A bill introduced this week would bring Wisconsin law in-line with federal standards that encourage housing authorities to develop projects that offer affordable units along with commercial and market-rate space.

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A crowd gathers Friday outside the Milwaukee Soldiers Home as The Alexander Co. and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee celebrate the start of work restoring the historic site.

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The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee will hold a contractor fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at ManPowerGroup in Milwaukee.

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Recent real-estate data show a decrease in foreclosures in the greater Milwaukee area, yet members of the Milwaukee Common Council are not taking the good news as reason to rest on their laurels.

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City of Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. will resign Saturday as president and 15th District alderman.

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The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee failed to meet federal requirements when hiring and contracting for the first phase of its Westlawn revitalization project, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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The first phase of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee’s Westlawn Neighborhood Revitalization is under review by a federal agency after a local group alleged the city department violated federal hiring requirements.

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A lawsuit over the construction of Convent Hill, a low-income housing building in Milwaukee, has expanded to include five architects and two manufacturers as defendants and four new plaintiffs.

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Milwaukee’s Lapham Park senior-housing program has won national awards for providing innovative care to some of the city’s senior residents.

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The Westlawn Gardens construction team proved that, sometimes, the best way to revive a struggling neighborhood is to knock it down and start over.

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