Scott Walker hasn’t seen a good headline in a loooong time. Last week was no exception.
Walker has been getting hammered by the media after a WKOW investigation revealed that Walker’s economic development agency, WEDC, has given tax credits to companies that ship jobs overseas. Moreover, the companies at the heart of the controversy, and their board members, have donated significant money to the Walker campaign.
The outsourcing debacle has been covered by ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates across Wisconsin, from Madison and Green Bay to LaCrosse and Wausau, and an AP story has been picked up across the country.
Scott Walker is having all sorts of trouble bringing new jobs to Wisconsin. But he’s pretty good at shipping them away.
Check out full coverage below:
WKOW: UPDATE: WEDC award recipients outsourced Wisconsin jobs to foreign countries
Milwaukee Business Journal: WEDC award recipients outsourced Wisconsin jobs to foreign countries
WKOW: UPDATE: Companies that outsourced jobs donated primarily to Walker campaign
The Cap Times: A rough week for WEDC
AP pick ups
Madison.com: 2 companies that outsourced jobs got state money
Leader-Telegram: Two companies that outsourced jobs got state money
Westport News: 2 companies that outsourced jobs got state money
Post Crescent: Plexus among companies that outsourced, got state money
FOX47: 2 companies that outsourced jobs got state money
Star Tribune: At least 2 companies that got money from Wisconsin outsourced jobs overseas
Pioneer-Press: Wisconsin: 2 companies that got state money later outsourced jobs
Walworth County Today: Companies that outsourced jobs got state money
Charlotte Observer: 2 companies that outsourced jobs got state money
Television
Madison
WKOW (ABC)
WKOW (ABC)
WMTV (NBC)
Green Bay
WBAY (ABC)
LaCrosse
WKBT (CBS)
Wausau-Rhinelander
WJFW (NBC)
Blogs
Maddow Blog: Jobs issue trips up Wisconsin’s Walker again
The Prairie Badger: Scott Walker’s outsourcing problem: WEDC gives millions in tax breaks to companies that shipped jobs overseas
Blogging Blue: Scott Walker’s WEDC doles out millions of dollars to companies that outsourced WI jobs to foreign countries
Democurmudgeon: Scott Walker helping companies Offshore Labor with WEDC taxpayer money.
Published: Jul 15, 2014