Normally on this turkey day there’s talk of reprieve, pardons and thankfulness for all we have been blessed with, but Watchdog Milwaukee has learned that State Senator Reynolds has another plan. Reynolds, an evangelical christian with a more-than-a-little quirkiness in him, has decided it would be a swell idea to bring back the death penalty [...]

I’m thankful for the fact that the incompetence of FEMA and its previous Director Michael “You’re Doing a Heck’uva Job Brownie” Brown, who was appointed by the Bush Administration, was shown for what it was during Hurricane Katrina instead of being demonstrated during an international Flu Pandemic. I’m thankful that the media have finally found [...]

The perfect time for massive capital improvement projects is coming to an end as interest rates continue to rise. But rather than take advantage of common sense long term financing, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker has put off necessary projects with the knowledge that they’ll have to be done later but with the hopes that [...]

Watchdog Milwaukee takes great pride in being one of the few blogs that uncovers scandals from Scott Walker, the corrupt politician whose lies have launched him to the highest office in Milwaukee County. But today, we’ve found good company with Eye On Wisconsin’s story Contract Questions for Scott Walker. In it, Eye on Wisconsin exposes [...]

Reprinted from our Sept 8th, 2004 story: As Scott Walker heads to the Republican National Convention, he’s telling the media “case closed” on a shady bond deal he doesn’t want the public to know about. In 2003 Walker’s buddy Nick Hurtgen, the embattled Vice-President of the Chicago investment firm Bears-Stearns, held an Illinois fundraiser for [...]

“This problem is bigger than us,” says Wauwatosa Mayor Theresa Estness of black Milwaukee’s longtime complaint about suburban police making “Driving While Black” (DWB) stops. She’s right. And, over the years, it’s been a problem too big for the criminal justice system in Milwaukee County. With a few notable exceptions, law enforcement and the judiciary [...]