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Law adds 8 cents to gas gallon, group says Institute calls for end; to minimum markups
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Madison -- A Depression-era state law adds about 8 cents for
every gallon of gasoline purchased in Wisconsin, costing the state's
drivers as much as $278 million more a year, according to a report
to be released today.
The 1939 Unfair Sales Act mandates a minimum markup on certain
products, including gas, to protect against predatory pricing that
could force smaller operations out of business.
The report by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a
Thiensville think tank general...
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Markup law ruled invalid; U.S. judge assails state statute on minimum gas prices
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Wisconsin's minimum gas markup law, which mandates a 9% profit for stations, violates federal anti-trust laws, a federal judge ruled. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Callahan wrote in a decision that the state's 68-year-old law is unconstitutional because the state has failed to monitor the system.
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Minimum markup repeal rejected
La Crosse Tribune
; MADISON - A legislative committee Tuesday rejected by a 3-2 vote a plan to repeal the state's minimum markup on gasoline and replace it with a law similar to one in effect in Minnesota. State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, sided with two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy
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REPEAL OF MINIMUM MARKUP LAW UNLIKELY HIGH GAS PRICES NOT ENOUGH TO LEAD TO REPEAL OF DEPRESSION-ERA LAW.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; The governor calls it a relic of the 1930s, the Federal Trade Commission says it likely harms consumers and restricts competition, and a judge recently ruled it violated antitrust laws. But - like it or not - Wisconsin's minimum markup law likely isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Though some
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GOVERNOR SUPPORTS REPEAL OF GAS LAW MINIMUM MARKUP LAW A '30S RELIC, DOYLE SAYS.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: TOM SHEEHAN Lee Newspapers Two Republican lawmakers Tuesday renewed a push for legislation to repeal the state's minimum markup law for gasoline, and Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle said Monday that he supports the idea. But bills that could repeal the law are stalled in committee, and there is
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REPEAL MINIMUM MARKUP LAW.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; As the reasons to repeal Wisconsin's minimum markup law keep piling up, legislative leaders should get behind efforts to eliminate this anti-competitive, anti-consumer regulation. The campaign to rid the state of the minimum markup law regained momentum this week. A conservative think tank blamed
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