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After Friday’s big news that a majority of the County Board and County Executive Scott Walker were agreed and in support of building a new facility for the Behavioral Health Division, Supervisor Patricia Jursik wanted to put her two cents in. Basically, she is against it. What is troublesome is why she is against it. From [...] Often in life, one thing can lead to another which leads to another. Likewise, one thing not done can lead to other issues. Today I found fine examples of both of those situations. As most people are already aware, things are not good at Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division (formerly known at Milwaukee County Mental Health [...] Milwaukee County Supervisor Patricia Jursik is again pushing the state for some action on the Hoan Bridge. She has put it on her enewsletter and issued a press release about the issue. There has been a lot of back and forth on this issue. Most of the reported coverage that can be found shows a strong [...] Here is the 4th Street Forum’s show about the budget crisis that Scott Walker and the County Board has led us into: It takes about an hour, but it is rather interesting. Please note that near the end, Supervisor Patricia Jursik admits that they passed a deficit budget, which, of course, is against the law. To be honest, I am flabbergasted at Scott Walker’s audacity. It has become increasingly obvious to even the most casual observer that he has completely put his own personal and political aspirations before the common good of Milwaukee County. His level of personal responsibility to Milwaukee County has deteriorated to the point that even his [...] This is not to be tolerated. Today, County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic issues a press release in defense of a resolution she cosponsored with Supervisor Chris Larson, which would authorize a study of extending health care benefits to the domestic partners of qualified county employees. Her words were quite polite, but the undertone was also unmistakable (emphasis [...] Local politicians have formed a coalition to save the Hoan Bridge: Milwaukee County Supervisors Patricia Jursik, Marina Dimitrijevic and Christopher Larson, along with State Representative Christine Sinicki, have formed the Coalition to Save the Hoan in response to recent developments surrounding the Hoan Bridge. This core group of elected officials will call on other political leaders [...] |
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