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The 1997-1998 Wisconsin Blue Book is comprised of 13 sections and over 1,000 pages. To simplify viewing and facilitate access, it has been divided into 39 segments of approximately 50 pages each. They are in pdf format which allows you to print a copy of the document in the same format and pagination as the original book. You will need an Adobe Acrobat reader to view them, which you can download at no cost from Adobe.
Note that the last part is the actual index to the Blue Book. If you are having trouble finding something, go to the index, find the page number, and then open the part that includes that page number.
| Pages | |
| INTRODUCTION (.pdf) (Flash version) | i - x |
| Governor's Letter | iii |
| Table of Contents | iv - ix |
| Introduction | x |
| BIOGRAPHIES - State and Congressional Officers (.pdf) (Flash version) | 1 - 19 |
| Alphabetical index to biographies | 2 |
| Constitutional executive officers | 4 |
| Supreme court justices | 8 |
| Wisconsin members of the 105th Congress | 11 |
| Congressional district maps | 18 |
| BIOGRAPHIES - Senate Districts 1 - 11 (.pdf) (Flash version) | 20 - 43 |
| State senate officers | 20 |
| State assembly officers | 21 |
| BIOGRAPHIES - Senate Districts 12 - 22 (.pdf) (Flash version) | 44 - 65 |
| BIOGRAPHIES - Senate Districts 23 - 33 (.pdf) (Flash version) | 66 - 98 |
| Chief clerks and sergeants at arms of the state legislature | 88 |
| Legislative district maps | 89 |
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Feature Article: THE CHANGING WORLD OF WISCONSIN (.pdf)
(Flash version) LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
99 - 174 |
| Index to special articles in prior Blue Books | 173 |
| WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION (.pdf) (Flash version) | 175 - 224 |
| History of constitutional amendments | 218 |
| Statewide referenda elections | 223 |
| FRAMEWORK OF WISCONSIN STATE GOVERNMENT (.pdf) (Flash version) | 225 - 234 |
| Location of state agencies in the Madison area; map | 226 |
| The Framework of Wisconsin Government | 228 |
| Organization chart of Wisconsin state government | 232 |
| LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - The Legislature (.pdf) (Flash version) | 235 - 256 |
| Officers of the 1997 Legislature | 236 |
| A Profile of the Legislative Branch | 237 |
| The Wisconsin Legislature | 238 |
| Session schedule, 1997-98 | 241 |
| News media representatives covering the 1997-98 Legislature | 244 |
| Legislative districts: 1990 population | 245 |
| Personal data on Wisconsin legislators, 1987-1997 sessions | 247 |
| How a Bill Becomes a Law | 249 |
| Executive vetoes, 1931-1995 sessions | 251 |
| 1997-98 Legislative Service | 254 |
| Wisconsin statutes, session laws, administrative code | 255 |
| Political composition of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1885-1997 | 256 |
| LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - Committees and Service Agencies (.pdf) (Flash version) | 257 - 300 |
| Committees of the 1997 Legislature | 257 |
| Statutory legislative committees | 260 |
| Administrative Rules, Joint Committee for Review of | 260 |
| Building Commission, State of Wisconsin | 261 |
| Employment Relations, Joint Committee on | 263 |
| Finance, Joint Committee on | 264 |
| Information Policy, Joint Committee on | 265 |
| Legislative Audit Committee, Joint | 266 |
| Legislative Council, Joint | 267 |
| Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on | 275 |
| Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on; Retirement Research Committee | 276 |
| State Supported Programs Study and Advisory Committee, Joint Legislative | 277 |
| Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on | 278 |
| Transportation Projects Commission | 279 |
| Uniform State Laws, Commission on | 279 |
| Legislative Service Agencies: | |
| Legislative Audit Bureau; Legislative Fiscal Bureau; Legislative Reference Bureau; Revisor of Statutes Bureau | 281 |
| Summary of Significant 1995 Legislation | 287 |
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH - The Governor and Lieutenant Governor (.pdf) (Flash version) | 301 - 354 |
| Constitutional executive state officers | 302 |
| A Profile of the Executive Branch | 303 |
| Office of the Governor | 311 |
| Governor's appointments to miscellaneous committees and organizations | 314 |
| Governor's special committees | 318 |
| State officers appointed by the governor as required by statute | 332 |
| Office of the Lieutenant Governor | 353 |
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH - Agencies A - G (.pdf) (Flash version) | 355 - 414 |
| Administration, Department of | 355 |
| Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of | 371 |
| Commerce, Department of | 378 |
| Corrections, Department of | 387 |
| Educational Communications Board | 394 |
| Elections Board | 396 |
| Employe Trust Funds, Department of | 398 |
| Employment Relations Commission | 401 |
| Employment Relations, Department of | 402 |
| Ethics Board | 405 |
| Financial Institutions, Department of | 406 |
| Gaming Board, Wisconsin | 412 |
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH - Agencies H - Reg. (.pdf) (Flash version) | 415 - 477 |
| Health and Family Services, Department of | 415 |
| State Historical Society of Wisconsin | 426 |
| Insurance, Office of the Commissioner of | 432 |
| Investment Board, State of Wisconsin | 436 |
| Justice, Department of | 439 |
| Military Affairs, Department of | 443 |
| Natural Resources, Department of | 448 |
| Personnel Commission | 458 |
| Public Defender, Office of the State | 459 |
| Public Instruction, Department of | 460 |
| Public Service Commission | 468 |
| Regulation and Licensing, Department of | 471 |
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH - Agencies Rev. - W (.pdf) (Flash version) | 478 - 529 |
| Revenue, Department of | 478 |
| Secretary of State, Office of the | 483 |
| State Treasurer, Office of the | 484 |
| Technical College System | 486 |
| Tourism, Department of | 490 |
| Transportation, Department of | 496 |
| University of Wisconsin System | 502 |
| Veterans Affairs, Department of | 514 |
| Workforce Development, Department of | 519 |
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH - State Authorities; Regional and Interstate Agencies (.pdf) (Flash version) | 529 - 544 |
| University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Health and Educational Facilities; Housing and Economic Development; World Dairy Center | 529 |
| Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation | 534 |
| Regional Agencies; Interstate Agencies | 535 |
| Regional Planning Commissions: Bay-Lake, Dane County, East Central Wisconsin, Mississippi River, North Central Wisconsin, Northwest, Southeastern Wisconsin, Southwestern Wisconsin, West Central Wisconsin | 535 |
| Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District | 539 |
| Interstate Agencies: Education Commission of the States, Wisconsin Great Lakes Compact Commission, Great Lakes Protection Fund, Lower St. Croix Management Commission, Midwest Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Commission, Midwestern Higher Education Commission, Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission, Mississippi River Parkway Commission, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association | 540 |
| JUDICIAL BRANCH (.pdf) (Flash version) | 545 - 584 |
| Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | 546 |
| A Profile of the Judicial Branch | 547 |
| Supreme Court | 551 |
| Court of Appeals | 553 |
| Circuit Courts | 555 |
| Municipal Courts | 557 |
| Statewide judicial agencies | 562 |
| Director of State Courts | 562 |
| State Law Library | 562 |
| Summary of Significant Decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, October 1994 - September 1996 | 569 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Document Depository Libraries (.pdf) (Flash version) | 585 - 586 |
| State document depository libraries | 586 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Agriculture (.pdf) (Flash version) | 587 - 596 |
| Agriculture Highlights | 587 |
| Wisconsin's rank among the states | 588 |
| Wisconsin cash receipts from farm marketings | 589 |
| Cash receipts and income from farming by state | 590 |
| Number, size, and value of farms, Wisconsin | 591 |
| Wisconsin farm operators, by county | 594 |
| Agricultural land sales, by county | 595 |
| Farm assets and debts, by state | 596 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Associations (.pdf) (Flash version) | 597 - 609 |
| Statewide Associations of Wisconsin | 597 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Commerce and Industry (.pdf) (Flash version) | 610 - 616 |
| Commerce and Industry Highlights | 610 |
| Energy, petroleum and gasoline consumption | 610 |
| Gasoline tax in Wisconsin | 612 |
| Value added by manufacturing | 612 |
| Basic data on Wisconsin corporations | 613 |
| Savings institutions and banks in Wisconsin | 614 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Conservation and Recreation (.pdf) (Flash version) | 617 - 624 |
| Conservation and Recreation Highlights | 617 |
| Fish and game | 618 |
| State forests and parks: location, features, size, attendance | 619 |
| Natural resources department, funding sources, expenditures | 621 |
| Land acquisitions | 623 |
| Conservation and recreation land in Wisconsin | 624 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Education (.pdf) (Flash version) | 625 - 643 |
| Education Highlights | 625 |
| Enrollment, higher education and technical colleges | 626 |
| Enrollment, public and private schools, K-12 | 631 |
| Dropouts, public schools | 632 |
| Diplomas and earned degrees, by state | 633 |
| School districts, by enrollment levels and type | 634 |
| Public school teacher salaries | 635 |
| Expenditures for public education | 636 |
| Public library systems | 643 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Employment and Income (.pdf) (Flash version) | 644 - 653 |
| Employment and Income Highlights | 644 |
| Employment in Wisconsin, by industry | 645 |
| Employment trends in Wisconsin | 646 |
| Wisconsin income, by industry | 646 |
| Unemployment insurance benefits, by state | 647 |
| Wisconsin business establishments, by number of employes | 648 |
| Adjusted gross income in Wisconsin | 649 |
| Earned income, by industry and state | 650 |
| Personal income in Wisconsin | 652 |
| Employes in nonagricultural establishments, by state | 653 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Geography and Climate (.pdf) (Flash version) | 654 - 657 |
| Geography and Climate Highlights | 654 |
| Wisconsin's largest lakes | 654 |
| Land and inland lake area of Wisconsin counties | 655 |
| High points in Wisconsin | 656 |
| Wisconsin temperature, precipitation | 657 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - History (.pdf) (Flash version) | 658 - 700 |
| History Highlights | 658 |
| Significant events in Wisconsin history | 659 |
| Famous citizens of Wisconsin | 669 |
| Historic sites and historical markers | 672 |
| Wisconsin vote in presidential elections, 1848-1996 | 677 |
| General election votes for governor, 1848-1994 | 680 |
| Basic data relating to Wisconsin's governors | 683 |
| Wisconsin constitutional officers, 1848-1997 | 684 |
| Justices of the Wisconsin supreme court, 1836-1997 | 687 |
| Senate presidents, assembly speakers,1848-1997 | 688 |
| Majority and minority leaders of the Wisconsin senate and assembly, 1937-1997 | 690 |
| Senate and assembly chief clerks and sergeants at arms, 1848-1997 | 691 |
| Wisconsin legislative sessions, 1848-1995 | 693 |
| Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin, 1848-1997 | 697 |
| Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin, by district, 1943-1997 | 699 |
| U.S. Senators from Wisconsin, 1848-1997 | 700 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Local and State Government (.pdf) (Flash version) | 701 - 741 |
| Local and State Government Highlights | 701 |
| Wisconsin state and local government employment and payrolls | 702 |
| State and local government employment and earnings, by state | 704 |
| Local units of government, by state | 705 |
| Special district governments, by function and state | 706 |
| Wisconsin counties, basic data and officers | 708 |
| Wisconsin cities | 714 |
| Wisconsin villages | 718 |
| Wisconsin cities and villages over 10,000 population | 724 |
| Wisconsin towns over 2,500 population | 725 |
| Wisconsin population by county and municipality | 726 |
| Wisconsin urbanized areas, 1990 census | 741 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Military and Veterans Affairs (.pdf) (Flash version) | 742 - 746 |
| Military and Veterans Affairs Highlights | 742 |
| Veterans' benefits, 1943-1996 | 743 |
| Wisconsin national guard units | 744 |
| Wisconsin's military service | 745 |
| Wisconsin veterans home membership, 1888-1996 | 746 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - News Media (.pdf) (Flash version) | 747 - 761 |
| Wisconsin newspapers, periodicals | 747 |
| Broadcasting stations in Wisconsin: television, radio | 759 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Population and Vital Statistics (.pdf) (Flash version) | 762 - 773 |
| Population and Vital Statistics Highlights | 762 |
| Wisconsin population, 1840-1996 | 763 |
| Wisconsin population by race and hispanic origin | 764 |
| Wisconsin Indians, reservations and tribal chairpersons | 765 |
| Wisconsin population, by voting age, sex, race, and hispanic origin, by county | 766 |
| Vital statistics: births, deaths, marriages, divorces | 770 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Post Offices (.pdf) (Flash version) | 774 - 779 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Social Services (.pdf) (Flash version) | 780 - 786 |
| Social Services Highlights | 780 |
| Public welfare expenditures, by state | 781 |
| Public assistance in Wisconsin counties | 782 |
| Medical assistance in Wisconsin | 783 |
| Prison and mental institution population and correctional expenditures | 785 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - State and Local Finance (.pdf) (Flash version) | 787 - 810 |
| State and Local Finance Highlights | 787 |
| State government revenues, expenditures 1970-71 to 1995-96 | 788 |
| Conservation fund revenues, expenditures 1991-92 to 1995-96 | 789 |
| State budget allocations | 790 |
| Transportation fund, revenues, expenditures | 791 |
| State revenues | 793 |
| State expenditures by agency | 794 |
| State aids by county | 796 |
| State payments to other units, by state and type of unit | 797 |
| Intergovernmental expenditures, by state | 799 |
| Per capita state and local revenue | 800 |
| Per capita state and local government expenditures, by function | 801 |
| State and local public debt, by state | 802 |
| Public indebtedness in Wisconsin | 803 |
| Property tax assessments, rates and levies | 806 |
| Federal tax receipts, by state | 807 |
| Distribution of federal funds, by state | 809 |
| Federal aid to Wisconsin | 810 |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON WISCONSIN - Transportation (.pdf) (Flash version) | 811 - 820 |
| Transportation Highlights | 811 |
| Highway and road mileage | 812 |
| Motor vehicle registrations, 1929-30 to 1995-96 | 813 |
| Motor vehicle crash statistics | 814 |
| Mass transit systems | 817 |
| Harbor usage | 818 |
| Wisconsin airports, usage and type | 819 |
| Railroad mileage, usage and revenue, 1920-1995 | 820 |
| WISCONSIN POLITICAL PARTIES (.pdf) (Flash version) | 821 - 858 |
| Political party organization in Wisconsin | 822 |
| Party officers and platforms: Democratic, Greens, Libertarian, New Progressive, Reform, Republican, U.S. Taxpayers | 830 |
| ELECTIONS IN WISCONSIN (.pdf) (Flash version) | 859 - 944 |
| Elections in Wisconsin | 859 |
| Constitutional amendment | 868 |
| Supreme court justices | 869 |
| Court of appeals judges | 871 |
| Circuit court judges | 873 |
| State officers by county | 876 |
| Members of 105th Congress, vote by district | 878 |
| State senators, vote by district and county | 884 |
| Representatives to the assembly, vote by district and county | 891 |
| 1996 national convention delegates | 906 |
| Presidential preference vote, by county | 907 |
| President and vice president, vote by county and ward | 910 |
| WISCONSIN STATE SYMBOLS (.pdf) (Flash version) | 945 - 950 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX (.pdf) (Flash version) | 951 - 970 |
| SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years - As one File (.pdf) Flash version (.swf) | |
| SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years Parts 1 - 6 | 1 - 16 |
| SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years Parts 7 - 10 | 17 - 32 |
| SUPPLEMENT - Wisconsin at 150 Years - Photographs | 33 - 46 |