The phone line is working; too early to evaluate how quick the response is

Scott Walker promised to create a direct line to the governor"s office for urgent communications with businesses that are thinking of coming to or leaving Wisconsin. It was part of his pledge to be aggressive when it came to job creation and retention.

It"s on the gimmicky side, to be sure. And, so far, it"s not much of a hotline.

When we called on Jan. 28, 2011 -- the day the hotline (855-854-JOBS) was announced --  no live human answered. Instead, it went to a message from an aide in Walker"s office who is not tailored to business issues. Nor did the message explain the purpose of the line.

Walker has pledged return calls within 24 hours.

It"s too early to say how rapidly calls will be returned. We"ll put this one at In the Works.