WEDC Home Page Carrying Multiple Scott Walker Promos

The Wisconsin Economic Development Commission dropped posting online a promotional video featuring Gov. Scott Walker after it got caught spending about $33,000 to insert Internet ads linked to it, like this - - 



- - that were and continue as paid insertions in the Journal Sentinel's online NewsWatch feed.

Walker created and chairs the agency that replaced the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.

While the blatantly pro-Walker promotion video has been scrubbed of Walker's appearances, the Internet ads on jsonline.com are still take viewers to the WEDC home page laden with items that promote Walker.

Right now, every "NEWS IN WISCONSIN" and "PRESS RELEASES" reference Walker by name or title in the headline. 

Does the first item really need seven mentions of "Walker"?

Does the four-paragraph release about a Waukesha business creating 72 jobs with a WEDC grant really need Walker's photo and his name in the caption?

NEWS IN WISCONSIN

• GOVERNOR WALKER CALLS SPECIAL SESSION, ASK LAWMAKERS TO PASS BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY

  MADISON, January 23, 2014 – Governor Scott Walker today called a special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature for the purpose of providing over $500 million in property and income tax cuts for the hard-working taxpayers and significant investment in worker training programs. “This additional revenue should be returned to taxpayers because it’s their money,” Governor [...]
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• GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES $226,700 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOL-TO-WORK LEARNING PROGRAM

  Statewide program trains high school students to in-deman occupations MADISON, January 15, 2014 – Governor Scott Walker today announced additional grant awards totaling over $226,700 to support Wisconsin’s Youth Apprenticeship (YA) program. The program trains high school juniors and seniors for in-demand occupations with local employers around Wisconsin. “Wisconsin’s Youth Apprenticeship program is a key part of [...]

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  PRESS RELEASES

• NOMINATION DEADLINE NEARS FOR GOVERNOR’S EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

  Nominations must be submitted by January 31 for award that honors companies that have had exporting success   MADISON, January 24, 2014 – Wisconsin businesses that would like to be acknowledged for their efforts in exporting have until January 31 to apply for the 2014 Governor’s Export Achievement Awards. The annual award, administered by the Wisconsin [...]
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• GOVERNOR WALKER MAKES JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT IN WAUKESHA COUNTY

  EmbedTek expansion plans call for 72 new jobs; WEDC provides $300,000 in tax credits for project Hartland, January 17 – Today, Governor Scott Walker joined company leaders and employees at EmbedTek to celebrate the company’s business growth and job creation. EmbedTek designs and manufactures single-purpose computers and digital displays. The company expects to grow revenues [...]
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