Author Archives: Bob Hague
Candidate quest for Democrats
It’s been said “no news is good news,” but in the case of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, the lack of a headline announcing a qualified candidate for governor in 2014 (yes, that’s next year) may be looking problematic.
Dems ask Van Hollen to oppose bail bondsmen provision
A group of Assembly Democrats have sent a letter to Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, asking him to oppose budget language which would allow the return of commercial bail bonds to the state for the first time since 1979.
The show me how you pick up paper state
Salus populi suprema lex esto, indeed. You’d normally associate tossing piles of paper to the floor with a fit of peevishness, but in the Missouri House of Representatives, it’s how they mark the end of session. The Wisconsin Assembly has come … Continue reading
‘Cheers’ from GZ to wrap up the week
Late Friday afternoons are the equivalent of the witching hour around here. One never knows quite what to expect in the ol’ e-mail inbox.
Catch-and-release budgeting (AUDIO)
Every once in awhile at the state Capitol, some halfhearted discussion takes place about ending the practice of inserting policy items into the state budget bill. Nothing ever comes of it because there are so many swell ideas out there … Continue reading
The table on page 56
It’s a media crush on the 4th floor of the Capitol today, as the Joint Legislative Audit Committee holds an informational audit on the recent audit of the Wisconsin Development Corporation.
Majority rules – not always nicely (AUDIO)
Today’s executive session on Senate Bill 95 in the Senate Election and Urban Affairs Committee was illustrative of how a majority party can operate, if it chooses to.
For the record: Alex Holland of BIG (AUDIO)
Alex Holland is one of the co-founders of BIG – the Bipartisan Issues Group – which pulled off the coup of getting Senator Ron Johnson and Representative Mark Pocan in the same room Thursday night.
Mother Nature on a wanted poster
Hayward, at the epicenter of our freakish May snowstorm, has recieved 16 inches of snow so far. I called my old buddy Gary Hessel at WRLS to gauge the mood. They’re trying to laugh, because the alternative . . .
Milwaukee, from misery to excitement
Back in February (a month that looked a lot like early May in some parts of Wisconsin), I posted that Milwaukee had made the Forbes magazine list of America’s Most Miserable Cities, and how I thought that was absolute twaddle. … Continue reading
