Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 8, 2006
When the polls close, the parties begin
If you like free beer, pretzels and spinach dip to go along with your election returns, there were several parties to visit Tuesday. OnMilwaukee.com visited a pair, including the celebration for new state Sen. Jim Sullivan (pictured).
Tags: election, election night party, kohl, moore, sullivan, lakefront brewery, senate, alderman

Politics - July 26, 2005
Opinion: Reynolds offers Dems a proper target
Tom Reynolds must be a top contender for worst senator in the state. His legislative priorities are strange, to say the least. Some of the things he does -- like firing his staff at Christmas or putting himself in a Nativity scene -- are a couple of inches beyond eccentric.
Tags: WisPolitics, Gretchen Schuldt, Tom Reynolds, Senate, Senator, Republicans, Democrats

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 26, 2004
High-profile campaigns obscure important political matters
Presidential and U.S. Senate campaigns are so dominating Wisconsin's news, important state political matters affected by the Nov. 2 balloting are getting overlooked, say James Rowen of WisPolitics.com.
Tags: election2004, ballot, Feingold, Kerry, Michels, Bush, senate, president, vote, WisPolitics

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 28, 2004
Michels' strong primary win should concern Feingold
Michels buried his better-known opponents, state Sen. Bob Welch, R-Redgranite, and car dealer Russ Darrow, immediately drawing the attention of senior national Republican strategists, who hope to widen Republicans' slim margin in the Senate.
Tags: Feingold, Senate, Darrow, Michels, Proxmire, election2004

Milwaukee Buzz - June 8, 2004
Republicans thrashing around TABOR
Democrats with a heart and a sense of humor have to feel a little sorry for Republicans at the Capitol who are thrashing very publicly around the spending-cap language they want carved into the Wisconsin Constitution.
Tags: Doyle, Governor, Madison, Senate, TABOR, budget, taxes, Democrats, Republicans