Politics - Oct. 16, 2009
Gun debate triggers grandstanding, hand-wringing
A discussion about guns proved to be a blazing topic this week at a special meeting of the Common Council's Public Safety Committee. And sure, there was plenty of room for grandstanding and collective hand-wringing. "There simply is no excuse for the gun violence in our communities and residents will no longer stand for it. It is high time we take serious action," Ald. Bob Donovan said.
Tags: gun control, ald. bob donovan, ald. tony zielinski, kinnickinic avenue, scott walker, ku klux klan, lee holloway, joseph rice, joe sanfelippo, mark borkowski, lynn debruin

Politics - April 3, 2009
Operation Impact will return with cameras, patrols
Private efforts to pay for more street surveillance on the near South Side will be back for another year, says Ald. Bob Donovan. It's called "Operation Impact" and it uses cameras and increased foot patrols to saturate certain high-crime areas. The 2009 version will expand its scope both geographically and financially. Donovan said the program, which raised $176,000 last year, hopes to net $250,000 in 2009 in order to facilitate an expansion east of South 16th Street and west into the Jackson Park neighborhood.
Tags: operation impact, surveillance cameras, bob donovan, lee holloway, scott walker, gerard randall

Politics - July 18, 2008
Coming soon, to a front door near you...
Operatives from an organization called "Advancing Wisconsin" began leafleting doors in Bay View for the first time this political season. We should expect many more trees to be sacrificed for such efforts.
Tags: scott walker, john mccain, advancing wisconsin, joel stein, lee holloway

Politics - June 20, 2008
Privatization talks continues to taxi at airport
The idea to privatize Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport refuses to be grounded. The airport actually makes money for the county and isn't in major disrepair or in need of an overhaul, yet some local officials continue to carry the torch for selling it off.
Tags: Mitchell International, Tim Carpenter, Lee Holloway, Ald. Bob Donovan, Ald. Nic Kovac, SEWRPC, Ald. Jim Bohl, Niagara, NewPage, John Norquist, Stan Gruszynski, Jeffrey Mursau, Crivitz

Politics - April 25, 2008
Getting MPS off the bus
Busing issues in Milwaukee Public Schools always get the big headlines -- sometimes too big. Take, for instance, a recent banner announcing a new plan for MPS that would reduce "massive busing," a plan envisioned by new School Board member Michael Bonds.
Tags: Rezko, Doyle, MPS, busing, Bagojevich, Wisconsin Club for Growth, Scott Walker, Rick Graber, Lee Holloway, Theo Lipscomb, ethanol, I-94, Feingold