Wisconsin municipalities are due to receive about $20 billion in federal aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a sum that's more than twice the amount of federal aid cities and counties got following the 2008 Great Recession.

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The presidential recount in Wisconsin's Milwaukee County came in slightly under budget, at nearly $1.7 million, according to data released Wednesday.

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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley signed an annual budget on Thursday that calls for spending about $11 million less next year on construction projects than this year.

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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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As the race to lead Milwaukee County heats up, those running to replace outgoing executive Chris Abele are staring down a persistent cause of concern: a backlog of infrastructure projects that most likely can't be broken without a new influx of revenue.

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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in April.

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Because of unexpected savings and one-time windfalls, Milwaukee County’s 2020 budget will avoid the big cuts that some officials had predicted for next year.

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A Milwaukee County task force on Tuesday signed off on a $66 million plan to overhaul the crumbling Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, keeping its well-known domes intact and adding a host of new attractions.

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Milwaukee County officials on Tuesday will consider using a public-private partnership to overhaul the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, a plan that would preserve the park's well-known domes and add new features such as a food-truck park and a hub for research.

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When Rob Henken and his fellow researchers at the Wisconsin Policy Forum set out a few years ago to study Milwaukee city and county’s backlog of need infrastructure repairs and replacements, they knew they were likely to come up with a long to-do list. What they discovered still came as a bit of a shock.

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