Will Gov. Scott Walker Meet His Promise of 250,000 Jobs?
The governor has overseen job growth, but has only netted about 15 percent of his stated goal for his first term.
Gov. Scott Walker is at the halfway mark of his first term, a term earned in part on a pointed campaign promise to create 250,000 new jobs by 2015. During his State of the State address Tuesday, Walker urged lawmakers to pass a law to spur mining in northwest Wisconsin and outlined a number of other proposals to move the jobs needle. According to Politifact, Wisconsin has netted just over 37,000 new jobs since Walker took office. It’s an increase, but still more than 212,000 away from his stated goal. Will Walker’s administration succeed in its lofty goal, or is he short on time and facing too many obstacles? Vote in our poll and discuss further in the comments.
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morninmist
2:58 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
This is morally wrong. America United @Progress2day WI Mining Bill Means Big Money – For Politicians http://bit.ly/TaOP6e #wiunion #wiright #p2 #p2b #tcot #teaparty #wipolitics #wigov ...While the bulk of the special-interest money favoring the mine went to Gov. Scott Walker's campaign fund - more than $11 million - much also went to state senators such as Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, who … more ›