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Bill could allow environmentally destructive water withdrawals prohibited by Compact MADISON — The Assembly Mining Bill unveiled late last week would create new standards for permitting high-capacity wells that would likely create a conflict with the Great Lakes Compact, a historic agreement between eight Great Lakes States and two Canadian Provinces to protect the water

New draft much like the first, cutting environmental protections and slashing public input MADISON  — Despite public outcry earlier in the year, Assembly Republicans released their draft of a new mining bill today that is very similar to the draft mining bill shelved earlier this spring.

Expanding Focus would help further lower energy bills, create more jobs MADISON — A long-awaited audit released by the bipartisan Legislative Audit Bureau today confirms that Focus on Energy, the statewide energy program, successfully lowers energy bills and provides benefits that far outweigh the costs of the program. “The audit released today confirms that Focus on