Most observers agree that the road to Gov. Doyle's reelection is littered with obstacles, potholes and, in rare spots, pavement failure (yes, there is such a thing as pavement failure, having spent two hours stuck in Minneapolis traffic a couple of days ago because the pavement "failed" in two of I-35's four northbound lanes; I'm [...]

When Milwaukee County won approval for a 1/2 cent sales tax, it was done with a promise — that the funds would be used for capital improvement projects. A few years later, County Executive Scott Walker petitioned the state to allow him to use the funds for whatever he felt they should be used [...]

 
Northfield, MN — Over the weekend, the Watchdog faithful were treated to a rousing Democratic convention in LaCrosse, brought to you live via intrepid blogging by Watchdog Publisher Jim McGuigan. Unveiled at the convention was a statewide platform to make Wisconsin work for working families, and commitments from the governor on health care and K-12 [...]

Talk about sanitizing the truth. Why is it that state politicians who have duped the public into believing the death penalty is a good idea think that it should all be behind closed doors? Bring back the gallows, the guillotine and the masked executioner. Put these killings on public display, on cable television and [...]

This week, convicted felon and former Republican Speaker of the Assembly Scott Jensen will be sentenced for using state employees who were on the clock to campaign for his partisan pals. Our criminal justice system is broken and a light sentence for Jensen would serve to magnify how broken that system is.
Recently, Republicans screamed that [...]

Wisconsin is being invaded by exotic species which are overtaking native plants and dominating our landscape. I’m not talking about zebra or quagga mussels - I’m talking about garlic mustard which is in many area back yards.
With the rain that we’ve been having over the last week, the timing is perfect to pull your [...]