Polk County
Racine County
Richland County
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Scott Walker, Sam Brownback, and Rick Scott: The Comeback Copycats
Actually, it's an across-the-board, copycat Republican theme.
Conservative Republicans in Kansas "Starve the Beast"
And the experiment is not going well.
Kansas Faces Additional Revenue Shortfalls After Tax Cuts. (The New York Times, 10/22/2014)
Kansas' "reputable" adherents.
The permanent revenue loss reported by the Times may give the Democratic challenger Paul Davis the momentum he needs in the final days of the campaign to defeat incumbent Republican Governor Sam Brownback.
Source: The Independent Institute
Kansas Faces Additional Revenue Shortfalls After Tax Cuts. (The New York Times, 10/22/2014)
Kansas' "reputable" adherents.
Kansas’ wide miss was probably a result of wading into uncharted territory with its tax reforms. In addition to cutting income tax rates, Kansas made itself the only state with a general personal-income tax that exempts “pass-through income” from tax.
Business entities like S-corporations and limited liability companies are not taxed at the corporate level; instead, their income is passed through to their owners, who then pay personal income tax on the profits in most states — but not Kansas.
The permanent revenue loss reported by the Times may give the Democratic challenger Paul Davis the momentum he needs in the final days of the campaign to defeat incumbent Republican Governor Sam Brownback.
Source: Real Clear Politics
Public Library Circulation and Circulation per Capita: Delaware (1990-2011)
For more information
Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA): Delaware.
Delaware's state library agency is in the "Department of State" category. (IMLS)
Related posts: State, % circulation increase 1990-2011.
Alabama, 28.1%. (10/18/2014)
Alaska, 48.3%. (10/19/2014)
Arizona, 139%. (10/20/2014)
Arkansas, 70.1%. (10/21/2014)
California, 66.9%. (10/22/2014)
Colorado, 205%. (10/23/2014)
Connecticut, 46.3%. (10/24/2014)
Sauk County: Public Library Circulation and Program Attendance, 1996-2013
2010 population: 61,976
Public libraries in Sauk County
- Baraboo Public Library
- LaValle Public Library
- North Freedom Public Library
- Kraemer Library & Community Center, Plain
- Ruth Culver Community Library, Prairie du Sac
- Reedsburg Public Library
- Rock Springs Public Library
- Sauk City Public Library
- Spring Green Community Library
% change (1996-2013)
- Circulation: 70.9%
- Program attendance: 195%
Line graphs data source: Wisconsin Public Library Service Data
Related posts: (with 1996-2013 % changes)
Adams County. (9/1/2014)
- Circulation: 320%
- Program attendance: 132%
- Circulation: 13.5%
- Program attendance: 116%
- Circulation: 32.1%
- Program attendance: 237%
- Circulation: 127%
- Program attendance: (7.2%)
- Circulation: 35.2%
- Program attendance: (22.3%)
- Circulation: 1.9%
- Program attendance: 812%
- Circulation: 104%
- Program attendance 466%
- Circulation: (32.7%)
- Program attendance 20.0%
- Circulation: 24.6%
- Program attendance 28.8%
- Circulation: 21.6%
- Program attendance 86.5%
- Circulation: 40.5%
- Program attendance 84.2%
- Circulation: 58.1%
- Program attendance (28.3%)
- Circulation: 83.0%
- Program attendance 246%
- Circulation: 53.9%
- Program attendance 186%
- Circulation: 23.2%
- Program attendance (7.1%)
- Circulation: 81.1%
- Program attendance: 33.9%
- Circulation: 14.2%
- Program attendance: 178%
- Circulation: 23.7%
- Program attendance: 86.6%
- Circulation: 251%
- Program attendance: 195%
- Circulation: 24.2%
- Program attendance: 72.6%
- Circulation: 68.4%
- Program attendance: 261%
- Circulation: 44.3%
- Program attendance: 87.9%
- Circulation: 14.4%
- Program attendance: 111%
- Circulation: 33.8%
- Program attendance: 125%
- Circulation: 39.8%
- Program attendance: 122%
- Circulation: 5.4%
- Program attendance: 121%
- Circulation: 57.3%
- Program attendance: 52.3%
- Circulation: 19.9%
- Program attendance: 68.3%
- Circulation: 41.9%
- Program attendance: 166%
- Circulation: 10.7%
- Program attendance: 62.5%
- Circulation: (3.4%)
- Program attendance: 186%
- Circulation: 54.6%
- Program attendance: 31.9%
- Circulation: 55.2%
- Program attendance: 67.0%
- Circulation: 13.4%
- Program attendance: 136%
- Circulation: (22.5%)
- Program attendance: (35.3%)
- Circulation: (11.6%)
- Program attendance: 74.5%
- Circulation: 29.7%
- Program attendance: (2.4%)
- Circulation: (14.3%)
- Program attendance: (5.8%)
- Circulation: 78.6%
- Program attendance: 17.2%
Milwaukee County (10/11/2014)
- Circulation: 3.6%
- Program attendance: 28.4%
- Circulation: (28.2%)
- Program attendance: 19.7%
- Circulation: 102%
- Program attendance: 214%
- Circulation: 33.5%
- Program attendance: 162%
- Circulation: 50.8%
- Program attendance: 79.6%
- Circulation: 20.7%
- Program attendance: 157%
- Circulation: (4.0%)
- Program attendance: 346%
- Circulation: 80.6%
- Program attendance: 91.5%
- Circulation: 10.3%
- Program attendance: 221%
- Circulation: 5.4%
- Program attendance: 63.4%
- Circulation: 8.9%
- Program attendance: 83.0%
- Circulation: 18.4%
- Program attendance: 65.1%
- Circulation: 22.9%
- Program attendance: (74.4%)
- Circulation: 18.6%
- Program attendance: 167%
Friday, October 24, 2014
When "no more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks" was chanted at the beginning of the school year at UNC
U.N.C. Investigation Reveals Athletes Took Fake Classes. (The New York Times, 10/24/2014)
The article shares this example from September 2008.
Academic counselor for the women’s basketball team Jan Boxill sends department administrator Deborah Crowder a paper to be graded.Ms. Crowder responds via email: “Did you say a D will do? I’m only asking because 1, no sources, 2, it has absolutely nothing to do with the assignments for that class and 3. it seems to me to be a recycled paper.”Ms. Boxill replies: “Yes, a D will be fine; that’s all she needs."
Irony of ironies.
The Times article notes that Jan Boxill is currently the director of the university's Parr Center for Ethics. She is not, however, currently listed on the staff webpage.
Meet Interim Director Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, who, if the Parr Center's mission statement is any indication, will be a busy man for awhile.
Last month Boxill was named the 2015 Warren Fraleigh distinguished scholar by the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport. As far as I can tell, there's been no official word yet on whether this honor has been rescinded, but if you find Jan Boxill's name anywhere on the IAPS website, please let me know.
The Daily Tarheel describes the campus shock.
I can only assume that all the books about Democratic Presidents were checked out
Woman charged for torching books at Tacoma library. (king5.com, 10/21/2014)
According to this curious report, the person responsible is "no stranger to library workers".
Most of the books damaged were in the American History section and consisted of biographies of George Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon.
Library workers don't believe the motive was political.
Major Retailers Adjust Their Business Model
Target thinks outside the (big) box. (Fortune, 10/24/2014)
Thinking smaller.
“U.S. consumers are moving back to cities. We have to make sure we have a footprint in that environment,” Target CEO Brian Cornell told Fortune. “If we have an opportunity and we find the right footprint and the right format, we’re going to follow the consumer.” Cornell took the reins in August, replacing Target veteran Gregg Steinhafel.
Unlike its supercenters, Walmart's smaller stores have contributed significantly to the company's bottom line.
Related post:
Supercenter Meijer plans to expand into southeastern Wisconsin. (8/31/2014)
Wisconsin Counties: Population 65 and Older
Counties that are significantly above the state average of 14.8%.
Mapped.
The 18 counties that are below the state average of 14.8%.
Mapped.
Source: United States Census Bureau. State and County QuickFacts.
Source: United States Census Bureau. State and County QuickFacts.
Public Library Circulation and Circulation per Capita: Connecticut (1990-2011)
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries in the United States Survey (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2011)
For more information
Connecticut State Library. Statistics for Connecticut Libraries, An Introduction.
Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA): Connecticut.
Connecticut's state library agency is in the "Board of Commission" category. (IMLS)
Related posts: State, % circulation increase 1990-2011.
Alabama, 28.1%. (10/18/2014)
Alaska, 48.3%. (10/19/2014)
Arizona, 139%. (10/20/2014)
Arkansas, 70.1%. (10/21/2014)
California, 66.9%. (10/22/2014)
Colorado, 205%. (10/23/2014)
Rock County: Public Library Circulation and Program Attendance, 1996-2013
2010 population: 160,331
Public libraries in Rock County
- Beloit Public Library
- Clinton Public Library
- Edgerton Public Library
- Eager Free Public Library, Evansville
- Hedberg Public Library, Janesville
- Milton Public Library
- Orfordville Public Library
% change (1996-2013)
- Circulation: 18.6%
- Program attendance: 167%
Line graphs data source: Wisconsin Public Library Service Data
Related posts: (with 1996-2013 % changes)
Adams County. (9/1/2014)
- Circulation: 320%
- Program attendance: 132%
- Circulation: 13.5%
- Program attendance: 116%
- Circulation: 32.1%
- Program attendance: 237%
- Circulation: 127%
- Program attendance: (7.2%)
- Circulation: 35.2%
- Program attendance: (22.3%)
- Circulation: 1.9%
- Program attendance: 812%
- Circulation: 104%
- Program attendance 466%
- Circulation: (32.7%)
- Program attendance 20.0%
- Circulation: 24.6%
- Program attendance 28.8%
- Circulation: 21.6%
- Program attendance 86.5%
- Circulation: 40.5%
- Program attendance 84.2%
- Circulation: 58.1%
- Program attendance (28.3%)
- Circulation: 83.0%
- Program attendance 246%
- Circulation: 53.9%
- Program attendance 186%
- Circulation: 23.2%
- Program attendance (7.1%)
- Circulation: 81.1%
- Program attendance: 33.9%
- Circulation: 14.2%
- Program attendance: 178%
- Circulation: 23.7%
- Program attendance: 86.6%
- Circulation: 251%
- Program attendance: 195%
- Circulation: 24.2%
- Program attendance: 72.6%
- Circulation: 68.4%
- Program attendance: 261%
- Circulation: 44.3%
- Program attendance: 87.9%
- Circulation: 14.4%
- Program attendance: 111%
- Circulation: 33.8%
- Program attendance: 125%
- Circulation: 39.8%
- Program attendance: 122%
- Circulation: 5.4%
- Program attendance: 121%
- Circulation: 57.3%
- Program attendance: 52.3%
- Circulation: 19.9%
- Program attendance: 68.3%
- Circulation: 41.9%
- Program attendance: 166%
- Circulation: 10.7%
- Program attendance: 62.5%
- Circulation: (3.4%)
- Program attendance: 186%
- Circulation: 54.6%
- Program attendance: 31.9%
- Circulation: 55.2%
- Program attendance: 67.0%
- Circulation: 13.4%
- Program attendance: 136%
- Circulation: (22.5%)
- Program attendance: (35.3%)
- Circulation: (11.6%)
- Program attendance: 74.5%
- Circulation: 29.7%
- Program attendance: (2.4%)
- Circulation: (14.3%)
- Program attendance: (5.8%)
- Circulation: 78.6%
- Program attendance: 17.2%
Milwaukee County (10/11/2014)
- Circulation: 3.6%
- Program attendance: 28.4%
- Circulation: (28.2%)
- Program attendance: 19.7%
- Circulation: 102%
- Program attendance: 214%
- Circulation: 33.5%
- Program attendance: 162%
- Circulation: 50.8%
- Program attendance: 79.6%
- Circulation: 20.7%
- Program attendance: 157%
- Circulation: (4.0%)
- Program attendance: 346%
- Circulation: 80.6%
- Program attendance: 91.5%
- Circulation: 10.3%
- Program attendance: 221%
- Circulation: 5.4%
- Program attendance: 63.4%
- Circulation: 8.9%
- Program attendance: 83.0%
- Circulation: 18.4%
- Program attendance: 65.1%
- Circulation: 22.9%
- Program attendance: (74.4%)
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Dear Jean "One and Done" Stothert and Marty Bilek, Nebraska State Law is Clear
Mayor's Office proposes letting police check out library patron information. (Omaha World Herald, 10/20/2014)
Related posts:
Nebraska Library Law: What's Your Interpretation? (10/15/2014)
The Omaha Public Library's materials expenditures see-saw. (8/11/2014)
Related posts:
Nebraska Library Law: What's Your Interpretation? (10/15/2014)
The Omaha Public Library's materials expenditures see-saw. (8/11/2014)
The Fabulous Felonious Brothers on the Minimum Wage
(1) Walker on minimum wage: ‘I don’t think it serves a purpose’. (MSNBC, 10/14/2014)
(2) Labor chief: 'Christie's got his head in the sand'. (CNN, 10/23/2014)
Related posts:
The Fabulous Felonious Brothers take Hudson. (9/30/2014)
Fabulous Felonious Brothers tour in the offing? (8/6/2014)
Point/Counterpoint: Scott Walker and Chris Christie on the Republican fight against gay marriage. (7/15/2014)
Meet the Fabulous Felonious Brothers. (6/21/2014)
Robin Vos's Road to Yesteryear
Jobs, Benefits Fraud Top Assembly GOP Agenda For Next Year. (WUWM, 10/22/2014)
Wherein you'll find this quote from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
No Picket Fence: Younger Adults Are Opting to Rent. (The New York Times, 10/22/2014)
Wherein you'll find this quote from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
No Picket Fence: Younger Adults Are Opting to Rent. (The New York Times, 10/22/2014)
What do all 3 have in common?
All locations were selected because of their proximity to public transit.
And it's not just a Northeastern Corridor kinda thing.
Green Bay Alder Chris Wery's Top Skill on LinkedIn is "Public Relations"
See for yourself.
Green Bay alderman apologizes to Muslim for terrorism query. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/22/2014)
A wayward approach to constituent services.
Green Bay alderman apologizes to Muslim for terrorism query. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/22/2014)
A wayward approach to constituent services.
In his response Wery agreed to check into the bus service question, but asked Mohammad about her involvement in starting a Muslim Student Association group at UW-Green Bay, according to the newspaper.
"I just want to be assured that your group in no way promotes or defends militant Islamic ideology," Wery wrote, asking if Mohammad and the association condemn "terrorist groups such as Hamas," the Press Gazette reported.
Wisconsin Fall Election Preview: Assembly District 74
Open seat. Current representative Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) is running in the 25th Senate District.
Beth Meyers, Democratic candidate
- Campaign website
- Facebook (622 likes)
- Cash on hand (as of 8/12/2014): $15,572.37
Jamey Francis, Republican candidate
- Campaign website
- Facebook (462 likes)
- Cash on hand (as of 8/12/2014): $1.102.90
Libraries in the 74th Assembly District
Public libraries
Bayfield Carnegie Library
Drummond Public Library
Evelyn Goldberg Briggs Memorial Library, Iron River
Forest Lodge Library, Cable
Hurley Public Library
Legion Memorial Library, Mellen
Madeline Island Public Library
Mercer Public Library
Ogema Public Library
Park Falls Public Library
Phillips Public Library
Vaughn Public Library, Ashland
Washburn Public Library
Academic library
Dexter Library, Northland College Ashland
Related posts and notes:
1st Senate District (9/6/2014)
- 1st Assembly District. (8/26/2014)
- 2nd Assembly District. 2-term Republican Andre Jacque (De Pere) is running unopposed.
- 3rd Assembly District. 14-term Republican Al Ott (Forest Junction) is running unopposed.
2nd Senate District. 7-term Republican Rob Cowles (Green Bay) is not up for re-election this year. Cowles also served in the Assembly from 1982 to 1987.
- 4th Assembly District. (8/27/2014)
- 5th Assembly District. (8/29/2014)
- 6th Assembly District. 4-term Republican Gary Tauchen (Bonduel) is running unopposed.
3rd Senate District: 3-term Democrat Tim Carpenter (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 7th Assembly District. (9/2/2014)
- 8th Assembly District. (9/3/2014)
- 9th Assembly District. 6-term Democrat Josh Zepnick (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
4th Senate District. Three-term Democrat Lena Taylor (Milwaukee) is not up for re-election this year.
- 10th Assembly District. Democratic newcomer David Bowen (Milwaukee) won a 4-way Democratic primary and is running unopposed.
- 11th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Mandela Barnes (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 12th Assembly District. (9/4/2014)
5th Senate District (9/8/2014)
- 13th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Rob Hutton (Brookfield) is running unopposed.
- 14th Assembly District. 2-term Republican Dale Kooyenga (Brookfield) is running unopposed.
- 15th Assembly District. (9/5/2014)
6th Senate District. Freshman Democrat Nikiya Harris Dodd (Milwaukee) is not up for re-election this year.
- 16th Assembly District. 11-term Democrat Leon Young (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 17th Assembly District (sorry, somehow got lost in the shuffle; need to re-do)
- 18th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Evan Goyke (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
7th Senate District. (9/9/2014)
- 19th Assembly District (9/12/2014)
- 20th Assembly District (9/13/2014)
- 21st Assembly District. Freshman Republican Jessie Rodriguez (Franklin) is running unopposed
8th Senate District. 6-term Republican Alberta Darling (River Hills) is not up for re-election this year. Darling also served 2 1/2 years in the Assembly (May 1990-January 1993)
- 22nd Assembly District. (9/14/2014)
- 23rd Assembly District. (9/16/2014)
- 24th Assembly District. 3-term Republican Dan Knodl (Germantown) is running unopposed.
9th Senate District. (9/15/2014)
- 25th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Paul Tittl (Manitowoc) is running unopposed.
- 26th Assembly District. (9/16/2014)
- 27th Assembly District. (9/18/2014)
10th Senate District. 4-term Republican Sheila Harsdorf (River Falls) is not up for re-election this year. Harsdorf also served 12 years in the Assembly (1989-2001)
- 28th Assembly District. (9/19/2014)
- 29th Assembly District. 4-term Republican John Murtha (R-Baldwin) is running unopposed.
- 30th Assembly District. (9/20/2014)
11th Senate District. (9/22/2014)
- 31st Assembly District. 2-term Republican Amy Loudenbeck (Clinton) is running unopposed.
- 32nd Assembly District. (9/21/2014)
- 33rd Assembly District. Republican candidate Cody Horlacker (Mukwanago) is running unopposed.
12th Senate District. First-term Republican Tom Tiffany (Town of Little Rice) is not up for re-election this year. (Tiffany also served in the Assembly for 2 years -- 2011-2013.)
- 34th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Rob Swearingen (Rhinelander) is running opposed.
- 35th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Mary Czaja (Irma) is running unopposed.
- 36th Assembly District. 5-term Republican Jeff Mursau (Crivitz) is running unopposed.
13th Senate District. (9/23/2014)
- 37th Assembly District. (9/24/2014)
- 38th Assembly District. (9/25/2014)
- 39th Assembly District. (9/26/2014)
14th Senate District. 3-term Republican Luther Olsen (Ripon) is not up for re-election this year. (Olsen also served 10 years in the Assembly, first elected in 1994.)
- 40th Assembly District. 4-term Republican Keith Peterson (Waupaca) is running unopposed.
- 41st Assembly District. (9/27/2014)
- 42nd Assembly District. (9/28/2014)
15th Senate District. (9/29/2014)
- 43rd Assembly District (9/30/2014)
- 44th Assembly District (10/1/2014)
- 45th Assembly District. Democratic candidate Mark Spreitzer (Beloit) is running unopposed.
16th Senate District. 3-term Democrat Mark Miller (Monona) is not up for re-election this year. (Miller also served 6 years in the Assembly -- 1999-2005.)
- 46th Assembly District. 5-term Democrat Gary Hebl (Sun Prairie) is running unopposed.
- 47th Assembly District. (10/2/2014)
- 48th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Melissa Agard Sargent (Madison) is running unopposed.
17th Senate District. (10/3/2014)
- 49th Assembly District. (10/4/2014)
- 50th Assembly District. (10/5/2014)
- 51st Assembly District. (10/6/2014)
18th Senate District. Freshman Republican Rick Gudex (Fond du Lac) is not up for re-election this year.
- 52nd Assembly District. 2-term Republican Jeremy Thiesfeldt (Fond du Lac) is running unopposed.
- 53rd Assembly District. Freshman Republican Michael Schraa (Oshkosh) is running unopposed.
- 54th Assembly District. (10/7/2014)
19th Senate District. (10/8/2014)
- 55th Assembly District. (10/9/2014)
- 56th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Dave Murphy (Greenville) is running unopposed.
- 57th Assembly District. (10/10/2014)
20th Senate District. 2-term Republican Glenn Grothman (West Bend) is not up for re-election this year. Grothman is, however, running for the open seat in Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District.
- 58th Assembly District. Republican candidate Bob Gannon (Slinger) is running unopposed to replace Pat Strochota (R-West Bend).
- 59th Assembly District. Republican candidate Jesse Kremer (Kewaskum) is running unopposed to replace Dan LeMahieu (R-Cascade).
- 60th Assembly District. Republican candidate Robert Brooks (Saukville) is running unopposed to replace Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg), who unsuccessful ran for Wisconsin 6th Congressional District.
21st Senate District. (10/14/2014)
- 61st Assembly District. 7-term Republican Samantha Kerkman (Town of Randall) is running unopposed.
- 62nd Assembly District. Freshman Republican Tom Weatherston (Racine) is running unopposed.
- 63rd Assembly District. (10/10/2014)
22nd Senate District. 5-term Democrat Bob Wirch (Kenosha) is not up for re-election this year. (Wirch also served 4 years in the Assembly.)
- 64th Assembly District. 7-term Democrat and Minority Leader Peter Barca (Kenosha) is running unopposed.
- 65th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Tod Ohnstad (Kenosha) is running unopposed.
- 66th Assembly District. 4-term Democratic incumbent vs. Libertarian challenger.
23rd Senate District. (10/15/2014)
- 67th Assembly District. (10/16/2014)
- 68th Assembly District. (10/17/2014)
- 69th Assembly District. (10/18/2014)
24th Senate District. 3-term Democrat Julie Lassa (Stevens Point) is not up for re-election this year. (Lassa also served 5 years in the Assembly.)
- 70th Assembly District. (10/20/2014)
- 71st Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Katrina Shankland (Stevens Point) is running unopposed.
- 72nd Assembly District. (10/21/2014)
25th Senate District. (10/22/2014)