Scott Walker, Milwaukee County executive, is under some intense scrutiny brought on by Milwaukee’s only daily newspaper, and to take the line from the Stooges, “There’s something rotten in Denmark.” Walker was at a national conference trying to manage the crisis — and it blew up in his face…
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Further Down Stream June 2004
Neighbors report that police were at the Timothy Brophy property that was featured in the April Riverwest Currents in an article called “Brophy’s Boondoggles.” In early May, police reportedly closed down a crack house operation at 603 E. Burleigh, based on comments a police officer made to a neighbor at the crime scene. A near […]
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The Walker / Finley Walk of Shame
May 28 — As Memorial Day approaches, Citizens Allied for Sane Highways invites Wisconsin residents to view some of the graves in Wood National Cemetery and Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery that will be covered by a freeway lane if the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has its way. [The pictures can be found here.] …
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Pratt & Barrett: Time to cover something else
April 1–Milwaukee mayoral candidates Marvin Pratt and Tom Barrett joined today in asking the news media to shift the spotlight from their campaigns to the Milwaukee County Executive race in the final days before Tuesday’s election.
“We’ve enjoyed the attention, but let’s face it — there is only so much you can say about us,” Barrett and Pratt said in an unusual joint statement.
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March 2004
There is some good budget news for MPS students for fiscal year 2005. According to the MPS Update weekly news e-mail, there will be about a $201-per-pupil increase in funding allocated to schools. That jump, to $5,629, is by far the biggest in recent years. From fiscal year 2002 to fiscal year 2003, for instance, […]
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