Dorow and Kapenga against the Bucks arena deal
After I asked both candidates in the 33rd Senate special election, Brian Dorow and State Rep Chris Kapenga issued statements today on the current proposal for the new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks....
View ArticleBucking the trend: Dorow, Kapenga right to oppose arena deal
Waukesha Freeman Page A6 Opinion 6/14/15 Bucking the trend Dorow, Kapenga right to oppose arena deal So how bad is the latest proposal for a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks? Both of the leading...
View ArticleHow much is that Bucks arena really going to cost Walker?
Ryan Lovelace of the Washington Examiner takes the Bucks arena funding story national with an article on the political costs for Governor Scott Walker. Lovelace interviewed me for the article:...
View ArticleDid you know the Milwaukee Bucks might leave?
I know this falls into the “well, duh” category, but occasionally I hear that the Milwaukee Bucks are bluffing, or that the NBA is bluffing, etc. No, despite my opposition to public funding for a new...
View ArticleWill Kapenga flip on arena?
Waukesha Freeman 6/11/2015 Page A6 Opinion Will Kapenga flip on arena? Kapenga keeps ’em — and us — guessing Is state Rep. Chris Kapenga on the verge of a flip-flop on the proposal to publicly fund a...
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Some guy dressed like Scott Allen snuck into the Capitol and voted for the...
It couldn’t have been our state representative from the 97th district voting for publicly funding a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks, right? After all, the guy who won that special election, Scott...
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Kapenga voted against the Milwaukee Bucks deal
State Rep Chris Kapenga voted no on the Milwaukee Bucks deal, but his vote was not enough to prevent the Assembly from approving public financing for the new arena, 52-34. The complete tally is online....
View ArticleSlam dunk and a foul
Waukesha Freeman July 30, 2015 Page A6 Opinion Slam dunk and a foul Kapenga steady on arena debate but Allen flips So we have a tale of two legislators, although I would not call them the best and the...
View ArticleAsk the taxpayers about the Bucks deal
The Wall Street Journal looks at the deal for the Milwaukee Bucks’ new arena and asks if the deal is so good, why weren’t the taxpayers asked? Mid-size cities like Milwaukee are vulnerable to sports...
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Revisiting the visions in my martini shaker
Political pundits often make political predictions and are never held accountable for them. My predictions are often no better than anyone else’s predictions and they’re often made tongue-in-cheek....
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