"Citizens fund a massive hunk of corporate welfare"-250 Million Subsidy for a Milwaukee NBA Arena
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"Insider Corruption: Unscrupulous Ryan Murray, Jeff Fitzgerald and Eric Petersen’s use of a state government decision to their benefit.
Kickass, the doorstop dog, has decided to become a lobbyist. He made the decision after learning that the billionaire Bucks owners spent a half million dollars lobbying the "for sale" Wis. pols to get $400 million in taxpayer money to build an arena. Kickass hopes to lobby for an organization interested in investigating the disappearance of Wisconsin's brains, or perhaps for a fumigating company that could do something about the stench around the Capital. He does have a sensitive nose, you know.
Meet the Lobbyists Who Got a $250 Million Subsidy for a Milwaukee NBA Arena"
"Though media outlets have made the connection between the fact Walker is cutting social services while doling out corporate welfare to the Bucks’ owners, little talk has ensued regarding the army of lobbyists who peddled influence and landed an arena subsidy bill."
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