Politics - Dec. 11, 2009
Delays and freebies for County politicos
It's been quite a week for environmental issues, the agencies that deal with them on our behalf and for we taxpayers in these here parts.
Tags: milwaukee county board, county grounds, uwm, sewrpc

Politics - Dec. 6, 2009
Empty seats could greet County Grounds debate
The County Board will debate the County Grounds' future on Monday. If you didn't know about it, don't worry, not many did.
Tags: county grounds, zoo interchange, uwm innovation center

Politics - July 10, 2009
Butterfly battles and small-town sheriff recalls
Political battles aren't always waged on the biggest stage. Sure, plenty of folks will be watching the fur (and dollars) fly when Democratic State Sen. Jim Sullivan faces off against Republican Rep. Leah Vukmir next year. But, a controversial sheriff recall election is rocking Price County and a group closer to home is concerned about what the Zoo Interchange project will do to the Monarch butterfly (pictured).
Tags: price county, sheriff recall, wally krenzke, monarch butterfly, county grounds, jim sullivan, leah vukmir

Politics - March 20, 2009
Study shows Americans turning away from religion
The latest findings of the American Religious Identification Survey find that 34 million adult Americans -- that's almost one in five of us -- are now nonreligious. The Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation was quick to leap on the fact that they are now in the majority. The findings may not rival the "Great Awakening," but the United States is clearly in the midst of a "Gradual Awakening," and catching up with Europe's embrace of secularism, the group notes in a press release.
Tags: american relgious identification survey, freedom from religion foundaiton, nones, randy koschnick, shirley abrahamson, war protests, county grounds, uwm, port of milwaukee

Politics - Oct. 29, 2008
Police union prefers that MPD polices itself
It's always nice to be able to police yourself. Just ask the Milwaukee Police Department union brass. The union has filed a lawsuit challenging the new process the city uses to hear citizen complaints against cops. The Fire and Police Commission started the new method in April after the state Supreme Court found flaws in the previous plan, mainly because it allowed police to police themselves.
Tags: MPS, Blewett, Mayor Tom Barrett, taxes, Milwaukee Police Dept., Ald. Bob Donovan, UWM, Michael Cudahy, County Grounds, Wauwatosa