Politics - March 20, 2008
Wisconsin likely to be key to November election
Wisconsin will be among a handful of "purple" states that will decide the presidential election in November. That prediction was among several observations made by a panel of political experts at a Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon Wednesday.
Tags: election, milwaukee press club, jeff mayers, obama, john mccain, republican, democrat, hillary, graul, mike tate

Politics - Feb. 19, 2008
I came, I saw, I voted
Arriving early may have been good because when I went to vote this morning, at about 7:15, there was a line, but not like ones I've seen in the past.
Tags: election, vote, ballot, primary, democrat, republican, msoe, pancakes, rick gagliano

Politics - Feb. 17, 2008
OnMilwaukee readers favor Obama
According to an OnMilwaukee.com poll, more than half of you plan to vote for Obama in Tuesday's primary.
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Democrat, Republican, primary, election, vote

Politics - Feb. 15, 2008
Police chief meets oversight panel
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn faced aldermen in a formal setting for the first time this week, a mere five weeks after stepping into his new role.
Tags: Ed Flynn, Milwaukee Police Department, Mike Gableman, Louis Butler, Milwaukee Christian Center, Milwaukee Public Schools, Wal-Mart, Kilbourn Tower, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Republican, Democrat, Paul Soglin

Politics - Feb. 8, 2008
A hard year's work?
State Rep. Leon Young isn't exactly known for his legislative writing prowess, but he certainly is known as the hardest-working Milwaukee-area legislator. (Just kidding.)
Tags: Republican, Democrat, State Senate, State Assembly, Teachers, McCain, Obama, Congressmen Paul Ryan and Jim Sensenbrenner, Vicki McKenna, J.B. Van Hollen, Mike Gableman, Scott Walker, Dan Vrakas, Sheriff David Clarke, Lena Taylor, Sheldon Wasserman, Pedro C