A proposed new ordinance could soon make Milwaukee residents responsible at times for replacing lead service lines running underneath their properties.

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The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution Tuesday that directs city officials to start procedures needed to close stretches of the city’s North Fourth and Fifth streets in conjunction with the construction of a new Bucks arena nearby.

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The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Inc. will design and oversee a workforce development program tied to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.’s downtown Milwaukee tower project.

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The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday approved a proposal to extend expiring tax increment financing districts to pay for affordable housing projects.

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Eyon Biddle Sr. and Milwaukee County Supervisor Russell Stamper II won the majority of the primary vote Tuesday to fill a vacant Milwaukee Common Council seat.

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Milwaukee aldermen warned the Department of City Development on Wednesday that they are running out of patience with a prolonged tenant search for a vacant downtown property.

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The Milwaukee Common Council has unanimously approved spending almost $16 million on engineering and construction costs for multiple projects.

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Milwaukee Common Council President Michael Murphy has announced changes to committee assignments. Murphy, unanimously elected president Tuesday, had been chairman of the Finance and Personnel Committee and a member of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee. He stepped down from ...

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The Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved a compromise reached with the mayor on how much oversight aldermen will have of money set aside to mitigate the city’s foreclosure problem.

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A contentious Milwaukee home repair loan program won Common Council approval Tuesday after last-minute alterations.

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