Media Call: Call for Emergency Action on Conflicts of Interest at WEDC

Published: Sept. 17, 2014, 8:05 p.m.

b'Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Democracy Campaign will hold a media call urging immediate emergency action to address conflicts of interest in the governance of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).\\n\\nAt a time when hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin workers are in search of greater economic opportunity, the state\\u2019s scarce job creation dollars are a precious public resource.\\n\\nGood government advocates will make the case that the flawed structure of WEDC creates an unacceptable risk of legalized bribery. The high stakes election this fall, and the massive amounts of money being raised and spent, elevate this risk.\\n\\nGood government advocates will call for immediate emergency action to insulate public job creation dollars from political influence.'