Wisconsin Polls Are Open: Non-Partisan Local Elections and Presidential Primary. See Below For Polling Place and Registration Info!!

The polls in Wisconsin are open from 7 AM until 8 PM, Tuesday April 2 for non-partisan local elections, i.e., mayor, county board, city alderman or councils, school boards, etc. And of course the 2024 Presidential Primary. There is NO reason for not voting. You may register at the polls!…

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Endorsement: Re-elect David Crowley As Milwaukee County Executive!

David Crowley is just completing his first term as Milwaukee County Executive. As a life long county resident he is very familiar with the issues facing the county, the cities within the county, and the region in general. Before being elected County Exec, Crowley served in the Wisconsin State Assembly…

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What About That Public Funding Of Am Fam Field: aka where the Milwaukee Brewers Play Baseball.

Apparently American Family field needs some upgrades and the Milwaukee Brewers are looking for help from the public sector again. Originally Governor Evers came up with a modest plan but the Republicans, out of pure animus toward the governor, shot it down. And then they came up with a bigger…

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Robin Vos’ Latest Stupid Idea!

Everyone including Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) admit that the state revenue sharing formula isn’t working. I discussed this a bit a few weeks ago. Milwaukee now has a new generation of leadership and they don’t have the divisive political baggage of their predecessors. So Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson…

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Milwaukee Elected A New Mayor And Then This Happened On Twitter

from Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s Twitter feed this evening: Bring it on!!! I’ll host!!

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Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge charged with possession of child pornography

Wow……just wow. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Brett Blomme was arrested Tuesday on tentative charges of possession of child pornography, the state Department of Justice announced. Blomme, 38, was taken into custody by special agents with the state Division of Criminal Investigation “following an investigation into multiple uploads of child pornography through a…

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Milwaukee County Recount And Milwaukee Ward 315 Uncounted Ballots!

During the Milwaukee County recount, the City of Milwaukee discovered 386 uncounted absentee ballots from Ward 315. The ballots have been processed as part of the recount and obviously will have little effect if any on the outcome. The final numbers for Ward 315 will be interesting to see since…

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Despite All Of The Real Nonsense Around The “Wisconsin Recount”, This Is What They Got Upset About?

Everyday poll workers, poll watchers, and others supervising the Milwaukee County recount at the Wisconsin Center are given wrist bands when they pass through their health and security screening. And everyday they get a different wrist band…and to any of us who have attended any type of event with wrist…

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With Nomination Papers Back In The News: What’s Up With Illegal Acts In The MKE County Exec Race?

Way back in February we had a big brouhaha around the nomination papers for two of the candidates for Milwaukee County Executive. There were some irregularities about contractors hired to solicit papers and a group of solicitors ended up working for three different candidates. That is not allowed…so the first…

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MKE County Executive Is Late To The Party (again?)

After the City of Milwaukee took a week to enact their citywide face mask mandate, someone woke up Milwaukee Executive David Crowley. So, today, he is in favor of a countywide policy but…whoops…the county doesn’t have the authority. But if Exec. Crowley thought this was a good idea before, why…

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