Abele-O-Meter

Browse the Abele-O-Meter: All promises By Subject Taxes County budget Government efficiency   PolitiFact Wisconsin has compiled promises that Chris Abele made during the 2011 campaign and is tracking their progress on our Abele-O-Meter. We rate their status as Not Yet Rated, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. (See About the Abele-O-Meter for details on our ratings.) The report card at right provides an up-to-the-minute tally of all the promises.

Abele-O-Meter Scorecard

Promise Kept
0% 1 Promises
Compromise
0% 0 Promises
Promise Broken
0% 2 Promises
Stalled
0% 0 Promises
In the Works
0% 0 Promises
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Latest Abele-O-Meter Promises

Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Sell underused county property to pay debts
As the term ends, still nothing sold for debt-relief | March 28, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Create fund to make loans and grants to start-up and expanding businesses
Blocked by board in budget, no final fund created in months since | March 28, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Sell unused and underused land and buildings
At the close of the term, no sign of closings | March 26, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Freeze executive office spending, cut perks
Some progress on all fronts | March 26, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Combine state, local public employees into buying pool for health insurance
Some preliminary steps, but won’t be done during about-to-end one-year term | March 21, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Convene panel on long-term debt
Panel held its first meeting in January | March 21, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Remove roadblocks to development
Kohl’s HQ bid was not a success, but showed new level of city-county cooperation | March 19, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Overhaul transit system to connect residents with employers
Some steps toward improvement, but system has not been remade | March 19, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Create plan to turn county property into ‘job generators’
No plan on the table, no properties sold | March 19, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Implement a jobs strategy
With one-year term running out, no evidence of implementation | March 16, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Move county economic development office close to Milwaukee office
There’s now a county desk at the Department of City Development | March 16, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Establish a ‘final’ Park East plan
Nothing final about the effort for still-vacant land | March 16, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Consolidation of municipal services
The promised plan has been put in place and already some progress | February 3, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Temporarily exempt small-business start-ups from property taxes
State constitution and other barriers to this one, as we noted from the start | January 11, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Develop a plan to spend federal transit funds
After years of bickering, a plan in place | January 3, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Not raise taxes
Despite his efforts (and vetoes), taxpayers will pay more in the end | November 18, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
Proposed budget won’t have tax increase
As introduced, package has no property tax increase | October 4, 2011