Month: June 2009

I wrote yesterday that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was scheduled to attend a fundraiser on behalf of gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker last night, and at the time, I wrote Gingrich was expected to endorse Walker’s campaign. However, as the Journal Sentinel is reporting, Gingrich didn’t endorse Walker, and he…

The AP is reporting the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled 5-0 that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race. The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, who conceded the race to Franken earlier this afternoon. Coleman’s concession clears the…

How does this actually work? I see here that Minnesota is waiting for Wisconsin to pay the income tax monies owed to it under the tax reciprocity agreement with Minnesota. Does this also exist with Illinois? If not what do border crossing workers do? Minnesota and Wisconsin have had a…

One look at Congressional candidate Dan Sebring’s website and it becomes plainly obvious he’s no fan of taxes. Then again, considering the problems Sebring’s had with the tax man, it should be no surprise Dan Sebring’s not a fan of taxes. Then again, I can’t think of anyone who is…

Installment two of my ongoing series exploring U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s ideas on the issues Wisconsinites care most about will focus on term limits. On his campaign website, Dave Westlake shares his thoughts on the term limits, which piqued my curiosity, given a recent discussion in an entry earlier…

Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik wants to see the Hoan Bridge redecked and not replaced with a smaller, lower bridge that might require a lift or other device to permit shipping to enter the Port of Milwaukee. There’s no denying the extension of the 794 freeway into the south shore…

I’ve previously written about the plight of the residents of the Lake Bluff Apartment complex in South Milwaukee, who face the razing of their homes at the hands of the City of South Milwaukee. At issue is the position by the city that the Lake Bluff Apartments were built illegally…

Governor Jim Doyle signed the state budget into law today, making this budget the firs since 1977 to have been completed before the start of the new fiscal year. Partisan differences have typically led to budget delays past the start of the fiscal year, but Democratic control of the Assembly,…

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will be in Milwaukee tonight to help raise campaign funds for gubernatorial hopeful and fellow Republican Scott Walker. Gingrich is scheduled to address the media for about 20 minutes Monday evening, and his comments are expected to include an endorsement for Walker. No…