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Frac sand boom creates thousands of jobs

Currently, there are no official employment numbers for the state’s rapidly expanding frac sand industry. But the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, using job-site estimates developed by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, found that when existing mines and those being built are fully operating, the industry will employ about 2,780 people — a sizeable number given the state’s overall luckluster job picture.

August 19, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/08/sand-boom-creates-jobs/

State manufacturers have jobs, need workers

The number of manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin had fallen in recent years, from nearly 600,000 in 1998 to just over 450,000 today. But manufacturing still accounts for about 16 percent of all state jobs. And in the past year, it has begun to rebound.

July 29, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/07/state-manufacturers-have-jobs-need-workers/

Wisconsin frac sand sites double

Frac sand fever has hit much of west-central Wisconsin, catching residents and local governments by surprise when demand for sand suddenly soared and permit applications began to pour in. The number of Wisconsin frac sand mining operations has more than doubled in the past year.

July 22, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/07/sand-sites-double/

Adding insult to injury

Job-seeking veterans work to overcome the disadvantages posed by the stigma of disability — whether or not they are disabled.

July 4, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/07/adding-insult-to-injury/

Walker prevails in recall challenge

Here’s an archive to the Center’s live blog from election night, along with a link to a collection of election night photos, links to recall election news sources, and links to the Center’s previous coverage of Gov. Scott Walker’s time in office and the recall.

June 5, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/06/wisconsinwatch-org-recall-coverage/

Photo gallery: Walker vs. Barrett, 2012

Center reporter Lukas Keapproth has been documenting the second matchup between Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

May 31, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/05/photo-gallery-walker-vs-barrett-2012/

Walker’s budget bill legal fees could hit $850K

Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to drop “the bomb” in February 2011 is continuing to prove lucrative for one party: The private law firm hired by the governor to deal with the fallout.

May 30, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/05/walkers-budget-bill-legal-fees-could-hit-850k/

Barrett vs. Walker: The matchup so far

While Tom Barrett’s fundraising will surely spike now that he’s secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, it’s instructive to examine how he’s done so far, compared to his opponent.

May 16, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/05/barrett-vs-walker-the-matchup-so-far/

Walker talking less about 250,000 new jobs

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is downplaying his pledge to create 250,000 new private-sector jobs by the end of his term. But the governor’s staff say he remains committed to this goal.

May 6, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/05/walker-talking-less-about-250000-new-jobs/

Walker is state fundraising champ

Gov. Scott. Walker has been keen on painting the recall campaign against him as driven by out-of-state money and special interests, particularly organized labor. But in the race for governor it’s been Walker who has been raking in boatloads of out-of-state cash.

May 2, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/05/walker-is-state-fundraising-champ/

Fundraising appeals sound similar themes

The mechanics of the fundraising letter transcend political boundaries. The themes of good vs. evil, us against them, grassroots support compared to outside special interests, are staples of the medium.

April 18, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/04/fundraising-appeals-sound-similar-themes/

Critics rip plan to move state agency to Middleton

A proposal to relocate the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions to an office building in Middleton is being decried by state and local officials as a needless expense and contrary to a state policy that urges keeping agencies in central Madison. Two Republican members of the State Building Commission have asked for a delay in the process until more information was provided.

April 11, 2012 https://partners.wisconsinwatch.org/2012/04/critics-rip-plan-to-move-state-agency-to-middleton/