Blame local politicians for loss of local transportation funding; Local officials calling kettle black over politics The May 29 headline, "3 area officials scold Thompson," provided Journal Sentinel readers with the laugh of the year. It was the pot calling the kettle black as the officials accused the governor of "back-room politicking" because he got an additional $241 million in federal transportation aid for roads and not light rail. Of all things, here we had dyed-in-the-wool Clinton Democr Final Edition
The blame for the loss of the $241 million in federal transportation money earmarked for public transit in the 1-94 corridor should be placed right here in Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. Fortunately, the money does stay in Wisconsin and can be used for other transportation projects.
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| Published in | Milwaukee journal sentinel |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Milwaukee, Wis
Journal Sentinel Inc
04.06.1998
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| Summary: | The blame for the loss of the $241 million in federal transportation money earmarked for public transit in the 1-94 corridor should be placed right here in Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. Fortunately, the money does stay in Wisconsin and can be used for other transportation projects. |
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| ISSN: | 1082-8850 |