Thursday, April 24, 2008

Great Lakes Compact Legislation Losing Priority, Visibility

WisPolitics.com reports that the Great Lakes Compact bill could be dealt with in next week's special legislative session in tandem with a much-needed state budget repair bill - - raising the possibility that the Compact bill gets even less attention and appropriate fine-tuning.

And opens the door to the cutting of deals that have nothing to do with water policy, and everything to do with unrelated state finances.

There has to be a separation of these two matters, and full sunshine throughout.

2 comments:

Jim Bouman said...

James:

You are right--absolutely right--on the issues, day after day.

I admire and praise the way you return each-and-every-day to the principled argument in support of the precious legacy--our legacy, our responsibility--for the Great Lakes. Your continued challenge to us is to find the deep underlying, principled interest in the long-term, the legacy to our children and generations beyond.

This community is enriched and enlivened by your passionate, principled advocacy for our patrimony, our childrens' future--the Great Lakes and its basin.

Bravo!

James Rowen said...

Well, thank you, Jim. I'm glad that you, too, keep posting items from Waukesha. It's an education for me.