Metro Milwaukee Today

What it means to be conservative over the pond.

Nicholas Reindl — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:19:18 +0000

Andrew Sullivan over at The Daily Dish has the story of what conservatism could be (but won’t) here in the United States, inclusive, and on the rise in the polls. This truly is a tale of two conservatisms. In America, a core plank of the Republican party is fear and loathing of homosexuals, banning any civil [...]

Milwaukee to host Water Summit

Nicholas Reindl — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:18:42 +0000

This week the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel will host a major water conference. The sessions will deal with Lake Michigan fisheries, invasive species, harmful algae blooms and climate change. Discussion will also center on water levels, beach restoration and cleaning up contaminated sediment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, the Great [...]

An Interview With a Candidate

Nicholas Reindl — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:07:05 +0000

Recently the Politics Desk had the opportunity to sit down with independent candidate for Governor, Sherwin Hughes of Milwaukee. 1. Why do you want to be Governor? We are in a period of great transition—Nationally, politically, and socially. There is no time like the present to present my thoughts and ideas that will [...]

Is The American Dream Dead?

Nicholas Reindl — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:50:31 +0000

An interesting point of view from one the fly-over states, I didn’t realize, however, that a rare opportunity to stay in a ritzy hotel in Washington this summer would also be exposing them to elitism at its core. In our tourist attire, we stood out like sore thumbs. Women in polished high heels and impeccable coiffures swept [...]

We Can’t Cut Spending?

Nicholas Reindl — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:52:34 +0000

That is what former Reagan administration official Bruce Bartlett says in a wonderfully honest editorial on Forbes.com His central idea is absolutely correct, much of our yearly spending comes from mandatory entitlement programs, that while politically popular, effective, and mostly enacted by Democratic President’s, they are in urgent need of reform. Yet the politics of [...]

Take the Anti-Socialist Pledge!

Nicholas Reindl — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:10:49 +0000

A great that that Jim over at The Political Environment found, I, ________________________, do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall strictly adhere to the following: I will complain about the destruction of 1st Amendment Rights in this [...]

Recession may be nearing end as retail sales climb upward

Greg Kowalski — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:13:12 +0000

The Business Journal, receiving its report from the National Retail Federation, notes that retail sales (not including car sales) have went up in the past month. This comes on the same day that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the recession that has hit the United States for almost a full year may be [...]

After many months, State Assembly plans to push forward new drunken driving laws

Greg Kowalski — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:05:32 +0000

This week a package of legislation enhancing and creating new laws on drunken driving is expected to pass the State Assembly. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s coverage on the issue via their “Wasted in Wisconsin” series made the issue of drunk driving in the state a top priority to be remedied. Now the legislature has prepped [...]

An Open Question

Nicholas Reindl — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:36:40 +0000

Here is an open question to all MMT readers, how do we fix the racial achievement gap in south-east Wisconsin? “The size and stability of the regional achievement gap certainly is cause for concern,” says Forum President Rob Henken. “Southeastern Wisconsin’s school districts are a reflection of the state. And we know from national tests that [...]

A reminder that we must still be vigilant.

Nicholas Reindl — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:28:40 +0000

From Queens, The massive FBI probe that triggered raids in Queens is focused on a Denver-based terror cell plotting another attack on the scale of 9/11, the Daily News learned Tuesday. Hundreds of FBI agents are on the ground in Colorado, conducting round-the-clock surveillance on five suspects - including a man who recently visited Queens, sources told [...]