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Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill expediting environmental regulations ahead of a possible $1.5 billion mine, one of the biggest in the nation. ... Gov. Walker said the legislation "will preserve our tradition of clean land, water and air," while establishing a 420-day limit for officials from the state's to approve ...
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The Wisconsin Experiment. Donald Trump's war on the environment was prototyped by far-right politicians in state government. We can learn from Indigenous communities who fought back in the name of science and democracy — and won. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker holds a copy of SB1, the controversial mining bill he signed in 2013.
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The ordinance is a response to legislation, signed by Gov. Scott Walker in ... The state bill repealed a law that required companies seeking a non-iron mining permit to show regulators another U.S ...
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Gov. Scott Walker signs iron mining legislation Changes could allow open pit mine in northern Wisconsin March 11, 2013 0 Comments SHARE By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel Gov. Scott Walker on...
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The firm wants to build a controversial open-pit iron mine in the state, and Walker signed a bill in 2013 that helped them by lightening environmental requirements.
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According to every recent poll, the election is tied. Gov. Scott Walker promised the people of the state that if they adopted his plan of cutting taxes for the wealthy and corporations he would ...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Gov. Scott Walker signs iron mining legislation,"March 11, 2013 PolitiFact Wisconsin, "A proposed mine in Wisconsin is 'about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago ...
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Dec 14, 2018Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Friday signed sweeping legislation that weakens the power of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, dismissing a national outcry over what ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker encouraged Wisconsin lawmakers Tuesday to break their impasse over legislation that would streamline the state's mining permitting process, saying it should be...
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More about the Senate Bill 395. Governor Gives Corporate Mining Polluters an Early Gift - Wisconsin Conservation Voters - Dec 11th, 2017 ; Governor Walker Signs "Mining for America" Bill into ...
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The battle over the mining bill began in 2011, months after the Cline Group announced plans to apply for a permit to build an iron mine in the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin, not far from the Lake Superior shoreline. Gogebic began working with two Republican state legislators on a bill to speed up the process of securing a permit, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
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Other Wisconsin Club for Growth donors included Gogebic Taconite LLC, which has proposed opening a 4 ½-mile long iron mine in northern Wisconsin. The company gave $700,000 to Club for Growth in 2011 and 2012. Walker signed legislation last year streamlining state mining requirements and paving the way for the project.
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In the most recent legislative session, Tiffany spearheaded passage of iron mining reforms that had stalled in the Senate in the previous legislative session. Tiffany fought for passage of the reform and ensured that the bill was signed into law last year by Gov. Scott Walker.
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Gov. Walker will sign the mining bill Monday afternoon at manufacturing companies in Rhinelander and Milwaukee. He will tout the bill and open-pit iron ore mining as environmentally-friendly, law-abiding, treaty-respecting and job-creating. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
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Debate over the proposed Gogebic Taconite iron ore mine in far northern Wisconsin has quieted since the 2013 passage of ... "Gov. Scott Walker signs iron mining legislation," March ... Under Scott ...
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1. Walker promoted and signed the Open Pit Mining Bill Governor Walker's signing of the Open-Pit Mining Bill (2013 Act 1) was a defining moment in his term as governor. The Open Pit Mining Bill opened the door to iron mining that could endanger human health, irrevocably scar the beautiful Penokee Hills, and contaminate waterways and Lake ...
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MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Gov. Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 1 into law on Monday, March 11th. It streamlines the permitting process for mining in Wisconsin. Supporters say argue it's going to be good...
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Dec 12, 2017. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday lifting Wisconsin's moratorium on gold and silver mining, reversing his vote from nearly 20 years ago imposing the ban and brushing aside conservationists' warnings that the measure will lead to devastating pollution. The governor signed the GOP-authored bill during a ...
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Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed a bill that rewrites iron mining laws and could pave the way for construction of a $1.5 billion open pit mine in northern Wisconsin.The legislation was a major victory for Walker and Republicans who pushed several versions over the past year to address objections.
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He signed the legislation into law in Rhinelander and later in Milwaukee. "Wisconsin's seal and the state flag both depict mining in our great state," Walker said. "In light of our mining tradition, I'm thrilled to sign legislation into law protecting environmental safeguards, while providing certainty to the mine permitting process."
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While Gov. Scott Walker is full speed ahead on the proposed iron ore mine in the Penokee Range of northern Wisconsin, his Democratic challenger Mary Burke wants to put on the brakes. Officials with Gogebic Taconite (GTAC) said the $1.5-billion project will create 600 jobs at what would be the largest open pit iron ore mine in North America.
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MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin legislators and tribal leaders are talking about collaboration and common ground going into this month's State of the Tribes address, but deep divides over iron mining,
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, right, talks to Anthony Lewkowski, a technician at P&H Mining Equipment Inc. in Milwaukee, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
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Read More Scott Walker speaks to supporters at a get out the vote rally the night before the midterm elections at the Weldall Mfg., Inc. on Nov. 5, 2018 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Credit: Darren ...
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The recent disclosure that GTac contributed $700,000 to the Wisconsin Club for Growth, which in turn ran ads supporting Gov. Scott Walker, has raised questions about how much political influence was exerted behind closed doors to pass legislation which cleared the way for this iron mine.
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The mine also would benefit from a proposed budget provision that would repeala state law dating back to the 1880's that prevented Wisconsin land from being controlled by foreign corporations or ...
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Walker is a paid agent of the 1%. Billionaires Charles and David Koch and their pro-business front groups poured millions of dollars into Scott Walker's gubernatorial campaigns in Wisconsin and ...
Get priceSep 8, 2013Gov. Scott Walker, his fellow Republicans and the governor's onetime enemies, labor unions, are championing a $1.5 billion open pit mine planned for the Bad River watershed, six miles from the ...
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A year ago this month, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed a slate of changes to public-employee benefits, including sharply limiting government workers' right to bargain collectively.
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Starting May 15, parents in Wisconsin can log on to a state-run website, answer a few questions, and sign up to get checks worth $100 per child.To Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who drove the one ...
Get priceTim McDonnell. Scott Walker is killing it with Republicans. The Wisconsin governor is one of his party's rising stars—thanks to his ongoing and largely successful war against his state's ...
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday lifting Wisconsin's moratorium on gold and silver mining, reversing his vote from nearly 20 years ago imposing the ban and brushing aside conservationists' warnings that the measure will lead to devastating pollution. The governor signed the GOP-authored bill during a mid-day stop at the Oneida County Airport in Rhinelander.
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It was a banner week for the billionaires who have invested in Governor Scott Walker, the Wisconsin state legislature and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.. On Sunday, July 12, Walker signed the financially austere, socially vindictive 2015-2017 budget that shifts hundreds of millions of dollars out of public schools into private, unaccountable charter and voucher schemes, deepens the consolidation ...
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Republicans may be fast-tracking mining legislation, but legal challenges are expected soon after signing. Litigation is so anticipated, in fact, that the bill includes a fiscal note from the ...
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John Menard Jr. is widely known as the richest man in Wisconsin. So a little more than three years ago, when Menard wanted to back Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — and help advance his pro-business ...
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August 2017. When Scott Walker became governor of Wisconsin in 2011, he put up signs along state borders proclaiming the state " open for business.". Democrats must tell a better story about ...
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Changing the law was an easy sell for many Republican lawmakers. Gov. Scott Walker, a recently elected Republican, had pledged to create 250,000 jobs in his first term, and attracting a mining company to the state would be a step toward that goal. The WMC, which lobbies for pro-business legislation, was a natural partner for Gogebic.
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Monday, December 11, 2017 6:53 pm | 3 Minute Read MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday lifting Wisconsin's moratorium on gold and silver mining, reversing his vote from...
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With a mandate from Governor Scott Walker to create jobs and GTAC eager to set up operations in Wisconsin, the State Assembly passed a mining reform bill (AB 426) in January 2012 to speed the permitting process for iron mines. The legislation made iron-mining regulations separate from those that govern the mining of other metals and loosened ...
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Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday lifting Wisconsin's moratorium on gold and silver mining, reversing his vote from nearly 20 years ago imposing the ban and brushing aside conservationists'...
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