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WMC Calls Schultz/Jauch Mining Bill Unserious

MADISON – WMC President/CEO Kurt Bauer released the following statement regarding Senate Bill 542 (SB 542), the Schultz/Jauch mining legislation: In the aftermath of the

March 12, 2012

Jobs are the Casualty of Mining Bill Defeat

Guest Column by Scott Manley, WMC Environmental Policy Director Madison – Earlier this week, Republican Senator Dale Schultz joined all 16 Senate Democrats in voting

March 9, 2012

Duluth Newspaper Blasts Jauch, others on Iron Mining Job Loss

TO: Wisconsin Editors, Producers and Talk Show Hosts FROM: Jim Pugh, WMC PR Director RE: Duluth Newspaper Blasts Jauch, others on

March 8, 2012

Statement from WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer on today’s jobs numbers

Statement from WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer on today’s jobs numbers MADISON – “With the enactment of more than 30 pro-jobs reforms since January 2011,

March 8, 2012

Schultz, Jauch Lead Senate Democrats in Killing Iron Mining Jobs in Wisconsin

MADISON – State Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) teamed up with Senator Robert Jauch (D-Poplar) and 15 other Senate Democrats to kill a $1.5 billion

March 7, 2012

WMC Lauds JFC Approval of Compromise Iron Mining Bill

MADISON – The state’s largest business group Tuesday lauded the Joint Finance Committee for approving a compromise iron mining reform bill that is needed to encourage

March 6, 2012