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Governor Walker’s Proposal to Make the Natural Resources Board Advisory

February 13, 2015

Wisconsin’s largest business trade association, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) supports Governor Walker’s proposal to make the Natural Resources Board (NRB) advisory. While WMC greatly

Study: EPA Rule to Result in $100,000/yr Rate Hikes for WI Manufacturers, Kill 21,000 WI Jobs

January 27, 2015

Madison – According to a new study published jointly by The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public

Union Front Group Study Flawed, WMC Says

January 23, 2015

MADISON – A union front group chaired by the president of the AFL-CIO released a biased and flawed report attempting to cast Right to Work

January 22, 2015 – WMC Transportation Committee Meeting

January 21, 2015

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce 501 E. Washington Ave. Madison, WI 53703 9 a.m. counsel’s report staff report Individuals are encouraged to participate via teleconference for

WMC Economic Outlook Survey: State Business Leaders Most Optimistic Since Great Recession

January 19, 2015

Survey finds broad support for Right to Work; labor shortage top concern Madison – Wisconsin’s business leaders are more optimistic about the state and national

WMC Praises Gov. Walker’s SOTS Announcement of a Potential Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Energy Regulations

January 14, 2015

Madison – WMC Energy and Environment Policy Director Eric Bott said: “EPA’s onslaught of new air regulations threatens to drain the lifeblood of Wisconsin’s manufacturing

Job-killing Minimum Wage Hike Already Introduced

January 8, 2015

Less than 24 hours after taking the oath of office for the 2015-17 legislative session, Democrat Rep. Cory Mason introduced a job-killing bill to force

Right to Work is Right for Wisconsin

January 8, 2015

By Scott Manley Vice President of Government Relations Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce As a country built on the principles of liberty and individual freedom, it’s

Wisconsin Must Avoid the Energy Mistakes of Germany

December 15, 2014

Renewable energy advocates hold up the German experience as an example of successful energy policymaking with some going so far as to call it a

Continuing Wisconsin’s Era of Reform

December 8, 2014

By Kurt R. Bauer Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Wisconsin’s transformation from an anti-business to a pro-business state has been remarkable, but it is also incomplete.