
Scott Walker’s 2 Daddies
Brian Pierick and Timothy Russell must rue the day they allegedly parked their rented mini van on the corner of Fox River Parkway & Water View Lane, with a box full of pornography. According to a criminal complaint, at that corner, situated between the edge of a Waukesha subdivision and the Fox River Parkway, they […]

As The Rotunda Turns: Episode #368 – Kerfuffle in The Capitol
“On the 15th of May, in the jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing…enjoying the jungle’s great joys… When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.” On Friday, February 17, Reps. David Craig and Paul Farrow sent a letter to Department of Administration secretary Mike Huebsch. In […]

Who ordered the pie at the Inn on the Park?
February 20, 2012 by WCMC Last night at Best Western PLUS Inn on the Park Hotel Rep. Robin Vos, Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, Sen. Mike Ellis and Sen. Glenn Grothman sat down at the hotel’s bar and decided to hold an open caucus. The night before the State of the State, January 24, four legislators were […]

2/18/2012: Update to press release on sulfides in the proposed Penokee mine
February 18, 2012 (Scroll down for more updates) (2/18/12) A question arose after the February 17, 2012 hearing on AB426 before the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee as to why it is important to consider the chemistry of the rocks in the area of the proposed mine now, while new law is being drafted, rather than […]

Home is Where the Heart(Balloon) Is
Today marks a very special anniversary. On February 19, 2011, Capitol Balloon, a red mylar heart shaped balloon, floated up inside the Wisconsin State Capitol to begin a four and a half month residence under a ledge surrounding the mural ‘”Resources of Wisconsin”. Hearts play a significant role in the Wisconsin Uprising as February 14, […]
Wednesday, February 22
Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties 10:00 AM 328 Northwest State Capitol Public Hearing Assembly Bill 563 Relating to: changes to the local room tax and providing a penalty. By Representatives Bies, August, Ballweg, Brooks, Clark, A. Ott, Petersen, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos and Wynn; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Holperin and Schultz. Committee meeting […]