Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appeared on Fox News Sunday to talk about the legislative conflict in Wisconsin. In an effort to raise awareness about the cost of public sector employee benefits today Governor Walker’s office released the following fact sheet.
·In 2001 taxpayers contributed $423 million dollars to state employee health insurance premiums, while in 2011 taxpayers contributed more than $1 billion dollars. In 2011, state employees paid $64 million toward their health insurance, or about 5.6% of the total cost. (ETF Health Care Analysis)
·From 2001 to 2010 taxpayers spent more than $8 billion dollars on state employee health care coverage—over the same period of time state employees contributed about $398 million. (ETF Health Care Analysis)
·Public employers contributed almost $1.37 billion to the state’s pension fund in 2009, while employees contributed about $8 million, or about 0.6%. (LFB paper 84 Wisconsin Retirement System, Table 28) Read the rest of this entry »
At the Wisconsin state GOP convention in Milwaukee, Dick Leinenkugel dropped out of the race for the U.S. Senate seat and gave his endorsement to Ron Johnson. Johnson then won the endorsement of the Republican party and will run against Democrat Russ Feingold in November.
Here is the AP news story:
“Wisconsin Republicans have endorsed Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson in the U.S. Senate race.
Sunday’s decision came shortly after a surprise move in which fellow candidate Dick Leinenkugel dropped out and threw his support behind Johnson.
Johnson won with 64 percent of the delegates’ votes. Madison-area developer Terrence Wall garnered 18 percent. Another 18 percent voted not to endorse anyone.
The vote came in the second round of voting at the state party’s convention in Milwaukee. Watertown businessman Dave Westlake had been dropped from that ballot after he finished third in the first round.
The party endorsement gives Johnson access to money, volunteers, voter and donor lists, and other party resources to bolster his campaign.
Sunday’s decision has no effect on the ballot. All three candidates will remain on the Sept. 14 primary.”
Looks like there is another candidate running for the Republican nomination for the Senate. A new press release says, “Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson has decided to run for the U.S. Senate. His campaign says Johnson announced his bid on Monday, in a move that’s been expected for weeks.”
Further, the press release says, “Johnson will compete against Terrence Wall, Dave Westlake, and former state Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel in a Republican primary on September 14th.”
This makes the Republican primary race even more interesting.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appeared on Fox News Sunday to talk about the legislative conflict in Wisconsin. In an effort to raise awareness about the cost of public sector employee benefits today Governor Walker’s office released the following fact sheet.
At the Wisconsin state GOP convention in Milwaukee, Dick Leinenkugel dropped out of the race for the U.S. Senate seat and gave his endorsement to Ron Johnson. Johnson then won the endorsement of the Republican party and will run against Democrat Russ Feingold in November.
Looks like there is another candidate running for the Republican nomination for the Senate. A new press release says, “Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson has decided to run for the U.S. Senate. His campaign says Johnson announced his bid on Monday, in a move that’s been expected for weeks.”
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