Assembly backs board appointment for DNR secretary

(WI) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – In a move that would sharply weaken the powers of the governor to manage natural resources, the Assembly voted Tuesday to return authority to appoint the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources to a seven-member citizens board.

The Assembly voted 61-32 in favor of a bill that’s been pushed by conservationists and environmentalists since 1995. More

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