– Random Writings: Column by Rebecca Lindquist – - Things aren’t always what they seem

Wisconsin should modify when new tax assessments start to limit the impact of revaluations, and limit the percentage increase in any given year. Wisconsin should modify the assessment process, to cushion taxpayers from assessment swings. A good first step would be to set a hard limit of July 1, for any assessment changes over 10 percent, with the full amount of the changeover of that amount not...

If Sen. Dora Drake (D-Milwaukee), has her way, Big Brother will watch Wisconsin’s roads, to crack down on speeders and other traffic offenders. Drake is the author of Senate Bill 375, which, if passed, will allow for up to 75 traffic cameras to be placed at intersections, in the City of Milwaukee. The cameras would monitor traffic, and snap photos of vehicles that run red lights or speed, and...