Doyle Campaign: No Connection Between Contracts, Donors
Donations Totaled $30K
Updated: 5:47 pm CST February 13, 2006
MADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Jim Doyle's campaign said that there's no connection between political donations and no-bid contracts awarded to seven companies.The Associated Press found employees of at least seven companies gave to the governor's campaign around the time that their firms were awarded no-bid contracts worth more than $46 million.The donations totaled more than $30,000.Campaign spokeswoman Melanie Fonder said that the governor has never tied state work to political contributions.He returned $10,000 in donations from executives of a Manitowoc company that came in three days after the firm won a more than $1 million grant.Fonder said that the campaign reviews all donations and has no plans to return those identified in the AP review.
Previous Stories:
- February 13, 2006: Doyle Donations At-A-Glance
- February 3, 2006: Thompson Pleads Not Guilty In Travel Contract Case
- February 2, 2006: Doyle Will Keep Judge As Campaign Manager Despite New Allegations
- February 1, 2006: Doyle's Campaign Reports $4.2 Million In Bank
- February 1, 2006: Doyle Returns $10,000 Tied To Company Seeking State Aid
- January 30, 2006: Doyle To Terminate Controversial Travel Contract
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