After seeing the number of condemned properties increase in the city last year, Milwaukee officials voted on Tuesday to recommend postponement for a city policy requiring contractors to deconstruct rather than demolish historic houses.

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The Wisconsin Assembly approved another Republican bill to protect landlords Tuesday, this time passing a measure that would limit local governments' authority to inspect rental properties and crack down on emotional support animals in apartments.

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As Milwaukee leaders consider ways to make employees safer when they’re in the field, one official says he knows some city workers are packing more than just their lunch for a day on the jobsite.

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Three men have been charged with killing a Milwaukee city inspector during an attempted carjacking.

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Five people have been arrested in the shooting death of a Milwaukee home inspector.

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Gov. Scott Walker is calling for flags around the state to be lowered to half-staff following the death of a Milwaukee housing inspector.

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City officials in Milwaukee have identified a housing inspector who was shot and killed while on duty.

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Milwaukee has no room for its vacant buildings.

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

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It would cost Milwaukee an entire year’s demolition budget to tear down the former St. Mary’s convent on West Center Street, but vandalism and the fear of squatters setting fires this winter have pushed city officials to scour their coffers and schedule demolition for December.

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