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Frac sand sediment spills into St. Croix River (UPDATE)

Published: May 18, 2012
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A spill at a sand mining facility in Wisconsin has dumped an unknown amount of sand and other sediment into the St. Croix River and wetlands near the Minnesota border, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said.

The OSHA report (access required)

Published: May 18, 2012
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The Daily Reporter’s digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations.

Edward Kraemer & Sons low bidder for Stillwater Lift Bridge repairs (access required)

Published: May 18, 2012
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Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc. is the apparent low bidder for an upcoming repair of the Stillwater Lift Bridge.

Walker still has hope for iron mine near Ashland

Published: May 18, 2012
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Gov. Scott Walker said Friday he still holds out hope for an iron mine in northern Wisconsin.

Wind farm opponents file suit over sign ordinance (access required)

Published: May 18, 2012
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Four Morrison residents on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against town officials for prohibiting residents from placing signs with political or religious messages on their property, according to a Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty news release.

Subcontractors group breaks from national organization (access required)

Published: May 17, 2012
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The decision to split from the American Subcontractors Association Inc. boils down to money for the Wisconsin chapter.

US government sets stiff tariffs on China solar panels (UPDATE)

Published: May 17, 2012
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The Obama administration moved Thursday to impose stiff new tariffs on solar panels made in China, finding that Chinese companies are improperly flooding the U.S. market with government-subsidized products.

The OSHA report (access required)

Published: May 17, 2012
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The Daily Reporter’s digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations.

Neighborhood groups take UWM’s word on campus expansion (access required)

Published: May 16, 2012
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Hope and a promise are all east side neighborhood associations have that the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will control student disturbances after the Columbia St. Mary campus expansion.

Vikings to shield books in $975M stadium deal

Published: May 16, 2012
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The Vikings stadium deal that Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law this week involves plenty of public participation, but it also prevents the public from getting a look at the team’s finances during their partnership to build the $975 million stadium.

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