Jon Styf
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Wisconsin & publicly funded sports stadiums everywhere for @thecentersquare. Email jstyf(at)https://t.co/7FUbxQJfep.
Joined June 2010
Governor Evers vetoed my bill to modernize our unemployment system. Why does the Governor want to reward people who are fired for crimes like credit card fraud, or those who refuse to look for a new job, with taxpayer benefits? https://t.co/Qmt6uBCgWS
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(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed nine bills, including one that moves state employees back into an office and others that deal with unemployment requirements.
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Except that nearly all of the large data centers are created in a TID, which means that tax money is collected and given back to the data center for up to 20 years like Port Washington, Pleasant Prairie. How confident are we those property taxes will come to fruition then?
The Janesville city manager said the project could bring a billion dollars in tax revenue to the city. But he, like others, has concerns. "There are lots of things that people are concerned about, and rightly so. I mean, I have to tell you, I am too. At my core values, I am an
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Wisconsin Rep. Scott Krug on AB 617 (absentee ballots/central count/election night counting) during public hearing, using football analogies: "Right now, I’m going to punt. ... It’s not going to happen in the fall floor calendar."
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~@EricWimberger: "Does the Superintendent not think [handling @MilwaukeeMPS finances] was a mistake?" @WisconsinDPI: "If we could get into a time machine, should we have notified the entire Board? Yes. I speak for her. We do have regret in that sense."
Whoa, DPI said something like, "If DPI could get back in a time machine, would we have notified the MPS Board? We would. I speak for her. We have regret. We wish we would have notified the entire board."
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This should be an interesting read for those interested in the realities of sports stadium subsidies.
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The $2K per student is for consolidations completed for 2026, 2027 or 2028.
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Wisconsin schools could have a new incentive to consolidate, a 1-time $2K per student incentive, in a set of 5 school consolidation bills (including a statewide feasibility study and $25K local grants for the same) that have been filed.
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(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school districts will be eligible for $2,000 per student extra in funding for the first year if a series of bills in the state are
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Underly is scheduled to be at the portion of the hearing about the start of a new audit on DPI's license investigations. The scope:
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Back and forth in Wisconsin Joint Audit Committee on why Supt. Jill Underly isn't in attendance for financial audit hearing. "She’s an elected official. You don’t get the governor at every hearing, do you?" - Tom McCarthy, DPI Deputy State Supt.
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Potawatomi’s Jeff Crawford on how estimates show $1.7B will be placed in illegal/offshore sports wagers in Wisconsin in 2027 if left unchecked.
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On why Wisconsin would take this approach and SBAs argument on if statewide legalized mobile sports wagering in Wisconsin is constitutional.
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"It's simply not economically feasible for a commercial operator to hand over 60% to the in-state entity just for the right to operate. That is why Wisconsin adults would not be able to use the national brands they see advertised on national TV everyday."
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(The Center Square) – The current structure where Wisconsin tribes would receive 60% of the gross revenue from mobile sports wagering under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act would be too
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Jeff Crawford of the Forest County Potawatomi Community says that the Brewers, Bucks and Packers are supportive of Wisconsin expanding its tribe-based mobile sports wagering statewide.
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In a public hearing on the bill, SBA's counsel says Wisconsin law requires the gaming companies to give 60% of revenue to the tribes, so the companies won't be willing to do that because of the technological upgrades required.
On mobile sports wagering across Wisconsin and what it would look like. FWIW, Ho-Chunk Nation currently has a lawsuit against Kalshi for operating in the state:
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A pair of Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a new Class G felony (or F) for grooming in response to an investigation into sexual misconduct/grooming claims in Wisconsin schools.
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This is exactly what to expect at a new NFL stadium despite the large amount of public funding. Same rollout as Titans via survey
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(The Center Square) – Frank Stiner was excited when he received the invitation to Titans House in late October along with his cousin as they prepared to buy seats at
Spreadsheet of some #Browns PSL-season ticket pricing options sent in the fan survey for the new Brook Park enclosed Huntington Bank Field. Team says no decision made, but HSG, who are investing $1.6 billion incl. Cleveland settlement, can recoup hundreds of millions with PSLs
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The Senate Committee on Education will hold an informational hearing on Nov. 4 and has asked Underly, the only invited speaker, to attend.
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Notice on the audit and meeting, which Underly is scheduled to attend.
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