FEMA declares disaster in NW Wis. due to flooding

Nonfiscal budget items draw flak

Published: May 17, 2013
Tags: budget, Gov. Scott Walker, Nonfiscal budget items

Some campaign promises build in a bit of wiggle room. The one made by candidate for governor Scott Walker to “strip policy and pork projects from the state budget” did not.

Deficit looms for Wisconsin transportation budget, Bureau says

Published: April 26, 2013
Tags: deficit, Gov. Scott Walker, Hoan Bridge, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, transportation budget, Zoo Interchange

New projections show Wisconsin’s transportation budget is spiraling toward a $63.5 million deficit by mid-2015, leaving lawmakers groping for how to pay for building and repairing roads across the state over the next two years.

Walker supports bill cutting power of Milwaukee County Board

Published: April 9, 2013
Tags: Gov. Scott Walker

Gov. Scott Walker says he supports a bill that would reduce the authority of the Milwaukee County Board and require a vote next year on cutting salaries for county supervisors in half.

Wis. drops to 44th in private sector job creation

Published: March 28, 2013
Tags: Gov. Scott Walker, job creation, private-sector jobs, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

New quarterly figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show Wisconsin has dropped to 44th in the nation for creating private-sector jobs.

Walker, Barrett support Milwaukee start-up model

Published: March 28, 2013
Tags: Barrett, business growth, Gov. Scott Walker, Greater Milwaukee Committee, Milwaukee, Tom Barrett, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Walker, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Administration

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are teaming up in another rare show of bipartisan support in hopes of stimulating business growth in Milwaukee.

DNR unlikely to change erosion standards

Published: March 26, 2013
Tags: Department of Natural Resources, DNR, erosion, Gov. Scott Walker, Joint Finance Committee

The state Department of Natural Resources does not plan to change state rules meant to slow erosion from construction sites of 1 acre or larger if the agency takes over the administration of those rules from another department.

State reconsiders electrician licensing exam

Published: March 26, 2013
Tags: Department of Safety and Professional Services, electrician, exam, Gov. Scott Walker, Joan Scaring, licensing, NSI Electrical Contractors Inc., Rep. Cory Mason

Ten employees at a Milwaukee-based electrical contractor took the state’s electrician licensing exam.

GOP leader opposes new tax on Wis. iron mine

Published: February 13, 2013
Tags: Gogebic Taconite, GOP, Gov. Scott Walker, iron ore, mine, mining, Scott Fitzgerald

The state Senate’s top Republican said he’s against imposing a so-called tonnage tax on a company looking to open an iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.

Walker wants to invest nearly $100M in workforce

Published: February 11, 2013
Tags: Gov. Scott Walker, Jennifer Shilling, jobs

Gov. Scott Walker said Sunday he wants to invest nearly $100 million in programs to develop the state’s workforce, including grants to train residents for high-demand professions and a requirement for nearly 76,000 on food stamps to enroll in job-training programs.