Milwaukee Journal / Sentinel Editorials
Milwaukee should get busy and write a strategic plan
We urge city and county leaders, along with the business community, to ask Brookings to expand its pilot program. The city would be well-served by the effort.
Give UW the freedom to manage its own affairs
We support giving the campuses more flexibility to govern themselves. And that includes establishing a local governing board.
Supervisor Thomas should resign his position now
Charges against Johnny L. Thomas Jr.; Family Care program; recall fever; security on Milwaukee County buses.
Remove troublemakers from MPS classrooms
Superintendent Gregory Thornton wants more alternative seats for disruptive youths. His request should be granted.
Prevention efforts can help reduce violence in schools
Research shows that prevention efforts - by teachers, administrators, parents, community members and even students - can reduce violence and improve the overall school environment.
Block the Asian carp by closing the canal
A new report argues that closing the Chicago canal system can be done and is necessary to stop invasive species.
Separation of watersheds far from the only solution
The troublesome Asian carp just will not go away, and unfortunately the many parties working toward a solution to this ongoing problem cannot seem to agree on the best path forward.
Board majority chooses jobs over saving money
Superintendent Gregory Thornton's request to explore privatizing the school lunch program should be explored.
It isn't about saving money; it's about corporate profits
MPS is moving away from school-based kitchens to a more efficient single commissary that will save the system millions of dollars over the long run.
Sheriff should have been given more leeway on cuts
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. should follow the budget and lay off 27 deputies, but this situation could have been better handled.
Improving patient care may also save money
A new initiative by the Wisconsin Hospital Association wisely aims to cut hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions.
Green Bay Press-Gazette Editorials
Politifact Wisconsin
- Fred Clark: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
- Paul Ryan: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days.
- Barack Obama: "Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
- Penny Bernard Schaber: A proposed mine in Wisconsin is "about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago."
the Daily Paul
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Newsbusters.org
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- Rachel Maddow Falsely Claims Santorum Wants States to be Able to Ban Contraception
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