Open Memo to Milwaukee County Executive / Candidate for Governor Scott Walker:
You recently vetoed a measure that would have granted same-sex domestic partner benefits to county employees,' [...]
What is regionalism? Judging by the way it’s often used in Milwaukee, regionalism would appear to be the notion that new projects should be built further and further away from the City of Milwaukee to serve Waukesha County residents. Case in point? The planned engineering school expansion by UW-Milwaukee to [...]
Congratulations to Sachin Chheda, who was elected as chair of the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County.
Thanks also to Tyrone Daniels for his candidacy, and to Martha Love for her many years of service. [...] 1. Before performing an act of dubious morality, think "Do I want this to appear on the front page of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel?"
2. If you are the subject of a controversy that is clearly going to hit the papers, return the reporter's calls. Silence speaks volumes -- particularly [...]
From the Letters to the Editor section of this morning’s edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Responsible government neededIn his op-ed, Scott Walker writes about “a budget that puts the needs of Milwaukee citizens above the needs of government” (Perspectives, Nov. 17).
A civics lesson, Mr. Walker: Who do you think [...]
Just a few random thoughts to start the week:
I haven’t chimed in at any great length on the MPS reform plan being pushed by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Governor Jim Doyle, but I believe the plan has positives and negatives. While I certainly think the mayor should have [...]Urban Milwaukee’s Upcoming Events & Meetings Calendar should help you keep up to date on important events effecting our neighborhoods, the City of Milwaukee, and our region.
November 23, 2009 Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting November 23, 2009 9:00 am The Community [...]Two weeks ago, I warned that the 2010 Milwaukee County budget had a big black hole in it that was not being addressed properly.
Last week, after the County Board finalized the budget by voting whether to override Scott Walker’s vetoes, I pointed out that it was an epic [...]
Since I couldn’t find any links to this story, I decided to just print it out as I read it on page 6A of today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It’s too bad I can’t provide the obviously photo-shopped A.P. picture (read sarcasm) which accompanies the article and shows what the caption [...]