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Governors Against Their State Parks — Florida Fits Right In

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On July 28, 2015 at 04:16PM, Tom at Watery Foundation published the following article:

Why do we see Rick Scott’s “interim” secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection promoting zany money raising ideas for state parks? Tea Party Governors do what they do. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker proposed eliminating all general revenue dollars devoted to park operations. Maine Governor LePage wanted to dismantle that state’s Bureau of Parks and Lands and increase timber harvesting on state lands. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is closing state parks and cutting the budget of others. Kansas governor Sam Brownback also has cut state park employees and budgets.

Tea party governors love their state parks but not if they cost anything.

Read this article from Watery Foundation at http://www.wateryfoundation.com/?p=12036.
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