The Political Environment

A forum, news site and archive begun in February, 2007 about politics and the environment in Wisconsin. And elsewhere.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Climate Change Has A Firm Believer At Coca-Cola

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Though right-wing talk show ideologues like  Charlie Sykes  and  Rush Limbaugh  deny and mock it, climate change and its effects are being r...
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The WI DNR Again Excuses Its Weak Enforcement Actions

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Enforcement actions against polluters initiated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fell dramatically when Scott Walker install...
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Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Editorial Plea About Redistricting That Never Was Going Anywhere

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The Journal Sentinel and other newspapers around the state are pressing for public hearings that could lead to major reforms in redistrictin...
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Two More WI Dogs Killed By Wolves; State Reimbursement Payments Possible

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Wisconsin is the only state in the country that reimburses hunters whose  dogs are killed by wolves  - - even if the hunters let their dogs ...
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Just When You Thought Walker, GOP Couldn't Do Worse...

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Am hearing that Walker and legislators are floating out some kind of Orwellian-titled 'Healthy Waters' bill backed by the WMC, Paper...
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Glenn Grothman Finally Gets Win Over Garter Snake

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GOP State Senator and noted herpetologist Glenn Grothman has long been hunting for a way to get the Butler's garter snake off Wisconsin...
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True To Form, Walker's Big Speech FUBAR Was Someone Else's Fault

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We've noted here before that when things do not go  Walker's way, he blames others . Six-year-olds do this as a responsibility-evasi...
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DNR Wants To Allow Off-Leash Dogs During Hunts In State Parks

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[Updated} The Wisconsin DNR, under the direction of Scott Walker appointees, has already opened state parks to hunting and trapping but now...
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WEDC Home Page Carrying Multiple Scott Walker Promos

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The Wisconsin Economic Development Commission dropped posting online a promotional video featuring Gov. Scott Walker after it got caught spe...
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Are Special Bills For Donors The Springboard For Higher WI Office?

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I'm not sure how this story  - - Door County lawmaker seeks wetlands exemption for one lot   - - helps that lawmaker  run for statew...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Walker Cites Tribes, Tourism In Same Breath

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[Updated from Wed. 7:55 p.m.] Will Walker's open-pit mine/mountain top removal and acid-mine leakage bring tourists to Northwestern Wis...
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Highway Hearing Tonight On Deficient State Highway 164 Plan

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US District Court Judge Lynn Adelman found flaws in WisDOT's Highway 164/Highway J planning , and more rulings have gone against the pro...

Smart Comment On Walker Speech 'Hard-Working Taxpayers' Meme

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Insightful comment on this posting : Gareth  said...   Has anyone else noticed how "taxpayer" has routinely replaced "cit...
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During Speech, Walker Showcased Sex Offender, Repeat Drunk Driver

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Oh, bad staff work : Emphasizing his role as a job creator, Gov.  Scott Walker  praised  Christopher Barber's  initiative during the ...
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With $900+ Million Surplus, WI Could Have Handled $750,000 Amtrak Annual Cost

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That was the state's estimate of Wisconsin's share of the projected Milwaukee-Madison Amtrak line annual operating cost  - - $750,0...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Walker Bobs, Weaves Through Jobs Data, State of State Speech

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GOP Gov. Scott Walker worked around the realities of the state's  statistically-demonstrable slow job growth  (we're #37) and sputt...
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I Think I Nailed Walker's Speech, In Advance

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Did I miss anything else of significance in this self-serving, statistically cherry-picked, revisionist, amnesiac, Doyle-bashing, weird head...
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Walker Gives Himself Another Pat On The Back.

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His "Bold" moves are noted. By himself. As predicted .

As Predicted, Walker Touts School Funding - - Omits Mention of Bigger Cut In First Budget

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Does Walker not understand that the $300 million he says he added to education budgets i s about one-third the schools' funding his firs...

Walker Cherry-Picking Data In State Of The State

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He's grabbing a number here and a time frame there, but the 100,000 jobs he claims to have created during the last three years are 80,00...
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