Interest groups spent $16.7 million lobbying the state Capitol during the second half of 2019, a big drop from the same period two years earlier, according to a WisPolitics.com check of filings.

Tagged with: lobbying state Legislature Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association

A bill that would make it a felony to trespass on the site of a pipeline project earned the state Senate's approval on Tuesday.

Tagged with: ALEC Enbridge International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 Line 3 Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce pipeline Wisconsin Laborers District Council Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Wisconsin Senate

Lobbyists spent nearly $18 million to influence the Wisconsin Legislature and state agencies during the first budget season under Gov. Tony Evers, according to preliminary figures.

Tagged with: Gov. Tony Evers lobbying Wisconsin Ethics Commission Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Recently a spokesperson for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce told the Wisconsin State Journal, “We don’t want to make it too comfortable to remain unemployed.”

Tagged with: Andrew Disch Associated Builders and Contractors Davis-Bacon Act North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters prevailing wages Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Vice President Mike Pence continued his promotional tour for the new North American trade agreement by telling workers at a factory in western Wisconsin that U.S. manufacturing will blossom with a new deal.

Tagged with: Mike Pence Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

The "smart future" that Foxconn officials envision for Wisconsin could include infrastructure laced with technological and green-energy innovations — as well as a workforce augmented by automation, a company executive said Wednesday.

Tagged with: Alan Yeung Foxconn Mount Pleasant Racine Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

It was 10:30 p.m. on June 3, 2011, the last day of deliberations on Wisconsin's state budget.

Tagged with: Glenn Grothman Joint Finance Committee Legislature manufacturing Robin Vos Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Wisconsin voters will decide this fall if lawmakers should close the state's so-called "dark store" loophole.

Tagged with: dark stores Wisconsin Counties Association Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Jason Culotta’s career, both in and out of politics, has alternated between intense stretches of nonstop work and quiet moments when he really didn’t know what to do next.

Tagged with: Jason Culotta John Gard Roger Roth Tom Petri University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

A lawmaker pushing legislation to set statewide standards for labor-peace agreements and employment matters is confident his proposal will pass through the Senate.

Tagged with: Chris Kapenga labor-peace agreements Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce