edited by: Chris Liebenthal,
Wisconsin Editor
Score a victory for Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, whose decision to veto a measure that would lay the groundwork for granting domestic partnership benefits to county employees was sustained on a 5-2 vote by members of the Milwaukee County Board’s Personnel Committee.
However, instead of taking the position that [...]
How’s that for timing?
A day after I made the connection (thanks to a commenter who corrected me about who the contract was awarded to) between a recently awarded County cleaning contract to a company owned by a man who contributed $1,000 to County Executive Scott Walker’s campaign, the Journal [...]
There is an interesting opinion piece on JSOnline and will be in tomorrow’s paper. The piece is written by David Riemer, the director of Community Advocates Public Policy Institute. Mr. Riemer is also a former opponent of Scott Walker for County Executive (2004) and was the person who had to [...]
The contract for recently privatized cleaning operations within several Milwaukee County departments has been awarded to “Mid-American Cleaning Contractors” by County Executive Scott Walker.
“Mid-American Cleaning Contractors” is based in Columbus Ohio, not in Milwaukee County or Wisconsin for that matter. If this sounds familiar, it is. Last [...]
Since Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker has decided that the Milwaukee County Transit System’s live call center is no longer needed, I’ve got an idea on who riders can call if they want a “live update” on what’s going on in the transit system: just give Scott Walker a call!
If [...]
Milwaukee businessman Sheldon Lubar thinks it’s time to blow up Milwaukee County government, and I’ve got the the perfect place to start the effort to disband Milwaukee County government:
County Executive Scott Walker.
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….tough times no doubt made even tougher by a boss who wants you to take a big pay cut and will likely try his hardest to eliminate your job in the coming year, if he hasn’t already eliminated your job.
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is thankful for a lot [...]
The Shepherd-Express has given Milwaukee County Supervisor Lynne DeBruin the title “Jerk of the Week” for her votes siding with County Executive Scott Walker on the recently passed budget.
I can understand why they did it and DeBruin has certainly been a disappointment on many issues but while I don’t agree [...]
Remember when Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker criticized Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett for imposing two furlough days on Milwaukee Police officers as part of Barrett’s most recent City of Milwaukee budget? I do, and that’s why I found it so amusing that Walker himself actually imposed eight unpaid furlough [...]
Open Memo to Milwaukee County Executive / Candidate for Governor Scott Walker:
You recently vetoed a measure that would have granted same-sex domestic partner benefits to county employees,' [...]
The Milwaukee County budget process for 2010 is officially finished, as the County Board of Supervisors voted on Wednesday to override 21 of Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s 34 vetoes of the 2010 budget. The board’s veto overrides will increase the property tax levy by $5.6 million, which equates [...]
