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See his press release on WisPolitics: “Milwaukee Ald. Donovan: File urges study of consolidation or merger of city, county, & MPS services & agencies” Performing a consolidation or merger of local government bodies is a prime idea and bears immediate consideration. The long drumbeat for “less government” often drowns out the intelligent consideration of this [...] And I quote: “Milwaukee’s buses need sufficient funding.” That’s remarkable! The one remaining daily paper’s right-wing editorializor agrees that the bus system needs sufficient funding. At least we are in agreement on that. It is notable that Mr. McIlheran suggests no viable alternative sources of the funding. Also, he blends all of the public transit offerings in Arizona—from [...] Milwaukee County Supervisor Gerry Broderick and Representative Christine Sinicki issued a joint press release bearing the good news that the bill in the Assembly that would create a dedicated source of funding for Milwaukee County’s Parks and cultural activities has passed the Ways and Means Committee. This means that the bill has passed an [...] Gotta give the guy credit. With one fell swoop of his veto pen, the county executive has at once catered to the wishes of his hard-line conservative base and out-done fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Nemann by trying to strike away the domestic partner benefits law (correction: authorization to conduct a study on having domestic [...] The Journal Sentinel reports the latest news from the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors’ work on the proposed county budget. So far, the board has rejected “outsourcing of housekeeping and security jobs,” as well as “mainframe computer technician jobs and 25 airport firefighter jobs.” The board also voted to “to restore 20 of 39 parks worker [...] Last night was the first time I had attended a public hearing on the Milwaukee County budget. While driving in to Washington Park, I was struck by the sheer number of cars parked along the street and in the parking lots. It was evident that a lot of people had come to speak, or at [...] Rather than allow the beloved Koscuizko Community Center and Pelican Cove Pool to be closed at will by the county executive, the people of Milwaukee’s near west side have taken it upon themselvse to save their community’s resources. Here’s the text from their event’s Facebook page: Please Join us for a Bake Sale/Fundraiser & Rally! Date: Wednesday, October [...] According to the Journal Sentinel, the County Board was able to devote $500,000 for the construction of a “30-unit housing development for low-income residents with mental illness.” The money for this came from a $2 million trust fund that the county had created for the purpose of aiding the county’s neediest residents. This is a welcome change [...] Here is the press release [PDF, 144 KB] from Milwaukee County Supervisors Marina Dimitrijevic, 4th District, Johnny L. Thomas, 18th District, John F. Weishan, Jr., 16th District, and Chris Larson, 14th District. According to the release, “The Supervisors developed the plan as an alternative to County Executive Scott Walker’s 2010 budget proposal, which calls for [...] CBS 58 WDJT-TV has coverage of both the Milwaukee County First press conference, as well as the earlier press conference at which several county supervisors unveiled a plan to enhance existing pools and at the same time they create new revenue streams for the County. WUWM 89.7-FM had reporter Marti Mikkelson on hand, and she filed [...] |
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