Better Government

Madison is thinking about trying to regulate AirBnB-type rentals. It probably should, but it’d be helpful for them to step back and think about what we’re trying to accomplish. The proposal right now is terrible, but this may be one of the easiest examples ever of where just a little bit of common sense can amend it into something reasonable. There's a public meeting to discuss this all on Thursday, September 26th at 7:00pm.

I have written before of the the right wings veiled attempts to privatize public education. I have also pointed out that while they...

Elizabeth Coppola In the 21st! Our public schools depend on it! Broken deals, petulant behavior, single-minded focus on an extreme social...

The Spring 2011 sample Ballot is out and its time for my spring endorsements for the local election. 1. Wisconsin State Supreme...

Tuesday February 19, 2013 is Wisconsin Primary Day! There are only a couple races on the ballot, but these races are very important!...

I recently asked people to check with their local politicians, on how they feel about Governor Walkers "budget repair" bill. I sent...

The Village/Town of Cottage Grove merger talks merger talks have been put on hold. I have written before on the...

We recently brought you the story of how much money the public school privateers are willing to spend in order to profit off of...

And the twisting and turning and arm twisting continues . . . It looks like the logic behind council actions on the library...

There is an incredible amount of fake outrage on the right regarding Anthony Weiner, from head nerd Reince Priebus on down. ...

The results were in this summer with the democrats flipping two seats in the Senate recalls. While the republicans lost two seats,...

Ah, that's better, a whole bunch of meetings I had in my calendar finally popped up on the Weekly Schedule. So, try again....