by TRC_Admin | Apr 10, 2022 | Billboards, Legislative
A bill that would prohibit any more billboards from going up along the major highways in the State of Wisconsin was introduced in the state assembly by Representative Jill Billings (D – La Crosse) on March 10 and was referred to the Committee on Rules. Photo:...
by TRC_Admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Year End Report
Dear Friends, Advancing and defending the principles of Scenic Wisconsin made 2021 another busy year. From efforts toward ending billboard blight to advocating for Scenic Byways, agricultural tourism, and barn preservation, Scenic Wisconsin actively engaged with...
by TRC_Admin | Nov 25, 2021 | Billboards, Legal
NOTE: Historical For Reference Only The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Reagan Advertising v. City of Austin, Texas on November 10, a case that considers whether billboard restrictions violate first amendment rights. Reagan argued that regulating...
by TRC_Admin | Oct 10, 2021 | Billboards, Legal
A decision in favor of outdoor advertising companies would result in unlimited clutter of unsightly billboards along Wisconsin’s highways. The case known as Reagan v. Austin which pits two major outdoor advertising companies, Reagan and Lamar, against the City of...
by TRC_Admin | Oct 3, 2021 | Scenic Roadways
Wisconsin’s Rustic Roads program is the finest in the country Hazy light peeks through fall colors along Wisconsin Rustic Rod R77 in Sturgeon Bay Photo by Cassandra Raymond / Courtesy Wisconsin Dept. Transportation Off County Highway C in Taylor County, south of...