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Swiped Scrap Prompts Lawmakers to Draft Consequences

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As the cost of scrap metal has gone up, more people are stealing everything from railroad ties to beer kegs.Now Wisconsin lawmakers are looking for a way to punish the scrap dealers that pay for stolen metal.Shawn Johnson reports…

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