Raise drives justices to slash funding for advisory council

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to quit funding a council that helps justices revise legal procedures across the state after the council’s attorney got a raise of more than $22,000. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Pipeline company response to settlement offer not disclosed

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company that built the Dakota Access pipeline has responded to an offer by North Dakota regulators to settle state allegations that it improperly reported the discovery of American Indian artifacts during construction. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Scott Walker – Scott Walker misleads saying Pennsylvania lost Foxconn plant because Democrat replaced GOP governor

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Scott Walker misleads saying Pennsylvania lost Foxconn plant because Democrat replaced GOP governor Critics of Wisconsin’s $3 billion-for-13,000 jobs deal with Foxconn keep bringing up Pennsylvania. In 2013, the Taiwanese manufacturer promised a $30 million factory in the Harrisburg area that would employ 500 people. There were big headlines, but the factory was never built. Asked by a reporter on July 28, 2017 why Foxconn wouldn't do the same to Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker responded by saying the difference is simple: "Pennsylvania changed governors." The Republican governor has since repeated that explanation in at least three other interviews — with Wisconsin reporters, on conservative talk

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