WI Mining meeting or Bob Jauch Show?

By   /  February 6, 2013  /  economic development, Environment, Featured, Legislature, Mining Wisconsin, News, Regulations, Regulatory Reform, Senate, State Budgets, State Government, State Politics, Taxes, Wisconsin  /  1 Comment

Supporters of the proposed iron mine in northern Wisconsin may hope the state wil "stop whining, start mining" sometime soon. But despite the looming passage of a controversial mining bill, any mine -- be that from Gogebic or another company -- is likely years off, even without the filing of potential lawsuits.

By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Mining reform legislation, mired in more than a year of heated debate, continued its way through the slogging legislative process Wednesday with a few modifications following another marathon committee hearing.
The Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue passed the legislation through on a 3-2 party-line vote, [...]

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VA: Property rights hinge on election, delegate says

By   /  November 5, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Capitalism, Elections, Free Market, News, Virginia, Vote 2012  /  No Comments

CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION: Virginia voters will have the chance to further restrict eminent domain Tuesday at the polls.

By Kathryn Watson – Watchdog Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — All eyes may be on the top of the ticket Tuesday, but Virginians have an important question to answer as well.
Voters will decide the future of eminent domain — the government’s authority to seize private property — and codify it into the Virginia Constitution.
Question One — with [...]

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DeGROW: Wind energy developments raise concerns about 2020 mandate

By   /  November 2, 2012  /  Commentary  /  Comments Off

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By Ben DeGrow | Special to Colorado Watchdog
While Colorado‘s leading wind energy maker announces further cutbacks, federal bureaucrats begin their push to multiply the number of turbines on the outskirts of the Denver area.
August brought two rounds of  layoffs for the Danish turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems in Colorado. Then Wednesday, the company announced the [...]

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IL: Week in review — Judicial elections, constitutional amendment on ballot

By   /  October 26, 2012  /  Illinois, News  /  No Comments

The Illinois seal.

By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD — Races and issues at all levels of government continue to dominate Illinois’ political news just more than a week out from the Nov. 6 election.
Voters encouraged to research and follow the money in judicial races
Among the races Illinois voters may find down ballot when they head to the [...]

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IL: Proposed constitutional amendment turning pension adversaries into allies

By   /  October 24, 2012  /  Featured, Illinois, Illinois Budget, News, Pensions  /  5 Comments

Numerous groups are opposing a Constitutional Amendment that voters will find on ballots Nov. 6. The proposed amendment requires a three-fifths majority vote for any of the state's 7,000 governmental bodies to approve pension-benefit increases.

By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD — Opposition to a proposed pension-related constitutional amendment that will go before Illinois voters Nov. 6 is creating strange bedfellows — from public employee unions to good-government groups that agree the question is not worthy of a change to the state’s constitution and does nothing to address the pension [...]

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