Statements about County Budget
"Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive.
Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "eliminated" sheriff’s office funding for providing security for presidential and presidential campaign visits.
"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."
As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
Gov. McDonnell's proposed budget "is cutting" public education.
Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."
Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee County sheriff’s department "plays only a limited role as a traditional law enforcement agency" and in 2009 reported far fewer crimes to the FBI than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police did.
Says he’s "never asked for more" than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff
On Milwaukee County government’s debt burden
"When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent."
Multnomah County has faced "11 straight years" of cuts
Says Milwaukee County elected officials drive around in luxury cars "on your dime."
"I’m the only candidate for Milwaukee County executive that has voted against increasing government pensions."
When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient" and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that."
"We currently have one guy who is in charge of painting the entire Milwaukee County parks system."
Says he "helped lead an outside audit that’ll save (Milwaukee County) taxpayers over $200 million."
Debbie Jackow "unlike her opponent ... WILL NOT de-fund the 20/20 land program."
Since being elected in 2002, Scott Walker has "given back over $370,000 of his salary to the county."
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