Milwaukee's nearly $400 million in federal COVID-19 aid will help provide about three years of relief before city government is again faced with a fiscal cliff brought on by lagging state support and pension liabilities.

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Laying out his plans for the 2022 city budget, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett called for completing the years-long city hall renovation project while also reducing total spending on capital projects slightly in 2022. 

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Milwaukee's mayor has ordered mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for city employees. Mayor Tom Barrett made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. The requirement applies to general city employees as well as temporary employees and interns.

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A Milwaukee committee endorsed plans on Tuesday to begin studying a proposed extension of the city's streetcar south into the the city's Walker's Point neighborhood.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett discussed plans this week to spend about $30 million on housing programs and another $13.8 million on workforce training as part of nearly $400 million the city is to receive in federal COVID-19 aid.

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Milwaukee and Waukesha officials gathered on Monday to mark the start of construction on a pipeline that will eventually deliver water from Lake Michigan to the city of Waukesha, reaching a milestone in a project that's been in the works for years.

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The utility contractor Michels Corp. and Port Milwaukee officials have signed a lease agreement that gives the company 17.5 acres of land in the port that would be used by a new Michels subsidiary.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's proposed 2021 budget would spend $16.7 million less than this year on capital projects as the city grapples with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

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When Mayor Tom Barrett presents his 2021 proposed budget Tuesday, it will set aside about $6.5 million for housing and homeownership in the city.

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A high-end hotel with 200 to 250 rooms is coming to a site just across the street from downtown Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, it was announced Wednesday.

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