Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Thursday afternoon vetoed a 2013 budget amendment that would have changed the position title of the county’s economic development chief.

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By Joe Lanane The Milwaukee County Board approved an extension Thursday that will allow University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee real estate officials more time to purchase County Grounds land for its Innovation Park project. UW-Milwaukee officials will have until Jan. 15 to ...

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Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway appointed Supervisor Patricia Jursik on Friday to serve as county representative for the Milwaukee Gateway Aerotropolis Corp. The Milwaukee County Board approved a resolution at its Sept. 30 meeting to join the nonprofit organization ...

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By Joe Lanane The Milwaukee County Board narrowly delayed a request to obtain a 2008 consultant’s report about patient safety at the Behavioral Health Complex that audit officials say would be helpful in its ongoing investigation. The resolution came as ...

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Three Milwaukee County supervisors on Thursday failed to force a public debate over whether there should be an independent investigation of the O'Donnell Park parking structure collapse.

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By Joe Yovino and Bill Clements Three Milwaukee County Board members are using an accident at General Mitchell International Airport to further their demands to make public any discussions of building inspections. “This airport thing is unbelievable to me,” said ...

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By Bill Clements Special to The Daily Reporter Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and some county board members are trading barbs over Walker‘s decision to shift money during the past seven years from the county’s capital budget into the general ...

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By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Monroe County’s new Board of Supervisors is dealing with an old problem after scrapping a $26.7 million justice center that would have added space to a cramped county jail and courthouse. “I think something needs to ...

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