MADISON, WI (WSAU) â Governor Tony Evers has issued a veto for Assembly Bill 367, also known as the Mill Bill, a move that is sending Republicans back to the drawing board as they continue to work to re-open idled paper mills in two Central Wisconsin communities.
The bill called for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to issue $50 million in short-term loans using COVID-19 stimulus dollars to a cooperative group looking to buy the idled Verso mill in Wisconsin Rapids. With another $15 million to a similar group trying to restart the Park Falls mill.
In his veto message, the Governor questioned whether ARPA funds could be used for the mills because the paper industry was declining well before the COVID-19 pandemic hit due to changing consumer habits. He also said he would rather see the state use general funds since they are more stable and reliable than the one-time stimulus funds.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has submitted public records request to the WEDC for documents related to conversations the department has held with Fisker. That request was denied. Public disclosure of records relating to pending or potential opportunities impedes WEDC’s ability to productively negotiate with companies about potential projects that will create jobs, increase investment in the state and generate additional state revenue for state and local governments, WEDC said in a June 29 letter. Such disclosures could hamper WEDC’s efforts to attract new businesses to the state or negotiate with existing companies seeking to expand their operations in Wisconsin, and could impede economic development in the state, to the detriment of Wisconsin and its citizens.
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