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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Port Milwaukee and the agricultural company DeLong plan to build a $31.3 million export center on Jones Island using a federal grant to cover half of the project's cost.

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Could Milwaukee' long-delayed Couture project finally be moving forward? According to a talk radio host, the project has the cash it needs to get out of the ground. The project's developer, however, isn't saying either way.

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The Milwaukee Common Council plans on Tuesday to take up a budget veto that Mayor Tom Barrett used to block a $400,000 increase for blight removal.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he is running for a fifth term in office.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to increase spending on infrastructure and lead-line replacements next year, according to the 2020 budget proposal he released on Tuesday.

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State Sen. Lena Taylor has formally started her run for mayor of Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Thursday rolled out plans to extend the city's streetcar to the Wisconsin Center District convention center and the city's lakefront in time for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

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