Politics - Aug. 15, 2007
Budget time fills some legislators' bank accounts
Despite the semi-annual hand wringing and brow-beating over the fact that state lawmakers accept campaign contributions while they are writing the budget, the practice continues bigger than ever.
Tags: doyle, wasserman, democrats, scott walker, republicans, tommy thompson, iowa straw poll, kanavas, plale, colon, lazich, sinicki

Politics - March 30, 2007
Low voter turnout could be candidates’ fault
Bemoaning low voter turnout is in season, but maybe this season’s plague of unused ballots might be the fault of the candidates.
Tags: election, vote, school board, MPS, ziegler, troha, sewer, milorganite, feingold, plale

Politics - Jan. 5, 2007
2006: the year in politics
Here are some winners and losers that got us out of bed in the morning over the past year, according to Doug Hissom.
Tags: Nixon, Democrats, Republicans, Hissom, Plale, McGee, recall election, Norquist

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 17, 2006
What happens at Billy Mitchell stays at Billy Mitchell
If anyone knows about what is and what isn’t working at General Mitchell International Airport, it’s Barry Bateman, director of the facility. However, if you expect Bateman to publicly express his complete viewpoints on the good, the bad and the ugly of ol’ Billy Mitchell, you best wait for the next flight out of town.
Tags: mitchell, stone, airport, o'hare, chicago, midway, plale