January is ending with our state only having a week or so of harsh winter weather. It’s creating a real hardship for winter tourism and the weather patterns for the next few weeks don’t look promising. For the ice fishing, snow mobiling, skiing, snowboarding and even snowman building enthusiasts here, it’s a bummer. For the businesses who rely upon these activities, it’s a problem that could have a lasting impact. This, of course, doesn’t even take into account the precipitation and melt on which are farmers rely. We haven’t seen a lot of stories about this yet, but we expect a great many as soon as the journalists catch up to what the rest of us are experiencing.
As for today’s Key Reads, after last Spring’s election, the state supreme court took an ideological shift to the left. That has prompted a slew of efforts to dismantle legislation that was passed in the previous decade by Republican legislative majorities which were signed by Republican governors. The push-pull continues and we have details on the latest efforts of the folks at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty who are working to keep the laws in force. We have the latest on their work as well as pending legislative action in Madison as the Assembly and Senate rush to complete their work before they adjourn later this spring.
WILL sues to preserve Act 10 – Benjamin Yount, The Center Square
‘Truth in maple syrup’ bill goes after corny substitutes in Wisconsin restaurants – Anya Van Wagtendonk, WPR
Wisconsin Badgers climb to No. 6 in AP Top 25, Marquette, 9 – Jon McNamara, Badger Blitz
Democratic challenger sues after being left off Wisconsin presidential primary ballot – Andrew Suhr, Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin babysitter charged with killing family’s chihuahua is facing up to 4 years in prison – AP
