NEWS
Ends don't justify means in program cuts
By Nick Fritz | Mar. 28, 2011Gov. Scott Walker is at it again — making budget cuts that affect citizens across Wisconsin. This time Walker is attempting to eliminate funding to state mandated recycling programs. Local communities can still operate recycling programs, but they wouldn't receive a state subsidy to help with the costs, which means local governments would have to make up the difference. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee will lose $3.3 million a year in recycling aid with no relief on tipping fees, money trucks pay landfills based on their weight.
