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WMC Responds to Gov. Evers Vetoing Pro-Consumer Energy Bills

MADISON – Today, Governor Evers vetoed three bills – AB 141, AB 142, and SB 49 – that would have protected consumer access to gas-powered

August 4, 2023

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Wisconsin Employers Give K-12 Schools a Failing Grade

73% of Businesses Say Students Graduating from the Public K-12 System are Unprepared for the Workforce MADISON – A new survey of Wisconsin businesses

July 17, 2023

Gov. Evers Vetoes Middle Class & Small Business Tax Cuts

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers signed the 2023-25 State Budget on Wednesday with a number of partial vetoes, including striking language that would have cut

July 5, 2023

WMC Statement on Proposed Tax Reform Plan

MADISON – Members of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) announced $4.4 billion in tax cuts on Thursday, $3.5 billion of which would come from

June 22, 2023

WMC Applauds Repeal of Personal Property Tax

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – thanked state legislators for their work negotiating the repeal

June 20, 2023

WMC Applauds Legislature, Governor for Increasing School Choice Funding

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – applauded Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leadership for enacting

June 20, 2023