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Wedding barns sue over Wisconsin's new liquor law requiring licensing
A pair of Wisconsin wedding barns sued the state Tuesday seeking to block the enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events.Owners and operators of wedding barns tried unsuccessfully last year to kill the law that overhauled regulation of the state's multibillion-dollar liquor industry. The changes had been worked on for years, gaining buy-in from both Republicans and Democrats, large and small brewers, wholesalers and retailers.Farmview Event Barn, located in Berlin, and Monarch Valley Wedding & Events, in Blair, filed the lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Patty...
Wedding barn owners are suing Wisconsin. What new regulations are they upset about?
Two wedding barn owners, from Berlin and Blair, sued the state of Wisconsin this week over a new alcohol industry law they say will harm their businesses. The wedding barn owners are represented in the lawsuit by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a prominent conservative law firm in the state....
Remaining broadband dollars determined
EAU CLAIRE — The county received an update on where it was in increasing broadband access and the funds that may be left for one more potential project. In 2021 and 2022, the county received funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, said Jason Szymanski, Eau Claire County’s finance director. In the years after, the county has allocated all of the funds, which need to be spent by 2025. The...
As Butler enters Assembly race, Petryk bows out
EAU CLAIRE — As local author Nickolas Butler announced his candidacy for a state Assembly seat, incumbent Rep. Warren Petryk announced he would not seek re-election. Butler, 44, of Fall Creek, officially announced his candidacy for the 93rd Assembly seat Monday at the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 434 Hall and Training Center (formerly Little Red Elementary School.) Butler will run as a Democrat. He spoke of his love for this area, and noted he has written five books and numerous essays about western Wisconsin. ...
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