Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, who as a gubernatorial candidate is vowing to stop the federal high-speed rail project in Wisconsin, is asking the county board to appoint a former high-speed rail planner in the Doyle administration as the county's new director of economic development. BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler says the episode provides some poignant insight into the differences in the governing philosophies between Walker and his Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. For more, read a new post in the Milwaukee Biz Blog.









Sorry, the story you tried to comment on is not accepting comments.