Tom Reynolds was an enthusiastic supporter and co-author of Assembly Bill 850authorizing the continued placement of piers that cause damage to fish and wildlife habitat and obstruct navigation.  I’m talking about massive solid-fill structure piers that go above and beyond what is necessary to get into or out of a boat.  This legislation has been [...]

As a child more than four decades ago, I never saw a bald eagle soaring over a northern Wisconsin lake.  Today they are common.
The vast majority of the public supports protections for rare and endangered plants and animals.  Yet, if State Senator Tom Reynolds has his way, a dangerous precedent will be set for [...]

After an exhaustive and expensive investigation by the Milwaukee County District Attorneys office, the Wauwatosa City Clerk, Carla Ledesma, has been cleared of any wrongdoing.  Members of State Senator Tom Reynolds inner circle tried in vain to claim that Ledesma did the wrong thing by correcting flawed computer records that did not match the actual [...]

A few years ago I trusted in State Senator Tom Reynolds’ seemingly enthusiastic support for hunters and attempted to gain his support for a ban on baiting and feeding deer.
I patiently pointed out to the Senator that property owners who feed deer and hunters placing bait for deer give rise to a host of [...]

Prominent Republicans in State Senate District 5, currently held by State Senator Tom Reynolds (R-West Allis), are abandoning their own and supporting Wauwatosa Alderman and Democrat, Jim Sullivan.

Dr. Frank Urban, a Republican and former State Representative who represented a Brookfield assembly district for over 10 years, has endorsed Sullivan.  This is likely a product of [...]

A reader, commenting on our coverage of last week's 5th state Senate District debate, raised the question on the minds of many voters as they consider the strong challenge 'Tosa alderman Jim Sullivan is giving quacky Republican Senator Tom Reynolds: "How did Reynolds get elected to begin with?"
A look at the 2002 election that sent [...]