Article: COUNTY LINES 2 leaders create their own quagmires

2 leaders create their own quagmires

Recent days have left two local government leaders in Waukesha County on the ropes, though you might not know it from their public posturing.

Menomonee Falls Village President Jefferson Davis is in deep doo- doo, charged with three felonies and 26 lesser counts of campaign finance violations Tuesday. All told, convictions could bring him up to 12 1/2 years in prison, $45,000 in fines and a boot from office.

Pewaukee Mayor Jeffrey Nowak is only open to charges of poor judgment, which doesn't leave him looking so great either.

Early last Friday, he tipped a few at a Christmas party in Milwaukee and wisely decided he shouldn't drive. Unwisely, he handed his ...

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