http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_doughissom.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Doug Hissom en-us Sat, 17 May 2008 07:15:05 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/omc_rssfeed_logo.gif http://onmilwaukee.com 204 67 In a move sure to rattle the cages of the anti-tax crowd, three Milwaukee aldermen are proposing a $20 annual fee to register all vehicles in the City of Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom050208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom050208.html?15114 Fri, 2 May 2008 05:06:00 CST Here's one way to get God out of your face, buy real estate. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Madison-based national state / church watchdog offered $1,200 for a 990-ft. bite of land on what is known as the "Star Hill" cross site in Holmen, Wis. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics043008.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics043008.html?15092 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:14:00 CST Busing issues in Milwaukee Public Schools always get the big headlines -- sometimes too big. Take, for instance, a recent banner announcing a new plan for MPS that would reduce "massive busing," a plan envisioned by new School Board member Michael Bonds. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics042508.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics042508.html?15033 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:14:00 CST It's city vs. suburbs for UW-Milwaukee as the latter decides how to expand its landlocked campus. While UWM officials appear to favor a site in Wauwatosa for its College of Engineering and Science, Milwaukee officials want the school to look Downtown. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics042308.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics042308.html?15009 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:19:00 CST It might not seem like the most popular topic given the timing, but Nate Nelson, a field representative for The Leadership Institute, told the Future Wisconsin Conservative Conference that his organization is trying to fight a ban on handguns at Virginia Tech University. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom041808.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom041808.html?14962 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:17:00 CST Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have begun to routinely check taverns for allegedly unlicensed liquor. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics041608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics041608.html?14920 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:16:00 CST Milwaukee used to have taxi stands Downtown, but now there seems to be only one. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics041108.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics041108.html?14857 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:04:00 CST Midwest Environmental Advocates, Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers and Family Farm Defenders have joined the more than 70 groups from 27 states objecting to a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency that would exempt factory farms from reporting emissions of toxic gases from animal waste. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics040908.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics040908.html?14845 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:07:00 CST Some high-profile names in the news took one on the electoral chin on Tuesday. Business gurus and perennial candidates dotted the ballots, but most of them didn't get very far. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics040408.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics040408.html?14797 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:25:00 CST Ald. Joe Davis, seeking to retain his title as the Common Council's most traveled alderman, asked the council to approve his dipping into city coffers to travel to meetings of the National League of Cities. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom040208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom040208.html?14765 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:03:00 CST The city approved spending $110,000 to put cameras at three bus stops on the South Side. The cameras, somehow, are expected to deter youth violence at the stops. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom032808.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom032808.html?14722 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:06:00 CST It's been a somewhat lackluster spring election in the City of Milwaukee -- except maybe for an open aldermanic seat on the East Side and the Ald. Michael McGee vote -- as incumbents are facing relatively weak opponents who got late starts. But there have been some interesting developments. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics032608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics032608.html?14680 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:20:00 CST Two new restaurants -- Rustico's and Fratellos -- are due to open in April on Water Street. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/3rdwardeats.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/3rdwardeats.html?14681 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:31:00 CST 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. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics031908.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics031908.html?14591 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:26:00 CST Milwaukee Ald. Bob Donovan gained a pugilistic reputation literally overnight. The alderman had his chin cut in a scuffle with a unruly drunk harassing people in front of a South Side grocery store. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics031408.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics031408.html?14542 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:05:00 CST The state Supreme Court race between incumbent Justice Louis Butler and Barnett County Judge Michael Gableman has predictably veered away from issues. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics031208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics031208.html?14512 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:10:00 CST The Milwaukee Police Department's troubled Crime Data System was a victim of lack of management, project oversight and lousy training, according to an audit by the city comptroller's office. That's a familiar finding from that office when it comes to police projects. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics030708.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics030708.html?14467 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 05:21:00 CST Members of the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission will update the city's Public Safety Committee on its progress this week. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics030508.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics030508.html?14431 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 05:28:00 CST 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. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics022908.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics022908.html?14384 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:25:00 CST It's hard to make hay in the winter, unless pols are mining for a pothole headline. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics022808.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics022808.html?14372 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:17:00 CST The City of Milwaukee's first foray into charter schools at the high school level isn't exactly turning into a Harvard-style experience. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics022208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics022208.html?14311 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:14:00 CST It has a good name -- Empowerment Village -- and a good cause, offering affordable housing for mentally ill people. But good intentions didn't convince members of the Milwaukee City Plan Commission to give away some important green space along the Kinnickinnic River. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics0220008.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics0220008.html?14282 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:21:00 CST Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn faced aldermen in a formal setting for the first time this week, a mere five weeks after stepping into his new role. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics021508.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics021508.html?14233 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:08:00 CST A settlement that forces developers to pay $950,000 for a patch of land near Kilbourn Tower appears nearly complete. In return, the city will give back some $100,000 in performance bonds the tower took out on the project. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom021308.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom021308.html?14208 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:05:00 CST State Rep. Leon Young isn't exactly known for his legislative writing prowess, but he certainly is known as the hardest-working Milwaukee-area legislator. (Just kidding.) http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics020808.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics020808.html?14152 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 05:13:00 CST Milwaukee aldermanic candidate Sam McGovern-Rowan is calling in a big name at a campaign event next week at Turner Hall: his grandfather, George. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom020608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom020608.html?14131 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 05:20:00 CST Ever since the North Avenue dam was torn down in 1998, the city has battled with Mother Nature and the forces of water to keep the river in check. The river is winning. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics020108.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics020108.html?14085 Fri, 1 Feb 2008 05:19:00 CST Racine's transit system has just become the most enlightened in the region. Installing bike racks on the front of buses was all it took. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom013008.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom013008.html?14061 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:05:00 CST A new proposal would allow cousins to bunk together and avoid the ban on three "unrelated" people living together in Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom012508.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom012508.html?14017 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:15:00 CST When Milwaukee police started saturation patrols to crack down on drug dealing, concerns were raised as to how the city could afford to pay for it, both in manpower and in dollars and cents. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics012308.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics012308.html?13986 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:16:00 CST It may be just perception, but it appears the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is getting tired of defending itself for raw sewage dumping -- a violation of its permit. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics011808.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics011808.html?13944 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:23:00 CST Taking on the tough issues of the day, state Rep. Tony Staskunas (D-West Allis) wants to put the screws on scalpers. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics011608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics011608.html?13910 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:23:00 CST Just as drivers see the light at the end of the tunnel known as the Marquette Interchange reconstruction, state Department of Transportation officials want area residents to start thinking about an expanded Zoo Interchange. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics011108.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics011108.html?13865 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:28:00 CST A Milwaukee Common Council panel recommended paying former Water Works employee Amy Purvis $67,000 after Purvis filed a sex discrimination suit against the city. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom010908.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom010908.html?13838 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:05:00 CST Milwaukee aldermen are considering a plan that that would allow police to hand out tickets without actually witnessing any wrongdoing. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom010408.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom010408.html?13784 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:09:00 CST As the new year dawns, soothsaying seems natural. Though some predictions will be swept away by the tides, we reserve the right to say "Told you so." http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom010208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom010208.html?13748 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 05:15:00 CST OnMilwaukee.com political contributor Doug Hissom takes a look back at the past 12 months and hands out some awards to top newsmakers. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom122807.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom122807.html?13707 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:04:00 CST Milwaukee aldermen will pack up their New Year's hangovers quickly and get to work on resolutions for 2008. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics122607.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics122607.html?13696 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:30:00 CST Some Milwaukee aldermen want to crack down on teen curfew violations and want to force business owners to get in the game, too. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics122107.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics122107.html?13685 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:29:00 CST In the historic building at 101 W. Mitchell St. -- on the borders of both Bay View and Walker's Point -- once known as the Transfer Pharmacy will be a diner/music club/tavern called, appropriately, Transfer. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/transferbar.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/transferbar.html?13689 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:45:00 CST The Common Council's licensing committee recommends closing the controversial bar. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/clubescapelicense.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/clubescapelicense.html?13687 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:06:00 CST A recent poll shows that state Sen. Lena Taylor just might have a shot at beating Scott Walker in the Milwaukee County Executive's race. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics121907.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics121907.html?13656 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:20:00 CST Mothers Against Drunk Driving now reports that we tend to run into each other and kill each other more often than in other states after drinking and driving. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics121407.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics121407.html?13606 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:01:00 CST MADD says that Wisconsin has the highest percentage of fatalities from alcohol-related crashes as compared to the total fatalities in the country. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom121407.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom121407.html?13603 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:05:00 CST In the latest Badger Poll conducted by the UW Survey Center, Hillary Clinton leads the Democrats and Fred Thompson is the pick of Republicans. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom121207.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom121207.html?13572 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:11:00 CST State Sen. John Lehman (D-Racine) is circulating a bill that would require all drivers to carry insurance providing coverage of up to $50,000 for personal injury and $10,000 for property damage. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom120707.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom120707.html?13532 Fri, 7 Dec 2007 05:17:00 CST A leaner fire department could save Milwaukee millions a year, says a new consultant's report. But to do that city officials will have to lock horns with the firefighters' union. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics120507.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics120507.html?13499 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 05:20:00 CST Several groups want the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to forgo outside operators and keep its business in-house. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom113007.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom113007.html?13450 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:12:00 CST What's the most important issue facing the state these days? According to a recent poll by St. Norbert's College, it's high taxes and government spending. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics112807.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics112807.html?13423 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:20:00 CST What's more entertaining this time of year than football? How about dragging politics into America's fall pastime? Couch potatoes and armchair quarterbacks are riled about missing their favorite games and have sought help from, of all things, government. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics1112307.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics1112307.html?13372 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:30:00 CST