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UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:00 PM Jun 2015

Chicago Tribune picks up big Walker corruption story

On Friday afternoon, the Walker gang did a news dump, revealing that the corrupt Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which Walker created and has chaired, was responsible for handing out more than $124 million to Wisconsin businesses without any formal staff review.

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Such blatant corruption is now there for all to see:

Documents detailing the awards were made public late Friday afternoon in advance of a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation board meeting on July 20 to discuss one troubled unsecured loan that went to a failing company owned by a Walker donor.
The Republican Walker, who is expected to formally launch a presidential campaign in mid-July, has been hounded by troubles with the quasi-private jobs agency he created shortly after taking office in 2011.

An internal review released Friday showed that WEDC gave out 27 award contracts to 24 companies between July 2011 and June 2013 without staff review, which WEDC said was not required at the time. Those were discovered during a review of 371 awards WEDC made in its first two years of operation.

Keep in mind that this was all carried out under Walker's direct oversight:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/21/1395233/-Chicago-Tribune-picks-up-big-Walker-corruption-story?detail=email

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Chicago Tribune picks up big Walker corruption story (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jun 2015 OP

Will become more loved by teaparty, teaparty HATES our government and anyone who steals from it randys1 Jun 2015 #1

K & R. n/t FSogol Jun 2015 #2

Walker is a slime weasel Angry Dragon Jun 2015 #3

Untendered contracts of tens of million of dollars handed out like candy to donors who gave candy before...corruption is bad. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #4

The GOP enters government to plunder the public purse. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #5

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. Will become more loved by teaparty, teaparty HATES our government and anyone who steals from it

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:07 PM

Jun 2015

or abuses it is primo in their eyes

FSogol

(45,529 posts)

2. K & R. n/t

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:19 PM

Jun 2015

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. Walker is a slime weasel

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 03:32 PM

Jun 2015

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

4. Untendered contracts of tens of million of dollars handed out like candy to donors who gave candy before...corruption is bad.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 04:49 PM

Jun 2015

This kind of corruption and graft has brought down governments, at least publication of the fact in the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak of no GOP evil" American media is a good start.

The future consequences of the decapitation of the Dixie Swastika may be more widespread than mere removable of a despicable symbol.

SunSeeker

(51,717 posts)

5. The GOP enters government to plunder the public purse.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 04:49 PM

Jun 2015

That's why they are so opposed to Dems spending it on programs that help the public. That leaves less for the GOP thieves!

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