MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Republicans stopped short of eliminating the state treasurer’s post by cutting virtually all of the office’s main duties.
As a result, Matt Adamczyk has lots of time to make waves in one of his few notable roles — serving on the state’s Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.
At a meeting Tuesday, he called on the agency to end its subscription to the New York Times, and remove the name of its top administrator Tia Nelson from its letterhead. Neither idea was approved.
Since he was elected in November, the Republican Adamczyk has fired off numerous e-mails and phone calls to the board’s office to check on its operations.
The board manages school trust assets, makes loans to school systems and local governments, and provides funds for school libraries.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said Adamczyk has “huge concerns” about Nelson, especially her strong environmental background as the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson. He said he felt the board was straying from its basic duties, and he didn’t want it to become a Wisconsin version of the EPA.
At a meeting Tuesday, Adamczyk called for a vote on retaining Nelson — but he later agreed with a plan from attorney general and fellow board member Brad Schimel to make a formal evaluation of Nelson.
She defends her record, saying $1 billion in school trust assets are managed efficiently without her office using a penny of tax dollars.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
