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a kennedy

(32,230 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 07:41 PM Apr 2014

Five backed by Koch brothers group win seats, 4 lose in county split by plan for huge mine

In a sparsely populated northern Wisconsin county where residents are split over a proposed open pit iron mine, five pro-mining candidates prevailed in Tuesday's county board election after receiving last-minute help from a well-funded national conservative group.

Four others, however, were defeated in Iron County Board elections despite aggressive support from the Wisconsin chapter of Americans for Prosperity, which was founded by billionaire businessmen David and Charles Koch.

The proposed mine would run for more than 4 miles through the Penokee Hills in the northeast portion of the state. Proponents say a mine would bring jobs, while critics say recently relaxed state regulations may not protect the environment.

Five AFP-backed incumbents won. Three other AFP-supported incumbents lost along with one challenger who had the group's backing. AFP didn't indicate a preference in the other contested race.

Losses by incumbents are unusual in a county where the election clerk can't remember the last time anyone even filed to challenge an board member in an election. But Bob Seitz, a spokesman for the Gogebic Taconite mining company, said the most vocally anti-mine challengers lost. Seitz said the current board has been cooperative.

"The three new board members, I don’t have a lot of history with any of them," Seitz said.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/five-backed-by-koch-brothers-group-win-seats-lose-in/article_4988c4c7-9996-58c7-a58d-e759d0795640.html



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Five backed by Koch brothers group win seats, 4 lose in county split by plan for huge mine (Original Post) a kennedy Apr 2014 OP
Spin alert: Critics are not saying the mine "may not" protect the environment. Scuba Apr 2014 #1
and the hole may strikeforce Apr 2014 #2
thanx alot walker and the baggers. yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #3
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
1. Spin alert: Critics are not saying the mine "may not" protect the environment.
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 08:01 PM
Apr 2014

Critics are saying the mine will poison the environment for thousands of years.

But what can we expect from Lee Enterprises?

http://voicesnewspaper.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-lee-enterprises-nooozepapers-lies.html

 

strikeforce

(70 posts)
2. and the hole may
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 08:35 PM
Apr 2014

be 21 miles long by 1 1/2 miles wide by the time they are done.

thanx alot walker and the baggers.

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