It's been almost two weeks since a public financing proposal for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena was announced by state and local leaders, but a path to legislative approval remains decidedly unclear. As always, the Milwaukee Business Journal's Rich Kirchen has the latest summary of where things stand and which direction they may go:
Complicating matters are the much larger questions in the state budget and the Republican legislators pushing back on multiple sections of Gov. Scott Walker's proposed spending plans. Most observers believe the arena-funding plan has a better chance if it remains in the budget rather than as a separate vote.