Saturday, November 07, 2009

Doyle Likely to Veto DNR Bill

Good.

The Legislature also passed a bill that would give the seven-member Natural Resources Board the power to appoint the DNR secretary. For years Doyle supported the idea, but in March he announced he changed his mind and believes the current system makes the DNR more accountable. The board lost its authority to appoint the secretary in 1995 under then-Gov. Tommy G. Thompson

Supporters of board-appointed secretaries said future managers of the DNR would be more insulated from politics.

If Doyle vetoes the bill, it would prompt an override vote by lawmakers, which requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature. The last time a veto was overridden was in 1985, when Gov. Anthony Earl was in office.

The DNR has tremendous power.  The last thing Wisconsin needs is to remove it even further from accountability to the voters.

(5) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1712 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. I’ll go even further and split the DNR into two organizations, a DNR that is concerned with wildlife protection and DEQ-Dept of Environmental Quality that is concerned with pollution.  I guarantee that they will be a fighten’ each other.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 07, 2009 at 2107 hrs


  2. Stop the presses! The one thing Doyle has done that I actually agree with.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 08, 2009 at 0916 hrs


  3. “This bill will make our regulatory climate worse,” said Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend). “This is a huge step backwards.”

    http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/69330707.html

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 08, 2009 at 1045 hrs


  4. Keep in mind, the unelected Natural Resources Board can be comprised of individuals who have absolutely no experience or background in natural resource issues. 

    The only statutory “qualification” is that they either reside north of Highway 10 or south of Highway 10.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 08, 2009 at 2239 hrs


  5. Flippity-Floppity…

    Can’t believe a word Doyle says.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 14, 2009 at 1416 hrs


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