Politics - July 1, 2008
Milwaukee ranks on liberty, health, risk, vice
In its upcoming August edition (print and online), Reason looks at how the 35 most-populous cities in the United States balance individual freedom with government paternalism. How does Milwaukee rank? See it now before the results are released.
Tags: Reason, personal freedom, vice, smoking ban, taxes, free market, Radley Balko, bans, surveillance cameras

Sports - June 24, 2008
Judgment calls aren't always confined to the field
Questionable calls are a big part of sports, from Little League and youth soccer to the World Series and Olympic skating. The media is no different.
Tags: prince fielder, irs, taxes, journal sentinel, rocco mediate, johnny miller

Politics - April 30, 2008
New assessment: good news or bad?
Although zillow.com says the value of my Milwaukee home has increased 108 percent over the past 10 years, last year -- for the first time in years -- the assessment went unchanged. This year, it's down nearly 5 percent.
Tags: taxes, property value, assessment, real estate

Politics - Sept. 21, 2007
Calculate and compare your company's health care costs
To get a state budget done before the holidays, it's looking more and more like Democrats will need to take their bold Healthy Wisconsin off the table as a budget item, if the Republicans agree to consider the reform plan on its own merits in the next session.
Tags: health care, healthy wisconsin, social security, taxes

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 5, 2004
Politicians who listen will hear cry for tax relief
In Milwaukee County, politicians would be wise to close their mouths and open their ears. If they do, they'll hear that the hue and cry for tax relief is as loud as ever, according to WisPolitics.com's Jim Villa.
Tags: Walker, county, taxes, wispolitics, ament, election2004

Sports - July 17, 2008
A Taxing Situation
Brewers’ star Prince Fielder reportedly owes more than $400,000 in federal income taxes, and now we have the familiar issue of whether an athlete’s private life should be public knowledge. If Fielder can’t be bothered to spend some of his six figures on an accountant, that&rsquo...
Tags: Prince Fielder, taxes