Walk-O-Meter: Tracking the promises of Scott Walker

The Promise:

Will "get government out of the way of employers ... who will then help Wisconsin create 250,000 jobs by 2015, and as we create those new jobs, we will be able to add 10,000 new businesses.”

Update May 14th, 2012:

By the best measure available, there has been a net loss

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The Promise:

Will "get government out of the way of employers ... who will then help Wisconsin create 250,000 jobs by 2015, and as we create those new jobs, we will be able to add 10,000 new businesses.”

Update April 19th, 2012:

This month: Down

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The Promise:

Will "get government out of the way of employers ... who will then help Wisconsin create 250,000 jobs by 2015, and as we create those new jobs, we will be able to add 10,000 new businesses.”

Update March 22nd, 2012:

A second consecutive month on the plus side

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The Promise:

Will "get government out of the way of employers ... who will then help Wisconsin create 250,000 jobs by 2015, and as we create those new jobs, we will be able to add 10,000 new businesses.”

Update March 8th, 2012:

Numbers up in January, but revision for 2011 went downward

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The Promise:

Will -- through Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse -- identify $300 million in savings. "By also taking advantage of savings that have already been publicly identified such as $22.5 million per year in Wisconsin Shares fraud and $66 million per year in excessive overtime, we can save at least $300 million per year."

Update February 3rd, 2012:

Savings identified ... achieving them remains

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The Promise:

Will require cabinet to hold "brown bag lunches" with employees to identify waste, fraud and abuse. “As part of my Waste, Fraud and Abuse Commission to find $300 million of savings for the taxpayers, I will issue an executive order requiring my cabinet secretaries to hold regular brown bag lunches with frontline workers to help identify cost savings and more efficient ways of providing services.”

Update February 2nd, 2012:

Sometimes the boss even buys lunch

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The Promise:

Will restore the Qualified Economic Offer in school district bargaining. "The Qualified Economic Offer (QEO), which helped hold down local school costs for more than 15 years, will be restored and tied to revenue caps to align each district’s expenses with their revenues."

Update February 1st, 2012:

Actions via Act 10 went even further

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The Promise:

Will change mediation/arbitration rules. "Mediation and arbitration changes will also be needed to ensure that local economic factors are considered."

Update February 1st, 2012:

Collective bargaining changes did this much and more

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The Promise:

Will "get government out of the way of employers ... who will then help Wisconsin create 250,000 jobs by 2015, and as we create those new jobs, we will be able to add 10,000 new businesses.”

Update January 19th, 2012:

After one year in office, a net increase of 13,500

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The Promise:

Will create a relocation tax credit for businesses moving to Wisconsin. "For businesses that move to Wisconsin that are not subject to the corporate income tax, my proposal provides a relocation tax credit up to 50% of moving costs. This tax credit is deferrable for up to 10 years, providing new businesses plenty of time to establish roots and grow their workforce."

Update January 10th, 2012:

Left out of 2011 tax reform package

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The Promise:

Will lower taxes on business investment capital for new firms and expansions. "We must lower the tax burden for all individuals and job creators. Specifically, we can lower the tax on early stage and investment capital to make it more accessible to Wisconsin employers that want to stay in Wisconsin and expand while also luring start-ups to our state."

Update January 10th, 2012:

Plan to boost 'angel' investing got its wings in 2011-13 state budget

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The Promise:

Will "use my experience as (Milwaukee) County Executive to work with the private sector to reopen these centers and make them self-sufficient. During my tenure, we were able to partner with the private sector to increase support for our parks and attractions."

Update January 4th, 2012:

Some back in business, others in the works

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The Promise:

Will "support a requirement that there be one member from every congressional district in Wisconsin. The ninth member shall be a statewide at-large member. I will propose legislation to expand the current (Board of Veterans) to nine members, all appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. I will propose legislation to expand the current (Board of Veterans) to nine members, all appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate."

Update January 3rd, 2012:

Bill faced some controversy, but this was all in it

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The Promise:

Will push "policymakers in Madison (to) recognize that our Chronic Wasting Disease efforts aren’t working and shift to a strategy that makes sense for our hunters."

Update January 3rd, 2012:

New "deer czar" has this on his to-do list

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The Promise:

Will "ensure that at least one of the members of the Natural Resources Board comes from an agricultural background."

Update January 3rd, 2012:

Waupun-area dairy farmer fills the bill

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