Doyle Keeps His Distance; He Says He's Never Met Indicted State Worker
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › January 26, 2006
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Madison Gov. Jim Doyle distanced himself Wednesday from an indicted state administrator, saying he'd never met the woman federal prosecutors say manipulated a bid process to award a state travel contract to a firm whose executives contributed to the governor's re-election campaign.
"I've certainly never met (Georgia) Thompson, and from what I understand the contract was awarded to the lowest bidder, a Wisconsin company, and actually saved taxpayers $30,000," Doyle said in a statement, issued while he was touring Kuwait on a trip arranged by the federal government.See the full content of this document
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Doyle Keeps His Distance; He Says He's Never Met Indicted State Worker
Others have disputed whether the state saved money on the contract, however.
The Democratic governor and his top deputy, state Administration Secretary Stephen Bablitch, said they have no plans to rebid the Adelman Travel contract a step Assembly Majority Leader Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) asked them to take."Wisconsin taxpayers need assurances that laws regula...See the full content of this document
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