by Matt Rothschild, Wisconsin ExaminerMay 5, 2023 OPINION — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to take your voice away. The shared revenue bill that the Assembly Republicans just introduced “would ban counties, municipalities from putting advisory referendums on the ballot,” according to JR Ross of WisPolitics. Vos and his cohorts don’t even want your advice! […]
Tag: Marijuana Legalization
Posted inGovernment, Local news
GOP lawmakers start budget process by cutting over 500 Evers proposals
by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin ExaminerMay 3, 2023 The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) started its work crafting Wisconsin’s next biennial budget on Tuesday by removing hundreds of items from the budget proposed by Gov. Tony Evers including Medicaid expansion, the legalization of marijuana and paid family and medical leave. The motion passed 12-4 by the Republican-led […]
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Illinois and Michigan again earned hundreds of millions from weed taxes in 2022, even more than previous year
First published on March 6, 2023 Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled legislature in Wisconsin is still struggling to legalize medicinal marijuana. A cannabis plant. By Katjusa Cisar, THE BADGER PROJECT Illinois and Michigan again raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue on recreational weed sales last year, and Minnesota is planning to join the […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Cannabis reform in Wisconsin 2023
Dear Editor: Governor Evers has paved the way for the legalization of cannabis in Wisconsin — both recreational and medicinally — as he has made it a part of the 2023-2025 budget. Now is the time for us to put pressure on those in charge to keep it within the budget. Wisconsin is quickly becoming […]
Posted inGovernment, Local news
City of Racine Marijuana advisory referendum goes to November 8 ballot
RACINE – City of Racine voters will have their second opportunity in four years to weigh in on the legalization of marijuana. Racine Common Council, on a 10-2 vote Tuesday, approved a resolution to place an advisory referendum on the Nov. 8 general election ballot to measure public opinion on marijuana legalization. The yes-or-no question […]
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Racine Common Council to consider marijuana advisory referendum tonight
RACINE – The Racine Common Council this evening (Tuesday) will consider a resolution to place an advisory referendum on the November general election ballot to measure public opinion on marijuana legalization. The council meeting starts at 7 p.m. in Room 205 City Hall, 730 Washington Ave. It will also be presented live on the city’s […]