A revised proposal requiring that certain construction projects in downtown Milwaukee have canopies installed to protect passersby has cleared its first hurdle with city aldermen.

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Responding to recent scandals at public-job sites, Milwaukee aldermen signed off Tuesday on a series of policies that could eventually change the way contractors do business with the city.

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Four years after being forced by a lawsuit to abandon goals meant to direct public works contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses, local officials took a step toward re-establishing the program. Deliberating on Friday on the city’s 2018 budget plan, ...

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It looks as if the third time was a charm for Chris Houden, a developer seeking to put in a new high-rise on North Prospect Avenue in Milwaukee. Houden’s proposed development was approved on Tuesday by the city’s Common Council. The plans ...

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Milwaukee officials on Wednesday called on elected leaders in nearby places and the state Legislature to follow the city's lead on a number of clean-water initiatives, including a recently passed ban on the use of coal-tar sealants on parking lots and driveways.

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Milwaukee officials hope a proposal for a citywide ban on the use of coal-tar sealants will go a long way toward preventing a known carcinogen from contaminating area rivers and streams.

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A group of Milwaukee Common Council members has given its blessing to a proposal meant to encourage the use of solar-power generation and similar features on large developments in the city.

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Several Milwaukee Common Council members, in opposing both spending city money on a proposed extension of the city's streetcar line and the reappointment of the Department of City Development commissioner, say they are not satisfied with what they see as a lack of development outside downtown.

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When private projects in Milwaukee receive city money, a group of local officials think the developers should also get a little nudge toward making use of solar panels and other "green" features.

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Facing a looming state-imposed deadline to sell vacant or underused school buildings to private institutions, Milwaukee officials are expressing concerns about what might happen to the properties should the new operators fail.

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