Forward our Motto (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz trashes anyone opposing the Edgewater redevelopment in his city-sponsored blog: Unreasonable Opposition . Hmmmm...is it possible that someone who feels the need to trash people for having different views is unreasonable himself? There are perfectly good reasons to oppose the 16 million dollars of Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) subsidies for the project....
Forward our Motto (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Two Things: 1. Jill Sixpack does some math: The Hammes Co. has scaled back its plan for the Edgewater redevelopment, from $109 million to $90 million. However, they are still asking for the full $16 in TIF funding that Mayor Dave Cieslewicz included in his capital budget. ...Going from 15% taxpayer funding to 18% taxpayer funding... Huh, funny how that works. If they are scaling back...
Political Intelligence (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... round of applause. (Applause.)We've got two wonderful mayors in the house. First of all, your own, Dave Cieslewicz, is here. Dave. (Applause.) And Milwaukee's outstanding mayor, Tom Barrett, is in the house. (Applause.)I am so impressed with the work that's been done here at Wright Middle School and I know that Principal Nancy Evans deserves a huge amount of credit, so please...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... of applause. (Applause.) We've got two wonderful mayors in the house. First of all, your own, Dave Cieslewicz, is here. Dave. (Applause.) And Milwaukee's outstanding mayor, Tom Barrett, is in the house. (Applause.) I am so impressed with the work that's been done here at Wright Middle School and I know that Principal Nancy Evans deserves a huge amount of credit, so please give...
