Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Sand mining in Wisconsin also produces pollution, layoffs & litigation

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I remember when the Walker-directed WI DNR made sure that frac sand mining got the official shoulder shrug . Not looking very hard, so D...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Foxconn's per-job subsidy dwarfs deals with Milwaukee Tool

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We have a new local standard by which to measure the Foxconn subsidy bloat promised by Walker's Wasteful Caucus. Hold your breath, an...

WI GOP provides free food, travel & pocket $ for themselves, not the poor

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The Wisconsin winter is tightening its grip. Yet Wisconsin Republicans have already legislated large-scale cuts in food aid  for low-inco...
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Some guesses about why Foxconn can't lure workers to FitzWalkerStan

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What? Foxconn can't find enough workers ? Alan Yeung, Foxconn's director of United States Strategic Initiatives, said the company...
Monday, December 16, 2019

Latest WI voting suppression tactic scores legal win in GOP stronghold

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[ 12/16 update from 12/14:  This outrage is a major national story .] You see, they're always at it.  'Easier to vote, harder t...
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Friday, December 13, 2019

Climate change, other factors, damaging Lake Superior, nearby communities

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Living in southeastern Wisconsin means appreciation and concern for Lake Michigan, but as I've often noted on this blog  - -  @ Ready...

Breaking Foxconn contract news; Basically, it's all hitting the fan.

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Investigative and extensive reporting by The Verge discloses that Foxconn has backed away from a contract amendment negotiation it propos...
Thursday, December 12, 2019

Another day, another Kewaunee County manure 'spill.'

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With its water routinely contaminated, Kewaunee County is Wisconsin's Flint. It's a vile reality enabled by gerrymandered, specia...
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Majority Leader Fitzgerald doesn't have time for your pain

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As he recently did by immediately rejecting  gun safety proposals , the power-hungry GOP State Senator Majority Leader and 5th District 20...

Wisconsin County leaders (plural) discussed ways (plural) to flush free speech

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Bad enough that Lafayette County officials  had to pulled back from a constitutionally (state and federal) ruinous board resolution  wh...

Tom Tiffany not in Congress, yet. But raising $ off Trump's impeachment.

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Where's the love for Nancy Pelosi in this Tiffany fund-raising missive? We may not have a vote in Congress, but we can still have a ...

Rural WI water cleanup has murky future

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The policy board which oversees the Wisconsin DNR has approved a first step which could eventually strengthen rules that prevent harmful co...