Posted by
Zach W on March 19, 2010, at 7:18 am
I smell a few recalls coming:
A proposal to cut pensions of elected Milwaukee County officials to match the same trim approved for other county workers was defeated Thursday by the County Board on a 7-7 vote.
The measure came up only after a substitute calling for a study of the county joining the state pension system [...]
Posted by
Zach W on March 18, 2010, at 8:46 am
Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker has a big problem with Democratic candidate Tom Barrett. His problem? Barrett helped bring 125 good jobs to Milwaukee, in the form of the Spanish company Talgo, which will occupy a portion of the former Tower Automotive site. On Wednesday, Walker, along with Super Steel Chairman Fred [...]
Posted by
Zach W on March 17, 2010, at 6:02 am
Read as Frank Rich of the New York Times rips apart the assault on reality that is Karl Rove’s new memoir:
There’s a good reason why Rove’s memoir is titled “Courage and Consequence,” not “Truth or Consequences.” Its spin is so uninhibited that even “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job!” is repackaged with [...]
Posted by
Zach W on March 16, 2010, at 5:47 am
Busy day today, so here’s some bits of news that caught my eye:
The folks responsible for the Milwaukee Magazine have started a new website, Milwaukee News Buzz. According to the website, Milwaukee News Buzz will summarize all relevant local and state stories by every news outlet, “from the Journal Sentinel to the Business [...]
Posted by
Zach W on March 15, 2010, at 5:48 am
Big news: Murray Hill is running for Congress.
Now I’m sure you’re probably asking yourself the same thing I asked myself when I heard Murray Hill was running for Congress, which is, “Who’s Murray Hill, and why do I care if he’s running for Congress?”
To answer those questions, Murray Hill isn’t actually a he, it’s a [...]
Posted by
Zach W on March 13, 2010, at 7:08 am
Image courtesy CNN.com
The Reverend Jim Wallis, president of Sojouners, a network of progressive Christians, has called for a boycott of Glenn Beck’s television show after Beck demonized churches that preach economic and social justice. Wallis has also challenged Beck to a public debate, saying that Beck perverted Jesus’ message when he called on [...]
Posted by
MadCityMan on March 10, 2010, at 6:13 pm
Madison continues to be an innovator in many ways. While the politics and processes within the city can be extremely frustrating, the direction that the community continues to pursue is a positive one. Beyond new high speed rail service, there are a couple of significant initiatives that are worth your attention and interest – the city’s new cultural plan and the race to be selected as a Google fiber optic high speed broadband city.
Posted by
Zach W on March 6, 2010, at 7:41 am
“What can you sell when you do not have the White House, the House, or the Senate…?” asks a Republican Party fundraising presentation delivered by RNC Finance Director Rob Bickhart to top donors and fundraisers at a party retreat in Boca Grande, Florida on February 18, 2010. The answer, according to the presentation? “Save [...]
Posted by
Zach W on March 6, 2010, at 6:32 am
In his new memoir, Republican strategist Karl “Turdblossom” Rove, a master of the obvious, notes notes that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq badly damaged the Bush administration’s credibility and led to dwindling public support for the war. Rove also calls the 2003 invasion of Iraq the most consequential act [...]
Posted by
Zach W on March 4, 2010, at 5:39 am
U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl have sent a letter to Wellpoint President and CEO Angela Braly asking her to justify the recent hikes in insurance premiums for over 13,000 Wisconsinites, hikes which will be in the double digits here in Wisconsin. In their letter, Sens. Feingold and Kohl question if the increases [...]
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