WE'VE BEEN COVERING OVER THE
PAST FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS.
>> IT TOOK TEN MONTHS, BUT THE
REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED STATE
SENATE CONFIRMED THE FIRST OF
GOVERNOR EVERS' CABINET MEMBERS
THIS WEEK.
THE FIRST FIVE CONFIRMED
SECRETARIES INCLUDE REVENUE
SECRETARY PETER BARCA, FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS SECRETARY KATHY
BLUMENFELD, ADMINISTRATION
SECRETARY JOEL BRENNAN,
CORRECTIONS SECRETARY KEVIN CARR
AND VETERAN AFFAIRS SECRETARY
MARY KOLAR.
THE SENATE HAS YET TO CONFIRM 11
OF EVERS' DES DESIGNEES.
IN OTHER STATE NEWS, A REPORT
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES FOUND HIGH LEVELS OF
UNSAFE CHEMICALS KNOWN AS PFAS
IN MADISON'S STARKWEATHER CREEK.
THE HIGHEST LEVELS REACHED 13
TIMES THE RECOMMENDED STANDARD.
ONE KNOWN SOURCE OF THE
CHEMICALS ARE FIREFIGHTING FOAMS
USED ON THE TRUAX FIELD NATIONAL
GUARD AIRBASE NEAR THE CREEK.
THE DNR IS WORKING WITH LOCAL
PARTNERS TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST
THE CONTAMINATION.
SPEAKING OF TRUAX FIELD, THE
STATE SENATE PASSED A RESOLUTION
IN SUPPORT OF BRINGING NEW P35
FIGHTER JETS TO MADISON.
SOME LAWMAKERS HAVE RAISED
CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
NOISE ON THE