http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/category_rss/transportation On Monday morning the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority (RTA) voted for a stable, sufficient and dedicated local funding source for local transit including the KRM Commuter Rail. By a vote of 6 to 1, the RTA approved a report that includes seeking a half percent increase in the sales tax in the three county region (Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha). Naturally, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s appointee to the RTA was the lone vote against progress. Even the appointee of his Republican counterpart in Racine voted in favor of the plan. After today’s supermajority vote it will now go to the Governor and the legislature. Now is the time for people to encourage their public officials to fully support this important investment in our infrastructure. A new poll shows that there is strong support among the general population in the three-county region for raising the local sales tax to fund and expand public transit and to remove it from the property tax. This poll comes on the heels of Milwaukee County voters passing a referendum to modestly raise sales tax to remove transit, parks and others important services from the property tax. The same poll revealed that a full 82 percent say that it is important for the greater Milwaukee region to have a modern efficient transportation system. They further agreed that such a system would be essential to the economic growth of the region. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHVm http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHVm/commentary#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:13:37 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHVm Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHVm/ Ever since Wisconsin voted to enshrine discrimination against gay families in its constitution, conservatives usually respond to the subject with the  same mantra, “the people have spoken.” So it seems odd that many of those very same conservatives have conveniently forgotten that line of reasoning concerning the many progressive referendums that passed all over the state on Tuesday. City of Milwaukee voters overwhelmingly approved a requirement that employers provide paid sick days to all workers. The paid sick day referendum was passed with a whopping 68 percent of the vote. Can someone on the right say mandate? Instead, we can expect to hear only complaints and insults from the right about voters in the state’s largest city. Many of them will likely support the protracted legal battle that is being promised by the business elites in Milwaukee. Even though such a massive majority of the people have spoken, conservatives appear content in ignoring their voices and burning tax dollars on needless lawsuits. Health care reform has long been a top issue in our state and across the nation. In 2006, many communities across the state passed referendums calling on the state legislature to act on the issue. At that time, I contended that the call for health care reform very well could have been a major issue in flipping control in the state senate . Once again, on November 4, many people voted on similar referendums all across the state again. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHV8 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHV8/commentary#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:25:36 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHV8 Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 3 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHV8/ John McCain has described "Buy American" provisions as "ludicrous" [Congressional Record, 10/7/05] and has even gone so far as to sponsor and pass amendments to waive them. On Tuesday, the same day Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett held a press conference at the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, Steelworkers leafleted USW worksites across the state to spread the word about John McCain's opposition to buying American-made motorcycles like Harley-Davidsons. CLICK HERE to WATCH Steelworker Greg Hinds talk about John McCain's OPPOSITION to buying American-made motorcycles http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/casetheplace/CHBx http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/casetheplace/CHBx/commentary#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:24:35 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/casetheplace/CHBx casetheplace casetheplace 1 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHBx/ From the legislator who brought the great state of Wisconsin a plan to arm teachers with guns in an effort to curb school violence (you all remember his hilarious appearance on the Daily Show about 2 years ago…), comes another idea worthy of all kinds of jokes and ridicule – lifting a ban on drilling for oil in the Great Lakes. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHBB http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHBB/commentary#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:14:40 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHBB Robert http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/98373c53a0534c14fd_ppbmvypq9.jpg Robert 2 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHBB/ Whither public transportation in Milwaukee County? Will Scott Walker succeed in his quest to eliminate it and make everyone drive a car? Bill Sell, a transit advocate from Bay View, adds to the conversation with a new blog, Socrates Children, which features two thoughtful "On the Bus" posts for starters. A sample: Confession of a Milwaukee party animal out on the town: Swept off my feet, ensnared in its delights, I have fallen asleep in the arms of the #15 bus. Read it here. Hat tip: Political Environment. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/C27r http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/C27r/commentary#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:53:34 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/C27r Xoff Xoff 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/C27r/ The resident's of the A.O. Smith/Tower Automotive neighborhood and everyone who feels personally connected to the site have decided it is time they build a united front for change in their neighborhood. They are researching Community Advisory Board models around the country with the hopes of creating their own board here in Milwaukee. The board will not be a 501c3, will be autonomous from any funding strings and will speak directly to the needs and the political concerns of the residents. Residents who are interested in helping this effort should attend the next neighborhood meeting on May 10th, 2008 at the Center Street Library. (27th and Fond du Lac) at 10:15 AM. This meeting is open to anyone who cares about what is happening in our city and believes that residents should have the opportunity to compete for the jobs our money creates! http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/jenniferlepps/C2P8 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/jenniferlepps/C2P8/commentary#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 12:58:21 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/jenniferlepps/C2P8 Jennifer Epps http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/e70f0a69f56dbd7c0d_7cm6beyip.jpg Jennifer Epps 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/C2P8/