Despite What You Hear On Talk Radio...

The mining bill would not have been a job-creator in Milwaukee factories, and would have had only a small impact on sales tax collections and the state budget picture because of exemptions in state tax law, reports WisBusiness.com:

MILWAUKEE -- A proposed new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin is unlikely to boost jobs at Milwaukee-area manufacturers Joy Global and Caterpillar, leading makers of massive blasting and hauling equipment.