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01-03-2009, 11:58 PM
Wisconsin state Web site features wrong skyline
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Digg Facebook Newsvine del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Yahoo! Bookmarks Print Mon Dec 29, 7:36 pm ET AP – This image shows the main Web site for campaign finance information in Wisconsin. The new site includes … MADISON, Wis. – A new Web site for campaign finance information in Wisconsin includes the state Capitol in Madison in front of a striking skyline — of Minneapolis. State Sen. Jeff Plale noticed the geography gaffe after looking at the site created by the Government Accountability Board.
"I'm looking at that thinking, 'What the heck?'" the South Milwaukee Democrat said. "I don't think a lot of Minnesota legislators care about our Government Accountability Board."
The board said it's paying Bloomfield, Conn.-based PCC Technology Group about $1 million to develop the new site as part of a new system for tracking campaign fund raising and spending.
Ethics specialist Tommy Winkler said PCC was using the image of the Minneapolis skyline as a placeholder while it searches for a copyright-free image of Madison's skyline.
Ethics division director Jonathan Becker joked the skyline was a "fanciful picture of what Madison may look like someday."
Becker assumed the picture was of Milwaukee, but because he didn't grow up there he didn't notice the skyline lacked local landmarks. He said he'll ask the vendor to promptly update the picture.
"It's nice, though, isn't it?" Becker said. "It looks like a nice place to live."
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http://cfis.wi.gov
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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com
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Digg Facebook Newsvine del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Yahoo! Bookmarks Print Mon Dec 29, 7:36 pm ET AP – This image shows the main Web site for campaign finance information in Wisconsin. The new site includes … MADISON, Wis. – A new Web site for campaign finance information in Wisconsin includes the state Capitol in Madison in front of a striking skyline — of Minneapolis. State Sen. Jeff Plale noticed the geography gaffe after looking at the site created by the Government Accountability Board.
"I'm looking at that thinking, 'What the heck?'" the South Milwaukee Democrat said. "I don't think a lot of Minnesota legislators care about our Government Accountability Board."
The board said it's paying Bloomfield, Conn.-based PCC Technology Group about $1 million to develop the new site as part of a new system for tracking campaign fund raising and spending.
Ethics specialist Tommy Winkler said PCC was using the image of the Minneapolis skyline as a placeholder while it searches for a copyright-free image of Madison's skyline.
Ethics division director Jonathan Becker joked the skyline was a "fanciful picture of what Madison may look like someday."
Becker assumed the picture was of Milwaukee, but because he didn't grow up there he didn't notice the skyline lacked local landmarks. He said he'll ask the vendor to promptly update the picture.
"It's nice, though, isn't it?" Becker said. "It looks like a nice place to live."
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On the Net:
http://cfis.wi.gov
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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com