MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s finance committee has approved a $215,000 deal between the state Justice Department and a factory farm to settle pollution allegations. According to an analysis of the settlement, the agreement will settle allegations that Kinnard Farms improperly spread manure in Kewaunee and Door counties between 2018 and 2022, failed to timely submit an engineering evaluation for a feed storage area and failed to timely submit annual nutrient management plan updates. The finance committee signed off on the settlement Tuesday morning. Republican legislators passed a law in 2018 that requires the Justice Department to obtain approval from the finance committee on settlements.
