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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003

Rebuffed in their own circles, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are seeking new ways to stop the approval of new tribal gaming compacts.

Republicans said Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, may have broken state law by authorizing a compact with the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe. They are threatening to sue Doyle based on the open-ended compact.

The Republicans also say they will pressure the Bureau of Indian Affairs not to act on the deals until the legal issues are resolved.

Get the Story:
GOP lawmakers threaten suit, federal appeal over Doyle gaming pacts (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 3/27)
Lawmakers ask feds to withhold approval of Potawatomi compact, claim provisions could be unconstitutional (AP 3/26)

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