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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Jun 30, 2005 11:06pm |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| Media | Newspaper - Madison Capital Times |
| News Date | Friday, July 1, 2005 05:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | When even the far left in Madison embraces economic development as a top priority, something right is going on.
Progressive Dane, better known for fostering Madison's anti-business image, announced this week four key goals for the city in the coming year. The first one mentioned is promoting local business and economic development.
They even have a few good, if not very dramatic, ideas.
Progressive Dane has long touted itself as friendly to locally owned businesses. But its view of economic development has been too narrow.
Remember that Progressive Dane is the party that tried to pile reams of restrictions onto "big box" stores that are popular with Madison customers. PD, as the party is known, also tried to force many small- business people to register as city lobbyists simply for speaking at public meetings and occasionally contacting city officials.
PD helped adopt one of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the state.
PD briefly turned Madison into a wage island that would have been one more disincentive for certain businesses to open in the city instead of its suburbs. The state nixed the city's minimum wage for a statewide minimum wage.
Despite its poor track record on economic development and business issues, PD is trumpeting the need for more attention to these areas in the coming year. Party members want to establish a health-care purchasing pool for businesses in Madison. They want to encourage economic development in low-income neighborhoods.
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