Wisconsin: Walker proposes merging all state agencies into one giant Department of Corruption
Wanker obviously has noticed that the Housing and Economic Development Authority has some money that can be stolen, so he wants to merge it with his favorite fraud tool, WEDA, the agency that hands out millions to his backers, with no accountability, not even tracking of millions of dollars of loans.
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/288481601.html
Walker calls for merging several state agencies, says Wisconsin can be leader
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker is calling for merging four state agencies into two, saying Wisconsin can be a leader in making government more efficient and accountable to the public.
Walker proposed in his State of the State speech Tuesday that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation be merged with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. He is also calling for merging the Department of Financial Institutions with the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Walker says he believes that government has grown too big and is too intrusive in people's lives, but it still has to work to do.
He did not provide any estimated savings, or impact on state workers, in his speech.
Read here to see how the Urinal/Sentinel whitewashes the corruption of WEDA ...
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walkers-plan-to-merge-state-departments-spurs-concerns-b99425818z1-288522081.html
On the other side of the aisle, state Rep. Mandela Barnes (D-Milwaukee) said he was wary of the plan, pointing to the problems that followed a 2011 move by Walker and lawmakers that converted the then-state Department of Commerce into what is now WEDC. Barnes called the creation of WEDC a "failed experiment" that had to be reshaped because of mishandling.
"WEDC has been habitually reckless," he said.
In October, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that with its nontraditional structure WEDC has outpaced Commerce in quickly responding to companies looking either to move to the state or expand operations here. But the newspaper's review also found that in the rush to make those changes, WEDC relaxed its watch over taxpayer money, failing for a time to track systematically $12 million in past due loans originally made by Commerce.
Since then, the agency has improved its financial safeguards but struggled to repair its reputation.
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