Officials from New York and Illinois, the two Great Lakes states that did not compete for the plant, questioned aspects of the deal during the proposal’s comment period, which concluded earlier this month.

A letter from New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation quoted the compact’s requirement that water diverted to nearby communities largely serve residential customers.

“Here, it is unclear that the proposed diversion is largely for residential customers,” the letter said. “The water is intended to facilitate the construction and operation of the future industrial site.”

New York also questioned whether Wisconsin could unilaterally approve the deal, saying the compact’s general prohibition of new diversions “favors and potentially mandates” review by the other states bordering the lakes.

A letter from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office said the utilities involved in the project haven’t made clear how they would treat wastewater from the Foxconn plant before ultimately releasing it back into Lake Michigan. They argue that Racine should not be able to exceed the amounts defined in its current permit for returning wastewater to the lake.

Via Controversy mounts in Great Lakes states over Foxconn’s water diversion and wastewater treatment plan | wisconsingazette.com

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During the February spring primary there were 74 referendums on ballots around the state and 76 percent of them passed.

Via Plain Talk: Property taxpayers on hook to save public schools @ madison.com

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How about supporting transit, and fixing what we have before sucking again to the road-builders and adding more highway lanes as millennials decline car ownership and boomers move away from car-dependent ‘burbs for walkable, transit-served neighborhoods.

Via Given the potholes, more big-project WI road-building is crazy @ The Political Environment.

“There was some mutton in the fridge which was taken away yesterday,” Sajida told the Express. “They thought it was beef. The police have taken it for examination… If the results prove that it was not beef, will they bring back my dead father?”

Via “A mob in India just dragged a man from his home and beat him to death — for eating beef” @ Althouse.