Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: Davis, Lawton, lieutenant governor, Sanders
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Brett Davis has formally declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor. Davis, of Oregon, is finishing his third term as a state representative. He said he wants to transform the lieutenant governor position into a taxpayer advocate. He said he’ll propose nearly $40 million in government spending cuts his first year [...]
Published: January 26, 2010
Tags: Clark, Dahlberg, Davis, demolition, foreclosure, Fraley, Greater New Birth Church, law, Milwaukee, renovation, Southeastern Wisconsin Common Ground, US Bank, vacant property
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By Sean Ryan A Milwaukee law forcing property owners to renovate or demolish foreclosed homes is putting muscle behind a growing disgust with vacant properties. The law dovetails with such local groups as Southeastern Wisconsin Common Ground, which is an organization of religious congregations and social groups mounting a public campaign arguing lenders that foreclose [...]
Published: January 19, 2010
Tags: Collins, Davis, Kleefisch, Lawton, lieutenant governor, Ross
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Rebecca Kleefisch, the wife of state Rep. Joel Kleefisch, is running for lieutenant governor. Kleefisch announced her candidacy on Tuesday. She joins three other Republicans who previously announced, including state Rep. Brett Davis of Oregon, Superior Mayor Dave Ross and Lake Geneva businessman Ben Collins. Kleefisch is a former television [...]
Published: January 14, 2010
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, American Sewer Services, Aquino, Biondich, Davis, Department of Public Works, Mantes, stimulus
By Sean Ryan The president of a sewer construction company near Milwaukee wants the city to spend more federal stimulus money on sewer construction. Dennis Biondich, president of American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, acknowledges the obvious beneficiary of such a request but argues there is more at stake than just his bottom line. Milwaukee, he [...]
Plea hearings set for 2 in Krazy Glue assault CHILTON, Wis. (AP) — Plea hearings have been set for two of three women accused of assaulting a Fond du Lac man. Forty-eight-year-old Therese Ziemann of Menasha and 43-year-old Michelle Belliveau of Neenah have plea hearings set for Dec. 14. Ziemann’s attorney declined to discuss the [...]
State Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, said Wednesday the recently released national report from the Pew Center on the States illustrates Wisconsin’s need for budget changes. The report, titled “Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril,” analyzed state budgets all across America and compared them to California’s notorious fiscal problems. Wisconsin ranked in the bottom 10 along [...]
Published: November 10, 2009
Tags: Aptus Technologies, Collins, Davis, Lawton, lieutenant governor, Ross, Schneider, Zielinski
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Lake Geneva businessman says he will run for lieutenant governor. Republican Ben Collins says he has founded a defense technology company called Aptus Technologies, Inc., in Lake Geneva. He says he served three tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army. He says he’ll focus on creating jobs if he wins [...]