January 25, 2012 by Barbara With Rebecca Kemble and Orman Waukau share a warm embrace late in the evening of the public hearing on mining on January 11. Members of the Menominee tribe were kept waiting nine hours before they were allowed to testify. The hearing was held at the Hurley Inn, Hurley, Wisconsin — […]
Archive | 2012
GOGEBIC TACONITE MINE “Advocates” A FRONT GROUP FOR ALEC
January 23, 2012 by Barbara With Koch Lobbyist & Wisconsin ALEC Co-chair Amy Boyer Caught Perpetrating Mining Propaganda The media blitz being waged by state Republicans to convince the public that we all can’t wait for the mountaintop mining removal is becoming downright Machiavellian. The results out of the Hurley public hearing showed 62% against […]
A little storm in Wisconsin
January 22, 2012 by Lady Forward The Solidarity Sing Along singers braved the cold and snow on Friday. They came out and sang (as they have every Monday – Friday, noon to one, since last March) for the people of Wisconsin. On Friday they gave a special shout-out to the workers of America.
Kedzie doth protest too much, methinks
January 22, 2012 by Lady Forward The Senate Committee on Natural Resources held an Executive Session on the Wetlands Bill on January 19, 2012. During the session, Sen. Kedzie asked: “Is this a perfect bill? There isn’t such a thing as a perfect bill … but I think this is a very, very, very good […]
Changes in deadlines for canvassing, recount petitions; provisional ballot status; town officer terms; voter registration in schools
Assembly Bill 476/Senate Bill 381 – relating to: county and municipal canvassing procedures, provisional ballot information, the deadline for filing a recount petition, terms of town officers, the date of the annual town meeting, and technical revisions to certain election laws. Introduced by Senator Lazich, by request of Government Accountability Board; Cosponsored by Representative Tauchen […]
Holperin raises questions regarding wetlands mitigation
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources held an Executive Session on January 19, 2012.
What a Walkerful World
WALKERFUL WORLD by Ed “Thanks a Million” Kuharski [Apologies to songwriters: George David Weiss, George Douglas, Bob Theile] I see trees of brown…….. dead roses too I see em die….. for greed and for fuel And I think to myself…. what a Walkerful World. I see skies of hate….. clouds of spite God-blessed days….dark scary […]
Wirch: “…I’m concerned that over time there could be serious damage to our wetlands.”
January 21, 2012 The Senate Committee on Natural Resources held an Executive Session on January 19, 2012.
Grothman testimony: Lead Poisoning Bill (part 2)
Part two of Glenn Grothman’s testimony at the 1/19/12 public hearing on SB 373 — a bill which would overturn a State Supreme Court decision that allows victims of lead poisoning to sue paint manufacturers. A group of citizens traveled from Milwaukee (accompanied by their children) to testify at the hearing. When it was […]
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