On February 9, 2016 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP) until the litigation surrounding it is resolved. Justices Kennedy, Alito, Thomas, Scalia and Chief Justice Roberts voted in favor of the stay. Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan voted to deny the application. This […]
Gov. Walker Reinforces SCOTUS Stay of Clean Power Plan through Executive Order
Date Thu, Feb. 18, 2016 - 6:20pm By Hamilton
Governor Walker’s State of the State Address
Date Fri, Jan. 22, 2016 - 10:32am By Hamilton
Gov. Scott Walker delivered his sixth State of the Address on Tuesday night before a joint session of the state legislature. The governor highlighted Wisconsin’s current economic strength, including the 20-year record lows in unemployment, income tax, and property tax rates, and 20-year record highs in the labor rate. The governor also spent a significant […]
Cabinet Shuffle in the New Year
Date Fri, Jan. 22, 2016 - 10:22am By Hamilton
This week, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Reggie Newson announced his resignation to pursue a position in the private sector. Newson was appointed Secretary of DWD in October 2011. Newson will be replaced by current Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary Ray Allen. Allen has served as DFI secretary for one year and […]
New North Summit Meets in Oshkosh
Date Fri, Dec. 11, 2015 - 10:51am By Hamilton
Business leaders from across Northeast Wisconsin attended the 12th Annual New North Summit in Oshkosh last week to discuss ways to develop business and recruit jobs to the area. New North Inc. is an organization comprising of business leaders in 18 counties in Northeast Wisconsin. The summit focused on ways to recruit IT and manufacturing […]
Governor Delivers Remarks at Associated Builders and Contractors
Date Fri, Nov. 20, 2015 - 11:46am By Hamilton
This fall, Governor Scott Walker joined Wisconsin construction representatives in touring the Wisconsin Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (ABC) headquarters and apprentice training center in Madison. ABC is a national trade association for the construction industry that promotes the merit shop form of construction. WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and […]
Governor Walker Creates New Commission on Government Reform, Efficiency, and Performance
Date Fri, Nov. 13, 2015 - 10:50am By Hamilton
Governor Scott Walker’s newly created bipartisan Commission on Government Reform, Efficiency, and Performance met for the first time last week. Governor Walker created the commission by executive order in order to “explore methods to reduce government spending, reduce service duplication, eliminate waste fraud, and abuse in government, and look for better ways to operate state […]
Structured Settlements Bill Signed Into Law
Date Fri, Nov. 13, 2015 - 10:43am By Hamilton
Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 129 into law this week, creating a new set of statues to govern the transfer of structured settlement payments. With the bill’s signing, Wisconsin joined 48 other states that previously had structured settlement transfer provisions already in place. In response to structured settlement rules at the federal level codified […]
Governor Walker Urges Legislature to Release $200 Million in Additional Bonding for Transportation
Date Thu, Oct. 29, 2015 - 9:52pm By Hamilton
The recently-enacted biennial state budget bill reduced the level of bonding from Governor Walker’s recommended $1.3 billion in new bonding to $500 million, and allows for an additional $350 million in general obligation bonds to be issued upon approval by the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC). This $350 million in contingent bonding may be used […]
Governor Walker Signs John Doe Legislation
Date Thu, Oct. 29, 2015 - 3:12pm By Hamilton
Governor Scott Walker has signed legislation limiting the types of crimes allowed to be investigated using John Doe proceedings and making changes to several of the procedures and processes of John Doe investigations. The bill was approved by the legislature on party line votes in both the Senate and Assembly. Wisconsin is the only state with […]
Wisconsin DOT Announces Projects Delayed
Date Wed, Oct. 14, 2015 - 4:12pm By Hamilton
Governor Urges Legislature to Release Additional Dollars The recently-enacted biennial state budget bill reduced the level of bonding from Governor Walker’s recommended $1.3 billion in new bonding to $500 million, and allows for an additional $350 million in general obligation bonds to be issued upon approval by the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance. This $350 […]