Walmart family heirs and others are changing the face of education in Wisconsin
Public schools
in Wisconsin will have to make do with $800 million less from the state in the next two years, under the budget passed by Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-led Legislature.
But state spending on programs that provide public dollars to private schools will see a net increase of nearly $17 million. For that, these private schools can thank Alice Walton and her family.
Walton, the multibillionaire heiress to father Sam Walton's Walmart empire, was the largest individual contributor to successful state legislative candidates in the 2009-10 election cycle that brought Republicans to power inWisconsin , according to data from MapLight, a nonpartisan organization that tracks the relationship between money and politics.
Walton gave a total of $16,100 to these candidates, the data show. In fact, six of the top 15 individual contributors to last fall's successful state legislative candidates were Walton family members.
Other members of the Walton clan who contributed to Wisconsin elections include Alice's brother and sister-in-law Jim and Lynne Walton; sister-in-law Christy Walton; and niece Carrie Penner and her husband, Greg Penner.
Collectively, these six individuals have given at least $103,450 to Wisconsin candidates since mid-2008, state records show.
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But state spending on programs that provide public dollars to private schools will see a net increase of nearly $17 million. For that, these private schools can thank Alice Walton and her family.
Walton, the multibillionaire heiress to father Sam Walton's Walmart empire, was the largest individual contributor to successful state legislative candidates in the 2009-10 election cycle that brought Republicans to power in
Walton gave a total of $16,100 to these candidates, the data show. In fact, six of the top 15 individual contributors to last fall's successful state legislative candidates were Walton family members.
Other members of the Walton clan who contributed to Wisconsin elections include Alice's brother and sister-in-law Jim and Lynne Walton; sister-in-law Christy Walton; and niece Carrie Penner and her husband, Greg Penner.
Collectively, these six individuals have given at least $103,450 to Wisconsin candidates since mid-2008, state records show.
Full Story Here: http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110918/APC0101/109180515/Walmart-family-heirs-others-changing-face-education-Wisconsin
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