• A Little Thing Called “Intent”

    Last week the federal trial of former Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee (also known as Michael Jackson, depending upon which agency is looking for him) began. He’s up on felony charges of extortion, bribery, and failing to file financial transaction forms […]

  • Al Gore Cares About Conserving Energy

    …unless if he’s supposed to participate effectively. The Tennessee Center for Policy Research reports:

  • State Audit Finds Overtime Problems

    No, I’m not surprised. The Journal Sentinel tipped us off about the horrendous overtime situation with state employees several weeks ago. Now an internal audit confirms abuse of the overtime system, along with pure mismanagement of our tax dollars. No […]

  • You Thought the MMAC Was Supposed to Help Businesses? Wrong!

    I used to be a member of the MMAC (Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce). It’s our chamber of commerce, just with a funny name. I quit paying the toll a few years ago because the organization is worthless. By virtue […]

  • Tomatoes and Cheap Labor: A Commentary on Immigration Reform

    CHEAP TOMATOES?  This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent  The following is from a Southern California, LA area school teacher… As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some […]

  • State Stopping Payments to 3 Voucher Schools

    Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction is indefinitely suspending payments to three voucher schools that are not in compliance with regulations: Bessie M. Gray Preparatory Academy (211 voucher students), Agape Center of Academic Excellence (115 voucher students), Victory Preparatory Academy (48 […]

  • Note to executives prone to spin and deflect

    Ethisphere has published its 2008 list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. One of the guiding principles in putting this list together: The World’s Most Ethical Companies are the businesses that respond not with a PR campaign, but with real […]

  • Milwaukee Public Schools Budget Time: Fun to Be Had By All

    If you live in the Milwaukee area, you’re well aware that the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is easily one of the worst school systems in the country. The answer always seems to be MONEY. But the money isn’t really “for […]

  • Antoin “Tony” Rezko convicted of 16 corruption charges

    This afternoon, Tony Rezko was convicted on 16 counts of corruption. He was convicted of working with Stuart Levine to extort millions of dollars from companies that wanted to do business with the state or that needed regulatory approval. The […]

  • Fund Manager Being Sued for Libel

    Timminco Limited is suing fund manager Ravi Sood and his firm Lawrence Asset Management because of the following statement made by Sood on Business News Network in April: There is no evidence that they have any sort of proprietary technology. […]