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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As Milwaukee County officials try to work their way out of a serious financial entanglement, they're considering turning to the state for money they contend is needed to make long-needed repairs at public parks, build a new justice center and meet other costly obligations.

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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on Thursday prodded officials to begin negotiating a deal to establish bus service between Milwaukee and Racine counties, where Foxconn Technology Group's massive factory is expected to employ thousands.

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With work on Foxconn's new factory underway in Racine County, Milwaukee officials are just beginning to discuss a question baked into the company's promise of bringing thousands of jobs: How will people get to the project site?

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Milwaukee County officials are contending that a local public pool need not close just because of the rejection late last year of a proposal to double the local $30-a-year wheel tax.

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The Milwaukee Area Labor Council is endorsing the workers' compensation lawyer Casey Shorts in his bid challenging Theo Lipscomb, the incumbent Milwaukee County Board Chairman, for his seat.

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The Milwaukee County Board has approved a budget plan for 2018 that would keep the local wheel tax at $30 a year per vehicle, again putting the board at odds with County Executive Chris Abele. County supervisors used a meeting on Monday to ...

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An amendment to Milwaukee County’s 2018 proposed budget would eliminate a handful of road projects at the expense of scrapping a controversial $30 increase to the county’s wheel tax. County Board Chairman Theo Lipscomb on Tuesday morning announced he was proposing a ...

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Milwaukee County residents will not be asked to vote Nov. 4 on whether to spend tax money on a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

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A Universal Restoration Services employee has been arrested for his suspected role in a Milwaukee County employee’s alleged scheme to steal insurance money.

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