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Milwaukee Buzz - Thursday

No bid? No way!

"Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee (support) giving Gov. Scott Walker broad authority to sell....state property without seeking competitive bids....." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 22, 2013, page 1AUnder the plan approved for inclusion in the state budget &...

Milwaukee Buzz - May 1, 2013

Hunger Games at Guantanamo

"100 of the 166 prisoners at Guantanamo were...participating in the hunger strike....'I don't want these individuals to die' (President Barack Obama)" Associated Press, May 1, 2013 When Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners did the same thing in 1981, British Prime Min...

Milwaukee Buzz - April 18, 2013

Conservatives Curb County Board

Yesterday Assembly Republicans passed a bill that would diminish the authority of the Milwaukee County Board, cut its budget by two-thirds and reduce the term of supervisors from four to two years. The bill also provides for a referendum in April , 2014, on cutting the sup...

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 26, 2013

Residence Requirement

Governor Scott Walker has proposed that Wisconsin bar cities, villages and school districts from requiring employees to live in their communities. Is that a good idea?Cities, like Milwaukee, impose this requirement primarily to spur demand for city housin...

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 21, 2013

Serious County Reform

All the recent fuss about reforming the government of Milwaukee County has been about the size and pay of the County Board. There is no ideal size, but a smaller board could probably handle the workload just as well as the 18 members we have now. Cook Cou nty, Illlinois, (...

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Blog - April 8, 2011

Just Flip A Coin!

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