Politics - March 7, 2008
Communication breakdown
The Milwaukee Police Department's troubled Crime Data System was a victim of lack of management, project oversight and lousy training, according to an audit by the city comptroller's office. That's a familiar finding from that office when it comes to police projects.
Tags: Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Police Department, KIlbourn Tower, University Club, Lee Holloway, Zielinski, West Samaria, Empowerment Village, Cardinal Capital, Don Pridemore, Tiburon

Politics - Dec. 21, 2007
City contemplates crackdown on curfew
Some Milwaukee aldermen want to crack down on teen curfew violations and want to force business owners to get in the game, too.
Tags: curfew, zielinski, willie hines, vassallo, mo's, posner building, MMSD, milwaukee police department, horse patrol, Fontarome Chemical, Friends of Milwaukee Rivers

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

Politics - Nov. 23, 2007
Football frenzy lands in government lap
What's more entertaining this time of year than football? How about dragging politics into America's fall pastime? Couch potatoes and armchair quarterbacks are riled about missing their favorite games and have sought help from, of all things, government.
Tags: Big Ten Network, Time Warner Cable, NFL Network, WISN, Packers, Badgers, Huckabee, Zielinski, Sliwa, Guardian Angels

Politics - Nov. 21, 2007
Fat, wheezing Milwaukee?
We're not the healthiest bunch here in the big city, according to a recent attempt at ranking the state's counties by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Tags: Bohl, Zielinski, Air America, Randi Rhodes, D'Amato, Billy Lee Morford