Politics - Oct. 9, 2009
Supervisors dive in to battle Walker on public pools
So Scott Walker wants to close six pools -- several on the North Side -- to build one large aquatic center on the South Side? How does that make budgetary sense? It does to County Exec Walker who wants to spend $11 million to build the aquatic center while closing Pulaski and Noyes indoor pools and the outdoor pools at Washington, Holler and Jackson Parks and Pelican Cove.
Tags: Scott Walker, Marina Dimitrijevic, Milwaukee Public Schools, Mayor Tom Barrett, Gov. Jim Doyle, Barbara Lawton, Port of Milwaukee, Hoan Bridge, Eric Reinelt, Susan Edman

Politics - Aug. 14, 2009
Waving the flag for free speech
A Crivitz supper club owner will get help from a bevy of lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin as he sues the village for denying his right to fly the U.S. flag upside down.
Tags: Critivz, Vito J. Congine, ACLU, smoking ban, Milwaukee River Dam, Estabrook Park, Gov. Jim Doyle, Sen. Russ Feingold, Ald. Terry Witkowski, Ald. Robert Bauman, Cash for Clunkers

Milwaukee Buzz - May 16, 2009
Selig heads list of '09 graduation speakers
It's cap and gown time. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig spoke to graduates at UW-Madison, his alma mater, and other schools in the area have slated their ceremonies.
Tags: bud selig, graduation, marquette university, dick enberg, uw-milwaukee, gov. jim doyle

Politics - Dec. 24, 2008
Should voters pick School Board representatives?
Milwaukee Ald. Bob Donovan wants an appointed School Board, as opposed to letting the public choose their representatives. He calls it a priority on his Christmas wish list.
Tags: ald. bob donovan, tom barrett, school board, bronzeville, black holocaust museum, gov. jim doyle, mark jefferson, republican party of wisconsin, state engineering association, mark klipstein, frame park, baseball, chad bauer, dominique T. Robinson

Politics - July 25, 2008
Special interests help set judicial spending record
It's not exactly "hold the presses!" news anymore, but the most recent state Supreme Court race set records for spending. And most of it, to no surprise, was spent by special interest groups.
Tags: Michael Gabelman, Louis Butler, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Greater Wisconsin Committee, Coalition for America's Families, WEAC, Gov. Jim Doyle, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Club for Growth Wisconsin, National Rifle Association, Ald. Bob Donova