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Bryon Eagon declares council candidacy

Posted December 10, 2008, by Jack Craver

Bryon Eagon, the former state chair of Students for Obama, has decided to make a bid for the city council seat being vacated by Ald. Eli Judge next spring. Eagon announced his candidacy in a YouTube clip, with a conspicuous Obama poster in the background. In the footsteps of Judge, Eagon described safety as his priority, and listed balancing economic… View entire post »

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Minnesota race could be decided by coin toss

Posted December 4, 2008 by Jack Craver

[A great op-ed](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/opinion/04seife.html?ref=opinion) in today’s New York Times discusses the possibility of Minnesota’s senate race between incumbent Norm Coleman (R) and Al Franken (D) ending with a coin toss. Even if all missing ballots are found and all the typos are corrected, the recount is still doomed. Just considering precincts where every ballot is accounted for — where Coleman and… View entire post »

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Wisconsin Dems and Republicans spar over stimulus package

Posted December 3, 2008 by Jack Craver

In an interview with Wispolitics, Senate Minority Leader Scott Fitzgerald called the Democratic calls for federal assistance to alleviate our budget mess “a gimmick.” He refused to participate in pleas for help from Washington. What was most interesting of course is that when pressed on the issue, he said he would prefer a stimulus plan closer to what President Bush… View entire post »

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Eli Judge will not seek re-election

Posted December 1, 2008 by Jack Craver

According to the Danny Spirn (otherwise known as the Critical Badger), Ald. Eli Judge will not be running for re-election for his City Council seat, which he was elected to during the Spring of 2007. Spirn, has yet to discuss the implications of Judge’s departure from the Council, but that should be expected in the coming days. Judge has without… View entire post »

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Paul Soglin discusses need for public officials to travel more

Posted November 28, 2008 by Jack Craver

In the wake of much ninny-picking about public expenses, former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin responds to the populist calls to keep civil servants in town, explaining the many benefits of conferences](http://www.waxingamerica.com/2008/11/travel-by-public-officials-yes-it-pays-for-itself.html?cid=140749390#comments), especially with regards to getting federal dollars for local governments. Too true — especially in light of Obama’s giant infrastructure ambitions — it’s up to local pols to do… View entire post »

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More to graduate in three years?

Posted November 27, 2008 by Jack Craver

The University of Wisconsin System is proposing rules to allow more students to get degrees in three years. The aim is to save money for the state, which is facing a projected $5.4 billion deficit. The State Journal article doesn’t specify what the new “accelerated program” would entail, or how it would differ from the normal four year program. Students… View entire post »

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Gableman hires anti-abortion attorney to defend him

Posted November 26, 2008 by Jack Craver

Great profile in the Capital Times of the lawyer Michael Gableman hired to represent him before the State Judicial Commission, which has charged the justice with violating the Wisconsin Judicial Code of Conduct. James Bopp Jr. is apparently the GOP’s go-to man on social issues. He represented the Wisconsin Right to Life Committee in its landmark lawsuit against campaign finance… View entire post »

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