Tag: Lee Holloway

Earlier this week I noted Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway’s controversial decision to name disgraced former County administrator Renee Booker to a six-figure position within Milwaukee County government, and yesterday County Executive candidate Chris Abele issued a press release strongly criticizing Holloway’s decision: “It’s hard to see how the…

This is an unbelievable display of crony politics at its worst… Acting County Executive Lee Holloway has quietly given the county’s top staff job to Renee Booker, whose controversial tenure as head of the county’s child welfare division ended with the state’s 2001 takeover of the operation. Booker, who is…

Though the predictions I made for 2010 were largely inaccurate, I’m going to make a few predictions for 2011, in the hope that these will be a little more accurate. In the race to succeed Chris Larson in Milwaukee County’s 14th Supervisory district, I’m going to predict that our good…

Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway wants you to know he doesn’t have an ego. No really, he doesn’t! However, what Lee Holloway does have is a MASSIVE transition team helping guide him during his 30 days as acting county executive and possibly beyond, because there’s little doubt in my…

Asked why he chose not to continue to serve as chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors following his swearing in as interim County Executive, Lee Holloway said, “I don’t have that big an ego.” Yeah, clearly Holloway doesn’t have that big an ego: Holloway’s elaborate swearing-in ceremony on…

Can you say, “slumlord?” The violations were first issued in October 2009. The buildings have been reinspected every month since then. In cases where a problem has not been fixed, the complaint is held open. City inspectors sent Holloway a letter this week telling him that he is due in…

Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway really has some nerve: With an eye toward the post-election environment, an angry Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway warned Tuesday he would fire county staffers who show disrespect to the County Board if he becomes interim county executive. If County Executive Scott Walker…

Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway wants voters to abolish the office of county executive, a position currently held by Scott Walker. In proposing the change, Holloway said the reform was a way to undo the gridlock that many feel has gripped county government. Despite frequent clashing with Walker on…

I’ve written a little bit about about the sexism of some on the right, but I’m heartened to see there’s at least one Republican lawmaker who doesn’t think it’s OK to compare Nancy Pelosi to Pussy Galore. In a statement to POLITICO on Saturday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah called…