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The Wisconsin state budget as proposed by Governor Walker is detrimental to Wisconsin’s natural resources. Fortunately, there is still time to weigh-in. After passing out of the Joint Finance Committee on June 4, 2011, the budget now heads to the state Assembly and Senate.
Navigating Your Way through the State Budget
Weighing in at over 1300 pages and jam packed with rollbacks to natural resource protections, the state budget is daunting. Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters has prepared the following resources to help you find the information you are looking for:
- Conservation in the State Budget Overview (Brief)
- June 7, 2011: Conservation in the State Budget – Actions by the Joint Finance Committee
- April 3, 2011: Conservation in the State Budget Overview (In Depth)
- Take Action! Tell Your Legislators that this budget does not represent your values. This is Not My Wisconsin.
- March 16, 2011, Conservationists Heading to the Capitol; Asking Legislators to Oppose Governor Walker’s Anti-Conservation Budget Proposals
- March 2, 2011, Governor Walker’s Budget Proposal: Detrimental to Wisconsin’s Natural Assets
- The link to the 1,345 page state budget proposed by Governor Walker, if you are so inclined.
- Information on how natural resources drive Wisconsin’s economy.
Latest News
- June 3, 2011: Lawmakers Leave Phosphorous Rules in Place, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- June 3, 2011: Wisconsin Budget Committee Restores Recycling Program, Appleton Post Crescent
- May 31, 2011: Delay on water pollution rules stirs debate over environment, commerce, Green Bay Press Gazette
- April 29, 2011: On the chopping block: State recycling funding, New Richmond News,
- April 26, 2011: Walker’s Budget Would Relax Environmental Standards, The Daily Reporter
- April 22, 2011: Roger Larson: Governor sullies Earth Day, Wisconsin State Journal
- April 21, 2011: Earth Day 2011: A WI Conservationist’s Perspective, Public News Service
- April 12, 2011: Farmland Preservation Program on Chopping Block; More Development Possible, Business North
- April 12, 2011: Recycling Funding Getting Slashed by State, Poses New Challenges, Fox 6 News
- March 28, 2011: Put Recycling Aid Back in Budget, Sheboygan Press
- March 22, 2011: Walker's proposal on recycling the wrong way to go, Appleton Post Crescent
- March 24, 2011: Recycling Changes Make Little Sense, La Crosse Tribune
- March 20, 2011: Four GOP lawmakers oppose Walker's plan to end recycling mandate, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- March 21, 2011: Walker Guts Farmland Preservation Efforts, The Capital Times
- March 14, 2011: Walker's Proposal May Violate Clean Water Act, Wisconsin State Journal
- March 13, 2011: Farmland Preservation Program on Chopping Block, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- March 9, 2011: Budget Moves Us Backward, Public News Service
- March 3, 2011: County Recycling Program's Future Uncertain, Eau Claire Leader Telegram