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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Swamp update: Six best stories making GOP proud today

In case they missed them:

North Carolina banned sea level rise science

Trump administration diverted $10 million from FEMA to ICE for migrant detention program

Trump disputes Puerto Rico storm death toll, blames Democrats


Number of migrant children in detention has skyrocketed to highest levels ever

Paul Ryan says Wisconsin businesses should be patient with Trump tariffs

The federal deficit now projected to top $1 trillion this year


Posted by James Rowen at 10:24 AM

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Fall sunset past the Hoan Bridge

Fall sunset past the Hoan Bridge

Lake Michigan gale

Lake Michigan gale
On the Milwaukee lakefront

Milwaukee's streetcar, "The Hop," is running.

Milwaukee's streetcar, "The Hop," is running.
Waukesha County, Republican pols failed to kill it.

The Calatrava Addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum

The Calatrava Addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum
Sunset on the lakefront, summer 2018

Milwaukee River empties into Lake Michigan

Milwaukee River empties into Lake Michigan

Wisconsin wind farm, east of Waupun

Wisconsin wind farm, east of Waupun
86 turbines overcame Walker's blockade

Skylight illumination in Milwaukee City Hall

Skylight illumination in Milwaukee City Hall
The historic 19th-century building has stone floors, copper decoration, and iron work by the famous artisan Cyril Kolnic. Stop in and walk around.

What water, wetland protection is all about

"A little fill here and there may seem to be nothing to become excited about. But one fill, though comparatively inconsequential, may lead to another, and another, and before long a great body may be eaten away until it may no longer exist. Our navigable waters are a precious natural heritage, once gone, they disappear forever," wrote the Wisconsin Supreme Court in its 1960 opinion resolving Hixon v. PSC and buttressing The Public Trust Doctrine, Article IX of the Wisconsin State Constitution.

Lake Michigan in winter

Lake Michigan in winter
Milwaukee skyline

James Rowen's Bio

James Rowen is an independent writer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked as the senior Mayoral staffer in Madison and Milwaukee and for newspapers in both cities. This blog began on 2/2/ 2007.

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