Wisconsin will consider selling naming rights to state parks to help them operate without tax support as proposed under Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget, Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp told lawmakers this past week.
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DNR: sell naming rights to state parks?
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Cathy Stepp, secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, center, confers with colleagues while answering a question during a Joint Finance Committee hearing. Stepp told lawmakers the state will consider selling naming rights to state parks.
State lawmakers were hearing details about proposed cuts to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources budget. Above, wildlife biologist Ron Lichtie checks the age of a buck at a deer registration station in West Salem.
Cathy Stepp, secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, center, confers with colleagues while answering a question during a Joint Finance Committee hearing.
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