Politics - Jan. 23, 2009
Flynn concocts creative ways to spend seized funds
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn, seeking to spend the slush fund known as "asset forfeiture expenditures," sent a laundry list of ideas to a Common Council committee last week. As usual, many of the items don't necessarily qualify as "proper spending" under federal guidelines. No one seems to care about that anymore.
Tags: chief edward flynn, asset forfeiture fund, art jones, nan hegerty, terry witkowski, sick leave, maria monteagudo, foca, susan armacost

Marketplace - Dec. 23, 2008
We know what you're thinking ...
To be sure, the polls are unscientific. But from my ongoing conversations with many of you, I think they do a fair job of generally reflecting what you're thinking out there. Some of our poll results are surprising. Some not so much.
Tags: polls, healthcare, sick leave, airport