Wisconsin Catholic Conference: Dismayed at Assembly passage of predatory gambling and rent-to-own bills

The Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC), the public policy voice of the state’s Catholic bishops, expresses deep dismay at the Assembly’s passage of AB 601, which begins the process of expanding online sports gambling in Wisconsin, and AB 742, which weakens consumer protections for lease-purchase agreements, commonly known as rent-to-own. If signed into law, these bills will make Wisconsinites les...