Day: January 24, 2011

Last week Friday the five candidates running for Milwaukee County Executive came together at Eckstein Hall, home of the Marquette University Law School, for a candidate forum co-sponsored by the Law School and the Milwaukee Press Club. Thanks to Milwaukee Public Television, here’s video of the forum: Having watched the…

Since Wisconsin has yet to be a concealed carry state, but we all know its coming, maybe we can follow New Mexico’s lead. New Mexico state rep Zachary Cook (R-NRA), said he will introduce a bill next week to broaden the number of places where permit-holders can carry concealed handguns….

Per Bob Jauch: In 2002 Congressman Obey obtained $80,000 earmark requested by Ashland County Sheriff following tragic death of teenager. President Bush singled out this earmark as example of wasteful spending. Two lives were saved yesterday. Convince them the money was wasteful. Full Story here: “if it had not been…

I’m a little late with this, but last week Milwaukee County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic announced her endorsement of Jason Haas in his race to represent Milwaukee County’s 14th supervisory district. “I am proud to support my fellow Bay View resident, Jason Haas, in his race,” Supervisor Dimitrijevic said. “He has…

Stand Up for Your Rights Wisconsin, a group trying to raise awareness about the “tort reform” legislation being pushed forward by Republicans, has released a new video titled “A Cryin’ Shame” highlighting the impact tort reform legislation will have on victims here in Wisconsin. If you’d like to learn more…