Lawmakers Give Final OK to New PURA Board

Lawmakers give final OK to new PURA board

Lawmakers gave their final approval to a new slate of commissioners at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority during the final two days of the legislative session. It was the final step in a months-long, near-total makeover of PURA following last year’s resignation of former Chair Marissa Gillett, whose relationship with both lawmakers and the utilities she regulated had grown acrimonious. The nominees included Thomas Wiehl of Madison, a form…