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When Ideology Trumps Fiscal Common Sense

On December 5, 2011 By

Scott Walker’s enthrallment to the construction industry (to the tune of more than $1.2 million over the years) has now cost the state millions in federal dollars that would have been available to deliver needed (and mandatory) upgrades to the Hiawatha Line.  Wisconsin is one of the states which contributes more to the Federal [...]

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Supervisors Jursik & Haas to hold community meetings on mass transit

On September 12, 2011 By

From my email inbox comes news of two community meetings to be held in Cudahy by Milwaukee County Supervisors Pat Jursik and Jason Haas to discuss the Milwaukee County Transit System.

Here’s the details.

SOUTH SIDE/SOUTH SUBURBAN SUPERVISORS TO HOST COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON MASS TRANSIT

State cuts mean difficult decisions are ahead for [...]

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Hoan Bridge neighborhood meeting scheduled for August 23, 2011

On August 16, 2011 By

From my email inbox comes news of a neighborhood meeting hosted by Democratic State Senator Chris Larson to discuss the Hoan Bridge reconstruction project:
Dear Neighbor,

I am hosting a neighborhood meeting on the Hoan Bridge reconstruction project with Reps. Richards and Sinicki, members of the Milwaukee County Board and Milwaukee Common Council, [...]

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BACHMANN’S LIES IN OVERDRIVE!

On August 13, 2011 By

The American Heritage Dictionary defines hypocrisy as follows: The professing of beliefs or virtues that one does not possess.  In a similar vein, a hypocrite is one who is best defined as an “actor.” Enter stage door right, Michele Bachmann (R-Minn), the three term congresswoman who has done nothing but accuse our President of being [...]

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The most dangerous place in the world is between Bob Donovan and a TV camera

On July 19, 2011 By

Proving once again that the most dangerous place on the planet is the space between Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan and a TV camera or a microphone, Donovan called Monday for a referendum on a proposed modern streetcar line downtown. Speaking at Milwaukee’s City Hall, Donovan said response to the project from his constituents had [...]

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Milwaukee’s 14th Aldermanic District

On June 8, 2011 By

Last week I posted a short blog about Bay View attorney Jan Pierce challenging Alderman Tony Zielinski for the seat. Little did I know that this little blog which I expected only a handful of people to care about would garner the most interest and attention of anything I’ve posted. Yes it doesn’t look [...]

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Bus-mounted bike rack usage doubles from 2010 to 2011

On May 18, 2011 By

According to the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), bus drivers recorded 47,995 instances in 2010 where bus passengers used bike racks installed on MCTS buses in 2009.

While that number fell well short of the 100,000 uses projected by the transit system, it’s worth noting that through the first four months of the year, [...]

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State faces $210 million train bill

On May 17, 2011 By

After turning down federal high-speed rail funds in a grand gesture of political theatre, Republican Gov. Scott Walker and state officials now find themselves in a bit of a pickle, as they have to figure out how to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars of work needed to keep the existing Amtrak service [...]

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Robin Vos clearly isn’t interested in fairness for Milwaukee County

On May 12, 2011 By

Yesterday I noted Republican State Rep. Robin Vos’ push to not only disband the southeastern Wisconsin RTA, but to split the RTA’s remaining balance – roughly $1.27 million – equally between Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties.

Facing $7 million in cuts to Milwaukee County’s transit system thanks to the draconian budget proposed by Republican [...]

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Milwaukee County gets the short end of the stick on transit

On May 10, 2011 By

In his proposed 2011-2013 biennial budget, Republican Gov. Scott Walker has proposed cutting transit aid by ten percent, with much of that figure coming from Milwaukee County, which has the state’s largest transit system. As if that’s not bad enough news for Milwaukee County’s transit system, Republican State Rep. Robin Vos has come up with [...]

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