Milwaukee Block 10 Properties, LLC v. City of Milwaukee (Property Tax Assessment)
Date Thu, Jun. 25, 2020 - 4:58pm By Hamilton
In Milwaukee Block 10 Properties, LLC v. City of Milwaukee (2019AP1424), the Court of Appeals District I upheld the property tax assessment for the Aloft Hotel in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Block 10 Properties filed this lawsuit challenging its 2016 property tax assessment for the Aloft Hotel and seeking a refund of around $200,000. Block 10 argued […]
Uneeda Rest, LLC v. Hexum (Insurance Coverage)
Date Thu, Jun. 25, 2020 - 4:54pm By Hamilton
In Uneeda Rest, LLC v. Hexum (2019AP1357), the Court of Appeals District III held there was no initial grant of coverage because the property damage did not constitute an “occurrence” under the insurance policy at issue. Jake Westerhof is a member of Uneeda Rest, which owns property adjacent to Rick Hexum. When Westerhof hired contractors […]
MU Poll Surveys Wis. Voters on 2020 Election, Coronavirus, Police Reforms & Protests
Date Thu, Jun. 25, 2020 - 12:17pm By Hamilton
The latest Marquette University (MU) Law School poll surveyed Wisconsin voters on the 2020 presidential race, coronavirus, police reform and surrounding protests, and political leaders’ responses on these current events. The poll, conducted June 14-18, found Vice President Joe Biden expanding his lead over President Donald Trump as voters expressed their support for some police […]
Leg Council Memo on Worker’s Compensation & COVID-19
Date Thu, Jun. 18, 2020 - 11:15am By Hamilton
Wisconsin Legislative Council recently released an issue paper overviewing employer liability for employees diagnosed with COVID-19 after returning to work. The paper explains that Wisconsin’s Worker’s Compensation Act provides that employee injuries sustained from an illness or infection are coverable by Worker’s Compensation, but employees must prove they became ill in the course of their […]
AG Kaul Joins Coalitions on Net Metering Petition, Generic Drug Investigation
Date Thu, Jun. 18, 2020 - 11:08am By Hamilton
In addition to recent multistate comments filed on PFAS chemicals, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul recently joined a multistate coalition supporting state net metering programs and a coalition filing an antitrust lawsuit against generic drug manufacturers. Net Metering AG Kaul, along with 16 other attorneys general, is urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) […]
PFAS Update: AG Kaul Leads Coalition Supporting EPA Regulation, WI PFAS Action Council Meets
Date Thu, Jun. 18, 2020 - 10:58am By Hamilton
AG Kaul & EPA Action Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul recently led a 22-state coalition urging the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate PFAS chemicals. The comments from the multistate coalition Urge EPA to regulate specific PFAS chemicals PFOA and PFOS under the Safe Drinking Water Act, setting national drinking water standards. Request EPA […]
Gov. Evers Appoints New DATCP Secretary
Date Wed, Jun. 17, 2020 - 4:06pm By Hamilton
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Randy Romanski as the new secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (DATCP). Romanski had been serving as interim secretary since late 2019, when the state Senate rejected the nomination of Brad Pfaff for the top DATCP position. Before serving as interim secretary, Gov. Evers had […]
DNR Changes High Capacity Well Environmental Review Processes After Act 21 AG Opinion Withdrawn
Date Wed, Jun. 17, 2020 - 11:54am By Hamilton
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin considering cumulative environmental impacts when reviewing high capacity well permit applications. The DNR policy change comes after Attorney General Josh Kaul withdrew an opinion from his predecessor interpreting 2011 Wisconsin Act 21’s effects on DNR permitting. In 2016, former Attorney General Brad Schimel issued an opinion concluding that […]
Gov. Evers Releases Major Budget Policies for Agencies in 2021-23
Date Tue, Jun. 16, 2020 - 1:14pm By Hamilton
Gov. Tony Evers recently provided state agencies with his major budget policies for 2021-23. The budget instructions request agencies prepare budgets without asking for new spending in either year of the biennium. The budget policies direct agencies to assume zero budget growth in both fiscal years of the biennium but provide exceptions for K-12 school […]
Latest Wisconsin Revenue & Unemployment Numbers
Date Mon, Jun. 15, 2020 - 9:49am By Hamilton
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau recently released a memo providing updates on Wisconsin budget and unemployment insurance numbers. Tax Collections The memo reports that Wisconsin’s tax collections for the first nine months of the current fiscal year (through March) increased by 5 percent over the same period for 2018-19. However, numbers for April and May […]