Murphy’s Law

Murphy’s Law: Age of Voters Will Decide Election
Murphy’s Law

Age of Voters Will Decide Election

Key fact: a vast difference in political views between those under and over age 40.

Murphy’s Law: Catholic Hospitals Dominate State, Restrict Women’s Choices
Murphy’s Law

Catholic Hospitals Dominate State, Restrict Women’s Choices

Hospitals restrict reproductive procedures, contraception — more than in nearly any state.

Murphy’s Law: Will Deer District Concert Halls Hurt City?
Murphy’s Law

Will Deer District Concert Halls Hurt City?

Will proposed venues bring more concerts to town or crush its current concert promoters?

Murphy’s Law: Does City Need Another War Memorial?
Murphy’s Law

Does City Need Another War Memorial?

It’s being offered for free to the county. But will it junk up the lakefront?

Murphy’s Law: How the Calatrava Changed Milwaukee
Murphy’s Law

How the Calatrava Changed Milwaukee

Good for the city, yes. But how good for the Milwaukee Art Museum?

Murphy’s Law: The Startling Decline in Child Poverty
Murphy’s Law

The Startling Decline in Child Poverty

Study finds it's down 65% in Wisconsin and 59% nationally since 1993, driven by government aid.

Murphy’s Law: Big Surge in Women Registering to Vote
Murphy’s Law

Big Surge in Women Registering to Vote

Wisconsin has third biggest surge in U.S. since Roe overthrown. Could help decide election.

Murphy’s Law: Will Trump Help State’s Democrats Win?
Murphy’s Law

Will Trump Help State’s Democrats Win?

His disapproval rate is way high in Wisconsin, yet Michels, Johnson have embraced him.

Murphy’s Law: Will Republicans Give Milwaukee a Sales Tax?
Murphy’s Law

Will Republicans Give Milwaukee a Sales Tax?

Meeting to ‘reset’ relationship between city and state legislators raises doubts, hopes.

Murphy’s Law: Which Colleges Give Students Best Return?
Murphy’s Law

Which Colleges Give Students Best Return?

MU, MSOE, UW-Madison the highest, MIAD and UW-Superior the lowest in future earnings.

Murphy’s Law: The Legacy of Rembert Weakland
Murphy’s Law

The Legacy of Rembert Weakland

A once revered giant of the Catholic Church dies with a tarnished reputation.

Murphy’s Law: The Little Urban Group That Could
Murphy’s Law

The Little Urban Group That Could

Urban Anthropology, Inc. has become a go-to organization for Milwaukee ethnic history