GET ME REWRITE: Wisconsin GOP leaders work overtime to preserve campaign donations from road builders

 

Sources:  Wisconsin State Senate, Wisconsin State Assembly

Top headline:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Middleton headline: Milwaukee magazine

Bottom headline: Wisconsin Watch

The Madison/Dane County bias on full display.

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press that he opposes state funding for the project but had not been briefed by Madison city leaders on what they were attempting. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was blunt last week when asked about it, saying only “No state funding.” 

“I don’t think it makes sense to build a rail, even if it’s mostly through federal money, if we’re stuck on the hook subsidizing it for the next 30 years,” LaMahieu said parroted, agreeing with Vos.

It's as if these dimwits want to kill the goose that's laying the golden eggs.

Capital Times, 12/15/2021

Together, Madison and Dane County have been responsible for roughly 50% of new jobs in the entire state in the last 15 years.

Wisconsin has 72 counties.