MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A special Wisconsin state Senate committee created to study whether the law ought to be changed to allow for a new iron ore mine to open is meeting for the first time. The mining committee announced ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Sen. Neal Kedzie is defending his far-reaching plan to overhaul the state Department of Natural Resources’ water permit process at a jammed public hearing. Kedzie has proposed a bill that dramatically reworks the agency’s protocols. ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder says he hopes to have mining legislation completed by the end of the year. Suder, an Abbotsford Republican, made the remarks at a news conference Tuesday to announce Republicans were pushing ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Assembly’s jobs committee plans to hold a hearing in Hurley next week to gather information about a possible iron mine in far northern Wisconsin. The committee plans to convene Thursday at the Hurley School District’s ...

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I am writing to express my disappointment with The Daily Reporter in its publishing of the article, "Wis. mine plans pit jobs against nature," in the Oct. 13 issue.

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By Todd Richmond Associated Press Madison — The idyllic Penokee Range is a hiker’s paradise, a thickly forested ridge running 20 miles from Lake Superior’s shoreline across far northwestern Wisconsin. It’s a kaleidoscope of color in autumn, a postcard perfect ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has rejected two Democrats recommended for a new committee on Wisconsin mining regulations. Fitzgerald, a Juneau Republican, said Tuesday he is naming Democratic Sens. Bob Jauch of Poplar and Jim Holperin ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the state Senate have put together a committee that will consider changes to Wisconsin’s mining regulations. Sen. Neal Kedzie of Elkhorn will chair the mining panel. The other Republican members will include Sen. Dale ...

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RED WING, Minn. (AP) — An official with an oil exploration company that wanted to mine a special kind of sand in southeastern Minnesota expressed disappointment Wednesday about a vote by a county board for a one-year moratorium while it ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc. said Friday that it bought an additional 10.5 percent stake in China’s International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd., bringing its share ownership to more than half. Joy Global said it bought 136.5 ...

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