New state law targets credit card skimmers

Police in Wisconsin will have new tools to deal with credit card skimmers. Republican Sen. Rob Cowles of Allouez was the co-author of a bill that creates new penalties, which Governor Walker signed it into law Wednesday. Cowles says people could be charged with a felony for having a skimmer, selling them, and buying things […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Group wants changes in review process for Great Lakes diversions

The Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative has ended efforts to appeal a decision that allows the city of Waukesha to withdraw water from Lake Michigan, and now hopes to change the process for reviewing future requests. Rather than filing a federal lawsuit challenging the 2016 decision, Initiative president John Dickert said they will […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Assembly seeks answers on Foxconn incentives

An overflow crowd filled a hearing room at the state Capitol Thursday, as lawmakers held their first hearing on a bill that would offer $3 billion in incentives to Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn to build a major factory in southeastern Wisconsin. While billed as a public hearing, lawmakers heard several hours of testimony from invited […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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