TUE PM Update: PSC gives preliminary OK for transmission line project

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — All three PSC commissioners today gave preliminary OK for a high-voltage transmission line from near Dubuque to Middleton for wind-generated electricity. A coalition of clean energy advocates — including the Clean Grid Alliance, RENEW Wisconsin, Fresh Energy, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and the Center for R… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Clean Grid Alliance: Applauds WI PSC decision to support Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line

Contact:  Kelley Welf 651-644-3400 | kwelf@cleangridalliance.org ST. PAUL, MINN. – Today, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission issued its preliminary decision on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line to grant a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN).  Cardinal-Hickory Creek is a 345 kV transmission line connecting northeast Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin and will support a growing renewable energy production area in the Upper Midwest. Clean Grid Alliance issued the following statement: “On behalf of our NGO members who are working on carbon reduction across the Midwest and industry members who are developing utility-scale wind and solar energy projects, we applaud the Wisconsin

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One Wisconsin Institute: Opposes UW Board of Regents latest move to restrict campus free speech

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — With its move to include campus speech restrictions as part of the state administrative code, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents seems more interested in attempting to appease right-wing politicians than protecting the rights of students, faculty and staff. One Wisconsin Institute submitted public comments on the effort as part of the process begun by the Regents to try to formally amend state administrative code provisions related to student disciplinary procedures. “The Board of Regents is proposing changes to the state administrative code that would restrict instead of protect free speech on

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Suggests improvements to UW free speech policy

Contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 The News: Attorneys from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted public comment Monday to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, applauding their new campus free speech policies, but suggesting particular modifications to safeguard the First Amendment rights of all. The UW Board of Regents is currently in the process of codifying elements of their campus free speech policy, first introduced in 2017 in response to campus disruptions like the one that occurred at a Ben Shapiro speech at UW-Madison. WILL’s Comment: WILL attorneys Rick Esenberg, Luke Berg, and

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TUE PM Update: PSC gives preliminary OK for transmission line project

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — All three PSC commissioners today gave preliminary OK for a high-voltage transmission line from near Dubuque to Middleton for wind-generated electricity. A coalition of clean energy advocates — including the Clean Grid Alliance, RENEW Wisconsin, Fresh Energy, the Minnesota Center for Environmental

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Clean Grid Alliance: Applauds WI PSC decision to support Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line

Contact:  Kelley Welf 651-644-3400 | kwelf@cleangridalliance.org ST. PAUL, MINN. – Today, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission issued its preliminary decision on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line to grant a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN).  Cardinal-Hickory Creek is a 345 kV transmission line connecting northeast Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin and

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One Wisconsin Institute: Opposes UW Board of Regents latest move to restrict campus free speech

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — With its move to include campus speech restrictions as part of the state administrative code, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents seems more interested in attempting to appease right-wing politicians than protecting the rights of students, faculty and staff. One Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Suggests improvements to UW free speech policy

Contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 The News: Attorneys from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted public comment Monday to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, applauding their new campus free speech policies, but suggesting particular modifications to safeguard the First Amendment rights

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