A Milwaukee ordinance designed to direct percentages of city construction contracts to companies owned by blacks, Asians or women is drawing fire from some Hispanic-owned businesses.

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Due to a new city law which went into effect Tuesday, Milwaukee law no longer recognizes Francisco Jaramillo, a Hispanic subcontractor, as a minority owner.

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A proposed Milwaukee ordinance would include race and gender among the city’s goals for hiring contractors.

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By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Everybody wants to be paid promptly. For some subcontractors, especially smaller businesses, it can be a life or death issue.

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By Marie Rohde Milwaukee is cautiously building toward a law that would direct more public contract money toward women- and minority-owned companies. The caution stems from a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established lawmakers must prove past or present ...

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