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Bring 'Em All Back!

In light of the recent incident at General Mitchell International Airport, in which a fiber cement wall board fell 15 feet and struck a young man in the head, three County Supervisors, Chris Larson, Marina Dimitrijevic and John Weishan issued a press release calling for County Executive Scott Walker to rehire the 10 airport workers [...]

Now, It's The Airport That's Falling Down

Channel 12, WISN-TV, is reporting that on Saturday, an 18 year old man was injured when a fiber cement wall board, weighing 14 pounds, fell some 15 feet and hit him in the head, leaving a 6-inch gash in his head.

The report goes on with an interview of Supervisor Chris Larson, who questions the cause [...]

Reminder: O'Donnell Park Rally Wednesday

From the weekend:

Like I have been repeatedly pointing out, there are many questions about the investigation of the tragedy which occurred at O’Donnell Park last month.  Scott Walker has been trying to control the information getting out, once again putting his political aspirations above the public good.

Some of the concerns of [...]

O’Donnell Park Press Conference and Rally This Wednesday

Like I have been repeatedly pointing out, there are many questions about the investigation of the tragedy which occurred at O’Donnell Park last month.  Scott Walker has been trying to control the information getting out, once again putting his political aspirations above the public good.

Some of the concerns of the Supervisors and pro-Milwaukee citizens are [...]

Not Letting A Good Crisis Go To Waste – The Hoan Bridge Version

The Hoan Bridge has hit crisis mode.  While politicians in Madison dither about on whether to fix it or replace it with a lower bridge or some other solution, chunks of it have been falling off.

The State’s temporary solution, which is really no solution at all, is to put nets under the bridge to catch [...]

Happy Birthday, MCTS!

Milwaukee County’s mass transit system turns 150 years old this year.  To celebrate, Supervisors Dimitrijevic and Larson are announcing that Northwestern Mutual is sponsoring free rides on Route 15 this Friday.  From their press release:

Milwaukee County Supervisors Marina Dimitrijevic and Chris Larson will celebrate the Milwaukee County Transit System’s 150th birthday on Friday. Route 15 [...]

Another Walker Money Saving Scheme Backfires

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker likes to pretend that he is a fiscal conservative.  He gives his constituents this song and dance on how he is saving tax payers money by cutting county workers and/or services.  But by the end of the day, it ends up costing all of us more money and more than [...]

It’s Only Going To Get Worse

Supervisor Chris Larson wrote a short piece for the Bay View Compass which does a good job of highlighting how Scott Walker and his cronies on the County Board got us into the mess we’re in now:

From the first moments of this year, County Executive Scott Walker’s 2010 budget put us in a deficit. [...]

Supervisor Larson Explains Why We Need The Sales Tax

An Expensive Display Of Futility

On Thursday, the Milwaukee County Board put on an expensive display of futility for the public.  They had a special session for the whole board to meet to pass a resolution by County Executive Scott Walker which would add ten more furlough days to targeted AFSCME workers.

As Supervisors Chris Larson and John Weishan accurately point [...]