Politics
How a Gun Club Pollutes Lake Michigan
The Cudahy Gun Club’s shooters add one ton of lead to the lake per year. So why does the county board allow this?
Dec 18th, 2014 by Rick Kaiser
State Fights Plan to Cut Carbon Emissions
Plan would cut emissions by 34% and costs for state, Walker administration figures show. So why the resistance?
Dec 17th, 2014 by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
County Mental Health Board’s Slow Start Prompts Questions
Volunteer board and emphasis on community-based care has worked in other cities but going slow here.
Dec 17th, 2014 by Matthew Wisla, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Council Delays Streetcar Until January
Minority of aldermen were able to use city charter provision to delay project for one month, but a majority seems poised to approve it.
Dec 16th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Walker’s Battle Against Birth Control
State audit that could shut down family planning clinics may be latest of his anti-contraception efforts.
Dec 16th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Wisconsin Is Now a Republican Oligopoly
Election results reveal Democrats now start all elections with a ten percent disadvantage.
Dec 11th, 2014 by Bruce Thompson
Will Journal Sentinel Become a Right-Wing Paper?
Marty Kaiser’s retirement and replacement by managing editor George Stanley will likely mean a more conservative paper.
Dec 11th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Committee Takes No Action on Streetcar
Public Works Committee votes to send streetcar proposal to full council, setting up a showdown Dec. 16th.
Dec 10th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Approves Milwaukee Streetcar
Mayor offers historic address to council committee on streetcar and it gains their approval. Only one person speaks in opposition.
Dec 9th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
America’s Newest Hero, David Clarke
He’s in the news everywhere and conservatives are falling all over themselves in adulation.
Dec 9th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Swing Voters Leave Hope for Democrats
They voted for Walker yet support accepting federal Medicaid increase and raising minimum wage.
Dec 8th, 2014 by Steven Walters
The Bizarre Politics of Ald. Tony Zielinski
Once a hard core conservative, he’s now a Bay View liberal. Except when opposing things like the streetcar.
Dec 4th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
