Restrict Conceal Carry = Landlord Discrimination Complaints?
The Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin recently sent out an informational handout for landlords. I was going to pass it along as being useful, but I noted one glaring error.
SB107 Won’t Create Jobs, Just More Work
At the Tenant Resource Center today, we will be watching the State Assembly hearing today while trying to do our other work. We're just waiting for the hundredth shoe to drop, so we can start updating all our written materials
Still $XXX in Cuts to Human Services
It seemed like good news when County Executive Parisi announced he would "restore" $1.9M in funds, and more good news for some came from Health and Human Needs, but even if Personnel and Finance pass all the amendments, there are still XXX in cuts to Human Services.
SB107 – Landlords’ Rights Bill
It's likely to pass tomorrow (3rd Reading in the Assembly) and for those of you who lost track of all the evil that is...
More Bad News for the Poor
You're not surprised, right? Need legal services, you might get through the screening if your problem is bad enough.
I Can’t Tell You Why
The Monona Grove School District recently held held their annual meeting. Typically these are sparsely attended and uneventful. This...
Today’s Must Read
Comes from Dave Zweifel at the Cap Times, with a brilliant way to save money in WI.
This kind of vicious...
Recall Repercussions
The results were in this summer with the democrats flipping two seats in the Senate recalls. While the republicans lost two seats,...
How to Decide to Demolish a Landmark
George Austin kept saying that we had to think about what was going to go in place of the landmarked buildings or that is should "add value" if we demolished a landmark when talking about the project on the 100 State St block. That was still bugging me, I don't see that anywhere in the standards for demolishing a landmark. He also said that Landmarks Commission made a recommendation to the Plan Commission about a demolition, which also, clearly was not true. They issue a Certificate of Appropriateness and its appealed to the council (think Edgewater). For his comments see here. For the real standards and procedure, see below.
Don’t Take Your Guns To Town…
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall...
First Casualty of New Policy
Not enough time to get liquor permit, event cancelled. Bummer, because Tenant Resource Center would have gotten part of the proceeds
Immigration as a Moral Issue – Day Two
Slowly catching up on everything, here is day two of this series - Leila Pine and Ramona Natera discuss immigration issues and the laws.