Energy & Environment

Although this bill is not perfect, H.R. 3080 will help sustain jobs and commerce which are important to our city and region. It is critical, however, that work continues in further negotiations with the Senate to address concerns prior to passage. Read more »

  On Thursday, the House will vote on a bill that would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey more than 2,400 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in southeast Arizona to the Resolution Cooper Mining Co. Enactment of the bill would allow Resolution Cooper, dually owed by Rio Tinto Mining and BHP Billiton, to operate a large-scale cooper mine on Oak Flat disrupting sacred… Read more »

  There was a lot of buzz last week around water in Milwaukee — it was officially Great Lakes Week — and some of the news was very good. There was Thursday's dedication of the city's new Global Water Center, a technology and business incubator centered on water issues. And there was the federal Environmental Protection Agency announcement of a $1.5 million… Read more »

 Officials hold news conference at Great Lakes Commission meeting By Lee Bergquist   Mayor Tom Barrett and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Monday criticized proposed cuts in the U.S. House of Representatives for Great Lakes funding, saying a GOP plan to reduce spending would harm an array of clean water programs. "It's very concerning for those of us… Read more »

I fervently hope LMC lives up to its promise to end the dumping and I strongly urge the EPA to enforce the tenets set forth in the Clean Water Act and other key federal environmental laws so that we can preserve our natural resources for posterity. Read more »

As I've said before, this budget has me feeling like I'm Alice in Wonderland. I've fallen down the rabbit hole and landed in the middle of a mad tea party. Read more »

As a Member of the House Budget Committee, it amazes me that my colleague Paul Ryan and his GOP counterparts have once again presented a budget that is neither fair nor balanced and is clearly class warfare against the poor and middle class. Simply put,  Contact: Nicole Y. Williams or Staci Cox(202) 225- 4572 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4)… Read more »

By Don Walker As part of President Barack Obama's State of the Union call to help the nation's middle class, the government plans to create "promise zones" in as many as 20 distressed communities across the country, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Thursday in Milwaukee. Donovan met with Mayor Tom Barrett, Racine Mayor John Dickert,… Read more »

 Compiled by Courier Staff Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) responded to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress. “Tonight the President set an aggressive agenda for America. His plan to refocus our efforts on bringing about solid economic growth for all Americans through manufacturing, infrastructure, clean and renewable energy, skills… Read more »

 By Bob Bach In response to President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore says she is thrilled with his call to invest more funding in early childhood education and infrastructure. However, the Congresswoman says she's anxious about payment changes in entitlement programs such as Medicare, but believes the President… Read more »