Wisconsin’s Hidden Debt
The stewardship program primarily allows the state to purchase land it cannot otherwise afford, through borrowing, pushing costs onto future generations.
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Department of Natural Resources
Democrats Support Legislative Power Grab for DNR Secretary Appointment
While Democrats are making false accusations of a “power grab” by legislative Republicans, some Democrats would like to engage in a power grab of their own.
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Department of Public Instruction Behaving Like They Are Above the Rule of Law
If government agencies are not held accountable, small procedural oversteps can become large abuses of power. That’s why it matters that Wisconsin’s education agency, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), has failed in at least seven places to follow the required administrative rule-making process for a proposed regulation.
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‘Zombie Obama’ Administration Threatens Southeast Wisconsin Manufacturing
Late last month, the Environmental Protection Agency informed Gov. Scott Walker that it plans to designate five southeast Wisconsin counties as ozone non-attainment zones under the stricter Clean Air Act standards issued in 2015 by the Obama administration.
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Walker Weekly Radio Address: Wisconsin’s Rural Agenda
At the annual Governor’s Northern Economic Development Summit this week, I unveiled our Rural Agenda: a multipoint plan to bolster Wisconsin’s rural communities.
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The Wheelercast: Meyer, Wetlands and Blue Books
A new DNR secretary faces not only confirmation hearings, but a full plate of issues and pending legislative initiatives that could impact his agency.
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Legislators Aim to Stop Sheboygan County No-Growth Zone
The package of reforms offered by Reps. Kremer, Cody Horlacher and Terry Katsma and Sens. Stroebel and Chris Kapenga would be a significant improvement upon the current regulatory regime.
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Walker Names New DNR Secretary Dan Meyer
Governor Scott Walker announced Monday his choice for the new secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, former state Representative Dan Meyer.
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Governor Walker Statement on DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2017 Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Governor Walker...
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WILL Report Clears the Air on Pollution in Sheboygan County
“There’s a mandate that the EPA use the best data available, and they’re not,” said Jake Curtis, associate counsel at WILL and author of the report. “The data here in Sheboygan shows that we meet attainment. Instead, the EPA looks at a monitor that is yards off the shoreline.”
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