Owen Robinson: Repeal the minimum markup law

West Bend has been enjoying something of a retail renaissance in the past few years. Unfortunately, Wisconsin’s Unfair Sales Act, A.K.A. “Minimum Markup Law,” is preventing consumers to reap the benefits of such an upsurge in competition.

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ACLU: State legislator joins ACLU lawsuit against Stop-and-Frisk Program by Milwaukee Police conducted without reasonable suspicion, based on racial profiling

Contact(s): Molly Collins, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032 ext. 215, media@aclu-wi.org Alexandra Ringe, ACLU, 212-549-2582, aringe@aclu.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Last night, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Covington & Burling filed an amended complaint

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Gov. Walker: Gov. Walker signs music festival bill into law

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 194 into law today, which allows an unaccompanied underage person to be present during a music festival at a venue that has been issued an alcohol beverage license. “Assembly Bill 194 allows music festivals, which are a

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Owen Robinson: Repeal the minimum markup law

West Bend has been enjoying something of a retail renaissance in the past few years. Unfortunately, Wisconsin’s Unfair Sales Act, A.K.A. “Minimum Markup Law,” is preventing consumers to reap the benefits of such an upsurge in competition.

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One Wisconsin Now: JFC Republicans to help Gov. Walker to criminalize poverty

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Madison, Wisconsin — With the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee set to pass Gov. Scott Walker’s scheme to force adults receiving food stamps to submit to government-forced urine tests, One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements. Ross pointed out that in his

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WisGOP: Democrats bogged down in disarray, Sen. Baldwin jumps ship

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Madison, Wisconsin—Heading into a convention featuring a contentious battle for party chair, Wisconsin Democrats are in disarray and Senator Baldwin remains silent on who should lead their party.  U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and Madison liberal Kathleen Vinehout both endorsed sitting chair, Martha Laning, despite the

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MCTS: MCTS remembers driver killed while on his way to work

Contact: Brendan Conway (414) 937-3250 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Say Anthony Jamal’s name to his co-workers and they all remember the same thing: a quiet and friendly guy. Now those same co-workers are preparing to lay Anthony, 51, to rest after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. Anthony was walking near

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ACLU: State legislator joins ACLU lawsuit against Stop-and-Frisk Program by Milwaukee Police conducted without reasonable suspicion, based on racial profiling

Contact(s): Molly Collins, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032 ext. 215, media@aclu-wi.org Alexandra Ringe, ACLU, 212-549-2582, aringe@aclu.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Last night, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Covington & Burling filed an amended complaint in their class-action lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee over

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New UW-Madison public policy center to be named after Thompson

Wisconsin Republicans Tuesday announced plans for a center at UW-Madison named after former Gov. Tommy Thompson, whose tenure was highlighted at an all-day symposium at the Capitol. They said the center would foster research into public policy and bring speakers to System campuses from diverse viewpoints. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester,

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