Grothman throwing his weight around

Is State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, throwing his influence around in places it doesn't belong?

Journal Sentinel columnist Mike Nichols, who's on the Ozaukee-Washington County scene, seems to think so.

Grothman and one his his staffers sat in on a recent meeting between the Dept. of Natural Resources (the agency he and others love to hate), the Dept. of Justice, and a fire department in his district accused of violating state law over the handling and disposal of asbestos.

His presence at the meeting was highly unusual, to say the least. Inappropriate would be another. It was a meeting where he didn't say a word, but didn't have to say anything to have an impact. Nichols has the whole story.