Eagle1 said, "...if you care to hear any of our ideas which are based in individualism and liberty I would more than happy to dumb it down for you."

You lose control of your equanimity when your self-righteousness of repeated denigration of partisanship is pointed out. Our ideas? No, I want YOUR ideas. Let's hear them.

If I remember correctly, Scooter even goes out-of-state for his lawyers and PR people. He sure is working hard for a out-of-state mining company. The mining bill does NOT even have the word "JOBS" in it. Why not force the mining company to hire a certain percent of WI people? THAT would mean WI jobs......

poobah, I have tons of solutions as do many that share my viewpoints ignorant folks such as yourself and the other partisans rarely listen when it doesn't benefit your party and agenda, if you care to hear any of our ideas which are based in individualism and liberty I would more than happy to dumb it down for you and the rest of the truly clueless partisans that continue to support the same things that don't work, over and over and over again, what is that definition of insanity? I will give you credit on one thing, you have finally dropped the charade that you are independent, congrats on coming out of the closet, have a great day and enjoy your window.

Still lagging even with approximately 60 mining operations involved in extraction of
frac sand and approximately 30 processing facilities operating or under construction. Here is a link to some of the locations(very outdated.
http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content...
A little info about it(01/12)
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Mines/documents/...
I was a little dismayed to see they had put one in in the town I grew up, right next to a state park and the St Croix River. I would be interested to find out if the state has proceeded with fining the sand company for the spill they had that went unnoticed for at least 3-4 days, right in the St Croix.
Unfortunate that the taxes received from these companies can't help with our shortages in the DOT.

Stubby

The company who can provide the BEST service should get the contract. The fact that Skyward started threatening to leave the state if they didn't get the contract, should tell you something. Instead up offering changes and upgrading their system, they just assumed they should get the contract.
I prefer my tax dollars go to the company that provides the best service.

Another dose of left fringe hypocrisy from fearfulrhetoric, " Why are we whining about sources?"

This coming from a poster who constantly whines about rush and fox news. Pure hilarity from the party of do as I say not as I do.

Wislady - Skyward is being used in 50% of Wisconsin districts at present, versus 10% for Infinite. Think of YOUR tax dollars (because Janesville uses Skyward) that will have to be spent to change systems - hundreds of thousands for training alone (and that is just Janesville). Also - Skyward is being used as the statewide system in 2 states. But once again you want to turn it into a political football with the "teacher evaluation" piece. I'll bet that both systems could do exactly the same thing.

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The simple fact that it preserves and creates WISCONSIN jobs to go with Skyward should be enough.

Janesvillecomments said-""The Democrats were mismanaging the state so badly (and Doyle buying campaign contributions with no-bid contracts) that people voted them out and Republicans in. It looks like the Democrats plan is to block and delay business growth in hopes that the voters will put them back into office to re-establish their old pocket-lining ways, no matter how much it hurts the state.
"" Well I suppose that if you take out the word Democrats and replace it with Republicans , remove the word state and replace it with the word nation, then you have a EXACT mirror of what is going on in DC don't you? I guess it always just matters what side of the political aisle youre sitting on now doesnt it? Funny how "badly" Doyle was running the state got him three fairly easily elected terms in office didnt it? I love how all of the Repubs convenientl leave out that the Great Recession was at the end of his administration, and that Wisconsin was ,like the whole country ,doing quite well at that time. Time for you and your "little friend" RAF to grow up. Why are we whining about sources? I see RAF tearing up all the time about the leftwing sources, but when the lemmings of his own commited political party use brietbart etc.... crickets. Funny to me, from the guy who always uses the line ""from the party of do as I say not as I do."" Hilariously STUPID!

See, exactly as I said.

Did you read that on onewisconsinnow, rightwingwisconsinwatch, tpm, msDNC, huffpost, or dailykos? At least try to be original.

As opposed to the party of, "Do as you're told; say what FOX News says."

I laugh every time I see the fringe left complain of poor job growth, just in Wisconsin and Walker's goal of 250,000 jobs. These are the same sheep that defend the current federal administration and their more than anemic economic policies and results....hypocrisy at it's finest from the party of do as I say not as I do.

The Democrats were mismanaging the state so badly (and Doyle buying campaign contributions with no-bid contracts) that people voted them out and Republicans in. It looks like the Democrats plan is to block and delay business growth in hopes that the voters will put them back into office to re-establish their old pocket-lining ways, no matter how much it hurts the state.

Walker's bright ideas were going to bring all kinds of jobs to Wisconsin. That didn't work. Then he blamed the recall and said business would pick up after it. Well, that didn't work either. The Republicans have had absolute power in the State for the last two years. It just isn't working. Who would want to expand or start a business in Wisconsin with all the uncertainty of what Walker and his Repubulican Lemmings are going to pull next. When the Republican shenanigans stop the State can start to get back on it's feet again.

We have the most unfair taxation in the country, so what do you expect?

It's not working.

Time is up Gubnor Walker. Your plan ain't working. More of the same won't work either. Time to run a different play other than the far radical rightwing agenda you have been pushing. If not, it is time we get someone in there who can get it done.

so if Walker refuses to expand Medicaid causing people to become more sickly and die younger, won't that help with the "aging population" problem? One person death panel?

Stubby
The Milwaukee paper has had numerous articles on the issue of the contract.

The fact is, the company who won the contract, offered better solutions to the schools (such as adapting things specific to each school).

The company already was providing the service to about 10% of the schools in Wisconsin. It was determined that Infinite had the best software for entering and reporting the data education.

Since the system is being used statewide in 5 states, and has already proven to be better, why wouldn't we use it?

Or, could there an issue because the system also tracks data which shows a record of teacher performance?

Eagle1: Agreed. I gues from the postings that it was nobody's fault from 1996-2000 (or maybe left over from Reagan/Bush), then the Federal Governments Fault from 2000-2008. Then nobody's fault from 2008-2010 (or maybe left over from Bush2) and now at the state level and Walker's fault. Thanks for the info folks. I just feel bad for the horse that keeps getting flogged on both sides.

wislady is a drag on our economy? Well, I didn't say it....her party did.

…and to improv on George “Head Cheerleader” Bush “We’re 49th! We’re 49th! We’re 49th!

Paraphrasing Senator Mitch “The Tortoise” McConnell & Representative John “Pass the Bottle” Boehner…..Mr. Governor, where are the jobs?

http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-cl...

The administration only have themselves to blame. Here is a good example. Last week they announced that the new "statewide data collection system" for our public schools would be awarded to Infinite Campus - a Minnesota-based company. The other bidder was "Skyward" - the Wisconsin-based largest provider of such services. Not only was the job not given to the in-state vendor, but now Skyward will move its operations (and over 250 jobs) to Texas. Not even the Walker Administration will invest in Wisconsin. How sad is that.

wislady said, "The unions got plenty of money."

But the unions did not release a report, like WISTAX, with a litany of excuses as to why their boy Scott has had such terrible performance against his 250,000 new jobs and 10,000 new businesses pledge.

Eagle1 said, "It is so hilarious to watch people argue over whose version of bigger government is better."

As opposed to those who are so self-righteous as to offer no solutions in the same breath that they repeatedly denigrate the partisanship that has been an integral part of our representative democracy.

"WI lags behind other states"
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Way to go scooter.....

Wisconsin outlook is better than many states. Unemployment is lower than many states. We need to cut spending, and both parties need to look at spending cuts.

The CBO just announced they predict growth of 1.4%, rather grim. They also predict unemployment to rise. Spin it any way you want, but every state is suffering because of tax hikes and too much spending.

The unions got plenty of money.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/in...

http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/19/unions...

It is so hilarious to watch people argue over whose version of bigger government is better.

WAY TO GO SCOOTER! Thank god you busted down them unions. That's going to fix everything!

wislady, do you have knowledge that would enable you to dispute the political contribution records of WISTAX board members compiled by the report I cited?

Wislady BTW Walker was not in office and had no credit to any low UE rates

wislady FACT The lowest recorded unemployment rate in recent Wisconsin history is 2.4 percent in 1999. Note 2008 when BUSH left his destruction http://ycharts.com/indicators/wisconsin_... http://bdgrdemocracy.wordpress.com/tag/w...

http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/

The "investigative" group.

No problem. Scott Walker is going to create 250,000 new jobs and our troubles will be over.

You get what you pay for, don't you? "The report says the state’s aging population and lack of business start-ups are leaving Wisconsin without enough working-age adults and enough new companies to sustain growth seen in other states."

But what about Walker's pledge to add 10,000 new businesses from 2010 to 2014? WISTAX board members should know all about that pledge. They contributed heavily to Republican candidates. And what about other states with similar aging populations doing much better than Wisconsin?

"An investigation by One Wisconsin Now reveals that the board of directors and the key staff of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX) have connections to the Republican Party, while having virtually no connections to any other political party.

The 33 individuals that have comprised the WISTAX board of directors since 1994 have collectively contributed $1,290,302 to Republican and non-partisan conservative campaigns and $101,600 to Democratic and liberal non-partisan campaigns. Republican and conservative contributions account for 92.7 percent of all contributions, while Democratic and liberal contributions account for just 7.3 percent. Twenty-three board members have made over 80 percent of their contributions to Republicans and conservatives. Only five have made more than 50 percent to Democrats and liberals.

The current WISTAX board of directors has contributed $357,988 to Republican and conservative campaigns and just $27,775 to Democratic and liberal campaigns. Republican and conservative contributions account for 92.8 percent of all current board contributions, while Democratic and liberal contributions account for just 7.2 percent." [ http://rightwingwisconsinwatch.org/wista... ]

Unemployment and job growth...not related. No wonder we have had a problem since the 90's.

We've all seen the Data put out by the State for 2012.....50th worst in the country for economic growth, 42nd in job creation, and predicted to get even worse. Its depressing

I am not suprised by this because nothing in Wisconsin never changes. Wisconsin has always been behind the times when it comes to jobs and job growth no suprise here.

This doesn't surprise me in the slightest, many of us left the state when we were younger, some of us come back, we plan on leaving again.

Wislady, the story is about job growth, not unemployment. Completely different statistics.

40,000 today on the Wisconsin Jobs website.

"since 1996"?

Wisconsin unemployment number 1 per cent lower than the national rate. Fact.

There aren't enough working age adults in this state ?? Then who are all these un-employed people ?