Wisconsin News and Sports
Smokers are apparently finding ways to avoid Wisconsin’s cigarette tax.
It’s now estimated the 75-cent a pack tax that took effect in September will generate $92 million less revenue for the state than originally projected. Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance President Todd Berry says that’s not a big surprise. He says the hike gave the Badger State one of the highest tobacco taxes in the nation, and also the Midwest. [Read more...]
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is preparing to implement new rules governing dog breeders.
DATCP spokeswoman Donna Gilson says the law has been a long time in the making, and will bring large scale dog breeders under regulation and licensing requirements. It will apply to breeders selling more than 25 dogs a year, along with retail facilities that sell animals. [Read more...]
A proposal at the Capitol would allow 17-year-olds to again face charges in juvenile court.
Currently, 17-year-olds charged with a crime are tried in adult courts in Wisconsin. The move came about in the mid-1990s, after concerns were raised about the increasingly violent nature of some offenders and concerns that the juvenile system was not enough to protect the public. [Read more...]
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