State and Local GovernmentWisconsin LRB publications covering state and local government are grouped for this channel.2007-2008 Wisconsin Blue Book (online)- October 1, 2007 Almanac of Wisconsin government featuring biographies, a feature article, and sections covering the constitution, Wisconsin government, the legislative branch, the executive branch, the judicial branch, statistical information about Wisconsin, information about the political parties and elections.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/07bb/index.htm Wisconsin's Constitutional Conventions- October 1, 2007 Whoever said it would be easy to become a state The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established the criteria under which a territory could achieve full statehood: a territory with at least 60,000 inhabitants could, after passing its own constitution, apply to become a state. By 1845, the territory that would become Wisconsin easily surpassed the population requirement, with around 155,000 inhabitants. Passing the Wisconsin Constitution, however, would prove more difficult.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/gw/gw_23.pdf |