Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Assembly representative from 83rd District says he's pleased at the focus on a climate for job creation, and the passage of the mining bill.
In response to Governor Walker’s State of the State address, Rep. David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) released the following statement: “I am pleased that Governor Walker focused on creating a climate for more jobs and economic growth as his chief legislative priority. Beginning with the passage of a mining bill that will help create thousands of jobs in our state, including jobs in southeastern Wisconsin, my legislative colleagues and I will continue to push a pro-growth, free market, economic agenda. “By eliminating unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on our state’s employers, reducing the tax burden while also making our tax code simpler and more competitive, and returning our government to its core functions, we can continue growing our …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Aid checks represent 50 percent of the total aid to local governments, and will be used to offset the cost of road projects.
Governor Scott Walker announced last Friday that checks totaling nearly $128 million have been distributed to Wisconsin units of local government, with $211,452 coming to Muskego to help with its various road projects. The July payments from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) include: $124,533,787 in General Transportation Aids (GTA) to 1,922 local units of government; $3,015,874 to 120 municipalities for Connecting Highway Aids (CHA); and $255,975 to Milwaukee County for Expressway Policing Aids (EPA). This calendar year, local governments will share an estimated $415.5 million from the state transportation fund to build and maintain local roads and bridges. In addition, EPA supports the patrol of Milwaukee expressways by…
Saturday, February 25, 2012
In this week's radio address, Governor Scott Walker talks about how regulations for small businesses need to be smarter to help entrepreneurs succeed.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
The state has partnered with the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association to produce and distribute brief radio address once a week. Audio files and a written transcript of this radio address can be accessed on http://www.wi-broadcasters.org and http://walker.wi.gov/Weekly-Radio-Addresses. To download an mp3 file you can visit, right click the radio address link and click “save link as.” Hi. I'm Scott Walker. Touring the state and talking to small business owners, one thing has become crystal clear to me: government regulations need to be science based, predictable and practical. All too often I hear about how government is standing in the way of those who want to grow jobs in our state. This is why I just signed Executive Order 61, which …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine) and Rep. Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee) say they want money to go to homeowners and not to plug a hole in the state budget.
Saying the entire pot of $140 million national foreclosure funds should go to Wisconsin homeowners and not to help plug a hole in the state budget, state Democratic Representatives Cory Mason and Tamara Grigsby introduced legislation to make it happen. Called the FAIR Act (Foreclosure Aid, Integrity, and Relief), the bill would force Governor Scott Walker to use some $25.6 million to help homeowners across the state. According to a story on Forbes.com, Wisconsin's share of a $25 billion settlement with five of the largest banks that participated in illegal mortgage practices will be $140 million. $31 million of that money is marked for the state to help fund "future law enforcement efforts, providing additional relief to borrowers, paying …
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Walker wants residents to know that he's working to grow Wisconsin's economy and get people back to work.
We are turning things around. We are heading in the right direction. We are moving Wisconsin forward. In 2011, we added thousands of private sector jobs and the unemployment rate is down from a year ago. In fact, it’s the lowest it has been since 2008. In the past, 150,000 of our fellow citizens lost their jobs in the private sector. Two years ago, a mere 10% of our employers thought that Wisconsin was headed in the right direction. In contrast, we created a better environment for job creation in our state over the past year. Now, 94% of our employers say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction. A majority of those employers say that they plan on growing in 2012. To help small businesses continue to grow, our Wisconsin Working…
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The Government Accountability Board also needs $100,000 in software upgrades, an off-site facility and temp workers.
Wisconsin recall elections seem like a pretty sure thing, and to be sure the integrity of the process is preserved, the Government Accountability Board is asking for an extension to review petition signatures. State statute gives the agency 30 days to conduct a review, but the GAB is asking for 60 days or more, according to an Associated Press story. Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy said the court-ordered, more stringent process is driving the timeline. Completing the verifications in 60 days plus a primary for the gubernatorial race means a May election. Further court challenges or other delays could mean pushing the election(s) to June or later. While 540,000 signatures are required to spark a recall election, state…
Friday, January 6, 2012
All 72 counties responded to a survey that helped the Government Accountability Board compile its numbers.
A recall election for Gov. Scott Walker would cost just more than $9 million without a primary and $17 million with a primary, according to numbers released Friday. The Government Accountability Board reached those estimates after receiving information from the state's 72 counties. The work was done after Rep. Robin Vos (R-Rochester) made a request for the information. "The costs are significant," said Vos. "We asked for these figures, hoping that if people knew the cost, they would think twice." After learning the recall elections in summer 2011 cost over $2 million, Vos wanted to know what a statewide recall would run. In a letter to the GAB back in October, Vos asked for an estimate, saying he wanted voters informed before petitions …
Monday, December 26, 2011
"Governors Journal" says Walker has defined the issues in a state beset by financial difficulties.
Governors Journal has named Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker its Governor of the Year. In a story that ran over the Christmas weekend, staff writers describe Walker as the "best symbol of the struggle between the two political parties about how best to meet those fiscal challenges." The writers defend Walker's introduction of Act 10 - the Budget Repair Bill - as the the result of years of warnings about underfunded pensions and binding arbitration, finally put into action because of the larger, national economic crisis. Next to the presidential election in 2012, Walker's potential recall could be the biggest political story in the country, the story says. Win or lose, though, Walker is considered a star in the Republican Party and amongst …
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Homeowners are protected if they kill an intruder, researchers can use legal, prescription drugs in their work, and penalties got stiffer for folks who knowingly receive stolen firearms, amongst others.
It was a busy week for new laws this week; Governor Scott Walker signed 21 of them into law. Here's the list from a press release from the Governor's office: Special Session Senate Bill 12 This bill indicates and specifically lists the factors a court must consider when determining whether attorney fees are reasonable. Those factors include things like the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the case, and whether the case prohibited the attorney from taking on other work. The bill stipulates that when compensatory damages are awarded, reasonable attorney fees may not exceed three times the amount of the damages awarded. “Protecting job creators from excessive attorney fees will improve our business climate, and …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
A message on the Democratic Party of Wisconsin website is asking supporters to give $150,000 by Dec. 16.
Supporters of the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker need to put their money where their pens are if the movement is going to succeed. In message to party members and residents on Dec. 7, Mike Tate, chair of the party, said supporters need to bring in $150,000 by Dec. 16 or recall efforts will stall. The money, he wrote, is needed to keep local recall offices open. Here is his full blog entry: I have some urgent news to share with you about our grassroots campaign to recall Scott Walker. It won't happen. We won't recall Scott Walker. We won't restore workers' rights. And we won't elect new leadership that Wisconsin families can trust to create good-paying jobs and get our economy working again. That's what we won't do if we don't meet …
Jerry Bean
8:34 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
He is! We went from 30th in job creation to 42nd and as we all know, being in the bottom 10 in job creation means progress! Thank you for your support! And thank you David Craig! I have a dear friend who has been wanting to open a massive strip mine on most of Delafield and the western portion of Waukesha, but the liberal EPA is against letting unlimited amounts of boron and lead into the … more ›