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Wisconsin is one of just 19 states that currently does not have an anti-SLAPP law on the books.
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GOP rejects investments in veterans homes, corrections, and higher education, declines to address state’s estimated $13 billion deferred maintenance backlog.
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A focal point of this event was to advocate for an increase of $66 million in state funding over the biennium for victim services.
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Independent analysis reveals 14,000 jobs deficit for existing corporate tax credits and loans is greater than the direct job creation claim for the Foxconn deal. A full 60% of WEDC-supported corporations have failed to meet job creation goals.
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Late night secret dealings. No notice to local elected officials. No local powers to say “no”. Sen. Kathleen Vinehout writes about a last-minute, late-night budget motion to take away local powers to oversee sand mines and quarries in Wisconsin.
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