Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Associated Press
Outgoing University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John Wiley says the state's largest business lobby has been taken over by "political extremists" and has become an obstacle to economic development.
Wiley is using a 3,000-word essay in Madison Magazine to slam Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and state lawmakers for creating a “toxic” political environment that puts partisanship ahead of the state's pressing needs.
Wiley’s jabs come as he prepares to step down Sept. 1 as chancellor, a job he has held since 2001.
Wiley says WMC has become a partisan political lobbying organization that does little to create the high-income jobs the state's economy needs to flourish.
Click here to read Wiley's essay posted on the magazine's Web site.
WMC disputes Wiley's characterizations. Click here to read its response.
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