Politics - Feb. 14, 2006
Opinion: Manpower TIF a Band-Aid on a gaping wound
When the Milwaukee Common Council overwhelmingly approved the $25 million TIF bond to entice Manpower, Inc. to move to downtown Milwaukee, they did the only thing they could, succumb to Mayor Tom Barrett's desperate attempt to save face.
Tags: Manpower, TIF, downtown, Kliesmet, WisPolitics, Barrett, Grunau, Glendale

Politics - Jan. 3, 2006
Opinion: '06 could be an even bigger year for grass roots action
When considering the fortunes of grass roots activism in Wisconsin, one can come to no other conclusion than 2005 was a banner year for the movement in the Milwaukee area and beyond.
Tags: WisPolitics, Kliesmet, grass roots, PabstCity

Politics - Sept. 6, 2005
Opinion: CRG extends its influence statewide
Citizens for Responsible Government was born of the Milwaukee County pension scandal -- a once-in-a-lifetime political tidal wave. The citizen reform organization could have died with it, too. Instead, the group has continued to gain power.
Tags: CRG, Republican, Democrat, Wispolitics, PabstCity, Ament, Kliesmet