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Analysis from Waukesha Environmental Action league shows public kept out of the decision-making process. Who loses? Taxpayers and the environment. ...
The Political Environment - 8:21 a.m.
Faith, hope and love were the takeaway messages from the Milwaukee Fair Wisconsin Action Network's March 11th meeting about the relationship between LGBT issues and the Bible. Action Network Co-Chair Cylest Andaloro-Brooks, whose academic background includes intensive religious education at a private college in Northern Illinois, presented on the ways in which anti-fairness community lead...
Fair Wisconsin - 7:47 a.m.
WPRI has a new poll out showing former governor Tommy! Thompson with a lead over Sen. Russ Feingold in the race for Feingold’s U.S. Senate seat. Shortly after the poll was released, Sen. Feingold’s campaign issued a statement : As has been widely reported, WPRI is a group with strong Republican ties, most prominently to [...]...
Blogging Blue - 4:45 a.m. - 4 clicks 
From my inbox: Community for Change and the League of Women Voters Wisconsin will sponsor a forum on “Money and Influence in American Elections” on Wednesday, March 24th at 7pm at Gateway Technical College in Racine. The forum will feature special guest speakers, Mike McCabe, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Andrea Kaminski, Executive [...]...
Blogging Blue - 4:20 a.m. - 3 clicks
Noteworthy finding s in a recent poll about water issues in the region., especially that 56% of respondents say Waukesha should get Lake Michigan water if it agrees to limit its development. Here's the exact question and answers: Water users outside of Milwaukee County who purchase Lake Michigan water should pay more for that water than water users in communities in Milwa...
The Political Environment - Fri 8:49 p.m. - 4 clicks
(Cross posted at Paul Ryan Watch) Ever since the intrepid Howard Gleckman revealed that the Road Map for America's Future does not, in fact, balance the budget, there's been a great deal of well-deserved piling on. Paul Ryan's response to......
Brew City Brawler - Fri 8:09 p.m. - 5 clicks
The tone and substance of the remarks made by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the shameful action taken by Israel this week is much appreciated and supported here at CP. That Israel would disrespect not only Vice-President Biden, but also the United States, was a slap that will sting for some time. Israel had some serious repair [...] ...
Caffeinated Politics - Fri 4:00 p.m. - 4 clicks
Scott Walker and John Chianelli continue to bungle things at BHD, allowing a cognitively delayed young woman be repeatedly sexually abused, allowing the perpetrator into the community without any precautions, and risking $60 million in revenue. Just so Walker can run for governor. Story at Milwaukee County First . ...
Cognitive Dissidence - Fri 6:41 a.m. - 7 clicks
At his birthday celebration in Milwaukee on March 7, 2010, Senator Russ Feingold made it clear “a lot of people in Washington” were pushing former governor Tommy Thompson to throw his hat in the race for Feingold’s U.S. Senate seat, and Feingold noted he’s more interested in what a lot of folks in Wisconsin wanted: On [...]...
Blogging Blue - Fri 6:41 a.m. - 4 clicks
Going against his “small government” grain, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker said yesterday he favors splitting Milwaukee Public Schools into smaller school districts. Speaking at the Marquette University Law School, Walker suggested that the state’s largest school district should be broken up into ten to twelve autonomous districts. Presumably, each of those ten [...]...
Blogging Blue - Fri 4:26 a.m. - 6 clicks
I can't help it, but the more I think about Scott Walker's Brown Bag Movement, the more I think of it something like this: Don't let Walker trick you with his brown bag gimmick . ...
Cognitive Dissidence - Thu 10:01 p.m. - 7 clicks
Well, it wouldn't solve our debt. I imagine it'll have a wonder effect on the lives of his richest investors... um, I mean contributors. WisPolitics DC Wrap: Report: Ryan 'Roadmap' wouldn't solve debt The state Democratic Party is highlighting a new report from the D.C.-based Center of Budget and Policy Priorities on U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's wide-ranging "Roadmap for America's Future" legisla...
The Motley Cow - Thu 8:48 p.m. - 8 clicks
The best chance for using water to address socio-economic issues in heavily-segregated Southeastern Wisconsin - - and in particular for Milwaukee and Waukesha - - is through a negotiated and cooperative water sale contract, said Catherine Madison, representing UWM consultants who have been performing a socio-economic analysis of a pending regional water supply plan. Madison presented preliminar...
The Political Environment - Thu 8:48 p.m. - 5 clicks
It was two years last December since Rachael Soglin first moved to LA. The previous year was tough. Not a lot of auditions, and the few that came along were not successful. Then something happened in mid-December. Maybe it was the new acting a class at Groundlings, an inspired coach working with her the day before each audition, or that new membership in the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). In any case ...
Waxing America - Thu 3:46 p.m. - 6 clicks
Are you tired of anti-gay opinion leaders using the Bible to encourage discrimination? Ready to brainstorm some responses to help build a bridge of understanding between people of faith and the LGBT community? Join the Milwaukee Fair Wisconsin Action Network tonight as they explore these controversial passages and offer hopeful insights! Thursday, March 11th 7 P.M. - 9 P.M. Milwaukee Metropolit...
Fair Wisconsin - Thu 2:05 p.m. - 4 clicks
The help of a Washington DC ubersuperdooperlobbying firm founded by current Mississippi governor and long-time GOP party leader Haley Barbour. Waukesha has granted annual contracts to an arm of the Barbour enterprise to help win water supply federal funding - - a quick review of the water utility's web pages finds a January 2007 contract approval for $63,000, and references to prior contracts ...
The Political Environment - Thu 12:28 p.m. - 8 clicks
The air is clean, he says, channeling his inner, all-gut Stephen Colbert. What's bad is that science says otherwise, thus suggesting fixes. So if your doctor finds you have a brain tumor, though you can't see it - - do you get steamed that the doc had one of those danged x-ray machines and some treatment seems in order? ...
The Political Environment - Thu 11:06 a.m. - 7 clicks
I had posted a reminder about Tommy The Taxer and the tax increases he assigned to Milwaukee and others as his stadium plan took shape. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin later posted this long-lost audio of Tommy's famous/infamous "stick-it to 'em" yammer. And thanks to Xoff for the Scott Walker connection . I had forgotten how enthusiastically Walker embraced the stadium taxes. ...
The Political Environment - Thu 10:06 a.m. - 9 clicks
Here is clarifying information from UWM. Note the location. You are invited to a lecture by renowned architect Léon Krier at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee on Monday, March 29, 2010 at 4:30pm to 6pm at the School of Architecture & Urban Planning, 2131 E. Harford Ave; Corner of Hartford & Maryland Avenues ; ...
The Political Environment - Thu 8:01 a.m. - 3 clicks
The big paper takes a major, page-one look at harmful soot (microscopic particulate matter) levels in Wisconsin's air this week. Weather is play a role, for sure, but this won't be the only time a slow-moving system stalls over the area; without adequate transit and enough pollution abatement systems on smokestacks, the problems will continue, and that's simply not acceptable. Clean Wis...
The Political Environment - Thu 8:01 a.m. - 5 clicks
Putting aside the fact that his claim that he’ll create 250,000 new jobs in Wisconsin before the end of his first term is pure fantasy, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker also seems to have a problem with the math associated with his claim. Walker’s plan for job creation centers on lowering taxes, while [...]...
Blogging Blue - Thu 5:20 a.m. - 15 clicks
From the inbox… On Saturday, March 20, Feingold volunteers will canvass door-to-door in 57 cities and towns across Wisconsin. And we’d love to have you join us. You don’t need to be an experienced canvasser to participate. The campaign will provide training, literature, walking lists, and pair you up with a canvass partner. The [...]...
Blogging Blue - Thu 5:20 a.m. - 4 clicks
Consultants under contract to the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission examining the broader regional impacts of water planning - - relevant and timely as Waukesha moves towards an application for a Lake Michigan diversion - - will present their findings at a 7 p.m. meeting at Frame Park, in Waukesha. The exact location is Schuetze Recreation Center, Frame Park, 11...
The Political Environment - Thu 4:43 a.m. - 3 clicks
I wonder if there is something for Milwaukee and the state to consider, given the I-43 devastation of the north side, in this restorative housing initiative in Michigan ? ...
The Political Environment - Thu 3:21 a.m. - 6 clicks
It is common knowledge that Walker felt that the Republican nomination for governor was his by the right that it simply was his turn. Unfortunately for Walker, Mark Neumann must not have gotten that memo and is also vying for the Republican nomination. Neumann presents a real threat to Walker's chances both because Neumann has a considerable amount of personal wealth that he can dump into his ca...
Cognitive Dissidence - Wed 11:24 p.m. - 10 clicks
After twelve years into Paul Ryan's award winning and star-studded career in congress, the factory workers in his district are finally getting served a heaping mouthful of dog food and a swift kick of tough love from his low-wage conservative and ideologically driven policies. JG Excerpt : JANESVILLE — A Janesville manufacturer that plans to close this fall will start laying off employees in ...
Rock Netroots - Wed 11:24 p.m. - 7 clicks
From Channel 12 WISN-TV : A new survey shows that the job outlook in the Milwaukee metro area is among the most promising in the nation. The report from Milwaukee-based Manpower is a snapshot of the nation's economy -- a forecast of what employers expect to do over the next few months. The report shows that, while metro Milwaukee is still feeling the pain of thousands of jobs lost, it app...
Cognitive Dissidence - Wed 8:28 p.m. - 7 clicks
Milwaukee is getting into the corporate sweepstakes - - where the winner gets a big infusion of Google upgrades and other investments . In other words - - jobs and better Internet services, which also make the economy run smoother. It's a national and statewide competition, so citizen support is a must. There is a Facebook page up and running with the name Google Fiber for Milwaukee. ...
The Political Environment - Wed 5:28 p.m. - 5 clicks
This is serious. Statewide media need to ramp up coverage, analysis. Watch for Particle Pollution The Wisconsin DNR has issued an Air Quality Watch for Particle Pollution effective 11:00 PM Wednesday, March 10, 2010 through 11:00 PM Thursday, March 11, 2010 for Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Cl...
The Political Environment - Wed 12:46 p.m. - 5 clicks
Now if we could get some political leadership to address this ridiculous situation... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Contact: Katie Nekola, Clean Wisconsin Energy Program Director Dramatic Increase in Air Quality Alerts Too Many Coal Plants Cause Unhealthy Particle Pollution MADISON -- It's not something to be proud ...
The Political Environment - Wed 12:46 p.m. - 5 clicks
The Journal Sentinel editorially expresses its strong belief in the UWM plan to buy land for an engineering school and related purposes on the County Grounds in Wauwatosa - - despite UWM's recent request to delay the proposed $13+ million land purchase agreement until July. I am hearing there may be hangups with the availability of tax credits to purchase some historic buildings on the site -...
The Political Environment - Wed 10:41 a.m. - 5 clicks
Put a face mask on Bucky. We're into day four of unhealthy air. Below is the alert from the DNR: Advisory for Particle Pollution (Orange) The Wisconsin DNR has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution (Orange) effective 9:00 AM Wednesday, March 10, 2010 through 9:00 AM Thursday, March 11, 2010 for Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, C...
The Political Environment - Wed 8:08 a.m. - 5 clicks
Third Coast Diges t gets it right. Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines , also . Without action, the largest transit system in Wisconsin is going under. ...
The Political Environment - Wed 8:08 a.m. - 4 clicks
I’ve been watching more than my fair share of Bucks basketball this year. The team has been playing very very well in the last couple months and they’re moving up in the standings and it’s looking like Milwaukee might be represented again in the NBA playoffs for the first time in six or seven years. It’s not [...]...
Left on the Lake - Wed 7:26 a.m. - 4 clicks
AFSCME is "Mad as Hell and Seeing Red." In a show of solidarity, AFSCME District Council 48 is calling on its members to wear something red every Friday until a contract is negotiated in good faith according to state and federal laws. AFSCME is also planning a rally to support the union members that have been laid off and will be laid off as Scott Walker continues to play politics with the...
Cognitive Dissidence - Tue 10:47 p.m. - 5 clicks
Read about how badly Scott Walker is making a mess of things thanks to his hubris and political myopia by making costly mistake after costly mistake . ...
Cognitive Dissidence - Tue 10:47 p.m. - 6 clicks
The statistics that still come to me once a week from some cyber-place I signed up for years ago tell an ugly tale. The number of people still checking this site every day for something -- anything -- new from me has whittled down to a hardy average of 23 soul survivors. In this site's hay-day -- somewhere between Gov. Doyle's trouncing of Mark Green and the racist Gableman c...
Plaisted Writes - Tue 10:24 p.m. - 10 clicks
From Citizens For Tax Justice : "Rep. Paul Ryan's GOP Budget Plan would collect $2 trillion less over a decade and yet require the bottom 90 percent to pay higher taxes." ...
Brewtown Gumshoe - Tue 3:26 p.m. - 6 clicks
In the American entertainment world, prison rape is an amusing topic and there is some wonderful prison-rape fun for the whole family. Hey, there’s Chris Rock on cable making a hilarious prison-rape joke in his HBO Special monologue. Good one, Chris! Or Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality(Donald Petrie, 2000) laughing it up at the end that the villainess, Candice Bergen, is going find her self g...
MAL Contends - Tue 1:43 p.m. - 7 clicks
A group of Madison-area Presbyterians voted in late February to ordain Scott Anderson, an only gay man with a long-term partner. Last week, Phil Haslanger, pastor at the Memorial United Church of Christ in Fitchburg, wrote a column for the Capital Times supporting this historic decision. Haslanger noted that, “Anderson put it eloquently in his statement seeking ordination, saying that he and ...
Fair Wisconsin - Tue 1:05 p.m. - 5 clicks
I've been quiet over here because I've been busy over at MCF. Today's topics include: The airport is breaking records , so why does Scott walker want to break the airport? If Chancellor Carlos Santiago and Walker would only learn how to work with people instead of trying to bully them, we would all be much farther in this world. Walker takes the wheels off of our buses , and what we can...
Cognitive Dissidence - Mon 10:43 p.m. - 7 clicks
Team Walker is complaining because their hero, Scott Walker, will have to win his primary and not just get ordained: So he starts with negative attacks ...now he's saying that Walker isn't rich like him, and he can't stop him from buying this race. Ah, isn't that just the common touch...one that everyday people will relate to. Does the idea of a rich man buying a race and making negativ...
Cognitive Dissidence - Mon 10:04 p.m. - 8 clicks
I saw an online ad the other day for Mark Neumann, a former Republican congressman who is now running for governor of Wisconsin. Curious, or bored — or both — I clicked through to his web site to see what he was all about. ...
DailyKos (Wisconsin) - Mon 6:23 p.m. - 11 clicks
Capital Times Excerpt : Speaking at a previously organized fundraising event at Madison's High Noon Saloon, Feingold delighted in contrasting his record as a critic of special-interest lobbying and campaign spending with Thompson's recent work as a high-profile lobbyist in Washington. Feingold said of Thompson: "Instead of taking on the special interests, he's been taking them on as clients."...
Rock Netroots - Mon 4:08 p.m. - 10 clicks
Wow, I almost forgot we do have some. Supervisor John Weishan gives a little history lesson and then shows vision on how Milwaukee can survive in the future: Milwaukee County’s municipal boundaries were constructed to meet the needs of industrial Milwaukee during the 1890’s and early 1900’s. Today, we have examples like West Allis (Allis Chalmers), West Milwaukee (Paulings & Harnischfe...
Cognitive Dissidence - Mon 3:01 p.m. - 7 clicks
This week I was alerted that a number of mayoral proclamations, or at least copies of same, from the 1970's surfaced on eBay. With the city still reeling from the controversy over making WILCO honorary citizens, it was obviously time to reminisce. Any time a noteworthy musician - rock, folk, blues or jazz - came to Madison, we whipped out the old proclamation paper, a blue ribbon, dusted off the t...
Waxing America - Mon 3:01 p.m. - 7 clicks
As a public service announcement, Milwaukee County First is proud to introduce the MCF Survival Guide to Scott Walker's Courthouse. And yes, it includes a plunger. ...
Cognitive Dissidence - Mon 3:01 p.m. - 6 clicks
Team Walker takes advantage of another person's personal shortcomings to try to make political hay. But we should expect that from them since we already knew they had no class to begin with. But TW did say that one is also defined by his friends, so let's look at who his friends are. Newt Gingrich - Hypocritical philanderer Charlie Sykes - Hypocritical philanderer State Senator Dan...
Cognitive Dissidence - Mon 3:01 p.m. - 7 clicks
The Milwaukee journal Sentinel reports that county transit ridership has fallen 9%. This is a surprise? From "Left on the Lake":While the usual suburban suspects on right wing talk radio will no doubt giggle with glee over the numbers, the......
Sprawled Out - Mon 3:00 p.m. - 4 clicks
In a surprise to no one, ridership is down on the Milwaukee County Transit bus routes. As the Journal Sentinel reports it, ridership is down 9% this year and is at a 35-year low. While the usual suburban suspects on right wing talk radio will no doubt giggle with glee over the numbers, the fact is [...]...
Left on the Lake - Mon 3:00 p.m. - 5 clicks
"The force of globalization can't be stopped," declares John Torinus in his latest Journal Sentinel rant. This type of thinking is typical of the business class. They believe in the magic of the market - an unstoppable force which always gravitates toward optimal outcomes. The problem with this paradigm is that it leads to a global race to the bottom, which ends up decreasing labor standards, wh...
Brewtown Gumshoe - Sun 10:01 a.m. - 8 clicks
At issue: Should the handling of disruptive students be limited? http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/g... “There they go again” was stated recently over lunch discussing this bill. Many schools have the room of many names; recovery room, thinking room, reflection room, or the safe room. In non politically correct terms we’d just call it a kiddie jail. At our elementary school...
The Proletariat - Sun 7:00 a.m. - 13 clicks
In the past the Journal Sentinel has referred to the downsizing of America's manufacturing base as "the inevitable consequence of capitalism an democracy." But now, lawmakers should "act to bolster nation's industrial base." Better late than never, I guess. For Further Reading: NAFTA and the Myth of Free Trade Wall Street Wants A Free Lunch, Not A Free Market ...
Brewtown Gumshoe - Mar 6 - 11 clicks
In this morning's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , Mayor Tom Barrett pointed out all of the jobs he brought into Milwaukee and contrasted that to the failure of Scott Walker who only knows how to decrease the number of working people. Walker's campaign whined back: Walker's campaign manager Keith Gilkes said that a better comparison would be the Milwaukee County Research Park, where GE Medica...
Cognitive Dissidence - Mar 5 - 13 clicks
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, in a brash power grab, recently fired 76 county workers . Among these 76 people who lost their jobs just because Walker wants to be governor were all the security guards at the courthouse, Children's Court and the City Campus. Walker then announced that he had a contract with Wackenhut, the same agency that is supposed to be providing security on Milwauk...
Cognitive Dissidence - Mar 5 - 12 clicks
Executive Director Katie Belanger and I were thrilled to participate today in the first Lieutenant Governor's Conference on LGBT Youth. The event, hosted by Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) for Safe Schools and Diverse & Resilient , drew over 300 participants from across the state. In addition to workshops about how to make our schools safer for LGBT youth, attendees were treated t...
Fair Wisconsin - Mar 5 - 7 clicks
