Politics - April 14, 2006 Opinion: Will shrunken Waukesha board cut costs?
The Waukesha County Board reluctantly voted to make itself a more exclusive club, bucking the early statewide trend toward resisting such reductions. But there is some evidence that either the savings will be minimal or even that a smaller board will cost taxpayers even more. Tags: Waukesha, WisPolitics, tax, county, Vrakas
Politics - March 7, 2006 Opinion: "Lucky Seven" has work cut out for itself
The "Milwaukee Seven" branding effort announced that it has already reached its goal of raising $12 million to fund a five-year marketing effort of the region -- only six months after leaders of the seven counties decided to band together. Tags: wispolitics, barrett, vrakas