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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Mining Law Reform Top of List for State Republicans

Speaker-elect Robin Vos plans to introduce mining law reform as his first order of business when the state Legislature reconvenes later this month.

Calling it "a top priority" when the state Legislature officially returns to work later this month, Assembly Speaker-elect Robin Vos (R-Rochester) will make mining law reform the first bill introduced during the new session. Vos and Majority Leader Scott Suder (R-Abbottsford) say reform is needed to bring mining back to the state while also protecting the environment. “Mining reform is a top priority in the state Assembly,” Vos said in a press release. “I’m hopeful all the interested parties can come together to protect our environment and make mining reform happen.” Vos and Suder joined Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday as he visited companies in Green Bay, Milwaukee and Schofield that would directly benefit from the mining industry's return to…

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The Anti-Alinsky

9:14 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013

Bren, did you actually read the Times article itself? ( http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/opinion/crashing-the-tea-party.html ) They are basing their "conclusions" on opinions of their interviewees. To begin their analysis they write: "...As a result, we can look at what people told us, long before there was a Tea Party, to predict who would become a Tea Party supporter five years later..." …   more ›

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