Without fail, we expected the political climate to heat up. As elected officials, special interests and the community is lining up behind candidates, the gloves have come off. Negative commercials, … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Senator Larson, It’s Time to Move On
By M. Bryant It’s time to let it go. Plain and simple, move on. After listening to Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson and supporters at a recent press conference on the Milwaukee Bucks … [Read more...]
Milwaukee County Executive Debate Raises County Parks and Debt Issues
By Mrinal Gokhale Hundreds filled the Italian Conference Center on February 22, listening quietly as Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Senator Chris Larson faced off in the first … [Read more...]
Senate committee passes water privatization bill in executive session despite public opposition
Full State Senate to vote in next 10 days MILWAUKEE - Yesterday, Senator Chris Larson, Tom Stolp, from Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, and Jayme Montgomery Baker, from Sierra Club made … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Senate Approves Arena Deal for the Bucks – with Changes
By Srijan Sen The Wisconsin state senate passed a bill 21-10 that proposed public funding for the new Bucks arena. The bill, now traveling to the state assembly, is expected to pass without … [Read more...]
Audit finds serious flaws with Wisconsin jobs agency, as state comes in last on job growth report
By Cassandra Lans An audit from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found that last year the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) didn’t verify or require performance information or … [Read more...]
Time Warner Cable brings 200 new jobs to Milwaukee
File an online application in less than 10 minutes Time Warner Cable last week announced the addition of 200 new full-time jobs to its downtown Milwaukee workforce. The new hires will work as … [Read more...]
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Fresh out of the oven – Walker’s cooked numbers
Madison – This week, Governor Walker announced a set of imaginary jobs numbers concocted to detract away from his failed leadership, which has caused Wisconsin to be last in the nation for job … [Read more...]
Republicans rush redistricting power grab overruling local governments
Despite outcries from local government and growing constitutionality concerns, Republican senators hurriedly passed their redistricting maps that remained secret until recently. Republican … [Read more...]
Senate Democrats fight against Voter ID Bill
Compiled by Courier Staff “On Tuesday, May 17, 2011 the Wisconsin Senate debated the Voter Suppression Bill; more commonly called AB 7, the Voter ID Bill. “This is a deliberate and calculated … [Read more...]