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Editorial: Good for Abele, bad for public

Published: May 17, 2013
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The seven people who work in Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s office should be grateful.

State proposal insulates Milwaukee County exec from revenge (access required)

Published: May 16, 2013
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An ingredient in the state’s Milwaukee County government reform proposal specifically is designed to prevent supervisors from seeking revenge.

Milwaukee County reform bills raise legal questions (access required)

Published: May 9, 2013
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A proposal that Milwaukee County hire an attorney could signal an eventual shift from the hearing room to the courtroom in the debate over government reform.

Assembly passes Milwaukee County Board reform (UPDATE) (access required)

Published: May 8, 2013
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State Assembly Democrats warned Wednesday that reform for one county in the state easily could mean the same thing for any municipality.

Editorial: County Board needs new leadership

Published: May 3, 2013
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Marina Dimitrijevic added yet another misstep to her clumsy tenure as Milwaukee County Board chairwoman when she walked into the Tuesday hearing 32 minutes late.

Milwaukee County Board supervisors testify on reform proposal (access required)

Published: April 24, 2013
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A group of Milwaukee County supervisors travelled to Madison on Wednesday to testify about a proposal to limit their pay and duties, but their opinions were not unified.

Milwaukee County committee votes in favor of reform (access required)

Published: April 22, 2013
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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors’ Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted 6-1 on Monday in favor of a reform resolution that would cut the board’s budget in half and reduce supervisors’ salaries by 20 percent.

Editorial: Reform proposal just fool’s gold

Published: April 19, 2013
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The first question from the audience at the Milwaukee County Board’s Thursday listening session should have been: “Do you take us for fools?”

Milwaukee County unveils reform proposal (access required)

Published: April 18, 2013
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Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic now has an alternative to a state bill calling for reform of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.

Assembly debates bill reducing Milwaukee County Board power

Published: April 17, 2013
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Backers of a bill that would curb the power of the Milwaukee County Board and require a vote on cutting the pay of county supervisors say that is their only target.

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