Lisbon Gearing Up for Possible Sussex-Lisbon Merger
The town government in Lisbon is prepping for a possible merger, first by not renewing full, three-year contracts with employees until results of the referendum arrive in August.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
New State Report: Wisconsin Lost 5,900 Jobs in April, But Unemployment Rate Drops
A day after Gov. Scott Walker called recent jobs numbers inaccurate and sped up the release of federal statistics, the state Department of Workforce Development reported the state lost private sector jobs for the second consecutive month.
Employment has become central to the decisive recall battle for the state's top office, and Gov. Scott Walker experienced yet another setback Thursday as state labor officials reported the state lost 5,900 jobs in April. The new monthly data, which the state Department of Workforce Development stresses is preliminary and subject to revision, shows the state lost 6,200 private sector jobs, but added 300 government jobs, netting out at a loss of 5,900 non-farm jobs. The data was gathered through a survey of 3.5 to 5 percent of Wisconsin employers. Since December 2010, the month before Walker took office, the state has added a total of 400 jobs. It's the second consecutive month of private sector job losses in the state. The state's …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
New Marquette Poll Puts Walker Up By Six Points Over Barrett
Now that the recall primary is behind us and messages from both sides are more targeted, Wisconsin voters are starting to get more decisive.
Gov. Scott Walker is up by six points against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll of likely voters. The results of the poll were released Wednesday during a segment of the on-going "On the Issues" series with Mike Gousha and Professor Charles Franklin. Polling of 704 registered voters took place between May 9-12, and the poll results include responses from 600 likely voters in the pool with a 3.8 percent margin of error. Only 3 percent of those surveyed said they are undecided. The voting sample was split at about 52 percent women, 48 percent men and 89 percent white and about five percent each for African Americans and Hispanics. Before the primary, registered voters had Barrett leading by…
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Patriot
10:30 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
@Thurston- You really give Gilligans Island a really really bad name!! more ›
Walker's Jobs Announcement Fodder For Both Sides
Facing a recall election, the governor says new jobs numbers released Wednesday are a more accurate reflection of how the state is doing. Tom Barrett calls announcement a political stunt.
Gov. Scott Walker released a new set of job numbers Wednesday morning that showed the state gained 23,300 public and private jobs during 2011, up from a previously-reported drop of 33,900. The new numbers come from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, part of a national report due to be issued on June 28, according to an Associated Press report. With Walker pushing up the announcement so that it comes three weeks ahead of the June 5 recall election, reaction has been predictably and wildly mixed. Walker's campaign said the numbers more accurately reflect what is happening in the state. The data is comprised of reports issued to 96 percent of Wisconsin employers and makes the numbers "much more reliable," according to a news …
Dirk Gutzmiller
10:30 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
@Richard Head - It takes two to tango. Men share an equal responsibility for having and raisng children. Of course as an responsible adult you would recognize this. Your advocacy for Walker in the same comments betrays Walker's denial that he is waging a war on women. Your tone says you may be one of those jerks that do not pay their child support. more ›
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Main Street Roundabouts Officially Dead
Every Village Board member came out against the idea of roundabouts on Main Street during Tuesday night’s workshop, a vote that had the close to 100 attendees applauding.
“It’s off the table,” concluded Village President Greg Goetz. “It’s off.” Goetz is referring to roundabouts, and after every Sussex Village Board member expressed a disinterest in them on Tuesday, the village president ordered architects to kill the idea of roundabouts for Main Street. The group of officials met on Tuesday evening for the first-ever Main Street construction workshop, held for convenience reasons at the Public Safety Building. And good thing it was; close to 100 concerned residents packed the room and lined the walls waiting for their turn to speak to the board. However, rather than an endless stream of comments opposing roundabouts, the Village Board was met with something else: applause. Goetz summed up comments from …
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Tony
10:31 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Remember to vote out Goetz and Dietrich in the next election. They are fake conservatives and signed the Walker recall. more ›
Monday, May 14, 2012
Reminder: First Main Street Reconstruction Workshop on Tuesday
The highly controversial Main Street reconstruction project will be discussed for the first time by Village Board members Tuesday evening, and the meeting is open to the public.
Barrett Rallies Students to Vote Absentee
The 28-day residency requirement in the Voter ID law and the unique summer election cycle could cause a low college student turnout, so Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett met with students Monday afternoon to energize young voters.
In a normal election year, college students are encouraged to go out and vote at their nearest polling location, but the new Voter ID law and the unique summer election schedule will completely change how political parties get out the college vote. Milwaukee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett met with UW-Milwaukee students and faculty Monday afternoon to remind them not only to get out and vote in the June 5 election, but to vote using the same address they used in the May 8 primary election. Because of the new 28-day residency requirement included in the Voter ID bill, students that voted from their campus location in May will have to request an absentee ballot to vote from that same address when they go home for the…
Luke
3:40 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
The ballots aren't the only thing that is absentee....... http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/news/newstogo/151947835.html more ›
Gov. Scott Walker Announces Manufacturing Jobs on State Tour
He was at Jensen Metal Products in Caledonia Monday afternoon to announce the addition of 39 jobs. He earlier announced 350 new jobs at a plant in Neenah.
It will take baby steps for the state of Wisconsin to get the 250,000 new jobs Gov. Scott Walker promised on the campaign trail in 2010 and recommitted to over the weekend, he said Monday. Walker made the statement while speaking to about 50 employees of Jensen Metal Products, when he stopped in Caledonia while campaigning for the June 5 recall election. Walker announced Monday that Jensen Metal Products will expand its manufacturing operation, creating 39 new jobs, thanks to $2 million in tax credits through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation over the next several years. The announcement came just a few hours after Walker was in Neenah to announce Plexus Corp., another manufacturing company, is planning to create up to 350 …
Patriot
10:33 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
@Alfred-I think you are right. Too much of that tainted kool-aid more ›
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Beer Sales Approved for 'Sounds of Sussex'
The "Sounds of Sussex" concert series is about to get a bit more fun for beer drinkers. Even after objections, the Village Board approved the sale of the tasty drink on Tuesday.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
New Poll Has Walker Up by Five Points
A new Rasmussen Reports poll indicates Gov. Scott Walker has 50 percent of the vote while Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett comes in at 45 percent.
If the recall election were held today, a new poll indicates Gov. Scott Walker could come out the winner. According to Rasmussen Reports, Walker would pull in 50 percent of the vote while Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett would garner 45 percent of the vote. Two percent would choose someone else and two percent are still undecided. Rasmussen surveyed 500 likely voters by telephone on May 9, the day after the historic recall primary election, when both Walker and Barrett beat out real and "protest" challengers. With a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percent, though, perhaps the points between the candidates more closely mirrors the results of a recent Marquette University Law School poll that shows Walker and Barrett in a dead heat. Survey results for…
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Alfred
5:50 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
I suppose you are right, that gubmint cheese they get for free is precious to them . more ›
Greg
3:45 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Just like California.... The reality on jobs is that there are jobs out there, lots of them. Skilled employees is another issue. more ›