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The Wisconsin Constitution is one of the nation's oldest and has been amended more than a hundred times. With many Wisconsin residents concerned about the economic and political direction of the state, this important two-day conference asks whether the Wisconsin Constitution provides the structure for the political, economic, and educational excellence Wisconsin needs to compete in the 21st Century and whether fundamental reform may be necessary. Several former Governors of Wisconsin will be participating, as will leading national and state scholars. Registration is required. 
6 to 8 CLE credits applied for All events will be held at Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 West Wisconsin Avenue, on the Marquette campus.
Thursday, October 5 Schedule:
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| 6:00 p.m. | Reception followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. | | 8:00 p.m. | Program, Governors Round Table, with former Governors Patrick J. Lucey, Lee Sherman Dreyfus (by video), Anthony S. Earl, and Scott McCallum. Jeff Mayers, President of WisPolitics, moderator. |
Friday, October 6 Schedule:
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| 8:15 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast | | 8:45 a.m. | Welcome by Dean Joseph D. Kearney (Marquette University) and Edward J. Huck, Executive Director, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities | | 9:00 a.m. | Keynote Address by Robert F. Williams, Center for State Constitutional Studies (Rutgers University) | | 9:45 a.m. | Myron Orfield, Executive Director, Institute on Race & Poverty (University of Minnesota), six terms of office in the Minnesota Legislature | | 10:15 a.m. | Wisconsin's Constitutional Amendment Habit: A Disease or a Cure?, Joseph A. Ranney (Marquette University and Dewitt Ross & Stevens) | | 10:45 a.m. | Break | | 11:00 a.m. | Public Education Financing, Allan R. Odden (UW-Madison) | | 11:30 a.m. | Terry Ludeman, former Chief Economist for the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development | | 12:00 p.m. | Box lunch provided | | 1:00 p.m. | On Wisconsin: Some Friendly Constitutional Advice, William Niskanen (Chairman, Cato Institute), followed by comments from Andrew Reschovsky (UW-Madison) | | 2:00 p.m. | Parallel Sessions: (1) Local/Regional Government:
"Neither peace nor uniformity": Local Government in the Wisconsin Constitution, Michael Libonati (Temple University)
Tax and Expenditure Limitations and Economic Growth, Steven C. Deller (UW-Madison) (2) Allocating Political Power:
How State Separation of Powers Might Have Implications for Interstate Compacts (the Indian gaming cases and beyond), Jim Rossi (Florida State) What Is "Fair" Party Competition and How Can It Be Constitutionalized?, James A Gardner (SUNY Buffalo)
Wisconsin's Chief Legislator: The Governor's Partial Veto Authority and the New Tipping Point, Benjamin Proctor (Marquette University) (3) Education and Environment:
State Policy Consequences for WI's School Districts: Spending Disparities, Finance Formulas and Revenue Restrictions, Craig Maher (UW-Oshkosh), Mark Skidmore (UW-Whitewater), and Bambi Statz (UW-Whitewater)
Environmentalism and the Wisconsin Constitution, Jason J. Czarnezki (Marquette University)
| | 3:15 p.m. | Illinois Constitutional Convention Experience, David W. Olien (Senior Vice President, UW-System, retired) and Dawn Clark Netsch (Northwestern) | | 3:45 p.m. | Concluding Remarks, Mark D. O'Connell, Executive Director, Wisconsin Counties Association |
Costs:Thursday Dinner: $50.00 per person Friday Conference: $100.00 per person Marquette Law Students may select either full registration for the Friday conference ($25.00 including lunch), or overflow seating registration (no charge but lunch not included, and registration required)
Space is limited. Parking is available for $5 in Parking Structure 1 on 16th Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street or Parking Structure 2 on Wells Street between 12th and 13th streets.
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