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Assembly Advances GOP Election Bills, But No Monday Processing

Assembly Advances GOP Election Bills, But No Monday Processing

One proposal would eliminate 'central count' locations, which clerks use to be more transparent and efficient.

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City Reveals New Plan For ‘Landmark’ Downtown Site

City Reveals New Plan For ‘Landmark’ Downtown Site

After dropping developer, city hoping to find replacement 'in six months.'

Sponsored: The Real Messiah
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The Real Messiah

Early Music Now presents a historically accurate performance of Handel’s Messiah on November 22 at St. Joseph’s Chapel in Milwaukee. Using an orchestra of Baroque era instruments and performance technique, hear the Messiah as it sounded at it’s 1742 premiere in Dublin. Featuring the Bella Voce Chorus and Sinfonia.

Sponsored: Echoes of Hope Presented by Danceworks Performance MKE and Violins of Hope Wisconsin
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Echoes of Hope Presented by Danceworks Performance MKE and Violins of Hope Wisconsin

DPMKE presents an entire concert of world premiere works which explore the moment when silence becomes complicity, and speaking out carries risk. Each piece reveals the unseen toll of oppression, the truths we bury to feel safe, and the haunting echoes of ignorance. Read the full story here.

Cafe Proposed For Westlawn Gardens

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Coffee on Spring would provide additional amenity for residents.

Sponsored: Of Being Numerous – November 23, 2025, 5pm
Sponsored

Of Being Numerous – November 23, 2025, 5pm

The 4-time Grammy-winning choir The Crossing from Philadelphia will perform Christopher Cerrone’s new commissioned work Of Being Numerous, inspired by George Oppen’s epic poem exploring individuality within a broader social context, alongside Caroline Shaw’s Ochre, with the event opening and closing with performances by the Little Priest Singers, a southern/Ho-Chunk family drum.

Marcus Center Problem Has Been 40 Years in the Making

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City being asked to fund repairs to structure it doesn't own.

Online Sports Betting in Wisconsin Hits Roadblock in Legislature

Online Sports Betting in Wisconsin Hits Roadblock in Legislature

Conservative groups, talk radio opposed it, leaving bill's future in question

MKE County: Would You Like to Donate to County Government?
MKE County

Would You Like to Donate to County Government?

County working on plan to create public donation portal.

State Heating Assistance Program Offers Funding Despite Federal Delays

State Heating Assistance Program Offers Funding Despite Federal Delays

Urging applications by low-income households for help paying their energy bills.

Lakefront Introduces THC Drinks

Lakefront Introduces THC Drinks

Milwaukee brewer entering market as new state and federal regulations loom.