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Written by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Matt Rothschild   
Tuesday, 30 June 2015 16:16

matthew_rothschildMADISON - With the prevailing wage issue gumming things up in the legislature, we wanted to let you know who’s pushing so hard to repeal it. You can find that out here:

The special interests and money in the prevailing wage fight

There’s also a move afoot to allow rent-to-own companies to not disclose how high their interest rate charges are on purchases of major appliances. These can exceed 100 percent! See the CEOs behind this one, and how much they’ve given Scott Walker and leading Republican legislators:

Group concerned weak rent-to-own regulations may get into state budget

We also reported on one classic example of cronyism on the part of Scott Walker: how a golf-course developer who contributed $11,100 to Walker and $10,000 to the state Republican Party just got a sweetheart tax subsidy:

Walker signs bill to let high-end donor get public cash for golf course

On the good news front, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday issued a terrific ruling on redistricting. We examine the decision, as it applies to Wisconsin, here:

Supreme Court’s great decision on redistricting

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 16:26
 

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