Elizabeth Brown, a lifelong Milwaukee resident, currently lives in the Amani neighborhood with four of her nine children in a three-bedroom house she rents for $775 a month. She said it's too much, given the rundown condition of the property and the fact that she doesn't have a paid job.

Tagged with: affordable housing Michael Murphy Milwaukee

Milwaukee County’s revised grant application to the Federal Transit Administration for a proposed bus rapid-transit project comes with both design changes and a higher estimated price tag. The county has plans to build a rapid-transit bus line largely along Bluemound ...

Tagged with: bus rapid transit Michael Murphy Milwaukee County Transit System

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.

Tagged with: coal tar Jim Bohl Michael Murphy Nik Kovac

Milwaukee slumlords beware: City leaders, in establishing a new taskforce, will look for ways to better address code-compliance and tax-delinquency issues that arise with properties owned by limited-liability companies, or LLCs.

Tagged with: landlords Limited Liability Company Task Force Michael Murphy Terry Witkowski

Building affordable-housing projects got just a little more affordable.

Tagged with: affordable housing Housing Trust Fund Michael Murphy STRONG Homes Loan program Thurgood Marshall Apartments Tom Barrett

A Canadian Pacific Railway bridge used to transport passengers, crude oil and other hazardous chemicals through densely populated Milwaukee neighborhoods is structurally sound but will nonetheless be reinforced with concrete, a spokesperson for the company said Tuesday.

Tagged with: bridge Canadian Pacific Railway Jeff Polenske Michael Murphy

With the Milwaukee Common Council set to review its portion of the public financing for a new $500 million basketball arena on Monday, city officials have announced an agreement with a mortgage-servicing company connected to Wesley Edens, an owner of the Bucks franchise.

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Authorities say a Milwaukee alderman who was killed in motorcycle crash was driving drunk.

Tagged with: Joe Dudzik Michael Murphy

Gov. Scott Walker proposed a plan Tuesday that calls for Wisconsin to help build a new basketball arena for the Milwaukee Bucks with $220 million in bonds that would be funded by projected growth in income taxes from NBA players.

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Milwaukee Common Council President Michael Murphy and WRTP/BIG STEP will host a job fair Monday for workers to learn about opportunities that are available during the upcoming construction of a new tower in downtown Milwaukee.

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