Questions For The Next County Executive

For those readers who live in Milwaukee County, what questions would you like to see Blogging Blue ask the current candidates?

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Catching Up On the MKE County Executive Race III

Well, I hope to let stories about Milwaukee County Executive candidate Purnima Nath quickly fall by the wayside. But I thought this is an indication of where she’s coming from…and the fact that she’s a fringe conservative…a hard place to find in the current political environment…but she is holding a…

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Catching Up On the MKE County Executive Race II

This missive hit my email inbox while I was finishing up the previous post. But this one is from Milwaukee County Executive candidate, Senator Chris Larson. At a time of incredible belittling and bullying by our nation’s top politician, we at the local level must do better. That’s why on…

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Catching Up On the MKE County Executive Race

From the email this morning…former candidate for governor, Matt Flynn, has endorsed Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy for Milwaukee County Executive: I am excited to support the campaign of my good friend Bryan Kennedy for Milwaukee County Executive.  Bryan was my campaign manager in 2018 and he shares my progressive values….

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Purnima Nath for MKE County Executive?

Facebook is showing an announcement of the announcement for Purnima Nath’s run for Milwaukee County Executive: I am extremely excited to inform you that I will be announcing my run for Milwaukee County Executive. Please join me on Tuesday Nov 19th at 11 am at the Milwaukee County Courthouse Rotunda…

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Bryan Kennedy In County Exec Race?

Why bother to have an announcement if you announce the announcement as an announcement for…?? It’s starting to get more interesting than I expected.

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Rep. David Crowley Enters Race for MKE County Executive

Most of you have probably seen this on one media site or another, but since we follow Milwaukee County government pretty closely, I want to share Rep. Crowley’s email with you! I’m proud to announce that I’m running for Milwaukee County Executive. I’m running to bring residents from across our…

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Racine Republican, Robin Vos, Worried About Milwaukee Budget

It’s that time of year and Wisconsin municipalities are putting together their budgets for the upcoming year. And as always, Milwaukee is struggling to meet their budgetary needs under the various restraints imposed on them by the Republicans in control of the state legislature and former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker….

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Abele Is Not Running For Re-election:

That turns the whole county government environment totally on its head. “In a reversal, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announces he will not seek re-election“ Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is not seeking re-election, he announced Wednesday, a reversal from May, when Abele told the Journal Sentinel he was running….

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Whither Milwaukee County: Chris Abele Wants Four More Years!

from my email inbox this morning: I am excited to share the news with you that I am running for re-election as Milwaukee County Executive. Milwaukee County is a great place to live, and we have made a lot of progress addressing the challenges I inherited almost nine years ago,…

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