Chris Abele criticizes Holloway for crony politics

Earlier this week I noted Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway’s controversial decision to name disgraced former County administrator Renee Booker to a six-figure position within Milwaukee County government, and yesterday County Executive candidate Chris Abele issued a press release strongly criticizing Holloway’s decision: “It’s hard to see how the…

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Lee Holloway rewards disgraced former County administrator with six figure job

This is an unbelievable display of crony politics at its worst… Acting County Executive Lee Holloway has quietly given the county’s top staff job to Renee Booker, whose controversial tenure as head of the county’s child welfare division ended with the state’s 2001 takeover of the operation. Booker, who is…

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