Scott Walker
Train Maker Sues Wisconsin for $66 Million for Canceling Rail Project
Train maker Talgo is suing the state of Wisconsin for $65.9 million as a result of Governor Scott Walker's decision to cancel passenger rail plans connecting Madison to Milwaukee.
November 8, 2013
Midwest Govs Go All Out to Raise More Money for Highways
We've been watching how governors around the country are getting extra "creative" as they try to keep their transportation budgets solvent. Yesterday we witnessed an excise tax on bicycles floated in Washington State.
February 22, 2013
Milwaukee Streetcar’s Trump Card Over Walker: A 1990s Civil Rights Case
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is no friend to rail transportation. He won the governorship based on the rallying cry of "No Train," a concise summary of his position on the planned upgrade to the Milwaukee-to-Madison line. And we all know how that one ended.
June 15, 2012
Questionable Highway Projects Escape Budget Scrutiny in Wisconsin
A $125 million "road to nowhere." Another $100+ million for a bypass around a town of 2,711. Welcome to the era of "fiscal austerity" in Gov. Scott Walker's Wisconsin.
May 25, 2011
Scott Walker’s “Broke” Wisconsin Breaking the Bank for Highways
This article was written by Steve Hiniker, executive director of 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin, and was reprinted with permission of that organization. It originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
April 22, 2011
Wisconsin, Ohio Governors-Elect Press Ahead to Pull the Plug on Rail
Wisconsin Governor-Elect Scott Walker has pledged to kill the planned high speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison. If current Governor Jim Doyle doesn’t beat him to it.
November 5, 2010