Politics - Oct. 18, 2009
Candidates lining up for position of "Lite Governor"
A long-time Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor once said that if he woke up, called the office and the governor wasn't dead, he would have fulfilled the constitutional duties of the office. They don't call it Lite Governor for nothing. Every once in awhile, there's even talk of abolishing the position, most recently with a proposal by state Sen. Alan Lasee (R-De Pere). Democratic Senate President Fred Risser told a Madison TV station that he has supported the idea in the past, but hasn't made up his mind on the current proposal. Yet a line is forming to run for the job.
Tags: lieutenant governor, barbara lawton, wisconsin, specner coggs, tony zielinski

Politics - Oct. 2, 2009
Bar opponents play the "not in my backyard" card
Riverwest residents turned out en masse this week to oppose the re-opening of Smokey's, 2425 N. Dousman St. Neighbors pointed out that there are four bars in a two-block stretch of Dousman -- which is similar to what opponents in Bay View said about a proposed sports bar -- but they were told, in essence, "if you don't like it, you shouldn't have moved into the area."
Tags: riverwest, nathan potter, smokey's, the gig, steven vieth, bay view, tony zielinski, nik kovac, russ feingold, one wisconsin now

Politics - Aug. 28, 2009
Taking schools to school
Proponents and opponents of changing the way the Milwaukee Public Schools are run were lining up in droves this week as some public events were held to draw attention to a plan by Gov. Jim Doyle and Mayor Tom Barrett to allow the mayor to oversee the schools.
Tags: Milwaukee Public Schools, Tom Barrett, Jim Doyle, Gwen Moore, Josh Zepnick, Tony Zielinski, Willie Hines, Scott Walker, Mark Neumann, Milwaukee Public School Defense League

Politics - June 19, 2009
Task force seeks to update liquor license process
A special task force, chaired by former state Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler, would like to see the Common Council modernize the mechanism for hearing license requests in order to keep politicians from tampering with the process and alleviate the appearance of "aldermanic privilege."
Tags: common council, liquor license, over-concentration, tony zielinski, scott walker, barry mandel, noyes pool, pulaski pool

Marketplace - May 2, 2009
Crawling in support of our fair trade city
Saturday, May 9 is World Fair Trade Day. It's an especially exciting day in Milwaukee, which was the first large city in United States to become a Fair Trade City in 2007. Read on to learn more about the second annual Milwaukee Fair Trade Crawl.
Tags: fair trade, world fair trade day, fair trade city, fair trade crawl, tony zielinski, coffee, outpost