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Daily Bread for 7.7.23: Prioritization in a Small Town

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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:24 AM and sunset 8:35 PM for 15h 11m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 76.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1832, during the Black Hawk War, General Atkinson leads his…

Budget, Daily Bread, Government Spending, Legislation, Local Government, State Government, UW System

Daily Bread for 6.25.23: Committee Sends Wisconsin Budget to Full Legislature

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Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:17 AM and sunset 8:37 PM for 15h 19m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 42.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1950, the Korean War begins when North Korea invades South…

City, Daily Bread, Legislation, Local Government, State Government, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 6.15.23: Wisconsin Bill for Local Aid Finally Heads to Governor

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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:35 PM for 15h 19m 30s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 7.4% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM.  On this day in 1846,…

City, Daily Bread, Fire Dept, Local Government

Daily Bread for 6.8.23: Fire & Rescue, Whitewater’s Most Important Public Policy Accomplishment of the Last Generation

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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 15m 27s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 76% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1789, James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States…

Babbittry, Boosterism, Daily Bread, Economy, Local Government, Marketing, Mendacity, State Government, WEDC, Wisconsin, WISGOP

Daily Bread for 5.31.23: Four Million Won’t Be Enough (Because Marketing’s Not It)

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Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see scattered afternoon showers with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:26 PM for 15h 07m 04s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 85.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1955, the U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown…

Budget, City, Daily Bread, Government Spending, Local Government, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 5.23.23: A Wisconsin Shared Revenue Deal Hasn’t Been Imminent for Months (Obviously)

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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:24 AM and sunset 8:19 PM for 14h 55m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 14.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in  1854, the Milwaukee and Mississippi railroad reached Madison, connecting the city…

Budget, Daily Bread, Local Government, State Government, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 5.19.23: Wait, So It’s WISGOP Assembly v. WISGOP Senate? Hard to Believe These Congenial & Cooperative Politicians Can’t Agree Among Themselves

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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:27 AM and sunset 8:15 PM for 14h 47m 52s of daytime. The moon is new with nearly none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1780, New England’s Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day…

Budget, Daily Bread, Local Government, State Government, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 5.18.23: Wisconsin Assembly Passes Revised Shared Revenue Bill

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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:28 AM and sunset 8:14 PM for 14h 45m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM.  On this day in 1756, the…