Business lobbyists faced off Thursday against advocates for the environment and local governments over a bill designed to roll back local powers to regulate sand mining, rock blasting and road building.
FRAC SAND MINING
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Opponents of a bill that would diminish local government power to regulate rock blasting and frac sand mining rally outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Thursday.
Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, speaks during a public hearing on Senate Bill 349 at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Tiffany is a sponsor of the bill which would diminish local government power to regulate rock blasting, frac sand mining, quarry operations and more.
Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, authored a bill to reform Wisconsin's John Doe law.
Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, asked the governor to cut the jobs of some scientists working for the Department of Natural Resources.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources let the rules lapse in March because they weren't adequately preventing pollution.
Opponents and supporters of a bill to limit local towns' ability to regulate mines sound off at the Capitol.
