Calling all watchdogs and whistle-blowers.
Let's expand the surveillance from what's cooking in the Legislature to what Walker's political departmental appointees could be working on.
Given that the DNR approved three more controversial groundwater pumping permits a week before the election - -
something I noted at the time, but insufficiently - - it's fair to ask if there are additional 11th-hour groundwater giveaways or wetland fills or more-smog permits or rule-based maneuvers to hand out to special interests and donors before Walker's 'chamber of commerce mentality' DNR managers fade back into the private sector in January?
No doubt there's a cadre of consultants and lawyers coordinating with Big Ag and various lobbies to get their permit paperwork in ASAP.
Let's expand the surveillance from what's cooking in the Legislature to what Walker's political departmental appointees could be working on.
Given that the DNR approved three more controversial groundwater pumping permits a week before the election - -
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| The Little Plover River runs dry with so many big ag withdrawals nearby. River Alliance of Wisconsin photo. |
something I noted at the time, but insufficiently - - it's fair to ask if there are additional 11th-hour groundwater giveaways or wetland fills or more-smog permits or rule-based maneuvers to hand out to special interests and donors before Walker's 'chamber of commerce mentality' DNR managers fade back into the private sector in January?
No doubt there's a cadre of consultants and lawyers coordinating with Big Ag and various lobbies to get their permit paperwork in ASAP.
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