Category: Government

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/25/2015) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has come under scrutiny by the media, nationally, and in Iowa recently, for a 62 million dollar plus award of state funds to the retail outlet Kohl’s, doled out under his watch as chair of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/21/2015) – Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson is saying Republicans decided to ignore the will of the public, and side with special interest groups, by repealing Wisconsin’s 48-hour cooling-off period on purchasing handguns. The Milwaukee Democrat says polling has shown the majority of residents in Wisconsin want background checks, but Republican legislators went the other way.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/17/2015) – A new Marquette University Law School poll shows that 78 percent of Wisconsin voters oppose Governor Scott Walker’s plan to cut aid to schools by $127 million. Nearly that many state voters, 70 percent, do not appreciate the Governor Walker plan to also cut $300 Million from the University of Wisconsin system.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/23/2015) – The United States Supreme Court failed to take up the challenge to the State’s Voter ID law. That effectively validates the law, putting it into effect. However, it will not go into effect until after the current April 7th election process, which is already in progress.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/19/2015) – The Sierra Club is worried about Wisconsin cutting 66 DNR positions and stripping authority away from the Natural Resources Board intended in the 2015-2017 state budget proposed by Gov. Scott Walker. The conservation organization is also concerned about excessive amounts of Transportation Department borrowing, and other matters.