by Libby Sobic | Jun 21, 2021 | Features
On Thursday, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) finalized the state budget, which now heads for a full vote of the legislature. Legislative Republicans voted to invest in our students, their families and Wisconsin taxpayers. Here are four takeaways you should...
by jameswigderson | Jun 20, 2021 | Features
Check out this insane number of Kia and Hyundais getting stolen in #Milwaukee according to @MilwaukeePolice pic.twitter.com/9IGLm1l0cz — Hillary Mintz (@HILLARY_MINTZ) June 17, 2021 MILWAUKEE – Noting the alarming rise in car thefts in Milwaukee are mostly...
by jameswigderson | Jun 15, 2021 | Features
If you missed Frank Fest over the weekend, the Republican Party of Waukesha County has you covered. They have free popcorn, soft drinks (probably Kool-Aid) and, yep, 2020 election porn on Wednesday night. It’ll be the smash-hit feel-good movie of the Summer. The...
by jameswigderson | Jun 15, 2021 | Features
Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI6) is outraged, OUTRAGED, that Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has been silenced. No, really, the congressman uses the word “outrage” twice in his press release about Johnson being suspended by YouTube. “If someone is, right now,...
by Howard Marklein | Jun 13, 2021 | Features
Budget Bulletin: Transportation, Building Commission, Stewardship Program, Water Quality, Corrections, Courts…and more. The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) held two Executive Sessions on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 and Thursday, June 10, 2021. It was a very busy week...
by Joe Handrick | Jun 12, 2021 | Features
Sports fans may feel a temporary sting if their sports team goes from “first to worst” — but it is still just a game. However, when the actions (or inactions) of a governor threaten to move a successful government program from “first to worst”, it’s not a game — the...
