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Public Safety unions got a Pass.

And they campaigned and supported Walker's candidacy? Show documented evidence of your accusation, not by some out of state wordsmith. Show where this particular union donated to Walker's campaign. And they publicly announced their support of his elections.

The WEDC is the agency that Walker created to replace the Commerce Dept. To date, audits have established that WEDC allocated $124 million to companies without any review being done as to their eligibility. 60% of the money that has been spent by WEDC went to Walker donors.

I have no problem holding any and all to account for wasting tax payer dollars.... Thus far all I am reading are accusations.

Walker Chaired the WEDC until the state legislature removed him from that position last month.

Again I have no problem with audits and holding tax payer receivers accountable. Accusations are not FACTS. Because of your continued smearing of Walker I hold everything you post as suspect.

Oh, I have no clue who I support, because I have no clue who will end up on my primary ballot. But I have relatives that live in Wisconsin, and some of what you continue to post are LIES.

Here are a couple of articles: Link to Red State ,P. 12 Reasons Not to Vote for Scott Walker

This from northwestern.com

Written by TODD RICHMOND

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican Gov. Scott Walker wants to make sure just about everyone who works for the government can’t negotiate their working conditions - except for local police, firefighters and state troopers.

Walker has introduced a bill that would strip public employees across the board - from teachers to snowplow drivers - of their right to collectively bargain for sick leave, vacation, even the hours they work. But absolutely nothing would change for local police, fire departments and the State Patrol.

The bill smacks of political favoritism for public safety unions that supported Walker’s election bid last year and sets up new haves and have-nots in Wisconsin government, said Paul Secunda, a Marquette University professor who specializes in labor law.

"That’s called ’thank you, I got your back,’" Secunda said. "There’s no surprise there. This is the worst type of favoritism there could be."

Walker called those accusations "ridiculous" during a news conference to announce the bill on Friday.

The governor sent shockwaves across the state when he introduced the bill, which is designed to plug a $137 million hole in the state budget that ends June 30. The bill generates about $30 million in savings before then and $300 million over the next two-year budget by forcing state workers to contribute more to their pensions and health care, the governor said.

The legislation also includes a section that would allow public workers to opt out of joining unions and limit their collective bargaining to wages only, a huge departure from the extensive public sector collective bargaining that has gone on in Wisconsin for decades. The provision would mean the 175,000 or so people who work for the government at any level - teachers, computer technicians, spokespeople, accountants - would no longer be able to negotiate the length of shifts, vacations, sick days and discipline processes, among other things.

But Walker made sure the bill doesn’t extend to local police, firefighters or state troopers. They would go on negotiating their contracts as usual