Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy On Prosser, Et Al

August 30, 2011 by The Political E...

In a column, Milwaukee Magazine editor-in-chief Bruce Murphy homes in on Justice David Prosser's pattern of angry outbursts - - as did I - - and I also see in the comments under Murphy's piece that Madison-based good government activist Jack Lohman focuses on it, too.

Call this a meeting of judicious minds.

In a companion posting, Murphy defends Bill Lueders, the Madison journalist who broke the Prosser-Bradley confrontation story, against a misinformed attack by a Madison blogger.

Nicely done.

You Want To Know Why SE Wisconsin Consistently Has Ultra-High Medical Care Costs?

August 5, 2011 by The Political E...

Bruce Murphy has one explanation: hospital over-building.

And as I noted a couple of years ago, there are direct public costs associated with some of these projects, as the underutilized Aurora Hospital/Palace in a former farm field in Oconomowoc wouldn't be there without a public;y-subsidized Tax Incremental District's amenities on and surrounding the location.

And taxpayer-paid highway work, too.