Published: July 30, 2010
Tags: Jim Doyle, multistate corporations, Republican Governors Association, state worker furloughs, Tom Barrett, Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Matt Pommer
The Republican Governors Association is busy demonizing Gov. Jim Doyle as it tries to drive up the negatives on Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
The Republican ads blame the two Democrats for the loss of jobs and higher taxes. Doyle offered a mild-mannered response last month when he issued 2011-13 budget [...]
Published: July 27, 2010
Tags: disaster declaration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, flood, Jim Doyle, Milwaukee County, storms, Tom Barrett
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle says he plans to pursue a disaster declaration Tuesday to try to get federal help for flood-weary residents in Milwaukee County, even though the Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t yet surveyed the damage.
FEMA officials are expected to tour flood damage in Milwaukee County on Wednesday, and in Grant [...]
Published: July 1, 2010
Tags: common council, Common Wealth Development Inc., development, Government East parking ramp, high-speed train, Jim Doyle, Madison, Marcus Corp., Rail, station, Wisconsin Department of Administration, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Building, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Comments: 1
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
City planners have three years to fit an underground parking garage, hotel, public market and office buildings across the street from a new high-speed rail station in downtown Madison.
“Everything will not be done by the time the train arrives,” said Common Council President Mark Clear.
“That’s just not realistic. But parking will have to be [...]
Published: April 19, 2010
Tags: Assembly Committee on Transportation, Craig Thompson, general budget, Jeff Stone, Jim Doyle, LaLonde, LaLonde Contractors, taxes, transportation budget, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, Zigmunt
By Paul Snyder
Introduction of a bill that would tap sales taxes to pay for state road construction is the first step toward a possible solution to a $30 million budget deficit, according to transportation industry representatives.
But it’s a step state Rep. Jeff Stone, R-Greendale, hesitates to take because the legislative session ends Thursday.
“There’s almost no [...]
Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: Balistreri, Bruskewitz, Chequamegon Bay, Chippewa Valley, Craig Thompson, Dennis Osgood, Graef-USA, Jim Doyle, John Kissinger, Kathleen Falk, La Crosse, La Crosse County Highway Department, Merritt, Regional Transit Authority, roadwork, Robin Vos, RTA, Shilling, southeastern Wisconsin, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, Willie Hines
By Paul Snyder
Roadwork deserves a share of the money raised by regional transit authorities, according to a lawmaker who argues spending should match the realities of transportation.
“It’s silly to think that 99 percent of the people that use a car to get to work or the store are going to give that up because a [...]
Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: A&A Environmental, Ahern Gross, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Badger Well Drilling, Ballwanz, Construction Business Group, DWD, Forrer, Gassman, Jim Doyle, Kahl, Masonry Restoration, Mielke, prevailing wage, Sopha, spreadsheet, Steffes, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
Construction companies are disputing the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s claim it adequately prepared the industry for changes to the state’s prevailing wage law.
The changes require contractors file monthly reports on prevailing-wage payments on public works projects valued at $25,000 or more. DWD first made the 50-field reporting spreadsheet available in January, weeks [...]
By Matt Pommer
The media love a contest whether it involves the Green Bay Packers, the Milwaukee Brewers or politicians.
But while spring training or coach chatter gets some attention in the media, midsummer speeches in lightly contested political races are played far inside newspapers, if at all.
That’s why Mark Neumann’s candidacy for his party’s gubernatorial nomination [...]
Published: October 9, 2009
Tags: Barbara Lawton, Gaylord Nelson, Jim Doyle, McCain-Feingold Act, Pommer
Matt Pommer
Republicans have been frustrated this year, but history suggests next year will be filled with bright hopes.
Democrats now control the federal and state governments. They have majorities in the Legislature and Congress. And they hold the White House and the governor’s mansion in Madison.
President Obama has dominated coverage in the traditional news media. The [...]
Published: August 17, 2009
Tags: Construction Business Group, Jim Doyle, prevailing wage, state budget, Wisconsin Realtors Association
Comments: 1
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Opponents of the state’s new prevailing-wage law spot a chance to renew the fight with Gov. Jim Doyle’s announcement Monday that he will not seek a third term.
Doyle, in the 2009-11 state budget, approved such changes to Wisconsin’s prevailing-wage law as applying the standardized worker payments to private projects that receive at least $1 [...]
Published: August 7, 2009
Tags: Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Jim Doyle, Scott Walker, Tommy Thompson
Matt Pommer
Maintaining open government and reducing special interest politics requires enforcement of a system of checks and balances.
The restoration of the independence of the state’s Department of Natural Resources is one way to achieve this balance.
The agency is responsible for implementing state and federal laws that protect and enhance Wisconsin’s natural resources, including air, land, [...]
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