Feingold takes stand against automatic pay raises for Congress

From Senator Russ Feingold’s blog:

As you may know, I don’t take pay raises during each of my six-year terms in office, and I return such increases to the Treasury Department. And I pleased that this year during a time of major economic woes Congress voted down a 2009 pay raise for itself. But [...]

Milwaukee County headed for huge deficits

The news isn’t good for Milwaukee County:

Despite repeated warnings, Milwaukee County has failed to fix deep-rooted budget problems that could blow up in a few years, says a study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Forum released Tuesday.

The county’s long-term solvency may require state or other intervention unless Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker [...]