Is Supervisor Peggy Romo West using text messaging to avoid transparency?

On Wednesday I wrote about Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy Romo West’s use of text messaging to fire her Legislative Aide. At the time I noted that Sup. West was playing “hard to get” when it came to answering very specific questions I had regarding the frequency of her use of text messages to conduct County [...]

A billionaire with a big check for Scott Walker…

On Monday May 21st Republican Gov. Scott Walker visited the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s field office in Sheboygan, and joining Gov. Walker was a spirited group of folks protesting his “divide and conquer” strategy of governing. Among those gathered in Sheboygan was a “billionaire” there to deliver a $500,000 campaign donation to Gov. Walker in [...]

Let’s play the Peggy West guessing game!

On April 25, 2012 Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy Romo West terminated the employment of her Legislative Aide (LA). While Romo West’s termination of her now-former LA isn’t necessarily newsworthy, what’s curious about the termination is how Supervisor Romo West chose to terminate her Legislative Aide’s employment.

So how exactly did Supervisor Romo West fire her [...]

It’s no wonder Wisconsin’s “Deer Czar” wants to privatize hunting in WI

Remember James Kroll, WI’s “Deer Czar” who referred to public hunting lands as “the last bastion of communism?”

It seems in addition to serving as Wisconsin’s “Deer Czar,” Dr. Kroll is also a bit of a capitalist, offering endorsements/testimonials for various deer-related products and services. Among the products Dr. Kroll has endorsed is [...]

Russ Feingold: “Gov. Walker has a severe problem with the truth”

Russ Feingold, speaking at a press conference with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett earlier today: “The governor has a severe problem with the truth, whether it be the way he’s handling this investigation, whether it be the jobs numbers, the whole routine he had that somehow, this attack on the working people of this state was [...]

Where’s the CRG’s outrage over the criminal charges filed against former Walker staffers?

Back in 2010, the right-wing conservative group Citizens for “Responsible” Government (CRG) filed a complaint with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office accusing lefty blogger Chris “capper” Liebenthal of “operating three political internet blogs during work hours,” which the folks from CRG alleged to be felony Misconduct in Public Office.

As a result of the [...]

Wisconsin’s Deer Czar: “(Public) Game management is the last bastion of communism.”

This is an article worth a read for anyone who cares about being able to hunt on public lands in Wisconsin… According to Wisconsin’s White-Tailed Deer Trustee Dr. James Kroll, people who call for more public hunting opportunities are “pining for socialism.” He further states, “(Public) Game management is the last bastion of communism.”These are [...]

There’s no depths some people won’t sink to…

On Sunday, customers who receive the Janesville Gazette found this in the newspaper tubes, along with their Sunday papers:

What you’re looking at is a flier (purporting to be an advertisement in the Janesville Gazette) that lists the names and salaries of public school teachers who signed the recall petition and includes a form [...]

Check out “Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising”

I get all sorts of random tips and tidbits sent to my email inbox, and occasionally some of those tips are absolute gems.

This is one of those instances. Earlier this week I received an email from Fred Schepartz, the Co-Producer of Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising, which is a compilation compact disc of protest [...]

Republican Rep. Gary Miller: “I’m ready to keep fighting for Washington” if reelected

Watch as Republican Congressman Gary Miller makes it clear that he’ll keep fighting for Washington if the voters of his district send him back to Congress.