Milwaukee mayor seeks state cash for local roads

No one was tracking $69M in state loans

Published: October 19, 2012
Tags: Commerce Department, Peter Barca, Ryan Murray, Scott Walker, WEDC

The state’s quasi-public economic development agency lost track of $69 million in loans to businesses because no one was in charge of keeping tabs on that money, members of the board that oversees the agency were told Friday.

Top Walker aide moving to jobs agency (UPDATE)

Published: July 18, 2012
Tags: Ryan Murray, Scott Walker, Skyward, WEDC, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

Gov. Scott Walker is moving his deputy chief of staff into the No. 2 position at Wisconsin’s premiere economic development agency in an attempt to improve communication and recover from a flubbed tax break offer to a company bidding on a $15 million state contract.

Cities lobby for more stimulus

Published: April 1, 2009
Tags: Jeff Polenske, Jeff Stone, Jim Bohl, Randy Hooper, Ryan Murray, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities

Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Wisconsin cities without street projects qualifying for stimulus money are pushing to shift the focus of federal rules toward spending on local roadwork. But at least one state legislator is resisting the idea. Sen. Randy Hooper, R-Fond du Lac, prefers the money be used to pay down the huge backlog of state [...]

Lawmakers drive to protect transportation cash

Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing a bill to protect the stateâ€™s transportation money just weeks after two other lawmakers sparked an effort to protect all segregated money. â€œI support the idea of protecting all segregated funds,â€ said state Rep. Mark Gottlieb, the Port Washington Republican in favor of safeguarding transportation cash. â€œThis [...]