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PLF renews property rights battle in Wisconsin announcement

Joining a press conference today on new property rights legislation by two Wisconsin state lawmakers, John Groen, Pacific Legal Foundation’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, announced that PLF is launching a campaign to restore and buttress property rights nationwide

DNR offers guidance to shoreland property owners struggling with damage after ice out

As spring weather sets in, some shoreland property owners in Northern Wisconsin are discovering Mother Nature has changed the look of their waterfront due to shifting ice over the winter months

Wachs Appointed to Building Commission

Representative Dana Wachs (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement after being appointed to the Wisconsin State Building Commission for the 2017-2018 session

Assembly Republicans Lead the Way on Homelessness

State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement regarding the package of bills Assembly Republicans released to combat homelessness

Duffy Announces 4th Annual Hunger & Homeless Summit

U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (WI-07) will host his fourth annual Hunger & Homeless Summit on December 12th in Rothschild, WI. This year’s summit will feature an interactive presentation on Rep. Duffy’s forthcoming “Rural Revival” legislative initiative.

Public comment period opens for interim forest management plan for 10 Dunn County state...

Interim plans guiding the management of forest resources on 10 state-owned properties in Dunn County are now available for review and comment through Nov. 16, 2016. The interim plans will guide forest management on the properties until formal master plans are completed

Public asked to report zebra mussels and other invasive species to prevent the spread

Lakeshore property owners and others enjoying the remaining late fall days on the water are asked to be on the lookout for zebra mussels, an aquatic invasive species recently verified in Big McKenzie Lake in Burnett and Washburn Counties

DNR land sales provide opportunity to purchase state-owned properties throughout Wisconsin

The Department of Natural Resources is offering 15 state-owned parcels of land for public sale through Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. In February 2016, the Natural Resources Board approved phase two of land sales, including 81 parcels totaling approximately 5,633 acres. Of these 81 parcels, 33 were landlocked with no legal access from a road and will be marketed to adjoining property owners, while 24 were to be marketed for government sale only to county, city or township (both landlocked and accessible) and 24 of the parcels were accessible for public sale to the general public with restrictions.

Public comment period opens for four interim forest management plans

Interim plans guiding the management of forest resources on four state-owned properties are now available for review and comment through Oct. 28, 2016. The interim plans will guide forest management on the properties until formal master plans are completed

Capture yourself at a state park property and share it on the Travel Wisconsin...

Picture yourself surrounded by fall colors in any of 12 Wisconsin State Park System properties. Then literally picture yourself at designated locations in those properties, post the images on Twitter or Instagram or upload to the Department of Tourism's TravelWisconsin.com website. Photos will be verified for location and then will be entered in a drawing to win a 2017 Wisconsin state park admission sticker

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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces National Mortgage Settlement Relief Exceeds...

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin borrowers received $23.5 million in mortgage loan-related relief in the first quarter of 2013 under the National Mortgage Settlement. Adding to previously announced totals, 3,516 Wisconsin borrowers have now claimed $167,183,021 in loan-related relief. In addition, 106 Wisconsin borrowers are in trial mortgage modifications, which will add $8 million to the State’s relief in coming months – raising the projected total to more than $175 million statewide so far.

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The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Single Tenant Net Leased Shopko

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Shopko property located at 320 South Access Road in Rice Lake, Wisconsin for $6,378,560.