Audit 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 ReadingGood Ideas Lead to Good Legislation
Dec 11, 2012 No Comments ›› AdminDecember 12, 2012 “How do you know what to put in a bill?” the high school student asked me. “Listening,” I told him. “I get lots of good ideas.” A good idea leads to good legislation. Just as holiday preparations are underway; this is also the season of preparation for a new Legislative Session. Bills can’t be ...
Continue ReadingWEDC Hid Lost Loans from Audit Committee
Oct 19, 2012 No Comments ›› AdminOctober 24, 2012 Paul Jadin, the head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), was surprisingly agreeable when he appeared before my colleagues and me at the recent hearing of the Joint Committee on Audit. He was surprisingly agreeable; but less than forthcoming. Mr. Jadin never mentioned that the state’s lead economic development agency had lost track of ...
Continue ReadingHold WEDC Leadership Accountable
Oct 3, 2012 No Comments ›› AdminOctober 3, 2012 Recent actions suggest trouble at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). WEDC was created as a ‘nimble corporation’ that would streamline the process of investing public money in businesses for job creation. It turns out federal officials say oversight was too loose; perhaps as much as $9.6 million in Community Block Grant Funds ...
Continue ReadingQuestions Arise about State Money for Job Creation
Aug 1, 2012 No Comments ›› AdminAugust 1, 2012 “Why is Wisconsin giving money to apparently profitable companies?” the reporter asked me. “Why are we apparently paying companies to move jobs 30 miles east so a bunch of Eagan residents can work in Hudson?” he wondered. The journalist also wanted to know about nearly $240,000 in gubernatorial campaign contributions made by owners of ...
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