It took eight years and four elections, but the enemies of Governor Walker finally beat him. An unprecedented voter turnout in primarily two counties did…
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Season 2 of the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” was released recently on October 18th . The series focuses on the trial, conviction and appeal…
Wheel Tax: Another Trick in the Taxer’s Arsenal—and no Treat for Many Taxpayers! Have you ever had to pay for something twice? On the other…
The Periscope Group was founded with the purpose of focusing mainly on City and County issues, but the race for the 25th State Assembly District…
At the October 9 County Board meeting, County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer introduced his budget for 2019. County property taxes will go up approximately 1.5% for…
Windigo? Windiwhat? No matter where you stand on the controversial Windigo Festival there are still many questions surrounding the event. Questions that you may have…
Tax Increment Financing/Districts (TIF/D) have been in the news quite a bit recently. A couple weeks ago, the so-called “Meijer TID” was making waves. (See…
The Periscope Group was developed over the spring and summer of 2018 by three concerned citizens of Manitowoc, Wisconsin who, for a long time, have…
By a vote of 5 -3, at its September 17 meeting, the Manitowoc Common Council rejected the inclusion of the Meijer parcel in a contentious…
Just like the bad guy in a horror movie, the proposed 0.5% County sales tax simply will not die. This villain appeared to breathe its…