Whither MKE Cnty: Full Text of Rep Sanfelippo’s bill

For all of you policy wonks out there who want to see the full text of State Representative Joe Sanfelippo’s bill to gut Milwaukee County Government, please click here! There is no doubt that the powers that be in Milwaukee County are openly taking advantage of the recent and current…

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Whither MKE Cnty: County Board Chair Marina Dimitrijevic Responds to Rep Sanfelippo

MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD CHAIRWOMAN DIMITRIJEVIC STATEMENT ON LRB 1340/2: Milwaukee – Chairwoman Marina Dimitijevic has issued the following response after reviewing the latest version of bill LRB 1340/2. We have just seen the bill draft for the first time today, and there are clearly new provisions in this version of…

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Whither MKE Cnty: County Supervisor Bowen Responds to Rep. Sanfelippo

SUPERVISOR DAVID BOWEN RESPONDS TO LRB-1340/2 State Legislators are Attempting to Tip the Scales of Power in Milwaukee County Government Milwaukee – Supervisor David Bowen District 10, has issued the following statement in response after reviewing the latest version of bill LRB-1340/2. “It seems legislators should be focusing on growing…

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Whither MKE Cnty: Sanfelippo reneges.

I have received a number of emails concerning State Representatve and former professional part time county supervisor Joe Sanfelippo’s reversal on allowing the county board to reform themselves. He has lined up a number of new co-sponsors including Milwaukee’s State Senator Lena Taylor and State Rep Dale Kooyenga (R –…

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Whither MKE Cnty: Who Would Run For A Part Time Board?

Oddly enough the proposal first put forth by State Representative Joe Sanfelippo and wholeheartedly supported by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, the editorial board of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the tories of the Greater Milwaukee Committee that would reduce County Board Supervisor salaries and deny them benefits is touted…

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OUR MKE: Interview with County Board Chair Marina Dimitrijevic

County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic talks about reform of Milwaukee County Government and the OUR Milwaukee Initiative. To here the interview click here! It runs 3.31 minutes.

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Whither MKE Cnty: Letting the Voters Decide Is A Good Idea Until It’s A Bad Idea!

The lead editorial bit of today’s Milwaukee Journal continues their support for a part time board for Milwaukee County. And they continue to support State Representative Joe Sanfelippo’s binding referendum despite the fact it only offers the choice between just two extremes on the spectrum: the status quo and a…

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Whither MKE Cnty and OUR Milwaukee: Watch This Space!

I intend to continue the Whither MKE Cnty (Milwaukee County) series as I talk about things in general related to the reform Milwaukee County Government movement. But there will also be a new series titles OUR MKE (Milwaukee) to cover things specific to the OUR Milwaukee initiative unveiled last week…

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Whither MKE Cnty: OUR Milwaukee: The Plan

This morning I typed up the press release from the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors about their OUR Milwaukee plan. Since then I have received the outline of the plan and present it here in its entirety: OUR Milwaukee County Plan Goal: To discuss reform of Milwaukee County government comprehensively,…

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Whither MKE Cnty: County Board of Supervisors Annonuces OUR Milwaukee!

I am typing this from a photo that was emailed to me just a while ago…so any lapse in spelling or grammar is probably my fault Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Unveils Countywide Government Reform Initiative “OUR Milwaukee” aimed at Comprehensive, Inclusive, and Local Government Reform Milwaukee – County Board…

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