Press Releases

Enough!: House Committee Sets Sights on Better Controls of Off-Reservation Gaming

(July 27, 2006—Madison, WI)— Yesterday, with an overwhelming 27-9 vote the House Committee on Resources advanced greater controls on the expansion of off-reservation gaming with the passage of the Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes (RIGHT) Act.  more

Legislative Oversight Deserves Governor's Signature

"Today, Governor Doyle will receive AB 461 which grants the legislature an up or down vote on concurrence of off- reservation casino proposal, and there are no shortage of reasons for him to support this common-sense piece of legislation," said Brian J. Nemoir, Executive Director of Enough!. more

Gov. Doyle Running Out of Excuses for Not Signing AB 461

The latest in a long line of excuses being used by Governor Jim Doyle’s spokesperson as to why the Governor is going to veto Assembly Bill 461 is that it “violates federal law[i].”  A puzzling position for an individual who as the state’s top attorney for 12 years was a strong advocate for legislative oversight.  more

Governor Grants Ho-Chunk Oversight of ALL Off-Reservation Requests

2003 Compact Anoints Tribe as State's Body of Refusal or Approval
MADISON, Wis., -- "Governor Doyle still believes oversight of off-reservation casinos makes sense, as long it's the Ho-Chunk Nation and not the legislature doing the overseeing," said Brian J. Nemoir, Executive Director of Enough!, a grass-roots coalition apposed to the expansion of off-reservation gaming.
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Kenosha Casino Proponents Double Down

Ho-Chunk's $30 Million Down Payment on Governor's Veto

Governor Doyle: Real Ethics Reform Must Include AB 461

Legislative Approval Scores High Among WI Residents

Assembly Committee on State Affairs votes Enough!