Brunch Links

Cap Times: WI unemployment up to 9.2%

Paul Soglin: What right-wing think tanks don’t tell you about the garbage tax.

Bryon Eagon: “I am frustrated with the process of these non-renewals, even as the Alder, I was not included in any discussions with city staff or police about serious actions proposed in my district and I would appreciate future inclusion in future discussions.”

Critical Badger: UW to crack down on ticket scalpers. Don’t they have something better to do?

La Crosse Tribune: Assembly Democrats renege on fundraising pledge. Reschedule canceled fundraiser.

State Journal: Monona City Council: Then again, maybe you shouldn’t be allowed to have chickens.

Cap Times: Consultants from Illinois are robbing UW blind.

Brunch Links

Good ideas are meant to be copied. Dane101 does “breakfast links,” and now I will start with “Brunch links” for those of you who enjoy browsing through the best material of the blogosphere with a slice of cantaloupe, but mostly for those of you who don’t wake up until I do. Content is always a little weak on Sundays, but I’ll try my best to find some goodies.

Might as well start with Dane101, which will be hosting another MadPubQuiz of Awesomeness at the Sundance Bistro.

Forward Our Motto reminds us that Madison is not the only place to find shit-faced badgers. “A motorist called police near the central town of Goslar to report a dead badger on a road — only for officers to turn up and discover the animal alive and well, but drunk.“

From the man who was defeated by Mayor Dave in 6 years ago: In Madison our mayor’s aggressive work in this area needs support.

Brenda Konkel makes the right choice and enables comments on her blog.

David Brooks and Ann Althouse are bigger sensationalists than I am.

And, in case you missed it, our former vice-president is a huge creep.