Politics - Oct. 30, 2009
Debate rages over a hot corner in Oak Creek
Richard Rothen, who operates Cupid's Toys at 27th and Rawson, has an inkling that local officials don't want his business to thrive. Rothen has had license issues and believes that officials covet his location on the northeast corner of a busy intersection, for development. When a recent road repair was underway, Rothen found his store had been removed from a planning map.
Tags: cupid's toys, oak creek, 27th Street, Rawson Ave., terry witkowski, wisconsin democracy campaign, citizens for responsible government, nik kovac

Politics - Feb. 29, 2008
Duking it out with LUKE
The city's LUKE multi-space parking meters are causing problems again and that has aldermen ready to call the Department of Public Works on the carpet. Members of the Public Works Committee want to hear from the city's parking administrator Dorinda Floyd about what's going on.
Tags: LUKE, parking meters, potholes, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Galway

Politics - May 30, 2007
Business way outspends labor on campaigns
For those of you who fear the power of organized labor come election time, a recent Wisconsin Democracy Campaign report should quell some of that concern. The WDC found that business interests still fuel the fire of campaign giving by a large margin over organized labor.
Tags: Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, campaign, labor, lobby, voucher, MPS, Janel Hines, Joe Klein, Scott Walker, County Exec