http://news.wpr.org/post/mining-bill-signed-law
Mining Bill Signed Into Law
By: Chuck Quirmbach
Scott Walker has signed Wisconsin's new bill into a law, despite continuing oppositing statewide. Resistence is coming from several angles, including environmetalists, politicians, and Native Nations. The Native American tribes are expected to continue challenging the bill, hopefuly taking it all the way to the Supreme Court, and may be the strongest adversary of the bill claiming it violates federal treaties. The Governor says "Ultimately there will be a process in place. We'll consult, just as I started doing nearly two years ago with the tribal governments in the state..."
Walker, however, feels the mine will be a good thing for the state. The mine will certainly create hundreds of jobs for Wisconsin, including mining equipment manufacturers in Milwaukee. Job creation is an obvious reality for a project like this, but whats the cost? Native nations could pay the most, by being forced to give up the small plots of prestine lands they have left.
