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Milwaukee County’s 2019 budget to tread water with scarce revenue sources
Milwaukee County would trim its spending on services by $14 million in its 2019 budget, under a proposal County Executive Chris Abele is calling a “temporary fix.”
Milwaukee County Board clears path for transit system to bid on streetcar operator gig
Months after County Board officials added a provision to its 2017 budget stating opposition to the streetcar and declaring that the Milwaukee County Transit System will in no way help manage the project, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors now wants to hop aboard.
Milwaukee County Board overrides Abele’s vetoes to fund parks, transit, wages
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on Thursday overrode several vetoes by County Executive Chris Abele to pay for improvements to parks, provide traffic signal priority for buses on Wisconsin Avenue, and pay higher wages to workers of a company that contracts with the county.
Voters slash Milwaukee County supervisor salaries
Roughly 70 percent of voters Tuesday approved cutting the salaries of Milwaukee County supervisors in 2016.
Abele plans to veto living wage ordinance
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele plans to veto a recently passed living wage ordinance.
Residency rule gets quick change (UPDATE)
A day after introducing a bill that would eliminate Milwaukee County’s residency requirements for construction workers, lawmakers Wednesday already were tweaking the proposal.
Milwaukee County supervisor threatens pay cut lawsuit
Milwaukee County supervisors are considering suing County Executive Chris Abele to force him to cut the salaries of several department directors.
Supervisor calls for enforcement of residency rule
Milwaukee County’s attempt to improve compliance with its construction project residency requirement has raised concerns that too much tinkering could kill the policy.
Abele vetoes salary cap proposal
An amendment to reduce the pay of some department leaders is among the items Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s wants removed from the 2014 budget.
Milwaukee County board backs CBRE for property plan
Milwaukee County intends to spend $700,000 exploring how to use a real estate study from Milwaukee-based CBRE Inc.
Milwaukee County supervisors to host budget hearing today
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Monday to discuss the proposed 2014 budget.
Milwaukee County supervisors to hold budget meetings
Milwaukee County supervisors will host public meetings in October to discuss the proposed 2014 budget.
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- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
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)
