Scott Walker to tighten reins on DNR, cut science, halt conservation buys:

[riversedge]

I really am sad. Wisconsin is so screwed!


Steve Verburg ‏@St_Verburg 22m22 minutes ago

UPDATED: Scott Walker to tighten reins on DNR, cut science, halt conservation buys: #wipolitics http://bit.ly/1Cu9pF6 via @madisondotcom


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Scott Walker would tighten control over DNR, cut science, halt conservation purchases

17 minutes ago • By Steven Verburg | Wisconsin State Journal
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Gov. Scott Walker's budget would make far-reaching changes to the Department of Natural Resources by giving him more direct control over environmental regulations, cutting 66 agency positions and halting purchases of land for conservation until 2028.

The proposed 2015-17 budget announced Tuesday night would strip the Natural Resources Board of its authority and make it an advisory panel, reduce the DNR Bureau of Science Services, eliminate educator positions and assume authority for the citizen boards responsible for preventing development from harming the scenic lower Wisconsin River and the Kickapoo Valley.

The changes "are part of the Governor’s proposal to streamline state government services and make government more efficient, more effective, and more accountable," said spokeswoman Laurel Patrick.

However, others said the changes would further weaken the DNR's ability to prevent pollution and manage recreational resources......

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[dhill926]

1. is the Democratic opposition organized...

in Wisconsin? Is there some way to block this shit? He seems hellbent on ruining the state...

[Ed Suspicious]

2. It is organized but powerless. Pukes hold every branch of our state government and can pass

whatever they want without meaningful opposition. Pukes are party line one everything ALEC approved, or every policy that of a "conservative" ideological bent.

[blkmusclmachine]

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[midnight]

4. Anti-intellectualism strikes again.