Dan Millis Article Summary Post #4

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20130303/GPG0602/303030147/Editorial-Process-writing-mining-legislation-flawed

Process of Writing Mining Legislation Flawed
Editorial- Green Bay Press Gazette

Sen. Robert Jauch, D-Polpar, hit the nail on the head when he said "Our job is not to be Santa Clause to a mining company and the Scrooge to the taxpayers of Wisconsin."  We live in a state where the Republicans hold the majority, and with Republicans nearsighted solely on Bill 426 it's seems that they have one goal for this term; to wrecklessly disregard the environment and human life and turn Northern Wisconsin into a pit mine.

The editorial says, "It's been reported that Goebic Taconie called for modifications in the bill before it was even heard.  For example, altering the recycling fee for waste rock from $7.03 per ton to 2.7 cents a ton benefits the mining company.  That is estimated to cost the state's recycling and environmental programs $172 million a year."  Special interests have plagued the Walker reign in Wisconsin, and this is another dispicable example of Big Business controlling our government.  These decisions are mind boggling, and unfortunately not surprising one bit.