> >Message: 1 >Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:09:58 -0500 >From: "Pam Anderson" <panderso@charter.net> >Subject: [WIMILWAU] Possible Fee Increases WI Vital Records & at NARA The fee increase really hurts people researching that are on a fixed income. Thanks for this information, Pam. Candace >State Issue: Vital Records Increases Senate Bill 40, the budget >bill, contains provisions that will increase the price of birth >records including each copy from $12 to $20 and increase marriage, >death and divorce records including each copy from $7 to $20. This >increase is intended to raise over $16,000,000 for the biennium. >Some of this money will go to programs outside of the State >Registar's office. For more information and links to your >legislators see http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/ > >NARA Fee Increases Example: Civil War pension file from $37 to new >fee of $125. It was $10 in 2000 before it was increased to $37. For >more information and how to comment see http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/ > >Pam Anderson >Wisconsin State Genealogical Society >Advocacy Chair