Lawmakers Push for Utility Projects; They Say Courts Shouldn't Make Policy

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State lawmakers and the governor not judges or county boards should be setting Wisconsin's energy policy, state Rep. Phil Montgomery (R-Ashwaubenon) said Friday.

Since assuming chairmanship of the Assembly's Energy and Utilities Committee, Montgomery has wasted no time in dealing with the two most controversial energy projects facing the state the coal-fired power plants planned for Oak Creek and the long-planned, long-opposed Wausau-to-Duluth power line.

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Lawmakers Push for Utility Projects; They Say Courts Shouldn't Make Policy

Montgomery says he thinks "extremist groups" are using the courts and county boards to unnecessarily delay or thwart infrastructure projects that have been studied extensively and approved. Such groups include opponents of the power line...

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