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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Passion, grandstanding, hyperbole again mark WI mine hearing

By   /  January 23, 2013  /  economic development, Economy, Environmental, Featured, Mining Wisconsin, News, Regulations, Regulatory Reform, State Government, State Politics, State Senate, Wisconsin  /  5 Comments

Tempers flared -again - at a legislative hearing Wednesday on a controversial mining bill.

By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – The political zoo that has surrounded mining regulatory reform in Wisconsin during the past year continued Wednesday at the Capitol with a public hearing on legislation proposed by Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Halzelhurst.
The new bill and the new hearing produced the same results as last year — unabashed political grandstanding, [...]

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It’s about time WI lawmakers throw the bums out

By   /  January 23, 2013  /  Commentary, Wisconsin Commentary  /  4 Comments

CLOGGED: Protesters shut down the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison during a 2011 protest.

By Kevin Binversie | Special to Wisconsin Reporter
Does the Wisconsin Legislature have the right to refuse service to a “customer?”
A business is well within its rights to get rid of a rowdy, unruly patron. Sometimes it’s a matter of asking someone to leave the establishment. If things get out of hand, the disruptive customer is removed. [...]

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WI: What they’re saying about Walker’s state of the state

By   /  January 15, 2013  /  WatchBlog, Wisconsin WatchBlog  /  1 Comment

Gov. Scott Walker has pushed state agencies to review the rules and regulations governing how they do business. A report suggesting more than 300 changes, including the total repeal of 40 rules, was released this week.

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – It took Gov. Scott Walker about a half hour Tuesday to deliver his progress report on the state of Wisconsin and to lay out his vision on the state’s future.
It took about 30 seconds for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to build up or tear down [...]

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WI: Legislature opens with sweetness and compromise talk — and jabs

By   /  January 7, 2013  /  Assembly, Featured, Mining Wisconsin, News, Politics, Regulatory Reform, State Budgets, State Government, State Politics, State Senate, Tax Reform, Taxes, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

Rep. Leon Young, D-Milwaukee, makes his way to the dais with his children at the Assembly chamber Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Madison, Wis., as the legislature began a biennial session. Young is proposing that the Wisconsin Legislature only meets the first three months of the year and that lawmakers get paid $12,000 annually, instead of the current $50,000. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)

By Ryan Ekvall │ Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — Hold onto your wallets, Wisconsin. Your state legislators are back in session.
The 2013-14 legislative session began Monday with a whole lot of “Kumbaya” from two parties that haven’t gotten along very well in recent years.
Aside from the customary motions — including the swearing-in of 25 new Assembly members and a [...]

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