A divisive bill that would block out-of-state competition on long-distance power line projects in Wisconsin is expected to pass through the Republican-controlled Legislature early next year, according to GOP leaders.
kAmq@E9 pDD6>3=J $A62<6C #@3:? '@D[ #\#@496DE6C[ 2?5 $6?2E6 |2;@C:EJ {6256C s6G:? {6|29:6F[ #\~@DE3FC8[ E@=5 E96 (:D4@?D:? $E2E6 y@FC?2= =2DE >@?E9 E96J G:6H E96 AC@A@D2= — H9:49 H@F=5 8:G6 :?\DE2E6 4@>A2?:6D E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\C68:@?2=^8@G6C?>6?E\A@=:E:4D^EC2?D>:DD:@?\4@>A6E:E:@?\AD4\H:D4@?D:?\FE:=:E:6D^2CE:4=60b344ddb4\dhdc\``66\3ce4\cf45ha3_hd27]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm6I4=FD:G6 C:89Ek^2m E@ 3F:=5 2?J EC2?D>:DD:@? AC@;64E 2AAC@G65 3J E96 |:5H6DE 8C:5 @A6C2E@C[ <?@H? 2D |x$~ — 2D 2 >62?D E@ 6?DFC6 =@H6C 4@?DECF4E:@? 4@DED[ H9:49 H@F=5 :? EFC? C65F46 E96 :>A24E @? C2E6A2J6CD]k^Am
People are also reading…
- Work begins on project to honor Dungeons & Dragons co-founder Gary Gygax
- Lake Geneva approves dining facility for Bible camp
- New Lake Geneva event a celebration of America's 250th anniversary
- Lake Geneva receives update on Hillmoor Zone 1 project
- Incumbent faces former council member for District 3 seat
- Brewers finally announce cable, satellite TV channels for broadcasts
- New season for Big Foot Baseball is just around the corner
- Badger Boys tennis eyes another state run
- Look Ahead: Buggin' Out on balloons in Williams Bay plus tributes to Pink, Carole King in Lake Geneva
- Road resurfacing projects planned for Walworth County
- Judge orders Trump to halt White House ballroom construction unless Congress OKs it
- Lake Geneva approves hiring of firm to help with road project communications
- Look Ahead: Happy Easter in Lake Geneva! Plus a best-selling author visit & local live music
- 'This is our fight': Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance ahead of No Kings protests
- Riga-Tony’s serves Italian with style, fun and flair
kAm~AA@?6?ED @7 E96 AC@A@D2=[ 9@H6G6C[ 92G6 2C8F65 E96 >62DFC6 >6C6=J AC@E64ED :?\DE2E6 EC2?D>:DD:@? 4@>A2?:6D’ :?E6C6DED 3J =:>:E:?8 4@>A6E:E:@? 2?5 H@F=5 5C:G6 FA 6?6C8J 4@DED 7@C C2E6A2J6CD]k^Am
kAm%96 EH@ v~! =6256CD @776C65 >@C6 >:I65 @A:?:@?D @? 2 D6A2C2E6 3:==[ H9:49 =@@<D E@ 6IA2?5 E96 DE2E6’D ?6EH@C< @7 6=64EC:4 492C8:?8 G69:4=6 DE2E:@?D E9C@F89 62D65 C68F=2E:@?D @? E96 AC:G2E6 D64E@C 2?5 A@D:E:@? E96 DE2E6 E@ C646:G6 23@FE Sfg >:==:@? :? 7656C2= 7F?5D E@ 6IA2?5 (:D4@?D:?’D t' 492C8:?8 :?7C2DECF4EFC6]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 {6|29:6F 92D =2C86=J DFAA@CE65 E96 t' 492C8:?8 3:==[ '@D H2D >@C6 96D:E2?E[ D2J:?8 (65?6D52J 96 5@6D?’E 7F==J DFAA@CE FD:?8 7656C2= E2IA2J6C 7F?5D E@ DFAA@CE AC:G2E6 D64E@C 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“w@A67F==J 3@E9 @7 E9@D6 3:==D 42? 86E 5@?6 E9:D DAC:?8[” {6|29:6F D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E 96 5@6D?’E 6IA64E >2;@C 492?86D E@ 6:E96C AC@A@D2=]k^Am
k9am#:89E @7 7:CDE C67FD2=k^9am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5@4D]=68:D]H:D4@?D:?]8@G^a_ab^AC@A@D2=D^23cf_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpDD6>3=J q:== cf_k^2m H@F=5 C6BF:C6 (:D4@?D:? EC2?D>:DD:@? 56G6=@A6CD E@ 4@>A6E:E:G6=J 3:5 E96:C :?7C2DECF4EFC6 4@?DECF4E:@? AC@;64ED[ H9:49 H@F=5 36 C6G:6H65 2?5 2AAC@G65 3J E96 DE2E6 !F3=:4 $6CG:46 r@>>:DD:@?]k^Am
kAm!C@A@?6?ED[ :?4=F5:?8 D@>6 @7 E96 DE2E6’D =2C86DE FE:=:EJ 4@>A2?:6D[ 92G6 D2:5 E96 D@\42==65 “C:89E @7 7:CDE C67FD2=” =2H H@F=5 >2:?E2:? (:D4@?D:?’D C68F=2E@CJ @G6CD:89E @7 E96 DE2E6’D EC2?D>:DD:@? :?7C2DECF4EFC6 2?5 6?DFC6 C6=:23=6 6?6C8J 2?5 C65F465 4@?DECF4E:@? 4@DED]k^Am
kAm“xE’D >J F?56CDE2?5:?8 E92E 3J A2DD:?8 E96 C:89E @7 7:CDE C67FD2=[ :E 2==@HD E96 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 2=C625J 96C6[ 2=C625J @A6C2E:?8 E96 =:?6D E@ 3F:=5 E96> 4962A6C 2?5 >@C6 677:4:6?E=J[” '@D D2:5] “(9J H@F=5?’E H6 H2?E E92En”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^_5decd34\e537\``66\h74_\a7gb_fgfc`eeQm&E:=:EJ 3:==D 2:> E@ 3@@DE EC2?DA2C6?4J[ 4C24< 5@H? @? AC@;64E @G6CCF? 4@DED :? (:D4@?D:?k^2mk^Am
kAmp AC6G:@FD G6CD:@? @7 E96 3:==[ H9:49 5:65 :? 4@>>:EE66 =2DE D6DD:@?[ H2D @AA@D65 3J 4@?DF>6C 25G@42E6D 2?5 E96 7C66\>2C<6E 4@?D6CG2E:G6 8C@FA p>6C:42?D 7@C !C@DA6C:EJ]k^Am
kAm“p== @7 @FC DE2E6’D FE:=:E:6D 92G6 >2DD:G6 42A:E2= 6IA2?D:@? A=2?D[” D2:5 %@55 $EF2CE[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 (:D4@?D:? x?5FDEC:2= t?6C8J vC@FA] “%@ 96=A >:E:82E6 6=64EC:4 C2E6 :?4C62D6D[ (:D4@?D:? D9@F=5 >2:?E2:? EC2?D>:DD:@? 4@>A6E:E:@? 2?5 C6;64E E9:D =68:D=2E:@?]”k^Am
k9am~E96C DE2E6Dk^9am
kAm{2H>2<6CD :? D6G6C2= DE2E6D — :?4=F5:?8 |:??6D@E2 2?5 |:49:82? — 92G6 A2DD65 D:>:=2C =68:D=2E:@? :? E96 564256 D:?46 E96 u656C2= t?6C8J #68F=2E@CJ r@>>:DD:@? 23@=:D965 7656C2= 2?E:\4@>A6E:E:@? AC@E64E:@?D] %96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 5@6D ?@E 5:C64E=J 4@?EC@= E96 8C:5 3FE D6ED 8C@F?5 CF=6D 7@C 6?E:E:6D DF49 2D |x$~[ 2? :?56A6?56?E ?@?AC@7:E @C82?:K2E:@? 6DE23=:D965 :? a__` E@ @A6C2E6 6=64EC:4:EJ >2C<6ED 2?5 @G6CD66 C68:@?2= A=2??:?8 :? `d DE2E6D 2?5 @?6 r2?25:2? AC@G:?46]k^Am
kAm$:>:=2C C:89E @7 7:CDE C67FD2= =2HD 92G6 72465 324<=2D9 :? D@>6 @7 E9@D6 DE2E6D[ :?4=F5:?8 x@H2[ H96C6 E96 DE2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE 62C=:6C E9:D J62C 92=E65 E96 =2H] p? x@H2 s:DEC:4E r@FCE :? 62C=J s646>36C CF=65 E96 DE2E6 =2H H2D F?4@?DE:EFE:@?2=]k^Am
kAm%96 dE9 &]$] r:C4F:E r@FCE @7 pAA62=D =2DE J62C CF=65 E92E 2 D:>:=2C >62DFC6 :? %6I2D G:@=2E65 E96 “5@C>2?E 4@>>6C46” 4=2FD6 @7 E96 &]$] r@?DE:EFE:@?[ H9:49 AC@9:3:ED DE2E6D 7C@> A2DD:?8 AC@E64E:@?:DE A@=:4:6D E92E 5:D4C:>:?2E6 282:?DE ?@?C6D:56?ED 5@:?8 3FD:?6DD :? E9@D6 DE2E6D] %96 &]$] $FAC6>6 r@FCE =2E6C C67FD65 E@ C6G:6H E96 CF=:?8[ =62G:?8 E96 =@H6C 4@FCE’D 564:D:@? :? 67764E] x==:?@:D v@G] yq !C:EK<6C G6E@65 2 C:89E @7 7:CDE C67FD2= 3:== :? pF8FDE]k^Am
kAm|682? }@G2<[ 5:C64E@C @7 p>6C:42?D 7@C !C@DA6C:EJ\(:D4@?D:?[ D2:5 :? 2? 6>2:= E96 C646?E 4@FCE CF=:?8D F?56CD4@C6 “H9J :E H@F=5 36 :CC6DA@?D:3=6 7@C (:D4@?D:?’D {68:D=2EFC6 E@ >@G6 7@CH2C5 H:E9 E9:D 4C@?J:D>]”k^Am
kAm“{68:D=2E:@? E@ 6=:>:?2E6 4@>A6E:E:@?[ H9:49 H:== :?4C62D6 >@?E9=J 6=64EC:4:EJ 3:==D 6G6? >@C6[ 4@F=5?’E 4@>6 2E 2 H@CD6 E:>6 7@C 72>:=:6D DECF88=:?8 E@ >2<6 6?5D >66E[” }@G2< D2:5]k^Am
kAm'@D D2:5 96 DFAA@CED E96 AC@A@D2= 2D 2 >62?D E@ 6?DFC6 EC2?D>:DD:@? =:?6D 2C6 3F:=E “4962A6C 2?5 >@C6 677:4:6?E=J]” w6 25565 96’D ?@E 5:DDF2565 3J E96 E9C62E @7 2 =2HDF:E]k^Am
kAm“x 8F6DD H92E H6’G6 =62C?65 :? (:D4@?D:? :D A6@A=6 DF6 @G6C 6G6CJE9:?8[” '@D D2:5] “x7 x 5:5?’E A2DD =68:D=2E:@? 3642FD6 D@>63@5J >:89E DF6[ H6 H@F=5?’E 5@ 2?JE9:?8]”k^Am
kAms6>@4C2E:4 v@G] %@?J tG6CD 92D ?@E H6:8965 :? @? E96 C:89E @7 7:CDE C67FD2= AC@A@D2=] w:D @77:46 5:5 ?@E C6DA@?5 E@ 2 C6BF6DE 7@C 4@>>6?E =2DE H66<]k^Am
k9amt' 492C8:?8k^9am
kAm(9:=6 E96 EC2?D>:DD:@? =:?6 AC@A@D2= 92D :ED D92C6 @7 4C:E:4D[ E96 D64@?5 3:== {6|29:6F 9@A6D E@ A2DD :? E96 4@>:?8 >@?E9D 92D 366? =2C86=J DFAA@CE65 2D 2 H2J E@ 96=A k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\C68:@?2=^8@G6C?>6?E\A@=:E:4D^H:D4@?D:?\6=64EC:4\G69:4=6\492C8:?8\3:==\7656C2=\7F?5D^2CE:4=60`bfea2_2\gc2d\``66\hh3b\c33ggaegagh5]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm3F:=5 @FE E96 DE2E6’D t' 492C8:?8 :?7C2DECF4EFC6k^2m — 2?5 42AEFC6 >:==:@?D :? D@@?\E@\6IA:C6 7656C2= 7F?5D]k^Am
kAm&?56C 4FCC6?E =2H[ 3FD:?6DD6D E92E H2?E E@ @A6C2E6 t' 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D >FDE 36 C68F=2E65 2D 2 FE:=:EJ]k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5@4D]=68:D]H:D4@?D:?]8@G^a_ab^AC@A@D2=D^D3fh`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$6?2E6 q:== fh`k^2m H@F=5 AC@G:56 AC:G2E6 3FD:?6DD6D 2? 6I6>AE:@? 7C@> E96 CF=6 2?5 C6BF:C6 E92E E96J D6== 6=64EC:4:EJ 3J E96 <:=@H2EE\9@FC — @C 3J E96 2>@F?E FD65 — C2E96C E92? 3J E96 =6?8E9 @7 E:>6 :E E2<6D E@ 492C86 2 G69:4=6] %96 DE2E6 H@F=5 :>A@D6 2 b\46?E A6C <:=@H2EE\9@FC 6I4:D6 E2I @? 2?J 6=64EC:4:EJ D@=5 E9C@F89 2? t' 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^b344ddb4\dhdc\``66\3ce4\cf45ha3_hd27Qms:G:D:G6 A@H6C 4@>A6E:E:@? 3:== C6G:G65 :? (:D4@?D:? {68:D=2EFC6k^2mk^Am
kAm%96 DE2E6 s6A2CE>6?E @7 #6G6?F6 6DE:>2E6D E96C6 2C6 >@C6 E92? `f[___ 6=64EC:4 G69:4=6D C68:DE6C65 :? (:D4@?D:?] %96 286?4J 6DE:>2E6D E96 6I4:D6 E2I H:== 86?6C2E6 23@FE Sb]` >:==:@? :? C6G6?F6 :? E96 7:D42= J62C E92E 6?5D :? E96 DF>>6C @7 a_ad] %9@D6 7F?5D H@F=5 8@ :?E@ E96 DE2E6 EC2?DA@CE2E:@? 7F?5[ H9:49 :D FD65 E@ 7F?5 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 AC@;64ED =:<6 C@25D 2?5 3C:586D]k^Am
kAm%96 a\J62C\@=5 }2E:@?2= t=64EC:4 '69:4=6 x?7C2DECF4EFC6 7@C>F=2 AC@8C2>[ H9:49 AC@G:56D 7F?5:?8 E@ DE2E6D 7@C 6=64EC:4 G69:4=6 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D 2?5 :?7C2DECF4EFC6[ 92D A=65865 Sfg]e >:==:@? E@ (:D4@?D:? :7 :E 2==@HD 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D E@ D6== 6=64EC:4:EJ 3J E96 <:=@H2EE\9@FC] %96 DE2E6 42? 2=D@ 2AA=J 7@C 2?@E96C Sa]d 3:==:@? :? 4@>A6E:E:G6 7F?5:?8 :7 :E >66ED AC@8C2> C6BF:C6>6?ED[ :?4=F5:?8 E92E 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D 3:== 3J E96 <:=@H2EE\9@FC]k^Am
kAm(:D4@?D:? H:== ?665 E@ :>A=6>6?E E96 AC@A@D65 492?86D 3J |2C49 b`[ a_ac[ :? @C56C E@ 36 6=:8:3=6 7@C 7656C2= 7F?5D]k^Am
kAm'@D D2:5 96’D @A6? E@ E96 :562 @7 6IA2?5:?8 t' 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D :? E96 DE2E6[ 3FE AFD965 324< 2E 677@CED E@ DAFC E92E 56G6=@A>6?E FD:?8 7656C2= 5@==2CD[ 42==:?8 :E “2 5F>3 :562]”k^Am
kAm“%92E H@F=5 36 =:<6[ H92E :7 H6 564:565 E92E H6 H6C6 2== 8@:?8 E@ 36 9F86 :?G6DE@CD :? Wq6E2>2IXn” '@D D2:5] “p?5 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E D2:5 J@F 42? @?=J 92G6 36E2 E2A6D[ ?@E 'w$n (6==[ E96 >2C<6EA=246 564:565 'w$ H2D E96 C:89E E9:?8 2?5 36E2 H6?E 3J E96 H2JD:56] qFE F?56C E96 H@C=5 E92E H6 92G6 E@52J[ E96J H@F=5 92G6 DA6?E 3:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD E6==:?8 6G6CJ@?6 E@ FD6 36E2]”k^Am
kAmr92C86 p9625 !2CE?6CD9:A[ 2 4@2=:E:@? @7 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 @C82?:K2E:@?D E92E 25G@42E6D 7@C 6IA2?565 t' 492C8:?8 2446DD[ 92D FC865 =2H>2<6CD E@ H@C< AC@G:D:@?D :?E@ E96 3:== E92E H@F=5 AC6G6?E FE:=:EJ 4@>A2?:6D 7C@> 36:?8 23=6 E@ 3F:=5 t' 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D H:E9 E96 2:5 @7 C2E6A2J6C 7F?5D — H9:49 E96 8C@FA 2C8F6D 2==@HD E9@D6 4@>A2?:6D E@ D6== 6=64EC:4:EJ 7@C 492C8:?8 6=64EC:4 G69:4=6D 2E 2 =@H6C C2E6 E92? AC:G2E6 D64E@C 3FD:?6DD6D]k^Am
kAm“!C:G2E6 :?G6DE>6?E E9C:G6D H96? :?G6DE@CD <?@H E96J 2C6?’E E9C@H:?8 E96:C >@?6J 2H2J[” r92C86 p9625 !2CE?6CD9:A DA@<6DA6CD@? #J2? |4z:??@? D2:5] “&?7@CEF?2E6=J[ E96 4FCC6?E A@=:4J H:== 5@ ?@E9:?8 >@C6 E92? 4@5:7J F?46CE2:?EJ]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^34edab`a\c``g\``66\2d37\abaegagd55hbQmq:==D 72G@C:?8 (:D4@?D:? FE:=:E:6D <:==65 3J @FE\@7\DE2E6 4@>A2?J[ 4@?D6CG2E:G6 8C@FA[ 7@C>6C C68F=2E@C D2JDk^2mk^Am
k9am!F3=:4 D2=6Dk^9am
kAm%96 AC@A@D2= 2=D@ 32CD E96 DE2E6 2?5 =@42= 8@G6C?>6?ED 7C@> D6==:?8 t' 492C8:?8 E@ E96 AF3=:4] xE 5@6D[ 9@H6G6C[ 2==@H E9@D6 6?E:E:6D E@ =62D6 AC@A6CEJ E@ AC:G2E6 3FD:?6DD6D E92E 4@F=5 @H? 2?5 @A6C2E6 t' 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm~77:4:2=D H:E9 (:D4@?D:? {@42= v@G6C?>6?E r=:>2E6 r@2=:E:@?[ 2 4@==64E:@? @7 =@42= 8@G6C?>6?ED 24C@DD E96 DE2E6[ 92G6 D2:5 E96 AC@A@D2= :D 4C:E:42= E@ 96=A E96 DE2E6 D64FC6 >F49\?66565 t' 492C8:?8 7F?5D[ 3FE 2=D@ ?@E65 =2H>2<6CD H:== H2?E E@ 36 42C67F= E@ ?@E 4C27E E96 >62DFC6 :? 2 H2J E92E >:89E DE:7=6 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 :?G6DE>6?ED 36:?8 >256 3J =@42= 8@G6C?>6?ED[ H9:49 2C6 @7E6? =6256CD :? E96 DE2E6’D 4=62? 6?6C8J EC2?D:E:@?]k^Am
kAmtG6CD AC@A@D65 :? 9:D a_ab\ad 3:6??:2= 3F586E 492?86D E@ 2==@H AC:G2E6 6?E:E:6D E@ @A6C2E6 t' 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D H:E9@FE ?665:?8 E@ 36 C68F=2E65 2D 2 FE:=:EJ :? @C56C E@ D64FC6 E96 7656C2= }t'x 7F?5D] %96 AC@A@D2= H2D F=E:>2E6=J C6>@G65 3J E96 {68:D=2EFC6’D 3F586E 4@>>:EE66]k^Am
kAmk6>m$E2E6 y@FC?2= C6A@CE6C p=6I2?56C $9FC 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E9:D C6A@CE]k^6>mk^Am
Be the first to know
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
