I never wanted to become an expert in pensions. Thanks to now-Governor Scott Walker I had no choice. Now, many public workers in Wisconsin are getting sideways glances from their neighbors just as public workers in Milwaukee County have ever since Walker started his anti-government crusade back in 2001. You would think from the news [...]

There’s lots of controversy right now as Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is bullying through a bill to strip workers of their rights to bargain collectively. Once that happens, the best workers will leave and Wisconsin could see a generation of declining education. Anti-teacher bills like this do not have a temporary impact. The impact is [...]

Bills change when they’re in the legislature, as I hope this one does, but as it stands now Representative Jeff Stone’s voter ID bill would make it illegal to use anything but a military ID, a driver’s license or a state-issued ID. That means that even a passport, the ID which is the most difficult [...]

Governor Scott Walker wants to kill the state unions. His thinking is that they’re standing in the way of balancing the Wisconsin state budget. Walker’s problem is that he doesn’t seem to understand simple economics. There’s nothing in the handbook they give you when you give up your private sector job to go work for [...]

Today, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel published their Politifact column and gave candidate Jeff Stone a “true” on a softball question. They may as well have done an analysis of whether Stone likes puppies. Stone said, “I’m the only candidate for Milwaukee County executive that has voted against increasing government pensions.” But is this really true? The [...]

In the Sullivan ad, candidate Jim Sullivan introduces himself and lays out who he is and why he believes, and is committed to, public service. He hits on his background as a Navy reservist and small business owner. Sullivan has identified himself as a candidate who wants to restore our parks and transit system while [...]