Milwaukee officials pitched state lawmakers on Thursday on a plan seeking a 1% increase in the county sales tax to prevent projected budget cuts, even though the attempt is unlikely to move ahead in this year's waning legislative session.

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As the race to lead Milwaukee County heats up, those running to replace outgoing executive Chris Abele are staring down a persistent cause of concern: a backlog of infrastructure projects that most likely can't be broken without a new influx of revenue.

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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in April.

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The Milwaukee Public Museum could be moving into Mitchell Park, sharing a site with Milwaukee County's well-known Domes structures under a plan the county board of supervisors on Thursday agreed to study.

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Milwaukee County would trim its spending on services by $14 million in its 2019 budget, under a proposal County Executive Chris Abele is calling a “temporary fix.”

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Milwaukee County faces a "seemingly insurmountable" logjam of repairs to its park and recreation facilities under its current regime of limited borrowing, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds.

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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on Thursday prodded officials to begin negotiating a deal to establish bus service between Milwaukee and Racine counties, where Foxconn Technology Group's massive factory is expected to employ thousands.

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Foxconn Technology Group announced Friday that it has bought a building in downtown Milwaukee to serve as its North American headquarters.

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The Milwaukee School of Engineering broke ground on Monday on a $34 million building in the city's downtown, starting work on what will eventually be a hub for the study of high-tech fields like artificial intelligence.

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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says he wants to cancel a new "pay to park" proposal and fill the resulting budget shortfall by drawing on the county's rainy day fund.

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