Published: February 1, 2011
Tags: Bass Pro Shops, Bergstrom, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, earmarks, Lambeau Field, Scott Walker, transportation fund, wetlands, Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Don’t you love moving the couch cushions and finding loose change? That happens to Congress when it uncovers old earmarks. It has happened 7,374 times over, according to one report. There’s a big problem, though. Unlike the rest of us, lawmakers can’t spend the money because it has been improperly designated for specific projects. USA [...]
Published: January 27, 2011
Tags: Green Bay, Highway 41, John Bergstrom, Lambeau Field, Natural Resources Committee, wetland, Wisconsin Wetlands Association
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican-controlled Assembly committee has approved a bill that would allow a car dealer to avoid a permit to build on a wetland near Lambeau Field. Car dealer John Bergstrom wants to build a retail development on about an acre-and-a-half of wetlands between U.S. Highway 41 and the stadium. State environmental [...]
Published: October 15, 2010
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, high-speed rail, Rail, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, WisDOT
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By Joe Lanane Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker is accusing Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Democratic opponent Tom Barrett of advancing high-speed rail construction work without letting the public weigh in on the project‘s environmental consequences. Walker, Milwaukee County executive, said the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has not held a meeting on the project’s ecological [...]