Scott Walker Dumped as Chair of the Jobs Agency He Created
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker won his election in 2010 on a promise to create 250,000 new jobs. To lead the effort, Walker created his flagship Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) in 2011 and named himself Chairman of the Board.
Now, as allegations of cronyism and corruption engulf WEDC, the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee has removed Walker as Chairman.
Democrats promptly characterized it as a firing. Republicans responded that Walker had "requested" removal as part of a board restructuring in his 1,900 page proposed budget.
"I think he loves Wisconsin so much that he felt that if some of the members on the board feel like the group would be better off if he would not be the chair ... I'd say that's leadership on his part," Joint Finance Committee co-chair Sen. Alberta Darling, (R-River Falls)
explained.
Walker's "love for Wisconsin" may also explain his effort in the same budget bill to shield a wide swath of WEDC documents and data from the requirements of Wisconsin's open records law.
Fortunately, the Joint Finance Committee also rejected that particular embrace...