Politics

• Public should pay attention to AG’s Voter ID Law effort

  Aug 22nd, 2012 by Ald. Milele Coggs

  Statement of Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs

• Wisconsin High on State Funding of Local Governments – Local “Returns” on Taxes Paid Vary Widely by Municipality, County

  Aug 20th, 2012 by Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance

  MADISON— For every dollar state taxpayers send to Madison, 67¢ goes to local governments, schools, and property taxpayers, and not to running state agencies and programs.

• Candidates should make position known on Disclose Act

  Aug 17th, 2012 by Ald. Michael Murphy

  American politics today is bursting at the seams with money, and most of it is donated anonymously. That lack of transparency is troubling to Alderman Michael J. Murphy and to members of the Common Council.

• Where my loyalties rest

  Aug 17th, 2012 by Ald. Bob Donovan

  I feel compelled to respond today to the comments about me that came from Jeff Fleming on behalf of the Barrett administration.

• Property Values Drop for Fourth Consecutive Year – Values Off 3.2%

  Aug 16th, 2012 by Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance

  Only seven of 72 counties had increased values.

• Milwaukee County Chairwoman Reacts To Parks Director Depature

  Aug 16th, 2012 by Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic

  Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic released the following statement upon learning of the departure of Milwaukee County Parks Director Sue Black:

• Alderman Donovan to announce new efforts in fight against streetcar

  Aug 15th, 2012 by Ald. Bob Donovan

  Alderman Bob Donovan will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, August 16) to announce new efforts in his bid to derail the proposed downtown streetcar project.

• 100 Days of Progress at the County Board

  Aug 1st, 2012 by Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic

  Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic released the following progress report on her first 100 days in office.

• Public deserves updates on City Hall repair investigation

  Jul 11th, 2012 by Joe Dudzik

  While the chair of the Public Works Committee seems to be pre-occupied with doing all he can to keep alive possible options for preserving the crumbling Sydney Hih (an eyesore of a building), he is ignoring issues with our beloved National Historic Landmark – City Hall.

• One big cavity in Journal Sentinel PolitiFact piece on fluoride

  Jul 9th, 2012 by Ald. Jim Bohl

  When Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Jim Nelson asked me this question in an email during his lead up to today’s PolitiFact Wisconsin article, I knew the truth COULD be the victim in a faulty verdict by our city’s “Judge and Jury” news media outlet.

• Common Council to Mull Audit of MPD Crime-Reporting Practices

  Jun 11th, 2012 by Joe Dudzik

  According to the resolution, a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation found more than 500 cases in which serious assaults were misclassified by the MPD as lesser offenses.

• We’re Reaping the Harvest We’ve Sown

  Aug 5th, 2011 by Ald. Bob Donovan

  Statement of Alderman Bob Donovan and Alderman Joe Dudzik August 5, 2011