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The former second-in-command at Wisconsin's job-creation agency has taken a job with a Milwaukee-based firm that lobbies for AT&T, Union Pacific Railroad and the Milwaukee Police Association.
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Read More »No. 2 official at WEDC resigns 
Ryan Murray, the second in command at Gov. Scott Walker's job-creation agency, is resigning.
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Read More »No one was tracking $69M in state loans
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.
Tagged with: Commerce Department Peter Barca Ryan Murray Scott Walker WEDC
Read More »Top Walker aide moving to jobs agency (UPDATE)
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.
Tagged with: Ryan Murray Scott Walker Skyward WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »Cities lobby for more stimulus
Sean Ryan [email protected] 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 ...
Tagged with: Jeff Polenske Jeff Stone Jim Bohl Ryan Murray Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
Read More »Lawmakers drive to protect transportation cash
Paul Snyder [email protected] Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing a bill to protect the state’s transportation money just weeks after two other lawmakers sparked an effort to protect all segregated money. “I support the idea of protecting all segregated funds,†said ...
Tagged with: Fred Risser Gary Tauchen Jeff Plale Mark Gottlieb Randy Hopper Ryan Murray
Read More »Milwaukee mayor seeks state cash for local roads
Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee officials this week amplified their call for the state to spend more money on local roads and less on highway expansion projects. But pushing for the redirection of state money away from state and interstate highway ...
Tagged with: Christopher Klein Dan Vrakas Randy Hopper Robert Bauman Ryan Murray Tom Barrett
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