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Milwaukee County approves sales tax increase as part of plan to avoid bankruptcy
The Milwaukee County board voted Thursday to nearly double the county's sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy.
Pushing for city expansion, Mayor says Milwaukee is ripe for development
Milwaukee has rapidly transformed over the recent years. Mayor Cavalier Johnson said “getting to yes” with business was key.
Milwaukee council approves sales tax hike as part of plan to avoid bankruptcy
The Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-3 to pass the new city sales tax.
Gov. Evers signs shared revenue bill with provisions for quarry regulations, minority contracting
Assembly Bill 245, signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers, included provisions such as eliminating preferential contracting and local regulations on nighttime quarry operations.
High court hears challenge of sales tax used for Resch Expo, other projects
A case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday threatens to invalidate a Brown County sales tax used to reduce debt and pay for road work, a new expo center and other projects.
Miller Park board left holding an extra $4.3 million after ending regional sales tax
Approving the regional sales tax to pay for Miller Park took more than one vote by the state Senate and ended up costing one lawmaker his political career after he switched his vote in the middle of the night back in 1995.
Miller Park stadium tax to end after 23 years
After 23 years, the five-county sales tax that paid for the construction of Miller Park in Milwaukee will end on March 31.
$160M QUESTION: Lawmakers discuss Milwaukee County tax proposal that’s likely to go nowhere
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.
Lawmakers advance tax breaks for UW Hospital projects
A state Senate committee has given a favorable recommendation to legislation that would ensure contractors get the same tax breaks when they buy materials for UW hospital projects as they now receive for other sorts of nonprofit work.
Bill to extend tax break to UW Hospital projects
Recent legislation that prevents contractors from owing sales and use taxes on materials needed for nonprofit and UW projects has eliminated a long-standing point of frustration for many companies.
Senate approves bill that would end Miller Park tax
The state Senate has approved a bill to end by next summer the sales tax that paid for the construction of Miller Park.
Additional auditors generate $72 million more in revenue
An increase in the number of auditors working for state government generated an additional $72 million worth of taxes in 2018, according to state revenue officials.
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- Milwaukee Plan Commission approves shorter, denser New Land apartments
- Milwaukee County breaks ground on first health and human services center
- Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO
- Lawmakers block update for new commercial building standards
- 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
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)
