Travel & Visitors Guide - Jan. 24, 2009
Where politicians hang out in Madison, Part 2
Earlier this week, we ran a story detailing where some local politicians hang out when they are in Madison. We inadvertently omitted responses from New Berlin representative David Cullen and Milwaukee senator Lena Taylor. Here are their answers, which have been added to the original story:
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Politics - Dec. 17, 2008
Should Milwaukee officially ban the bottle?
Toronto, Seattle and San Francisco have banned the distribution and sale of bottled water on city premises. Milwaukeeans, prompted in part by the memory of the cryptosporidium outbreak, have a large preference for water in the bottle instead of from the tap. But ban supporters say bottled water is wasteful.
Tags: bottled water, cryptosporidium, bottled water ban, bubblers, tony zielinski, AK Food Mart, Parshotam Singh, Mike Maierle, Michael Maistelman, jim doyle, bob bauman, Lena Taylor

Politics - March 26, 2008
Observations from the political winds
It's been a somewhat lackluster spring election in the City of Milwaukee -- except maybe for an open aldermanic seat on the East Side and the Ald. Michael McGee vote -- as incumbents are facing relatively weak opponents who got late starts. But there have been some interesting developments.
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Politics - March 21, 2008
Ride the bus with Lena Taylor
Taylor -- who is running for County Executive against Scott Walker -- will board the Route 20 bus on one of its final trips through Milwaukee.
Tags: Lena Taylor, Scott Walker, John Zapfel, bus

Politics - Feb. 8, 2008
A hard year's work?
State Rep. Leon Young isn't exactly known for his legislative writing prowess, but he certainly is known as the hardest-working Milwaukee-area legislator. (Just kidding.)
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