The city of Milwaukee's Department of Neighborhood Services is altering its building-inspection procedures amid the city's COVID-19 outbreak.

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Gov. Tony Evers' call for the Republican-controlled Legislature to waive a one-week waiting period for the payment of unemployment benefits in the face of soaring claims will be an early test of how well the two sides can work together in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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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Neenah-based Miron Construction is moving its Milwaukee office from a Wauwatosa business park to a building in downtown Milwaukee.

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In another wrinkle for Milwaukee's struggling deconstruction program, local officials are moving to cut ties with a company hired last year to take apart, rather than tear down, 50 blighted houses in the city.

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One of the largest U.S. labor unions is announcing plans to spend $150 million on a nationwide campaign to help defeat President Donald Trump, a sweeping effort in Wisconsin and seven other battleground states.

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Milwaukee is receiving $23.3 million from the state to rebuild a 2.6-mile stretch of West National Avenue, an arterial street on the city’s south side.

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The building, opened in 1928 and originally occupied by Eagle Knitting Mills, is being turned into a center where students from nearby neighborhoods can receive training in construction and technology.

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The city of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are likely to hit pause on some construction work during the Democratic National Convention this summer, an event that's expected to bring thousands of visitors to the city.

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The two leaders of Milwaukee's host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention were fired late Tuesday amid allegations that they oversaw an acrimonious work setting, a big shakeup less than six months before the showcase political event in Wisconsin.

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