tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201450822024-03-13T18:57:27.367-05:00Eye on WisconsinCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.comBlogger911125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-5035920411876975162013-08-12T15:53:00.001-05:002013-08-12T16:15:02.537-05:00Preferential Treatment for Bulletproof?Highly controversial mining company, Gogebic Taconite, employed an out-of-state firm to provide security and otherwise intimidate people anywhere near the northern Wisconsin mining site. Apparently no Wisconsin security companies were adequate so Gogebic Taconite hired Bulletproof Securities of Scottsdale, Arizona. They made big news last month after photos surfaced showing them creeping aroundCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-23123660274101837852013-07-11T13:01:00.002-05:002013-07-11T13:01:37.880-05:00Open Letter to Milwaukee County DemsSo I suppose I'm going to take heat from friends on both sides for this and maybe I'll even lose work (which I certainly can't afford). But could everyone please just try to take it down one notch?
I've been increasingly troubled by some of the over-the-top and toxic rhetoric flying back and forth between various friends and allies of mine. I know exactly how divisive this highly Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-58900508800068960492013-05-22T12:43:00.000-05:002013-05-22T18:43:23.557-05:00Why isn't GMC registered with the Milwaukee County Clerk?We already know that the Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC) hired an army of lobbyists to help write and ram through AB 85. GMC President Julia Taylor and operative Brian Schupper also are registered with the state as lobbyists. Given their active involvement in micromanaging Milwaukee County this is certainly no surprise. What may be a surprise is that neither of those two GMC paid Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-79686952121845215392013-05-15T13:19:00.000-05:002013-05-15T13:44:57.829-05:00Releasing Milwaukee County & AB 85 Related Records
In March I posted my first blog item on the proposed legislation to undermine the Milwaukee County Board. At that time I said that the issue was important enough that it deserved a much closer and fully open examination. Since that time I've been looking into many aspects of the proposed legislation. I've tried to identify and document where it was really devised, who exactly Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-28266805842984305032013-05-06T13:59:00.000-05:002013-05-06T13:59:30.213-05:00Open Records Concerns in Milwaukee County
As part of my job I've filed quite a few open records requests to a variety of public officials over the years. I've not yet perfected the art but I believe that I have a fairly good understanding of the major parameters. That is why I was concerned to read that the Milwaukee County Executive's office was requesting a $1,000 fee to simply search for records requested by the Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-66611477487803150132013-04-30T12:22:00.000-05:002013-04-30T13:07:29.005-05:00Scorched Earth Politics is a Long-Term Loser
Just like many other faithful Democrats, I worked hard to help get Chris Abele elected in 2011. For my part, I did it because I believed that we really needed a Democrat to clean up the mess that Scott Walker left behind in Milwaukee County. I knew that Chris Abele would be more conservative than I am in some respects but that is not a deal breaker for me. In fact I appreciateCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-3196336236891035682013-04-05T08:01:00.000-05:002013-04-05T08:01:24.412-05:00Lobbyists Wrote AB 85 & I'm Waiting for the MJS EditorialEarlier this week we found out that the Greater Milwaukee Committee's lobbyists were literally in the room helping write Rep. Joe Sanfelippo's legislation to undermine the Milwaukee County Board (AB 85). Most people that were paying attention expected as much but Dan Bice's column verified those strong suspicions and provided us with actual documents to prove it.
When I reacted to the Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-31883610075332938042013-04-02T09:49:00.000-05:002013-04-02T09:49:20.383-05:00Don't Forget to Vote Today
I'm voting for the following:
Ed Fallone for Supreme Court
Tony Evers for DPI Superintendent
Janet Protasiewicz for Milwaukee County Judge
"Yes" on the same-day voter registration referendum
Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-11982187394347078442013-03-31T22:29:00.000-05:002013-03-31T23:17:16.289-05:00AB 85: Who WAS in the room and who was NOT
Most observers already know that the Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC) has been plotting and planning for some time to undermine the Milwaukee County Board. Frankly the newly introduced AB 85 is another attempt to micromanage Milwaukee County from Madison via special interest legislation. GMC has retained the services of a high profile PR firm, created a front group and hired a small armyCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-82159489249654898922013-03-21T13:30:00.000-05:002013-03-21T13:36:19.704-05:00Trying to Pull a "Gableman" on FalloneRemember the well documented lies and sleazy tactics that Michael Gableman used against incumbent Justice Louis Butler in 2008? Apparently some right wingers are trying once again to pull a "Gableman" but this time they are doing it to Supreme Court candidate Ed Fallone.
They tried to make Justice Butler, the state's first African American on the high court, own all of the horrible crimes Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-35189334768301317472013-03-20T14:08:00.001-05:002013-03-20T14:10:00.957-05:00The 25 Year Prosecutor & the Political AppointeeCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-70354458070260955892013-03-19T15:22:00.001-05:002013-03-19T15:40:49.685-05:00Sorry But City of Milwaukee Residents Do MatterDuring the current Madison-based effort to undermine the Milwaukee County Board, I've repeatedly heard supporters using many of the exact same talking points. One of the talking points that has repeatedly gotten under my skin is the touting of referendums in 10 suburbs. Supporters have used those votes to strongly suggest if not outright state that Milwaukee County voters support their Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-12208977195923511252013-03-18T13:10:00.000-05:002013-03-18T13:46:42.462-05:00Why is my senator talking to Michael Grebe?Last week I wrote about the fact that we need more light to shine down on this carefully coordinated effort to undercut and otherwise weaken the Milwaukee County Board. In that blog posting I mentioned that I filed a number of open records requests with public officials that are pushing and supporting that agenda. I noted that the only person that I had not heard from regarding those Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-48016939461200713452013-03-12T23:25:00.000-05:002013-03-13T14:40:58.381-05:00Shine More Light on Milwaukee County LegislationNewly elected Representative Joe Sanfelippo had barely found his new state office and he was already announcing a list of fully formed legislative proposals to turn everything upside down on his former colleagues in Milwaukee County government. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and his various operatives rushed as if on cue to support the new Republican state legislator. And Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-19198679020372454212013-03-07T12:10:00.000-06:002013-03-07T12:10:05.945-06:00Micromanaging Milwaukee from Madison
The primary reason given for undercutting the Milwaukee County Board has been the oft repeated allegation about micromanagement. I find it remarkable that Republicans and their allies complain about alleged micromanagement within the same local level of government while at the same time actively trying to micromanage the City and County of Milwaukee from Madison.
Gone are the daysCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-25191874829564473392013-02-06T16:20:00.003-06:002013-02-06T16:20:52.728-06:00When John Doe Ends, Will Civil Remedies Begin?The John Doe investigation has already produced criminal charges and convictions against multiple Scott Walker operatives and close associates. In addition the investigation has produced a rather high level of Republican operatives that have been granted immunity. Where will this end? I would be lying if I pretended to know to any degree of certainty. But after the prosecutors finish their Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-26522554819565404142013-01-20T23:51:00.000-06:002013-01-22T09:14:40.012-06:00Opposition Research AND Open Records Oversight?On Tuesday longtime Walker crony, Tim Russell is scheduled for a sentencing hearing. Last week, in preparation for the hearing, the prosecution filed a sentencing memo. One part of the memo that stood out to me is that Russell was working for Walker's Milwaukee County administration while at the same time working in a formal capacity to benefit Scott Walker's campaign for governor. &Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-85389793225121091282012-11-21T09:17:00.006-06:002012-11-21T09:17:54.231-06:00Kelly Rindfleisch sentencing presentation
WisPolitics: Kelly Rindfleisch sentencing presentation from wispolitics
Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-89092434438347679362012-11-08T15:21:00.000-06:002012-11-08T15:21:26.146-06:00What she said...Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-14775701416540609182012-11-06T08:44:00.000-06:002012-11-06T08:44:28.936-06:00Now or Never: GOTV
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Knowing your voting Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-2637829241771379102012-11-01T11:56:00.000-05:002012-11-01T11:59:20.500-05:00Desperate Tommy Broke Positive Campaign PledgeTommy Inc. and his special interest D.C. friends seem to be getting desperate. One way that you can tell is Rove and the rest of Tommy's sleazy special interest pals have dumped over $20 million in false attack ads against Tammy Baldwin. The other way is to look at how quickly Tommy Thompson broke his pledge that he wouldn't "say anything bad" about his general electionCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-44206968427382796012012-10-31T11:52:00.001-05:002012-10-31T11:52:55.433-05:00Third Time is a Charm for Double Dipping Tommy?I always find it remarkable to hear "conservative" politicians complain about spending too much taxpayer money but then they never seem to pass an opportunity to help themselves to it personally. Take for example Tommy Thompson and his absurd comments about everybody knowing that he was "broke" when he left government. Give me a break, Tommy has been double dipping at the public trough forCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-26545029581779622092012-10-30T16:58:00.000-05:002012-10-30T16:58:15.369-05:00Tammy stood up to special interests & Tommy stood up for themCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-82423676862819678902012-10-29T16:27:00.000-05:002012-10-29T16:33:34.660-05:00Can't Trust Tommy with Medicare Trust FundWe all know that Tommy Thompson declared that he would "do away with" Medicare and Medicaid. He has tried to spin away from his declaration to the tea party extremists but we have more than that moment of honesty. We have an actual track record showing just how Medicare fared under Tommy Thompson's care.
In 2001, when Tommy Thompson became Secretary of Health and Human Cory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20145082.post-48164185199429588722012-10-26T14:46:00.001-05:002012-10-26T14:46:37.951-05:00More on Tommy's Investments in IranCory Liebmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08471921047425833760noreply@blogger.com0