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Posted by Zach on July 8, 2010, at 5:19 am

Political grandstanding and the Hoan Bridge

In a press release issued yesterday, State Sen. Jeff Plale and State Rep. Chris Sinicki announced they are sending a letter to federal representatives asking for funding to stabilize safety issues on the Hoan Bridge portion of I-794. Due to a crumbling roadway, it was recently announced netting would be installed to catch dangerous [...]

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Posted by Zach on March 19, 2010, at 7:18 am

Milwaukee County Board votes against cutting pensions for elected officials

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 [...]

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Posted by Zach on December 11, 2009, at 5:17 am

Walker “Believes in Wisconsin” yet outsources county housekeeping jobs

Scott Walker wants everyone to “Believe in Wisconsin Again.”

Really, he does.

In fact, Scott Walker believes in Wisconsin so much that after eliminating 90 county housekeeping jobs right before Thanksgiving, he outsourced cleaning services for the Milwaukee County Courthouse to Mid-American Cleaning Contractors, a company based out of Columbus, Ohio. Walker’s no stranger [...]

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Posted by Zach on December 10, 2009, at 5:23 am

Holloway shakes up personnel board

In advance of upcoming contract talks with Milwaukee County’s employee unions, Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway shook up the membership of the board’s Personnel Committee yesterday, removing Supervisors Paul Cesarz, John Weishan, Marina Dimitrijevic, and Johnny Thomas. Replacing them on the personnel committee will be Supervisors Joseph Rice, Jim “Luigi” Schmitt and Joe [...]

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Posted by Zach on December 1, 2009, at 6:09 am

Let the conspiracy theories begin!

Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik and State Rep. Chris Sinicki, both supporters of redecking the Hoan Bridge no matter if there’s a cheaper alternative, today accused City of Milwaukee officials of attempting to delay the re-decking of the Hoan Bridge. Jursik and Sinicki based their allegations on a copy of a letter to Wisconsin [...]

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Posted by Zach on November 28, 2009, at 6:44 am

Is promising to give back salary tantamount to vote buying?

Last week I wrote about the passage of Milwaukee County’s 2010 budget, and at the time I couldn’t help but wonder if Supervisor Pat Jursik, who voted in favor of giving County employees an extra four furlough days next year – bringing the total number of furlough days for county employees to 12 – [...]

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Posted by Zach on November 20, 2009, at 5:52 am

County budget done – what does it mean for Jursik?

The Milwaukee County budget process for 2010 is officially finished, as the County Board of Supervisors voted on Wednesday to override 21 of Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s 34 vetoes of the 2010 budget. The board’s veto overrides will increase the property tax levy by $5.6 million, which equates to an increase of 18 [...]

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Posted by Zach on November 13, 2009, at 10:31 am

An update on the Milwaukee-area recall groups

I’ve written a little about the news that two groups have formed to recall Milwaukee County Supervisors Pat Jursik and Theo Lipscomb, and in the interest of transparency, here’s copies of the registration documents filed by each group: The “Glendale Residents for Honest Representation” group was registered by Toni Hill of Glendale, while the [...]

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Posted by Zach on November 12, 2009, at 5:32 am

Group forms to recall Jursik

Since their successful effort to recall former County Executive Tom Ament and much of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, the Citizens for Responsible Government (CRG) haven’t had much success with their assorted recall efforts. Their effort to get Gov. Jim Doyle recalled was a failure, as were efforts to recall Cudahy Mayor Ryan [...]

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Posted by Zach on October 30, 2009, at 6:18 am

In Brief: Bader suspended, Walker lays off county employees

Green Bay radio talk show host Jerry Bader, who got himself into a bit of hot water over comments he made about Lt. Gov. Barb Lawton, has been suspended for two weeks by WTAQ-AM (1360). The station also said a decision on Bader’s future would be made after his suspension, and it’s worth [...]

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