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Kaul Proposes $115 Million Plan to Fight Crime

Kaul Proposes $115 Million Plan to Fight Crime

Legislative package includes statutory changes, violence prevention and community policing.

Transportation: FlixBus Buys Greyhound
Transportation

FlixBus Buys Greyhound

German startup now among the biggest bus companies in US, with trips from Milwaukee.

New Public Allies Leader Comes Full Circle

New Public Allies Leader Comes Full Circle

After three separate stints with group, Adriana “Nanis” Rodriguez becomes executive director.

Murphy’s Law: Nation’s Worst Prison Gerrymandering?
Murphy’s Law

Nation’s Worst Prison Gerrymandering?

Wisconsin’s a leader in counting prisoners to inflate rural areas and rob urban areas of representation.

Now Serving: The Return of Comet Cafe
Now Serving

The Return of Comet Cafe

Plus: Nonfiction Wines gets bigger. Daily Bird grabs Fuel Cafe space. Crumbl Cookies comes to Bay Shore

City Hall: 116 Non-Vaccinated Workers Face Suspension
City Hall

116 Non-Vaccinated Workers Face Suspension

And possible termination. 95.3% of general city employees complied with vaccine mandate.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Planet Fitness Planned For 76th and Good Hope
Eyes on Milwaukee

Planet Fitness Planned For 76th and Good Hope

Would be number nine in the county and among 2,000 of its gyms in the Americas.

State Elections Leader Refuses to Resign

State Elections Leader Refuses to Resign

Meagan Wolfe calls GOP demands that she step down from WEC "partisan politics at its worst.”

Transportation: Van Buren Will Become Two Lane Street
Transportation

Van Buren Will Become Two Lane Street

New bike lanes and parallel parking added, as four lanes for cars reduced to two.

Sponsored: Shop Local. Wear Local
Sponsored

Shop Local. Wear Local

Lake Michigan Endangers Shorelines

Lake Michigan Endangers Shorelines

Rising from record low to record high in seven years. ‘The water always wins.’

Court Watch: County Courts Short of Staff
Court Watch

County Courts Short of Staff

Not enough deputy court clerks, court reporters, interpreters and defense lawyers for indigent, chief judge says.