Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SJR25 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 25
5	5	April 3, 2023 - Introduced by Senators A GARD, PFAFF, L. JOHNSON, ROYS,
6	6	HESSELBEIN, CARPENTER, WIRCH, SPREITZER, BALLWEG, LARSON, COWLES and
7	7	SMITH, cosponsored by Representatives NEUBAUER, STUBBS, GOYKE, CONLEY,
8	8	SINICKI, RATCLIFF, BARE, EMERSON, SNODGRASS, DRAKE, SHELTON, BALDEH,
9	9	CONSIDINE, JOERS, MURPHY, SUBECK, J. ANDERSON, MYERS, SHANKLAND,
10	10	CABRERA, ANDRACA, OHNSTAD, RIEMER, BILLINGS, HONG, C. ANDERSON and
11	11	MOORE OMOKUNDE. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
12	12	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
13	13	Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Governor Anthony S. Earl.
14	14	Whereas, Governor Anthony S. Earl served as the 41st governor of Wisconsin
15	15	from 1983 to 1987 after serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1965 and
16	16	after an extensive public service career, serving as Wausau city attorney and
17	17	Marathon County assistant district attorney, as majority leader of the Wisconsin
18	18	State Assembly, and, under Governor Patrick Lucey, as secretary of the Department
19	19	of Administration and secretary of the Department of Natural Resources; and
20	20	Whereas, during his term in office, Governor Earl, with the help of an expert
21	21	and committed staff and administration, accomplished a long list of important,
22	22	lasting policy changes, including bringing the state back to stable fiscal ground after
23	23	near-insolvency and creating the Budget Stabilization Fund, resurrecting the
24	24	state's public defender system, creating new laws to protect the rights of the
25	25	LGBTQ+ community, making Wisconsin a community marital property state,
26	26	passing one of the nation's most stringent acid rain laws to protect our waters, and
27	27	chairing the international commission that created the Great Lakes Charter, the
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46	46	first water quality management organization for the regional states and provinces;
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48	48	Whereas, Governor Earl also supported the diversification of state public
49	49	service by appointing women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+
50	50	community to positions up to the highest levels, including as secretaries of state
51	51	agencies, and to key positions among his own staff, and permanently equalizing pay
52	52	between genders in state employment; and
53	53	Whereas, after leaving state service, Governor Earl practiced environmental
54	54	law and served on many boards and commissions, including the Joyce Foundation,
55	55	Common Cause, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Subcommittee on
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58	58	Whereas, Governor Earl was the proud father of four daughters who embody
59	59	his legacy in their commitment to equity, environmental protection, social justice,
60	60	and democratic governance; and
61	61	Whereas, Governor Earl proved himself to be a courageous champion and bold
62	62	innovator of government, policy, and conservation in the great Wisconsin progressive
63	63	tradition of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and U.S. Rep. David Obey, while also
64	64	shunning partisanship, working with those from every part of the political spectrum,
65	65	including appointing leaders from the other party to state posts; and
66	66	Whereas, the people of Wisconsin join the family of Governor Earl in mourning
67	67	the passing of this brilliant public servant and advocate, who often embraced risk to
68	68	his own career in order to better the lives of the citizens of our state, and do honor
69	69	the enormous legacy he has left behind; now, therefore, be it
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97	97	Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the
98	98	Wisconsin Legislature hereby offer profound gratitude for the life and work of
99	99	Governor Anthony S. Earl and do mourn his passing on February 23rd of this year,
100	100	2023; and be it further
101	101	Resolved, That the chief clerk of the Wisconsin State Senate shall provide a
102	102	copy of this joint resolution to the family of Governor Anthony S. Earl.
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