Within hours of the state Senate failing on a majority vote to pass the latest form of a bill to streamline permits for mining projects, a Florida-based company that prompted the legislation scrapped plans for its project.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVSRm80WzZk[/youtube] They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but that obviously doesn’t apply to members of the Joint Finance Committee. A short summer vacation did very little in repairing some tarnished relationships on the state’s budget committee. The 16-member ...

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Democratic and Republican leaders on Monday said they’re not quite sure how many – or what types – of amendments will be offered when the state Assembly debates the budget bill. One thing is for sure, though. Republicans seem poised ...

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It’s a good thing the Wisconsin Legislature is set to hammer out the state budget. These lawmakers must get away from one another. The sooner the Legislature puts the finishing touches on the budget, the sooner Senate and Assembly members ...

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Less than a month after Republicans declared it was wrong to reduce the energy costs of some at the expense of everyone, members of the party are considering doing just that. On May 2, Republican members of the Legislature’s Joint ...

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOV6H2tGaLQ&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube] Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, was upset Monday that Joint Finance Committee co-chairs Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, had decided to stop public testimony for a budget hearing at State Fair Park in West Allis. ...

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A northern Wisconsin school district has asked the state Legislature not to hold a public hearing on its property, state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, said Monday. The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee had planned to hold a budget hearing at the ...

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State Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, on Thursday questioned University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly about the use of faculty email accounts, and urged him to pursue action against those who use state email for political purposes. Vos raised the ...

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Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats continue to have differences over legislative process, the latest example coming during the Joint Committee on Finance budget briefings. Some Democrats complained Tuesday they weren’t given enough time by co-chairs Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, and Sen. ...

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