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Joel Brennan: “DNR has been hollowed out so much that [local governments]…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin's Environmental Future: A Nonpartisan Gubernatorial Forum Part 2

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:43

That's been thwarted. There are lots of ways in which local government is ahead of state government because of what happened under Scott Walker, because DNR has been hollowed out so much that [local governments] are ahead of us. And so we need to knit together what's happening at the local level and the things that are innovative and creative there, there into what we can do on a statewide basis and continue to make Wisconsin a leader. (1:00:43–1:00:48)

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Asserts that the Department of Natural Resources has been weakened, causing local governments to lead in certain areas.

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