Politics - Dec. 3, 2008
A plan for digging out the city
Just in time for the first big snow of the year, the Department of Public Works is ready to present its plowing strategy for the coming white season. And it looks like patience will be a mantra for drivers and pedestrians. Aldermen asked DPW to set up a plan after last year's somewhat disjointed approach to plowing.
Tags: DPW, MPS, Milwaukee Public Schools, Cheryl Nenn, parking meters, taxi, Jim Doyle, Scott Walker, veto, Tim Carpenter, Riverkeeper, Wingspread, Lynn Broaddus, Brian Fraley, Wisconsin Leadership Institute

Politics - Sept. 26, 2008
Lawyers continue to reap from Jude case
The case of Frank Jude continues to haunt Milwaukee. And it continues to cost the city money. This time it will result in a settlement for two of Jude's companions on that ill-fated October 2004 night in Bay View. Kirsten Antonissen and Katie Brown filed a claim against the city saying their civil rights were violated that evening when police beat Jude to a bloody pulp.
Tags: Frank Jude, Kirsten Antonissen, Katie Brown, Jim Bohl, Terry Witkowski, Bob Donovan, Kathleen Falk, Bronzeville, America's Black Holocaust Museum, Tim Carpenter

Politics - June 20, 2008
Privatization talks continues to taxi at airport
The idea to privatize Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport refuses to be grounded. The airport actually makes money for the county and isn't in major disrepair or in need of an overhaul, yet some local officials continue to carry the torch for selling it off.
Tags: Mitchell International, Tim Carpenter, Lee Holloway, Ald. Bob Donovan, Ald. Nic Kovac, SEWRPC, Ald. Jim Bohl, Niagara, NewPage, John Norquist, Stan Gruszynski, Jeffrey Mursau, Crivitz

Politics - March 19, 2008
Chief's civilian plan stymied
It is the unthinkable. Civilians running the Milwaukee Police Department. That vision, at least part of it, was the brainchild of new Police Chief Ed Flynn, whose plan to reorganize the command structure at MPD was thwarted by the Common Council this week.
Tags: Ed Flynn, MPD, Tim Carpenter, SeniorCare, Martin Luther King Drive, Tom Ewart, Milwaukee County Parks Department, Lake Park Lumberjack