Scott Walker – Record-low unemployment and record-high number of people working due to Scott Walker's policies?

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Record-low unemployment and record-high number of people working due to Scott Walker’s policies? Two favorite boasts of Republican Scott Walker in his bid for a third term as governor are about unemployment and the number of people working in Wisconsin. He doubled down in this April 4, 2018 tweet, declaring: Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH! We’ll check the two statistics. But more importantly, as voters begin to ponder the November 2018 election, we’ll also examine Walker’s insistence that both are due to his reforms. The

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Barbara Bush beloved for lack of pretense

HOUSTON — Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Board picks new chair

The Eau Claire County Board elected its new leaders on Tuesday night. Supervisors unanimously elected Nick Smiar as their new chairman, succeeding Gregg … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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City Hall on the move

Eau Claire city staff members will move to an industrial site this summer where they will stay for a year as City Hall shuts down to undergo extensive … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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