Artist's rendering of the proposed Menominee Nation off-reservation casino. Image from Casino Kenosha
Newspaper calls on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) to make a decision as soon as possible on the Menominee Nation off-reservation casino:
Approval of the proposed Kenosha casino would have been a nice sugarplum for southeastern Wisconsin, but Gov. Scott Walker has decided to postpone that decision — possibly for as long as 11 months. That seems a long time for an area that is thirsting for the 3,300-plus jobs that the $808 million casino would provide in our corner of the state, which is beset by chronically high unemployment rates. And the 1,400 construction jobs — temporary though they would be — would also be welcome news. Still, we can’t fault the governor for his go-slow approach. He is trying to broker a win-win agreement between the Menominee, which is proposing the casino, and the Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk tribes which have casinos of their own in the central and southeastern parts of the state and don’t want the competition.Get the Story:
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