Archive | March, 2012

The Tyler Shale: Waste Overburden or Phosphate Ore?

March 1, 2012 by Hematite Proponents of the proposed iron mine in the Penokees claim that there are two kinds of rock: overburden waste rock (the Tyler shale) and iron ore. To date, the main concern with the Tyler is the presence of sulfide in the form of pyrite, or iron sulfide. When disturbed by […]

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“That’s why we have courts.”

March 1, 2012 by WCMC Following Senator Harsdorf’s testimony on AB 584, a proposal requiring a person arrested for or charged with certain sexual offenses, or a juvenile taken into custody for certain offenses, to provide a biological specimen for DNA testing, Representative Fred Kessler expressed his concerns about the constitutionality of this bill. He […]

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DNA Testing – The 21st Century Identifier

March 1, 2012 by WCMC When a person is found guilty of a felony or is in jail for a felony, they are required to submit “biological specimens…for DNA analysis.” The other cases where it’s required are as follows:  “a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses; a person is “found guilty of […]

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EDITORIAL: Why I Gave the Assembly Natural Resources Committee the Finger

March 1, 2012 by Barbara With Last month, the Wisconsin Assembly Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on AB502, better known as the Wolf Harvesting Bill.  Announced on January 27th, this bill would make it legal to hunt wolves using cable traps and leg holds, and allows hunters to legally kill the wolves in any […]

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Walker Thanks Realtors with Wetlands Deregulation

March 1, 2012   by Rebecca Kemble On Wednesday Scott Walker thanked the Wisconsin Realtors Association for their support by signing a massive wetlands deregulation bill at their convention in Madison.  Since Walker began raising funds for his recall campaign last November, individual realtors have already contributed $75,504 to his war chest.  They ponied up $378,161 […]

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