Under His Plan, Walker Would Have Cost Marquette Money
One of the items included in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s proposed 2017 – 2019 budget is a slush fund for the University of Wisconsin. I believe the amount is $42 million and in order to get a slice, each campus needs to meet a set of criteria. Some of these criteria include x% of incoming […]
The Bay View Compass is the local monthly print newspaper in the Bay View neighborhood. And the June addition has a very notable feature on well know Bay View fixture, Hans Billerbeck. Mr. Billerbeck ran a high quality personal service tailor shop in Bay View for like ever…always great service and I wish him […]
Historians and pundits have often said America owned the 20th Century and that if not careful, China would come to own the 21st. Well China has been resolutely working towards that end while cornering the market on rare earths, raw materials in third world countries, enhancing their position in the South China Sea and of […]
During his recent visit to Europe, President Donald Trump decried those bad bad Germans for putting the United States in a trade deficit and exporting those millions and millions of cars to the US. And of course there are no Chevies in Germany. Well there are a dozen things at play here that are wrong […]
Don’t Have A Natural Disaster During the Trump Regime
It is certainly an expected function of the federal government to come to the aid of Americans and local governments that need exceptional aid as the result of natural disasters: tornados, earth quakes, flood and hurricanes for example. But while draining the swamp, President Trump apparently lost the memo. In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #8
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
8.Required hours of instruction: Walker wants to repeal requirements that public-schools […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #7
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
7.Food stamp work requirement: Walker is recommending a pilot program that […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #6
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
6. Highway funding: Walker’s budget does not raise either the 30.9-cent […]
What Does The GOP in Madison Have Against Milwaukee County
As we discussed earlier this week, the GOP legislators in Madison are tinkering with the wheel tax…the one mechanism that local governments still have access to raise funds for infrastructure repairs and maintenance. Well the latest from under the dome says that existing wheel taxes are ok and can continue EXCEPT the one […]
Yes or No on Walker budget items #5
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time:
5.End property tax levy for forestry: The governor wants state government […]
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