Walker cut funding for building inspections, citing cost concerns — bet he’s regretting that decision now given the $700,000 price tag for the ongoing safety inspections, plus the $1.5 million for 2011 inspections.
Following OWN’s revelation that Walker vetoed $150,000 for county building inspections in 2008, the Milwaukee County Supervisors are now also questioning Walker’s commitment to keeping county buildings safe and well maintained. Some county supervisors accuse County Executive Scott Walker of cutting money for building inspections. The accusations follow the deadly concrete collapse at O’Donnell Park, […]
Scott Walker and the rest of the tax-cuts-for-the-rich crowd are making all sorts of political comparisons these days (see a recent Walker blog post). Funny, because for a time Scott Walker liked to compare himself to champion of the uber-wealthy, George W. Bush. Scott Walker, you may remember, was a co-chair of George W. Bush’s […]
Walker says the inspection of the O’Donnell garage was conducted in 2005 and 2006. Well, thank goodness for that. Don’t we all feel much safer. A couple points about the MJS story: 1.) Walker is quibbling about terminology. The amendment clearly states the $150,000 was for “contractual services,” which is the hiring of a contractor, […]
MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, as part of his 2008 budget, vetoed an engineering position for the Milwaukee County Department of Public Works to handle county building oversight and inventory, claiming the move would result in a “tax levy savings of $150,000.” In light of the tragedy at the county’s O’Donnell Park […]
The GOP’s message to students and parents: Go pound salt. In fact, GOP leader McConnell won’t even allow a discussion about the crisis looming for public education. Sickening. This guy bailed out the banksters — surprise, surprise — but could give less than two damns about the students of America. Read more here from the […]
Gentlereaders, submitted for your approval or outrage, the latest head-to-head by the MacIver Institute’s Brian Fraley and yours truly. This week’s subject: the Supreme Court’s decision on the state’s patient compensation fund. All the yummy goodness is here: http://www.wisopinion.com/index.iml?mdl=article.mdl&article=29098
MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s gubernatorial campaign failed to report the required employer information of donors giving him over $120,000 – the second time in a year he has filed a report with this level of inaccuracy. Under chapter 11.60(1) of the Wisconsin Statutes, each violation can result in a $500 civil […]
“As governor, I’ll find ways to do more with less …and sign an amendment that will protect funds like these from future raids.” “¢ Walker Statement, 7/20/10 (Note: Since One Wisconsin Now accessed the press release at 9 a.m., Walker has changed the word ”sign’ to ”support.’ A link to Walker’s original release is available […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has pledged to spend an ungodly amount of money in an attempt to finish the GOP’s efforts to wreck the national economy, upped the lies in its typical campaign ads. Tough luck though for the Chamber of Economic Horrors in Pennsylvania, though, as false ads running against U.S. Senate […]
Sean Duffy, the former Republican Ashland County District Attorney will welcome disgraced ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich to a big-money Wausau fundraiser Friday. Duffy has not said whether it was Gingrich’s repeated adultery, ethics imbroglios or his negotiating of his divorce from the first of his three wives while she lie in a hospital bed recovering […]
Brewers pitcher Yovanni Gallardo is sitting out tonight’s All-Star game in Los Angeles — he hurt his back last week and hasn’t played since. Next year’s All-Star Game is in Arizona, and the Brewer’s best pitcher won’t play in that game either, but for different reasons. “If the game is in Arizona, I will totally […]
MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker still refuses to say how he will finance a budget-busting $3-billion tax cut and shift scheme that would slash funds from education, health care, and police and fire protection “¢ even after the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau says the state deficit is an even-larger $2.5 billion for […]
The right has always let off the hook banksters on the other side of the contract and now we’ll watch as they ignore the uber-rich for defaulting on mortgages too.
Lisa Kaiser from Milwaukee’s Shepherd Express has a great round-up of the facts behind Walker lies and distortions featuring some of One Wisconsin Now’s analysis of Walker’s record. Check it out here. If you’re not in Milwaukee, you might not get a chance to see the real highlight of this week’s Shepherd — the cover […]
Dear Fox Business, There are a couple things One Wisconsin Now wanted to make sure you were aware of regarding Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s fiscal record of management, given his recent appearance on the Willis Report: 1.) In 2008 Scott Walker decided to give himself a $50,000 pay raise, a cost of $200,000 over […]
Scott Walker came to Madison today to try out his hilarious new stand-up routine. If voters are looking to hire a CEO, Walker says, then look no further. Cue rimshot. Walker who served three seconds in the private sector “said he’s the top candidate if voters are looking to hire a ‘CEO’,” and went on […]
When the “TRUTH!!” about “THE CONSPIRACY!!!” behind “THE GLOBAL WARMING HOAX!!!” was finally “revealed,” right-wing groups and their cronies in the corporate media practically trampled each other in their excitement to report the PROOF that the fix was on when it came to global warming. Climategate! Wisconsin’s leading corporate public relations firm, sorry, right-wing think […]
MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Executive County Scott Walker has added more than $1 billion to the price tag of his tax cuts, tax loopholes and tax shifts, which combined with the state’s $2-billion-plus deficit, would require more than $5 billion in drastic cuts to education, health care and police and fire protection – threatening […]
If you paid any attention to the Republican Party of Wisconsin Convention — and not GOP press releases and media accounts – you would have noticed that the Republican Party establishment-types are STILL the kingmakers of conservatives. Not the Tea Party. Not a single Tea Party candidate emerged victorious. Latest case in point of this […]
If you ever need proof that conservatives are the masters of self-delusion, look no further than Sunday’s Wisconsin State Journal interview with outgoing Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce CEO and President Jim Haney. When asked if there was anything he regretted about his tenure of leadership at WMC, Haney said “I’ve seen this extraordinary polarization of […]
Since Ron Johnson is already trying to hide the true nature of his wealth from the people of Wisconsin, this raises serious questions.
If ever the Republican Party needs a legal authority to execute its radical right-wing agenda, JB Van Hollen’s taxpayer-financed office is only a phone call away.
Bruce Murphy, columnist for Milwaukee Magazine, had some great points in his column this week why Walker’s state pension gimmick is just a gimmick.
MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s self-appointed tax and spend team in the state legislature, Republicans Robin Vos and Alberta Darling, both called for more General Purpose Revenue funding than requested by Gov. Jim Doyle in state budgets in the past several years. Over the weekend Walker claimed Vos and Darling, who have […]
Susan Armacost said “(Electability) tipped the scales for Ron Johnson… It’s the electability of the candidate at this point… I think the polls are very clear.”
During Friday’s “Week in Review” on Wisconsin Public Radio, host Joy Cardin was in the midst of a discussion of the week’s news in BP’s environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico when something truly rich happened. Debating Beloit political science professor and knowledgeable scholar Georgia Duerst-Lahti, failed Assembly reactionary and embarrassed blogger Jo Egelhoff […]
Today’s Wisconsin Right to Life PAC endorsement of Ron Johnson shows WRTL is clearly more interested in shilling for the Republican Party rather than intellectual honesty. Please find below a re-send of One WI Now’s release from last week detailing US Senate candidate Ron Johnson’s opposition to Wisconsin Right to Life’s extreme agenda — and […]
Conservatives usually at least talk the talk when it comes to protecting the American people, even if they don’t walk it. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas/Big Oil) took a decidedly different tack during BP CEO Tony Hayward’s hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday morning. Barton said he was “ashamed” of President Obama’s actions […]
This is another election-year gimmick by Walker to divert attention from his failure to solve the Milwaukee County pension scandal.
Now there’s a new report about how the mental health building is building is crumbling, like so many other county buildings, due to Walker’s chronic mismanagement and underfunding. People have died from neglect and starvation. Women have been raped. Mold, foul-smelling garbage, dirty food service areas and safety hazards. Yet the director, John Chianelli, remains […]
Scott Walker is touting his new iPhone App as the “the first mobile app in history of Wisconsin politics.” I downloaded it to my phone. And unfortunately, it’s just another charade in what is becoming a long line of campaign gimmicks. Like his other campaign gimmicks (eg., the brown bag, “I drive a Saturn,” “I […]
Wisconsin Right to Life head Barbara Lyons recently told her members she was “salivating” over the Republican U.S. Senate Ron Johnson.
MADISON, Wis. — Attendees at this weekend’s Democratic Party of Wisconsin convention will be given the chance to sign a One Wisconsin Now petition, in which participants can offer their support either for responsible budgeting that focuses on the state’s critical priorities, or give their support to exploding the deficit with unpaid tax cuts that […]
Like a moth to a bright light, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is using the non-story about a Milwaukee County assistant DA with a history of questionable priorities on voter rights issues to make his tiresome case that Voter ID is a good idea. Walker fired off a typically deceptive campaign press release (as if […]
Scott Walker and Mark Neumann have refused to detail how they will pay for three tax cuts for the rich and big business.
The Republican Governors Association has an ad up attacking a guv candidate in Colorado saying he flew jobs out of the state. Funny thing is, it explicitly says Tom Barrett, the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, was the one landing the jobs here in Wisconsin. Here’s the Republican Governors Association ad featuring actual clips from Barrett’s […]
Johnson had a choice: drink from the cups of grassroots Tea Party groups or sip one back with Mark Block, a big business front group, and the old school Republican establishment.
MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s failed leadership and the disastrous outcome is the subject of an online video produced by One Wisconsin Now as part of its “Scott Walker Failure Files” timeline and information warehouse. The ad is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmYpUbsGE0. “Scott Walker’s skewed priorities and incompetent leadership have been a disaster […]
For a group just so-darned-concerned about wasteful government spending, Citizens for Responsible Government sure is excited about spending taxpayer dollars chasing down Scott Walker’s political nemeses. CRG filed a frivolous complaint against progressive blogger Chris Liebenthal, aka capper, for supposedly posting during work hours. A quick google search and a cursory review of capper’s posts […]
The AP is reporting that Madison business magnate and U.S. historian Terrence Wall is stepping out of the spotlight, citing a slow start “after reports that he had not owed any income tax for nine of the past 10 years.” But wait, there’s more! Here’s a recap of Wall’s record. Wall paid no net income […]
Thanks to everyone who spoke out for Wisconsin’s schools and signed our petition in support of the Keep Our Educators Working Act. Today, we delivered over 1,200 petitions to Senators Feingold and Kohl. Thousands of Wisconsin teachers are facing layoffs, and students from all across the state could be forced into larger classes with less […]
And how's he spending that personal campaign fortune to win a primary ? He's buying ad space on one the country's top liberal blogs. It's true.
MADISON, Wis. — The first television advertisement for Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s campaign for governor paid for by the Republican Party of Wisconsin not only is full of distortions and exaggerations, but also ignores the impact of his policies which have been disastrous for Milwaukee, a fact-check conducted by One Wisconsin Now concludes. “The […]
After eight years as head of Milwaukee County government, Scott Walker is both very proud of the job he has done and is so dissatisfied with job he has done that he wants to abolish everything he runs. Exhibit A: Eight years ago, the naysayers said we couldn’t take back our government here in Milwaukee […]
Walker is endorsing an irresponsible tax cut plan that would hand over the lion’s share of $2 billion a biennium to the rich and big businesses.
Attendees at Friday’s first night of the Republican Party of Convention will be given the chance to sign a One Wisconsin Now petition.
MADISON, Wis. — After spending $2,000 in California at a Hollywood bondage club earlier this year, the Republican National Committee has yet to unveil its adult entertainment budget for Milwaukee, site of next week’s Republican Party of Wisconsin annual convention. “The Republican convention is this weekend and adult clubs in Milwaukee may be wondering how […]
You can learn a lot from a campaign ad. Early in May, I discovered one of Wisconsin’s most promising underground hip hop talents, and he’s running to be Governor, too! This guy’s gonna be a star! Last week I learned just how kick-a$$ you have to be to run for Ag Commissioner in Alabama. And […]
MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s latest campaign ad is riddled with falsehoods, distortions and half-truths about his disastrous record for Milwaukee County, according to a fact check of the ad conducted by One Wisconsin Now. “Just last summer Scott Walker was repeating his call to abolish county government because he had made […]