By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism On Nov. 29, Tim Sullivan appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Mining and presented a report critiquing the state’s mining laws. The report was commissioned by the Wisconsin Mining Association, a...
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Money & Politics: Sen. Schultz expects better mining bill
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Two days after the Nov. 6 election in which Republicans retained dominion in the state Assembly and regained control of the Senate, a GOP assemblyman interviewed in the state Capitol press room identified...
Letter to the Editor: Monroe County officials should work together
By EDWARD WESTPHAL Former Monroe County Board supervisor Monroe County has budgeted for justice programs since in 1998. There have been ups and downs in operation of these programs, based on a number of people in authority who are unwilling to work for the taxpayers...
Money & Politics: TV ads reviled, but effective
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism On Election Day, capping off months of record spending on federal and state political campaigns, reporters from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism visited some Madison polling places to ask...
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Guest column: Food Enterprise Center officially opens
By KATHY NEIDERT Vernon Economic Development Council The official opening of the Food Enterprise Center in Viroqua on Oct. 24 was grand in all respects. Before the afternoon open house began, a crowd assembled outside the former NCR plant to raise a new flag in honor...
Letter to the Editor: ATC should follow Interstate route
By TOM JOHNSON | Cashton I have a few thoughts on the proposed, monstrous 345,000-volt electric line that ATC plans to build through Wisconsin. My first thought would be the necessity of this line. Go to SOUL (Save Our Unique Lands) on your computer for more...
