Politics - March 28, 2008
Smile, Milwaukee: You may be on hidden camera
The city approved spending $110,000 to put cameras at three bus stops on the South Side. The cameras, somehow, are expected to deter youth violence at the stops.
Tags: ald. jim bohl, rant langley, pedro colon, uw-milwaukee college republicans, rebecca dallet, jeffrey norman, robert puente, milwaukee county transit system, surveillance cameras

Politics - Jan. 4, 2008
Turning up the volume on the noise ordinance debate
Milwaukee aldermen are considering a plan that that would allow police to hand out tickets without actually witnessing any wrongdoing.
Tags: noise ordinance, scott walker. lena taylor, chaser's pub, bob donovan, joe dudzik, robert puente, joe klein, jack horein

Politics - Dec. 5, 2007
Fire Department trims could save millions
A leaner fire department could save Milwaukee millions a year, says a new consultant's report. But to do that city officials will have to lock horns with the firefighters' union.
Tags: Zielinski, D'Amato, Bohl, Witkowski, Dudzik, Ashanti Hamilton, Robert Bauman, Robert Puente, snow plow, Milwaukee Fire Dept., Chaser's, Busalacchi, Frank F. Dobert, Club Escape, Courtny Gerrish, Grede, Allen-Bradley, Tim Ebert, Common Council, C2 Bar, Moc