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Abele promises veto of museum, memorial deal
A proposed agreement between the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center to share building operations and maintenance falls short of an audit recommendation to wean the groups from the county’s budget.
Milwaukee County Board seeks to hire firm despite potential conflicts
Hawks Quindel SC is the front-runner in Milwaukee County’s search for a law firm to evaluate Act 14 for a potential lawsuit.
Walker signs bill targeting Milwaukee board
Some Milwaukee County supervisors are worried they will wander into gray areas of a new reform law as soon as they try to talk to department leaders.
Milwaukee County supervisors end bid to remove chairwoman
A call for the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors chairwoman to step down has gone quiet, according to the supervisor who led the effort.
Milwaukee County reform veto victory could be short-lived
Fourteen Milwaukee County supervisors scored a win Monday by overriding a veto of their government reform resolution.
Abele veto might miss DBE mark
A distinction between the words “access” and “oversight” could undermine one of the reasons Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele vetoed a government reform resolution.
Editorial: County Board needs new leadership
Marina Dimitrijevic added yet another misstep to her clumsy tenure as Milwaukee County Board chairwoman when she walked into the Tuesday hearing 32 minutes late.
Abele vetoes Milwaukee County Board reform resolution
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Thursday vetoed the Board of Supervisors’ government reform resolution despite its veto-proof majority vote.
Dimitrijevic: ‘I’m not stepping down’
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic said she will not bow to pressure from a group of colleagues to relinquish her position.
Pressure mounts for Milwaukee County Board chairwoman
Five Milwaukee County supervisors now are aligned in a campaign to force Marina Dimitrijevic from her position as board chairwoman.
Proposed Milwaukee County Board mandates break state laws, counsel says
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors’ new reform resolution violates two state laws, according to a memo from the county’s corporation counsel.
Dimitrijevic’s leadership role could be in the balance
Marina Dimitrijevic soon could be fighting to keep her job as chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
Today’s News
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
- Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked (UPDATED)
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)