Walker's Record laid out in Letter to the Stevens Point Journal!

Nothing to add...Letter: Wisconsin is falling behind under Walker

1. Job Growth:

• Wisconsin is ninth out of the 10 Midwestern states in private sector job growth. Net job growth is a strong measure of the state’s economy. (CES)    • Wisconsin is 32nd in all job growth from 2011 through 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.     • A job analysis by the Wisconsin State Journal shows Wisconsin, in 2010, ranked 16th in private-sector job growth under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle. At the end of 2013, Wisconsin ranked 36th.    • Wisconsin ranks 45th in projected job growth, according to Forbes magazine.     • For entrepreneurial growth, Wisconsin is one of the worst. The lack of start-ups is concerning because these are the businesses that create the most jobs. Wisconsin is 48th in new business creation, according to the Kauffman Foundation.

2. Personal Income

• Wisconsin’s annual growth in personal income, on average, trails most of the nation and all Midwestern states except Illinois.    • Wisconsin is 35th out of 50 states in income growth.

3. Minimum wage

• Wisconsin’s minimum wage is $7.25. Seventy-five percent of Wisconsinites favor raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Gov. Scott Walker says efforts to raise the minimum wage is a political stunt.

4. Healthcare Coverage Gap

• About 77,000 Wisconsinites lost health insurance coverage through BadgerCare (Wisconsin’s Medicaid program) at the end of March. Walker refused to accept federal money to expand Medicaid coverage. A study published by researchers from Harvard and the City University of New York predicts 139 to 671 Wisconsinites will die prematurely this year because they do not have health insurance.

5. Children of Color

• The home situation, educational skills and income are three of the 12 key indicators measured in a study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children.” Wisconsin’s African-American children rank 50th and Wisconsin is tied with Michigan and Mississippi for the worst in achievement for these children. Asian-Americans rank 37th and Latino children rank 17th.