Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 8, 2009
Sunday Sound-off: Lakefront parking meters
County Executive Scott Walked has suggested putting parking meters at popular Lakefront attractions with the hope of closing a growing budget gap. What do you think, Milwaukee? Here's your chance to voice your opinion.
Tags: milwaukee county, scott walker, bradford beach, mckinley marina, parking meters, veterans park

Politics - July 30, 2008
Teeing up a Darling political debate
What's more important, money or golf prowess? That's the latest debate in the contest for state Senate between incumbent Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and her challenger, state Rep. Sheldon Wasserman (D-Milwaukee).
Tags: alberta darling, sheldon wasserman, tom barrett, scott walker, milwaukee county, ed flynn, dale knapp

Marketplace - June 12, 2008
Let them roller skate or skate board at Red Arrow
During the chilled months, Red Arrow is a vibrant ice rink. Not so much in the summer.
Tags: Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee County, ice skating, roller skating, Starbucks, Jeff Baudry, County Parks

Marketplace - March 28, 2008
Public Policy Forum: region still growing, but a bit more slowly
The Public Policy Forum is out with new data today on Southeastern Wisconsin property values.
Tags: Public Policy Forum, regional growth, economic development, property values, Milwaukee 7, Milwaukee County, tax rate

Travel & Visitors Guide - Feb. 5, 2008
Milwaukee (dis)county: making the most of your residency
Sure, you get to pay a lot of taxes and that earns you the right to gripe, but what are some of the other tangible benefits of being a Milwaukee County resident (in addition to the great parks, etc.)?
Tags: Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Art Museum, Domes, Boerner, Zoo, Cool Waters, Pelican Cove, Community Center, Kosciuszko Park, Mitchell Park, Greenfield Park, golf, Brown Deer Park

Politics - Nov. 25, 2009
City-County Government Consolidation/Merger
  [The author is a Louisville attorney who has practiced for 30 years, the first 6 ½ of those as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Special Counsel to then Jefferson County, Kentucky  Executive (now US Senate Minority Leader) Mitch McConnell, and ever since in the &nb...
Tags: government, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, merger, consolidation

Politics - Nov. 18, 2008
No Dice Dan Bice
This letter is in response to the Daniel Bice piece in the 11/17/08 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel entitled "Milwaukee County Retiree Drawing Big Payout" in which Mr. Bice writes a scathing criticism of George Brotz, a recently retired accounting manager with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's ...
Tags: daniel bice, bice, george brotz, milwaukee county, lump sum, buyback, pension, backdrop