Urban Milwaukee tracks Koch-funded effort to derail streetcar
Last week I wrote I'd been hearing about right-wing advocacy money coming into Milwaukee against the streetcar:
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Big numbers are being rumored as streetcar opponents use the project to attack Mayor Barrett.Props to Bruce Murphy and the Urban Milwaukee blog for fleshing out the details:
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MURPHY’S LAW
Koch-Funded Group Backs Anti-Streetcar Drive
Americans for Prosperity has provided paid staff for petition drive, its state director says----------------------------------------------------
Let's hope this convinces some Common Council members said to be on the fence to stand up for the city and modern transit, and stand against this self-interested, right-wing incursion into the city's affairs by fossil fuel barons.
The vote at Wednesday's meeting should be 15-0 in favor of the streetcar. And the city.
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The vote at Wednesday's meeting should be 15-0 in favor of the streetcar. And the city.
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