March 01. 2012 2:00AM - Last modified: March 16. 2012 9:38AM

MADISON - Schultz won't support new mining compromise

  
State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, said Wednesday he won't accept a new compromise mine permitting bill offered by his fellow Republicans. "I know there are those who will be beyond disappointed with me," Schultz said at a Capitol press conference outside his office. "But my first priority in coming to the legislature was not to be a good partisan. It was to be the best possible representative I could be to all those I have and have had the honor to serve." Schultz holds the key vote on mine permitting legislation in the Senate, where Republicans hold a razor-thin 17-16 majority. With Gogebic Taconite proposing a $1.5 billion iron mine that would create 700 jobs, Republicans have made passing a bill to streamline Wisconsin's mine permitting rules a priority. But so far, Schultz has staunchly refused to support a GOP bill passed on a party-line vote by the Assembly.

State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, said Wednesday he won't accept a new compromise mine permitting bill offered by his fellow Republicans. "I know there are those who will be beyond disappointed with me," Schultz said at a Capitol press conference outside his office. "But my first priority in coming to the legislature was not to be a good partisan. It was to be the best possible representative I could be to all those I have and have had the honor to serve." Schultz holds the key vote on mine permitting legislation in the Senate, where Republicans hold a razor-thin 17-16 majority. With Gogebic Taconite proposing a $1.5 billion iron mine that would create 700 jobs, Republicans have made passing a bill to streamline Wisconsin's mine permitting rules a priority. But so far, Schultz has staunchly refused to support a GOP bill passed on a party-line vote by the Assembly.


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