Stewardship Fund Changes: State Land for Sale in No Bid Contracts?
May 21, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminMay 22, 2013 “I strongly supported the bipartisan Wisconsin Stewardship Fund,” a self-described Republican man from Eau Claire wrote to me. “Conservation issues are near and dear to my heart. I will oppose any politician who does not listen to all Wisconsin constituents and give these issues due process.” The letter came the week the state budget writing ...
Continue ReadingAudit Hearing: WEDC Board Changes Key to Reform
May 15, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminMay 15, 2013 “There’s a heck of a lot of things they didn’t tell me when I signed on,” admitted the chief of the Governor’s lead jobs agency during a recent hearing before the Joint Committee on Audit. Reed Hall, CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), spent several hours grilled by Audit Committee members. He ...
Continue ReadingOpen the Pantry Door and Shine the Light on Economic Development Programs
May 7, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminMay 8, 2013 “In Wisconsin, we don’t make excuses, we get results,” said Governor Walker as quoted by the Associated Press. The governor was unveiling his $75 million budget initiative earlier this year to economic development professionals across the state. While the new dollars are still being the debated, the spending of existing economic development dollars ...
Continue ReadingSurprising UW Cash Reserve Needs Audit
May 1, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminMay 1, 2013 “What’s happening to the UW reserve money?” the woman asked. She was concerned about criticism of the University of Wisconsin. “It seems like they want to attack the UW,” she told attendees at the Mondovi Town Hall Meeting. A recent memo from the Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) and the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) revealed ...
Continue ReadingRural Folks: Ag Budget Cuts Ill Advised
Apr 24, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminApril 24, 2013 “Black River Falls is grappling with high phosphorus in the water,” the woman told me at the Town Hall Meeting. “The phosphorus is coming from farms up river. Why cut funding to conservation staff that help farmers keep manure out of the river?” Buried in the 2013-15 state budget is removal of almost $5 ...
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