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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2003

A Republican state lawmaker in Wisconsin is warning colleagues that their opposition to new tribal gaming deals could turn racial.

Rep. Terry Musser was the lone Assembly member who voted against a bill, in committee, on Monday to limit the terms of casino compacts. A Senate committee approved the same bill yesterday.

Debate on the Assembly floor is expected today. Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, has promised to veto the bill, just as he did with a similar bill that Republicans pushed forward.

Get the Story:
GOP warned of racist label (The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 3/12)
Assembly schedules vote on gaming compacts bill (AP 3/12)

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