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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Everyone attending the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee next month will have to wear a face mask, consent to daily testing for COVID-19, fill out questionnaires and maintain their distance from others.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has appointed Lafayette Crump to replace the retiring city development chief Rocky Marcoux.

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A judge on Wednesday ordered the owner of the long-dilapidated Northridge Mall to tear the property down, siding with Milwaukee officials who had called for the former shopping center to be razed more than a year ago.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has easily won a fifth term.

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Much of Wisconsin’s construction industry will continue to work despite orders from state and local officials requiring residents to stay home.

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Gov. Tony Evers must order Wisconsin officials to conduct the state's spring election entirely by mail to keep workers and voters safe in the midst of the coronavirus emergency, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says.

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Milwaukee officials pitched state lawmakers on Thursday on a plan seeking a 1% increase in the county sales tax to prevent projected budget cuts, even though the attempt is unlikely to move ahead in this year's waning legislative session.

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