But a Milwaukee trolley subsidized by every ratepayer in the utility is a disastrous idea. The Assembly is moving the anticipated costs of relocating utilities away from tracks to the city instead of the ratepayers. It’s a good call. Milwaukee has a lot of things it can accomplish to continue its rise to the top. [...]
Chris Abele = Scott Walker
January 3, 2013 10:39 am
I mean who would possibly predict that Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, the darling candidate of all Milwaukee County’s left-sided thinkers, would, you know, kind of do everything just like the hated Republican he was elected to replace? After all the County Board managed to overrede 22 of 24 vetoes Abele made to the budget. [...]
Some thoughts on money and government
November 27, 2012 4:43 pm
This is going to be one of those meandering posts that hopefully makes you think in the end. First, high five for Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele! He’s mimicking now Governor Scott Walker’s Kabuki dance with regard to the county budget so well they could be twins. Which is very funny considering how hard the [...]
Rumors persist as to Walker’s indictment
May 27, 2012 4:02 pm
It’s all over the left half of the state that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and a few other will be charged following the recall election for campaigning on Milwaukee County resources. I’ve been researching and writing a bit the last couple of days. I’d forgotten how much of what Walker did at Milwaukee County smelled [...]
Wisconsin Local 1848
February 16, 2012 4:17 pm
I’m sure you all have seen this already. I’m just in from two days in a rather remote region so I haven’t caught it until now. A Poltico reporter had a little fun at his own expense while covering Obama’s Masterlock visit. (Here’s the cache of the original posting.) My favorite line is the first: [...]
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