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Issues
Legislation to Support Environmental Remediation Efforts Signed into Law
March 15, 2022
Legislation to help environmental remediation efforts has been signed into law. The proposal Senate Bill 518 will help foster redevelopment of blighted properties by expanding
SURVEY: Wisconsin Employers Cite Worker Shortage as Top Public Policy Concern
March 10, 2022
MADISON – A new survey of Wisconsin businesses found that nearly 80 percent of employers support a taxpayer-funded talent attraction campaign amidst the persistent and
WMC Submits Comments to the DNR on Wetland Permitting
March 7, 2022
WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield, submitted comments raising serious concerns with DNR’s plans to revise wetland regulations in the state. The
WMC Joins Employer Rights Act Coalition in Urging Congress to Support the Employee Rights Act of 2022
March 2, 2022
WMC and other business associations wrote a letter to Congress to urge them to support the Employee Rights Act of 2022. This legislation will empower
1230AM WCLO: Wages Rising 4% or More According to WMC Survey
March 1, 2022
JANESVILLE – WMC’s Nick Novak joined WCLO Radio to discuss the most recent results from the Wisconsin Employer Survey, conducted in late January. The results
WMC Submits Comments to the DNR in Opposition of New Herbicide Treatment Regulations
March 1, 2022
WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield, submitted written comments to the DNR in opposition to a proposed rule (NR 107). The rule
550AM WSAU: Workforce Tops Results of Wisconsin Employer Survey
March 1, 2022
WAUSAU – WMC’s Nick Novak joined the Wisconsin Morning News on WSAU Radio in Wausau to discuss the latest findings of the Wisconsin Employer Survey.
WMC Testifies in Support of Legislation That Will Create Common-Sense Consumer Protections for Lawsuit Lending
February 25, 2022
WMC Director of Tax, Transportation & Legal Affairs Evan Umpir, testified in support of Assembly Bill 858, a bill that would establish common-sense consumer protections
WMC Coalition Opposes Legislation that Would Establish Expensive Consumer Privacy Laws
February 23, 2022
WMC and a coalition of businesses sent a memo to the Wisconsin Legislature urging them to oppose Assembly Bill 957 and Senate Bill 957. While
IT SEEMS TO ME: Legislation would limit choices, raise costs
February 22, 2022
A January editorial in the Leader-Telegram misses the mark on the issue of white bagging. Additionally, the scenario the paper laid out is contradictory to