Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 14m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 85.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1889, American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of…
Local Government
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)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Budget, Daily Bread, Local Government, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.18.23: Wisconsin Assembly Passes Revised Shared Revenue Bill
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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…
Boosterism, CDA, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Local Government, Poverty
Daily Bread for 5.17.23: The Great Recession Returns (But Then, It Never Left)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
City, Daily Bread, Government Spending, Legislature, Local Government, State Government, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.12.23: Shared Revenue Changes Advance
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Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with intermittent thunderstorms and a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:34 AM and sunset 8:08 PM for 14h 33m 39s of daytime. The moon is in its third quarter with 49.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union lifts its blockade…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government, School District
Daily Bread for 4.19.23: Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Local Government, Politics, School District, UW Madison, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.18.23: A Survey on Wisconsin’s Civic and Political Life (3 of 3)
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City, Daily Bread, Haiku, Local Government, School District
Daily Bread for 4.11.23: Tension (Now Often Needless) Didn’t End with the Pandemic
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 75. Sunrise is 6:18 AM and sunset 7:33 PM for 13h 14m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 70.1% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Aquatic Fitness Center Subcommittee meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1945,…
City, Courts, Daily Bread, Elections, Local Government, School District, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 4.6.23: After the Spring Election in Whitewater
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 50. Sunrise is 6:26 AM and sunset 7:27 PM for 13h 00m 18s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.9% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, and the Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM.…