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  1. New in our library: “Rethinking Retirement: Can Americans Afford to Retire?” Thomas J. Billitteri, CQ Researcher, June 19, 2009.
  2. New in library: Stopping the Revolving Door: Reform of Community Corrections in Wisconsin, Kate Mize, Wis. Policy Research Inst., 2009.
  3. New in our library: “Legalizing Marijuana: Should Pot Be Treated Like Alcohol and Taxed?” Peter Katel, CQ Researcher, June 12, 2009.
  4. New in library: “Yard Art and the First Amendment: Pink Flamingo Display Enforcement Issues,” Daniel Olson, The Municipality, August 2009.
  5. For an overview of recent and upcoming activities in the Wisconsin Legislature, see this week’s Spotlight: http://bit.ly/jHxML.
  6. New in our library: The Green-Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, Van Jones, with Ariane Conrad, 2008.
  7. A public hearing for SB-271 was held Tuesday. Wisconsin Brief 08-6 is also about protecting kids from unsafe products: http://bit.ly/4urtkT.
  8. @PSNtweets The LRB will publish the legislative oral histories on DVD and eventually, as streaming video from our Web site.
  9. On November 10, WPR’s Larry Meiller interviewed authors of the feature article in the new Wisconsin Blue Book: http://bit.ly/pWnu7.
  10. New LRB publication: Tap the Power on Forclosure Crisis. www.legis.wi.gov/lrb/pubs/t...
  11. We published a Wisconsin Brief on Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs): http://www.legis.wisconsin.....
  12. Oral history excerpt—Mordecai Lee explains the significance of his name: http://bit.ly/1Sfcxc.
  13. New in library: “Tax Incremental Financing in Wisconsin,” Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, The Wisconsin Taxpayer, May 2009.
  14. The Wisconsin legislative oral history project is in production. We are interviewing former legislators.
  15. New: “Wrongful Convictions: Is Overhaul of the Criminal Justice System Needed?” Congressional Quarterly, Inc., CQ Researcher, April 2009.
  16. Oral History Excerpt - Walter John Chilsen remembers “Tiny” Krueger: http://bit.ly/a0eJq.
  17. New in library: State Fair Park: An Audit, Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau, 2009.
  18. New in library: “The Arts & Economic Downturn,” George T. Tzougros, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Counties, July 2009.
  19. As of June 24, 2009, the Wisconsin Legislature had no members under the age of 30, the first time this has occurred since at least 1943.
  20. We published the Budget Brief on domestic partnership: http://www.legis.state.wi.u....