Murphy’s Law

• Republican Pushes for Medical Marijuana

  May 14th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  State Sen. Patrick Testin could be the key man in the success or failure of proposal.

• Journal Sentinel Bets on Harder Paywall

  May 9th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Making it tougher for casual readers to get access. Will that help or hurt?

• How Walker Wrecked State’s Prisons

  May 2nd, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Overworked staff, high turnover, rising overtime costs and violence plague the prisons.

• Average UWM Student Debt Rose 194%

  Apr 30th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  New study shows Wisconsin has more students in debt than 44 states. Any solution?

• Are Police Pursuits Out of Control?

  Apr 25th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Massive increase in high-speed chases under the new policy. Results are scary.

• Walker’s Costly War on the Poor

  Apr 23rd, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Former governor’s “trampoline” for SNAP recipients is a high-cost failure, report finds

• Mount Pleasant Biggest Foxconn Loser?

  Apr 19th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Village incurred massive costs for Foxconn’s ever-smaller plant that it may never recoup.

• Taxpayers Make Bucks, Brewers Rich

  Apr 16th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Forbes sees huge growth in value of franchises since taxpayer-financed stadiums built.

• Republicans Scared of Trucking Industry?

  Apr 9th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  They oppose fee on trucks that destroy roads, while getting big money from the industry.

• 10 Lessons of Supreme Court Race

  Apr 4th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Anger drives votes, media in decline, traditional judicial campaigns are dead, and more.

• The Trashing of Shirley Abrahamson

  Mar 28th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Why is Brian Hagedorn attacking a legal giant, rather than his opponent in high court race?

• Gov. Evers Plays Hardball

  Mar 26th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Too-nice Tony looks to beat the Republicans -- repeatedly -- at their own game.