MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican Governor Scott Walker is shrugging off state lawmakers' decision to nix his plan to exempt rent-to-own businesses from Wisconsin's consumer protection act. A handful of Republican lawmakers sided with industry critics who insist the businesses prey on the poor and pressed the Legislature's budget committee to wipe out the governor's proposal. The committee deleted the provisions yesterday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Lemon Law King is trying to rally dealers against a Republican bill that would relax car buyer protection statutes. The bill would revise the Wisconsin's lemon law to erase mandatory consumer damage awards and give manufacturers more time to deliver a replacement vehicle or refund. Attorney Vince Megna sent letters today to Wisconsin dealers telling them to oppose the bill.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Governor Scott Walker says today he wasn't aware of his former campaign spokeswoman's drunken driving citations. Twenty-5-year old Nicole Tieman pleaded guilty to her second OWI offense in Milwaukee on Wednesday and was sentenced to 20 days in jail. She had already been convicted in March of operating with a prohibited alcohol content in Waukesha County.
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (farv) over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been settled. Lawyer David Jaroslawicz (yahr-oh-SLAH'-vihk) wouldn't comment today on the terms of the settlement.
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