Published February 07, 2013, 09:17 AM
Mining committees in both the state Assembly and Senate endorsed a Republican bill Wednesday that makes it easier for Gogebic Taconite to open a new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin. Two Democratic lawmakers say they’ll hold a public hearing on the bill Saturday in Ashland.
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Wisconsin NewsMining committees in both the state Assembly and Senate endorsed a Republican bill Wednesday that makes it easier for Gogebic Taconite to open a new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin. Two Democratic lawmakers say they’ll hold a public hearing on the bill Saturday in Ashland.
