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Is Foxconn Really Worth Risking a Great Lake?
The Great Lakes – five inland seas holding one-fifth of all the fresh water on Earth – are vast, but they are not limitless. So, it is alarming that Wisconsin…
To Protect & Settle Out of Court: Taxation Without Adequate Protection
It is no secret, nearly fifty percent of the city’s budget is spent on public safety. This is due in part to police pensions, vast amounts of overtime pay, and…
Sen. Lena Taylor Tosses Her Bid into the Ring for 2020 Milwaukee Mayor
As State Senator Lena Taylor stood on her block at 15th and Capitol, she reminisced about the Milwaukee she grew up in. She said it was a City of opportunity,…
Milwaukee County Announces 110 Computers Will Be Donated To The House Of Correction
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 contributed technology from former ITT Technical Institute Building Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 (IBEW)/…
A Tale of Two Colleges
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee), college-move in day looks similar—filled with the same excited hustle and bustle of unloading suitcases, squeezing storage bins under…
Attorney Michael Hupy Announces Reward for Information on Drive By Shooter
On Saturday, Aug. 24, Quanita “Tay” Jackson, was helping out a basketball tournament at Moody Park, 2201 W. Auer Ave. The three v. three tournament was a community event created…
Church of Christ Host Stop the Violence Panel Featuring Local Officials and Community Leaders
In the middle of last month, a three-year-old child was shot and murdered during a road rage incident. During the press conference, Assistant Milwaukee Police Chief Raymond Banks didn’t hold…
Shared Revenue aka “A Money Grab”
Legislatively Speaking The system of “Shared Revenue” in this state has been around for a long time. It was started in 1911, when a Ford Model T Town Car cost…
Violent White Supremacists Threaten Basic Civil Rights — and our Lives
Every right we have fought for and won since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his monumental “I Have a Dream” speech 56 years ago this Wednesday is under unrelenting…
An Open Letter from County Executive Chris Abele to ATU Leadership
The Milwaukee County Transit System is a powerful economic development force that provides a critical lifeline for tens of thousands of bus riders every day. Thanks to our drivers, operators,…