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ALSO: Jacque & Plumer Advance in Special Election Primaries • GOP Convention Goers Choose Vukmir over Nicholson • California Becomes First State in America to Mandate Solar Panels on New Homes •Badger Institute Report on Fire Departments •  From NAHB: November Gubernatorial Races Heating Up


Summary of Recently Passed Housing & Development Bill Now Available

Summary of Recently Passed Housing & Development Bill Now Available

Over the past few months, we talked a great deal about legislation introduced by Representative Rob Brooks to reduce the cost of housing and development in Wisconsin which is now 2017 Wisconsin Act 243...

 


Jacque & Plumer Advance in Special Election Primaries

On Tuesday, voters who live in the 42nd Assembly District and the 1st Senate District went to the polls to pick a winner in the republican primaries ahead of the special general election in June.


GOP Convention Goers Choose Vukmir over Nicholson

Last week at the Republican State Convention in Milwaukee, party delegates voted to formally endorse State Senator Leah Vukmir over businessman Kevin Nicholson with nearly 75% of the vote. 


California Becomes First State in America to Mandate Solar Panels on New Homes

It was recently reported in an article that appeared on The Hill that the State of California will be the first state in the union to mandate the installation of solar panels on all new homes built in California. 


Badger Institute Report on Fire Departments

The Badger Institute recently published a report entitled “Time to Burn: So Few Fires to Fight” that takes a deep dive into the number of fire calls that local fire departments are responding to versus emergency medial service calls. 


From NAHB: November Gubernatorial Races Heating Up

NAHB's Intergovernmental Affairs staff attended the Democratic Governors Association Candidate Summit in April. More than two dozen gubernatorial hopefuls met with business leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities in each state. The candidates were eager to discuss ways to work together to increase building construction around the country.

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