Monthly Archives: February 2012
Wolf Hunt Bill
A bill that would create a wolf hunting season is working its way through the legislature. The proposal has already been passed out of an Assembly Committee with bipartisan support and a public hearing was held today in a Senate … Continue reading
Exhibits of challenging history
The cancellation of a planned exhibit of protest art from last year’s demonstrations against the ending of collective bargaining by public workers made news last week. It was interesting news to come home to, as I had just spent the … Continue reading
Mining and Maps
Tonight on “Here & Now,” we talk mining and maps. Republican Senator Dale Schultz and Democratic Senator Bob Jauch have hatched a compromise, alternative version of an iron-ore mining bill. It is in discussion now at the Capitol. Proponents of … Continue reading
The legislation that wasn’t
There’s been a significant amount of kerfuffle over legislation at the Wisconsin State Capitol that has passed over the last year, but yesterday we found some disheartened individuals because of some legislation that never received a public hearing. Lawmakers for … Continue reading
Back to the Future: Mining Edition
For a state that has an actual, real miner stamped on it’s state flag, Wisconsin certainly has had a love-hate relationship with the industry. At least in modern times. Both houses are working to salvage a mining bill this week. … Continue reading
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