Another day, another Scott Walker crony appointment

When faced with a decision on who to choose as the next register of deeds for Marinette County, Republican Governor Scott Walker was faced with a “difficult” decision: choose one of the three candidates with detailed knowledge of how the office of the register of deeds works, including two deputies who have worked in that [...]

the story that won’t go away…

Look! , the Deschane Family made the news again!

An Iowa congressman today called for a hearing and investigation of the hiring practices of Gov. Scott Walker’s administration following the governor’s testimony before a House committee.

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, wrote in a letter to the leaders of the House Oversight and [...]

20 Minutes and Counting

As we detailed here, Scott Walker appointed a lobbyists dropout son, to a government job making $81,500 a year. As someone wrote into the Wisconsin State Journal, Brian Deschane’s experience to land this job appears to be “having the right connections and the ability to do a keg stand”. Then thanks to open records request, [...]