatively on public policy issues of significance to the Midwestern region. The MGA was created in December 1962, when articles of organization were adopted at the first annual meeting in Chicago. The members of the association include the governors of the following 12 Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Gov. Jim Doyle, co-hosted the Midwestern Governors Association Energy Security and Climate Change Summit on November 14 and 15 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. The governors from across the Midwest met to pursue new regional initiatives to increase the production and use of renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and try to ensure a reliable electric grid. During this section of the event Iowa Gov. Chet Culver delivered closing comments at the end of the first day. The MGA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together the governors of 12 states to work cooperatively on public policy issues of significance to the Midwestern region. The MGA was created in December 1962, when articles of organization were adopted at the first annual meeting in Chicago. The members of the association include the governors of the following 12 Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Gov. Jim Doyle, co-hosted the Midwestern Governors Association Energy Security and Climate Change Summit on November 14 and 15 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. The governors from across the Midwest met to pursue new regional initiatives to increase the production and use of renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and try to ensure a reliable electric grid. During this session, four panelists discuss renewable fuels. The MGA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together the governors of 12 states to work cooperatively on public policy issues of significance to the Midwestern region. The MGA was created in December 1962, when articles of organization were adopted at the first annual meeting in Chicago. The members of the association include the governors of the following 12 Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Gov. Jim Doyle held a Press Conference at Discovery World in Milwaukee on November 8 to discuss the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact. Doyle challenged the 2008 presidential candidates to address Great Lakes issues in their campaigns.

Gov. Jim Doyle signed the 2007-2009 state budget act on October 26 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Doyle was joined by various state employees, college students and legislators. Assembly Speaker Rep. Michael Huebsch, R-West Salem, former Senate Majority Leader Sen. Judith Robson, D-Beloit, Assembly Miniority Leader Jim Kreuser, D-Kenosha, made statements at the event. President of the University of Wisconsin System Kevin Reilly also commented on the signing of the budget.

Gov. Jim Doyle spoke with reporters following the signing of the 2007-2009 state budget on October 26. The comments were made from inside the Memorial Union on the University of WIsconsin-Madison campus.

The Task Force met in Sun Prairie on October 26 to continue its work outlined by the Governor Jim Doyle. Doyle signed an Executive Order creating a Task Force on Global Warming that aimed to bring together a group of Wisconsin business, industry, government, energy and environment leaders to examine the effects of, and solutions to, global warming in Wisconsin. Using current national and local research, the task force discussed and analyzed possible solutions to global warming challenges that pose a threat to Wisconsin's economic and environmental health. The task force has been charged to create a state plan of action to deliver to the Governor to reduce the state's contribution to global warming.

The Task Force met in Sun Prairie on October 26 to continue its work outlined by the Governor Jim Doyle. Doyle signed an Executive Order creating a Task Force on Global Warming that aimed to bring together a group of Wisconsin business, industry, government, energy and environment leaders to examine the effects of, and solutions to, global warming in Wisconsin. Using current national and local research, the task force discussed and analyzed possible solutions to global warming challenges that pose a threat to Wisconsin's economic and environmental health. The task force has been charged to create a state plan of action to deliver to the Governor to reduce the state's contribution to global warming.

The Task Force met in Sun Prairie on October 26 to continue its work outlined by the Governor Jim Doyle. Doyle signed an Executive Order creating a Task Force on Global Warming that aimed to bring together a group of Wisconsin business, industry, government, energy and environment leaders to examine the effects of, and solutions to, global warming in Wisconsin. Using current national and local research, the task force discussed and analyzed possible solutions to global warming challenges that pose a threat to Wisconsin's economic and environmental health. The task force has been charged to create a state plan of action to deliver to the Governor to reduce the state's contribution to global warming.

The Task Force met in Sun Prairie on October 26 to continue its work outlined by the Governor Jim Doyle. Doyle signed an Executive Order creating a Task Force on Global Warming that aimed to bring together a group of Wisconsin business, industry, government, energy and environment leaders to examine the effects of, and solutions to, global warming in Wisconsin. Using current national and local research, the task force discussed and analyzed possible solutions to global warming challenges that pose a threat to Wisconsin's economic and environmental health. The task force has been charged to create a state plan of action to deliver to the Governor to reduce the state's contribution to global warming.

The Task Force met in Sun Prairie on October 26 to continue its work outlined by the Governor Jim Doyle. Doyle signed an Executive Order creating a Task Force on Global Warming tha