We generally like the state’s online Consolidated Court Automation Programs (otherwise known as CCAP) for providing information about individuals’ court histories. But there’s a downside to such openness: People who...

Our Milwaukee, a business alliance of small, locally owned businesses, will host a fund-raiser to gather money for the ongoing relief and recovery efforts in the devastated nation of Haiti at Lakefront Brewery from 1 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31. The family-friendly event...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Political Science Department entered into a dubious contract to do the polling research for the conservative Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI). UW is receiving thousands of dollars from WPRI to cover a portion of political science professor Ken Goldstein’s salary in return for his...

Over the next three months, the Wisconsin Legislature and governor will try to enact the Clean Energy Jobs Act aimed at creating new jobs and improving the air we breathe through a clean energy...

The state Senate Education Committee held a rare public meeting in Milwaukee on Tuesday to listen to testimony from legislators and Milwaukee residents about proposals to change the governance of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). And it’s a good thing they did travel to Milwaukee, since, as one member of the committee...

In the latest effort to push for a mayoral takeover of MPS, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel continues its selective reporting. The Milwaukee Public Schools’ $2 billion unfunded liability is old news, a problem raised in a study commissioned by the MPS Board in 2007 and the Doyle/Barrett-instigated McKinsey report this past spring. But that didn’t stop the Journal Sentinel...

A notable but overlooked casualty of the 2010 Milwaukee County budget is the live phone operator service provided to the community by the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), which will cut all of its 16 phone agents by the end of the year. As of Jan. 1, 2010, the agents will be replaced by an automated call-in line and an...

To encourage our readers to shop locally this holiday season, the Shepherd Express and the local business alliance Our Milwaukee have teamed up to reward those who promise to spend $100 at local establishments in the next few weeks. Just go to expressmilwaukee.com and take the Buy Local Pledge. When you sign up, you’ll...

The Journal Sentinel did an investigative series on day care providers, which is good, but the paper’s sensationalized coverage was disgraceful. If there is fraud, it should be prosecuted, but the vast majority of the cases being labeled as fraud simply appear to be reporting errors. It is similar to the person who puts a number...

The news of health care reform’s death has been greatly exaggerated. While there’s still much more work to be done, on Saturday 60 senators—all Democrats plus two independents—cast historic votes to prohibit a filibuster on...