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boomerbust

(2,181 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:47 PM Oct 2012

Walker calls for 'dramatic' changes after WEDC lost track of $8M in past-due loans

Source: madison.com

Gov. Scott Walker called for "dramatic moves" Thursday in the wake of revelations that his flagship jobs agency had for more than a year lost track of $8 million in past due loans.

The revelation this week was just the latest embarrassment for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation since Walker created it after taking office last year. It is also under scrutiny from the federal Department Housing and Urban Development for failing to follow federal law and state policies in issuing economic development grants. And it was criticized for offering tax credits to a company bidding on a state contract.

Board members of the beleaguered quasi-public agency are expected to discuss the loans and leadership of the authority at a meeting on Friday.

"Being a good steward of taxpayers' money while helping people create jobs is my top priority," Walker, who also serves as WEDC's chairman, said Thursday in a statement. "With that in mind, I will be discussing a series of dramatic moves with the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation at our meeting on Friday."


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Walker calls for 'dramatic' changes after WEDC lost track of $8M in past-due loans (Original Post) boomerbust Oct 2012 OP
So much for his charge of the public coffers. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #1
Dictator Walker is the chairman so he is responsible for this garbage Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #2
Walker and his cronies are a bunch of crooks. charmay Oct 2012 #3
The guy doesn't run a tight ship Jimbo S Oct 2012 #4
Walker resigning from office would be a good start n/t brentspeak Oct 2012 #5
Buyers Remorse zwyziec Oct 2012 #6
Try as they might, they just couldn't quite get to the money. nt silvershadow Oct 2012 #7
...yeah drama. Ellipsis Oct 2012 #8
A dramatic change would be Andy823 Oct 2012 #9
The next news will no doubt be that the eight million is really a lot more than that. Scuba Oct 2012 #10
So he'll throw out Turbineguy Oct 2012 #11
Why does this seem like a plan to steal tax payer money? UCmeNdc Oct 2012 #12
It sounds like he created a mob style agency just skimming off the top lunatica Oct 2012 #13
follow the money right into the Koch Bros. superPAC - we'll find it there wordpix Oct 2012 #14
Oh well atreides1 Oct 2012 #15
That's the tragi-comedy of this Plucketeer Oct 2012 #16
They can hardly wait for him to run again, so they can repeat their stupidity a third time julian09 Oct 2012 #17
+1000 Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #20
Be nice to us Cheeseheads ... Myrina Oct 2012 #22
He lost it into his own and his owners pockets more than likely.They've been doing this shit forever judesedit Oct 2012 #18
Hasn't he been indicted yet? Helen Reddy Oct 2012 #19
From the "Party of Fiscal Responsibility"! Grins Oct 2012 #21

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
2. Dictator Walker is the chairman so he is responsible for this garbage
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:57 PM
Oct 2012

time to throw his ass in prison

The buck stops with the person at the top ......... unless he decides to be a weasel again

Jimbo S

(2,960 posts)
4. The guy doesn't run a tight ship
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 11:45 PM
Oct 2012

From his time as Milwaukee County executive, he has demonstrated that he is a change agent. That's what got him elected. But a flaw of his is that a lot of shit goes on under him. Eventually, people who pay attention will finally notice this side of him.

zwyziec

(173 posts)
6. Buyers Remorse
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:17 AM
Oct 2012

All those in WI who voted for Walker in the Recall election should be suffering buyers remorse and should be embarrassed for putting their state through this fraud and cronyism. Just like all the people who voted for GWBush who still can't come to grips with admitting their stupidity.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
9. A dramatic change would be
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 01:11 AM
Oct 2012

Investigate him and then take his ass to court! If found guilty then throw the book at him!

Turbineguy

(37,369 posts)
11. So he'll throw out
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 06:30 AM
Oct 2012

some incompetent clowns he appointed and exchange them with some other incompetent clowns.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
13. It sounds like he created a mob style agency just skimming off the top
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 07:40 AM
Oct 2012

And I could be right. Time will tell.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
14. follow the money right into the Koch Bros. superPAC - we'll find it there
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 08:59 AM
Oct 2012
this guy needs to be run out on a rail
 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
16. That's the tragi-comedy of this
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 09:56 AM
Oct 2012

the citizens HAD a cure to the buffoonery in their front office and stubbornly chose to stick by the disease. Maybe "cheese-heads" is more appropriate than we know!

 

julian09

(1,435 posts)
17. They can hardly wait for him to run again, so they can repeat their stupidity a third time
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 10:26 AM
Oct 2012

in a few years. Did you hear they don't believe in recalls or retifying a problem.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
22. Be nice to us Cheeseheads ...
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:30 PM
Oct 2012

The recall results may have been different if the Dems would have run someone other than the guy who already lost to Walker once. And fully vetting the funky goings-on with that elections chick in MKE would have helped too.

 

Helen Reddy

(998 posts)
19. Hasn't he been indicted yet?
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 10:40 AM
Oct 2012

We have been promised this for months and months now. All of his crony canaries have been singing, what's the hold up for pete's sakes?

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