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Wetlands Deregulation Bill Passed Under False Pretenses

January 22, 2013    by Rebecca Kemble At a press conference unveiling Sen. Tim Cullen’s (D-Janesville) alternative mining bill today, Sen. Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) said the controversial wetlands deregulation bill he helped craft last year only passed because of assurances by Scott Walker’s administration and the Department of Natural Resources that the provisions in it […]

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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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Proposed Mining Bill Proof That Republicans Are Not Smarter Than Wisconsin Fourth-Graders

February 17, 2012 by WCMC Madison, WI – When fourth grade students travel from across the state to take a tour of their State Capitol, they possess a basic knowledge that Republican legislators do not. As the following press release shows, not all rocks are the same. Some attract magnets while others do not. Yet […]

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Holperin raises questions regarding wetlands mitigation

The Senate Committee on Natural Resources held an Executive Session on January 19, 2012.

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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.

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