Thursday, February 13, 2025

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She has twins, a job and no criminal record. After 11 years in Milwaukee, she's pleading not to be deported.

From JSOnline:

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She's lived here illegally for 11 years, but hasn't bothered to learn the language.  She didn't apply for a visa until her status was threatened.  No thoughts about citizenship or ever becoming legal.  But we're supposed to feel sorry for her and her children.  Who decided to have children after entering our country illegally?  Why should we feel empathy for a woman who has chosen, by her own free will, to disregard the laws of our country?  

Fuck her and all of the other illegal invaders.  

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Racine County buildings closed until Thursday

From The Journal Times.com:

JOURNAL TIMES STAFF


RACINE COUNTY — All Racine County buildings will be closed for the rest of the day Wednesday because of extreme weather and will re-open for normal business hours on Thursday.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/weather/racine-county-buildings-close-severe-weather/article_0f0756e2-e976-11ef-b524-e36d5f2381e4.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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Mount Pleasant declares snow emergency

From The Journal Times.com:

Holly Gilvary

MOUNT PLEASANT — The Village of Mount Pleasant has declared a snow emergency from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday.

Parking restrictions are in effect during the snow emergency, the village said.

If a road is signed as alternate street parking, the alternate street parking rules apply during the emergency. If a road is not signed as alternate parking, vehicles should not be parked on the street or in a cul-de-sac.

Vehicles parked in violation may be ticketed and are subject to towing, according to the village.

Residents must also clear sidewalks by 10 a.m. of each day during a snow storm, per village ordinance. The village said in a release that residents should not move snow or ice into public streets, sidewalks or alleys when clearing private driveways or walkways. 

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/weather/mount-pleasant-village-declares-snow-emergency/article_7380ed90-e95d-11ef-92f9-d7de5a25db05.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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A Wisconsin winter storm is on its way. Here's what you should keep in your car

From JSOnline:

Cailey GleesonJenna Prestininzi
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Flurries have already begun falling around Milwaukee, where up to nine inches of snow are expected Wednesday.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for multiple counties throughout Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, beginning at noon through 3 a.m. Thursday — and Milwaukee County is under a snow emergency.

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As the snow ramps up, it's important to make sure you're prepared if you need to drive.

"If you absolutely have to venture out, be sure to have emergency supplies in your vehicle, and that your mobile phone is fully charged — it could become your lifeline if disaster should strike," the NWS said on its website.

There are certain things you should bring inside, but what items should you keep in your car in case of a winter emergency?

On top of making sure you have a full tank of gas, here's what the NWS recommends:

  • Ice scraper, snow brush and shovel
  • Cell phone charger
  • First aid kit
  • Jumper cables
  • Water and non-perishable foods
  • Flashlight
  • Tire chains or snow tires
  • Flares
  • Extra warm clothes and winter accessories
  • Blanket
  • Tow rope
  • Bag of sand or cat litter

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

City of Racine declares snow emergency

From The Journal Times.com:


RACINE — The City of Racine has declared a snow emergency beginning at noon Wednesday and ending at noon Thursday.

According to the National Weather Service, Racine County residents can expect 5-9 inches of snow near Lake Michigan between Wednesday and Thursday.

Racine Department of Public Works crews on Tuesday began applying brine to roadways, which forms a thin protective layer on pavement, preventing ice from bonding and making plowing more efficient, according to the city.

The city said DPW will deploy snow plows immediately once snowfall begins.

Plows will start with arterial roads and then move onto neighborhood streets, city-owned facilities and parking lots, and public sidewalks. 

Since a snow emergency has been declared, parking is prohibited on arterial and collector streets. Vehicles parked on these roads during the snow emergency may be towed, according to the city.

Residents can assist snow removal efforts by following the city's alternate-side winter parking ordinance, in effect from Dec. 1 to April 1. The city said the Racine Police Department will actively enforce winter parking regulations, with increased attention during snow events.

DPW staff may be reassigned from garbage collection to snow removal efforts, the city said. Residents should still place bins at the curb by 7 a.m. on their scheduled collection day but be aware that pick up may be delayed. 

Additionally, the city is asking residents to clear sidewalks within 24 hours of the snowfall stopping.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/city-racine-declares-snow-emergency/article_bfd54cce-e8b1-11ef-aaf7-97fee3631922.html

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Ongoing dispute: Police union, City of Racine still at odds

From The Journal Times.com:

Annie Pulley

RACINE — Racine’s police union has operated without a formal contract since 2021.

More than a dozen Racine Police Department officers who are members of the Racine Police Association attended the city’s Common Council meeting Feb. 4 to address just that.

“Racine’s officers have worked without a contract for five years, the longest of any group in the state,” said executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, Jim Palmer, who spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. “This persistent conflict harms recruitment, retention and morale during a critical time when police agencies suffer from a lack of qualified candidates.”

Jim Palmer, the executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, addresses the ongoing contract dispute between the local police union and the City of Racine at the Feb. 4 Common Council meeting.


The WPPA, based in Madison, is the parent organization of the Racine Police Association. It represents more than 11,000 active and retired members.

The linchpin in the dispute is whether the city has the legal ability to bargain with the RPA about healthcare benefits for, especially, retired police officers.

According to city administrator Jim Sullivan, who was hired in 2024, the city is eager to find a resolution that aligns with state law.

“I certainly hope to be able to guide the city and our PD and union through the process and get to a successful conclusion,” he said.

According to Sullivan, the city approved a tentative agreement with the RPA in spring 2023. This agreement is not an official contract, however.

From his perspective, the city continues to honor that agreement, which includes pay increases for police officers, who, on average earn about $100,000 a year, he said.

Sullivan
“The city has delivered on every aspect of the negotiated agreement,” Sullivan said, adding that the union’s attempt to “bootstrap” retirement benefits into negotiations has put the city in a precarious position.

Palmer recognized that the city has upheld most of its commitments and even provides retiree benefits via its employee manual.

“The employee handbook isn’t enforceable by anybody,” Palmer said. “The City of Racine can change that. That’s why we have collective bargaining laws. And so the contract actually matters, and what’s in the contract and what’s not actually matters.”

RPD Police Chief Alex Ramirez also weighed in via an emailed statement Feb. 7.

“The ongoing contract negotiations are a priority, and we are committed to resolving the dispute as quickly and fairly as possible,” he wrote. “We recognize that collective bargaining can be challenging, especially when there are differing interpretations between the parties. However, we understand that wages and benefits are critical to the morale of our officers and directly impact the retention of our dedicated personnel.”

Racine Chief of Police Alex Ramirez addressed crowds at the National Night Out kickoff event at Lakeside Community Oriented Policing House in August 2024.


History of dispute

The disagreement ignited in 2021 when the city asked the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission for a declaratory ruling about certain portions of the police union’s proposed contract.

The city reportedly wanted guidance about whether the contract violated state law, namely 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, which strictly limited the topics for which public safety employees in public sector unions could bargain.

Act 32, and its sister law of Act 10, were passed in 2011. Both laws and their subsequent statutory revisions severely limit the viability of public sector unions in Wisconsin.

Mayor Cory Mason, formerly a state legislator, opposed Act 10 in 2011.

Mason
The WERC issued its decision in July 2022 and stated that retiree
healthcare benefits were not legal topics for bargaining.

In page eight of the 2022 decision, the commission states that it has “long held that municipal employers have no duty to bargain over insurance benefits for employees who have already retired inasmuch as those individuals are no longer bargaining unit employees.”

The commission also said the city is not obligated to provide such healthcare coverage.

Page seven of the WERC’s decision states that “the Commission concludes that the City’s position is correct. This proposal is a prohibited subject of bargaining because it mandates the existence of a City health insurance plan.”

Soon after the WERC announced its decision, the RPA along with the WPPA, appealed the decision in the Dane County Circuit Court.

Racine’s International Association of Fire Fighters union, Local 321, also appealed the WERC’s decision.

On Oct. 30, 2023, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost vacated the WERC’s ruling and denounced the commission’s conclusion that municipalities have no obligation to provide healthcare.

“Per WERC’s interpretation, only if a municipal employer chooses to offer a health plan must it collectively bargain with the public safety employees regarding how the employer and employees split responsibility for the premium owed on the plan,” Frost wrote. “This interpretation ignores rules of statutory construction and renders absurd results. I therefore reject it.”

Frost ordered the WERC to vacate its ruling and release another decision.

Just days before Frost’s ruling, the state Legislature amended a key statute by passing 2023 Wisconsin Act 34, which clarifies Acts 10 and 32.

The statute notes that the existence of municipal healthcare is a guarantee and that who is covered by that plan is not a prohibited topic of negotiation.

State senator and former RPD police officer Van Wanggaard represents the 21st Senate District in southeast Wisconsin.

One of the senator’s representatives shared a statement from Wanggaard at the Common Council meeting Feb. 4.

“I wrote the bill that eventually became 2023 Act 34,” Wanggaard’s statement read. “We clarified 2011 Acts 10 & 32, and 2013 Act 20 to state affirmatively that the existence of health care coverage, and who is covered by that health care plan is not considered ‘health care design’ for the purposes of the law, and is therefore negotiable for public safety employees. It passed the Legislature unanimously, and was signed into law by Governor Evers.

“There isn’t any gray area here,” the statement continued. “The law has been clear for 10-15 years. And the gray area that Mayor Mason pretended to see in those laws have been cleared up for 2 years.”

Ongoing disagreement

According to Palmer, whose organization represents about 300 local unions statewide, the city’s decision to ask for the initial WERC ruling contradicts historical practice.

Palmer said in an email that “The existence of retiree health insurance goes back more than 20 years in the contracts between the City and the RPA … it was specifically included in the four collective bargaining agreements following the passage of Act 32 in 2011.”

Sullivan couldn’t recall whether retiree benefits were included in contracts after 2011 but noted that the city attorney would be able to clarify.

The Journal Times has not yet received a response after a Feb. 7 request for clarification from Sullivan or the city attorney.

Palmer said Racine County, Franklin, Eau Claire, Lake Geneva, Hartford, Wauwatosa, Whitefish Bay and Kenosha are just a few examples of municipal employers who have bargained for retiree health insurance in Wisconsin.

“All of this kind of begs the question, is Racine the smartest city in the state in figuring something out that no other municipality has, or is it more likely that Racine is out in an island on this issue?” Palmer wrote in his email.

Major points in the five-year contract dispute. 


Current landscape

According to Sullivan, the city has been waiting 15 months for the WERC to reissue a decision.

“We will absolutely abide by the terms of the WERC decision,” he said. “That does not mean that the city has the resources to be able to pay these kind of open-ended benefits.”

Sullivan said that the city offered a referendum in 2022 to increase funding and benefits for the RPD and its officers. However, it was rejected by voters.

If the WERC reverses itself and the city and RPA are still unable to reach an agreement, Sullivan said the goal would be to resolve the matter via mediation, and if that fails, through binding arbitration.

“We are trying to fund and maintain the best police force that we can within our means, recognizing the fact that there are very limited resources in the City of Racine and that we need to be able to maintain the streets and the water system and the parks,” Sullivan said.

Racine police respond

Kevin Kupper, an RPD investigator and the president of the RPA, said the department has about 183 members, 27 of whom are either in the academy or in field training.

RPD is authorized for 196 sworn officers, and in recent years has seen more than a dozen officers leave for other law enforcement agencies, including the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.

“It is essential that we retain the hardworking men and women who serve and protect this community and that they feel valued and supported,” Ramirez wrote. “Reaching a fair and equitable agreement on this contract is a vital step in ensuring that we can continue tosheri support our officers and maintain a strong commitment to the safety and well-being of our community.”

Act 10 overturned

Frost, the same Dane County judge who issued the opinion vacating the WERC’s ruling in 2023, also overturned major portions of Act 10 in December 2024.

He has since stayed his opinion, and the case likely will go to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

According to Palmer, the WPPA doesn’t believe that changes to Act 10 will affect their case because Act 10 is more relevant for general public employees, whereas Act 32 deals with public safety employees specifically.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/government-politics/police-union-city-raince-dispute-continues/article_02e2921e-e575-11ef-b042-23e059f50dea.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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From JSOnline:

Jeff Bollier
Green Bay Press-Gazette

APPLETON - Tesla Inc. estimates Wisconsinites each year buy 3,000 to 4,000 of its electric vehicles. None of those sales happen in Wisconsin. 

Wisconsinites who want to buy a Cybertruck or Model Y have to go to another state, frequently Illinois or Minnesota, because Wisconsin’s “factory store” law bars vehicle manufacturers like Tesla and Ford from owning vehicle dealerships with few exemptions.

Tesla last year applied for an exemption to open its own dealerships at its existing showrooms in Madison and Milwaukee, plus indicated interest in two more dealerships in Glendale and the Appleton area. The request would have made Wisconsin the 28th state to allow Tesla to directly sell its EVs to customers, but an administrative law judge denied the request in October. Tesla objected, but a state administrator in December upheld the decision. 

Earlier this year, Elon Musk-led Tesla filed a petition in Outagamie County Circuit Court asking a judge to either overturn the decision or order a new hearing on the request to open up to four direct-sales dealerships. The petition cited the 3,000-4,000 vehicle sales estimate for Wisconsin and indicated direct-sales dealerships in the state would likely increase that volume.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has asked Judge Mitchell Metropulos to affirm the state’s decision. The Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association (WATDA) wants the decision upheld and also has requested the case be moved to Dane or Milwaukee county. Tesla will have spent more than a year on the effort by the time Metropulos convenes a procedural hearing in late March.

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Here's what to know.

What did Tesla want to do?

Tesla in 2020 opened two galleries and service centers in Wisconsin at 12011 W. Silver Spring Drive, in Milwaukee, and at 6624 Seybold Road, in Madison. Consumers can take a look at the vehicles available, learn more about Teslas and arrange service, but can't buy a Tesla.

In March 2024, Tesla applied to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for an exemption to turn both of those galleries into direct-to-consumer dealerships owned by Tesla. The application also indicated the company wanted to open two more dealerships in Glendale and in Grand Chute, an Appleton suburb town along Interstate 41 on Appleton's northwest side.

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Why can't Tesla or Chevy or Honda open their own dealerships in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin is among the states that do not allow vehicle manufacturers to own or operate sales dealerships. The state's "factory store" law aims to avoid unfair competition that could arise from a vehicle manufacturer owning the dealership, too.

Instead, vehicle manufacturers need to contract with independent dealers such as Wilde Automotive Group in Milwaukee or Bergstrom Automotive in northeastern Wisconsin.

provision added to the state's 2019 biennial budget would have allowed Tesla to proceed with direct sales in the state, but Gov. Tony Evers vetoed the provision.

Factories can request an exemption from the state, but they must prove there is no independent, licensed dealer available to sell the company's vehicles in a manner that fulfills the public interest and meets a factory's reasonable standards and uniform qualifications.

Tesla says its business model rules out independent dealerships

Tesla, in its Jan. 15 court petition to overturn the state's denial, claimed it qualifies for an exemption because no independent dealer meets the company's qualifications and standards and profit under its flat-price, direct-to-consumer sales model. It alternately claims it qualifies because state law does not apply or bar a non-franchising factory like Tesla from operating a dealership.

The company had eight Tesla-owning Wisconsinites testify in the May 2024 exemption hearing, explaining that they enjoyed the uniform retail price system Tesla uses for its vehicles and the middleman-free purchase experience.

Tesla in its petition for judicial review claimed that no independent dealership could profitably operate a Tesla dealership because it could not mark up vehicle prices to make a profit since consumers could go online and purchase a vehicle from the company for less. It also said the state's decision violated the company's right to economic liberty (selling EV cars and trucks) enshrined in the Wisconsin State Constitution.

Wisconsin car and truck dealerships argue Tesla is not barred from selling cars in Wisconsin, it just can't sell them the way it wants

Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association, the state's auto dealership industry group, requested to participate in Tesla's exemption hearing and had representatives from four major independent dealerships including Bergstrom and the Russ Darrow Group testify that not only were they interested in Tesla dealerships, they could profitably operate such dealerships without having to mark up Tesla's prices.

Dealership representatives said they could make a profit via used electric vehicles trade-ins and sales, as well as EV service and maintenance.

The association also responded to Tesla's constitution claim by noting state law doesn't bar Tesla from selling cars to Wisconsinites, but does bar the company from owning or controlling its vehicle dealerships.

A WADTA official on Friday declined to comment, citing the ongoing legal matter.

Administrative law judge rules against Tesla; state administrator upholds decision

The exemption request went to a hearing before Administrative Law Judge Kristin Fredrick, with the Wisconsin Department of Administration's Division of Hearings and Appeals.

Fredrick on Oct. 10 issued a ruling recommending Tesla's request be denied, which the company in November objected to. The company's reasons for objecting were reviewed by DHA Administrator Brian Hayes, who in a Dec. 17 decision affirmed the state's initial decision and denied Tesla's request for an exemption.

Hayes wrote that Tesla sought an exemption the state Legislature did not include in the "factory store" law that is based on "circular logic," namely that independent dealers can't qualify for a Tesla franchise solely because they are independent and not owned by Tesla.

"The law, as written, simply does not support the conclusion Tesla seeks," Hayes wrote.

What's the basis for Tesla's objections and appeal in Outagamie County Circuit Court?

Tesla cited six issues as grounds for a review of the state's decision in its Outagamie County Circuit Court petition. Tesla's attorneys did not return a request for an interview or comment.

  • DHA erred by rejecting Tesla's argument its non-franchising business model rules out any franchised dealer as available.
  • The law judge's conclusion that independent dealerships are available to profitably sell Tesla EVs was not supported by solid evidence presented in the case.
  • The judge's determination an independent dealer could operate within the public interest is a legal error and unsupported. The company said its direct-to-consumer model saves consumers money compared to franchised dealerships.
  • WATDA was improperly allowed to join the hearing and its witnesses, evidence and arguments should be rejected. Tesla suggested WATDA's involvement left the decision on whether Tesla qualifies for an exemption up to its competitors.
  • The judge's decision rested on legal error in that the decision is unconstitutional because it infringes on Tesla's "fundamental right of economic liberty" as enshrined in the Wisconsin Constitution.
  • DHA should provide Tesla with a new hearing before an impartial administrative law judge. Tesla argues that because the judge shared a her draft decision with the DHA administrators prior to with the parties involved, the company was deprived of an independent, impartial hearing and consideration of its objections.

The company requests Metropulos issue a judgement that Tesla is entitled to a dealership license. Alternatively, it requested he hold a hearing on the irregularities in the review process it cited, reverse the decision and direct DHA to correct any errors in the procedure and, if necessary, grant Tesla a new hearing.

Why did the auto and truck dealers request the case be moved out of Appleton?

Tesla in its petition said Outagamie County is the proper place to hear its petition because that is the location of one of its proposed dealerships affected by the state's decision.

WATDA on Feb. 5 filed a "change of venue" motion to move the case to either Dane County or Milwaukee County.

The association's attorney's argue the case belongs in Madison or Milwaukee because Tesla currently operates two galleries in Madison and Milwaukee and only applied for two dealerships, in Madison and Milwaukee, while merely indicating an interest in dealerships in Glendale and Grand Chute.

What has the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in response to Tesla's petition?

In a Feb. 5 filing statement of position filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul and an assistant attorney general, the state denied most of Tesla's arguments and the company's claims that it's entitled to a new hearing or approval of its request.

DOJ requested Metropulos affirm the state's original decision.

A request on Friday for an interview or comment from the DOJ was not returned.

What happens next?

A hearing on WATDA's request for a change of venue to Dane or Milwaukee county circuit court.

Metropulos will hold the hearing at 9:30 a.m. March 24 in the Outagamie County Courthouse, 320 S. Walnut St., Appleton.

Contact business reporter Jeff Bollier at (920) 431-8387 orjbollier@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at@JeffBollier.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/companies/2025/02/10/tesla-appeals-wisconsins-rejection-of-plan-to-open-4-ev-dealerships-madison-milwaukee-appleton/78293258007/