Although few voters may know who they are or what they do, elected comptrollers in both the city and county could face re-election challenges from familiar names in 2016. ...
While some Wisconsin Supreme Court elections have been all-out brawls, this year's tangle between Ann Walsh Bradley and James Daley has been on the quiet side. Why?...
Darienne Driver is the first female superintendent of MPS – and one of its youngest. It’s a pressure-cooker job, but she is prepped for the test.
What has prep...
Transit funding presents a rare opportunity for regional cooperation. Photo by Erin Gosch.
Like a veteran bus driver dodging potholes, the Milwaukee Coun...
ONCE, MILWAUKEE County’s potential seemed to stretch out like its magnificent lakefront on a clear summer day.
J. Martin Klotsche thought so. Speaking at...
Ament from our 2002 feature "Daddy Dearest"
Tom Ament was talking tough right up to the end.
Weeks before his death on March 10, the former Milwaukee ...
Villard Square Public Library photo by Engberg Anderson
Looking for dramatic conflict, resourceful characters and a surprise ending?
You could pick up a...
Larry Sandler has been writing about Milwaukee-area news for more than 30 years. He covered City Hall and transportation for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, after reporting on county government, business and education for the former Milwaukee Sentinel. At the Journal Sentinel, he won a Milwaukee Press Club award for his investigation of airline security. He's been freelancing since late 2012, with a focus on local government, politics and transportation. His contributions to Milwaukee Magazine have included profiles of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Milwaukee Ald. Bob Donovan, as well as a feature about the perennial power struggles of Milwaukee County officials. Larry grew up in Chicago and now lives in Glendale.
