The Local Initiatives Support Corp. has named the former chairperson of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors to lead its local investments in affordable housing, businesses, health and jobs in underserved communities.

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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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The Glendale resident and workers’ compensation lawyer Casey Shorts will challenge County Board Chairman Theo Lipscomb for his seat as supervisor. Shorts, a lawyer at The Previant Law Firm, formally announced his bid on Wednesday for county board supervisor. In ...

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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele wants to take advantage of commercial airlines’ new-found interest in General Mitchell International Airport by getting to work there on a new international terminal as soon as possible. To that end, he proposed on Thursday putting more than ...

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Despite a new round of bidding, the proposed cost of an Adventure Africa Elephant Exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo is still coming in higher than officials had hoped.

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Milwaukee County officials say they still have unanswered questions concerning plans to demolish and remove Estabrook Dam and are calling for the state to require an environmental review of the project.

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Milwaukee County Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb is saying that local residents shouldn't have to pay a proposed annual wheel tax without first having a say at the ballot box.

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A Milwaukee County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the county board chairman against the county executive.

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Milwaukee County is looking to change the way it pays for workforce development.

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Milwaukee County could spend as much as $700,000 to determine how it should use a $450,000 study of its properties.

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