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Myths About the Minimum Wage
Economists don’t agree that raising the minimum wage reduces employment. It actually increases jobs in fast-food industry.
Feb 7th, 2014 by Bruce Thompson
City Agrees to Plow Hank Aaron Trail
Finally some progress. How my advocacy with state and city officials paid off.
Feb 7th, 2014 by Dave Schlabowske
Owner of Strad Violin Tips Her Identity
The violin's owner was at the scene of the crime and signed her first name to a message published by Frank Almond.
Feb 6th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Frigid Weather Endangers Animals
Stray cats and dogs may suffer hypothermia, frostbite, swollen footpads and other ailments, animal shelters and hospitals find.
Feb 6th, 2014 by Karen Slattery, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Recall Effort Targets John Chisholm
DA targeted by right wingers outraged by John Doe and liberal blacks angered by suspects killed in custody.
Feb 6th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Crowd Loves Winter Farmers’ Market
New home at Mitchell Park Domes is twice as big, as our photos show.
Feb 6th, 2014 by Urban Milwaukee
We Need Better Transit!
Suburban officials and business leaders at Downtown conference on transit call for better connections to the city.
Feb 5th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Please Choose Our School
Hundreds attend MPS school fair that helps parents and children decide where to enroll.
Feb 5th, 2014 by Karen Slattery, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
State Hires Company That Screwed-Up Voter Registration System
Walker administration gives $59 million IT contract to Accenture, which won headlines for its poor work under Doyle.
Feb 5th, 2014 by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
John Doe II Is Anything But Partisan
Scott Walker’s defenders call the probe a partisan witch hunt. But newly released court documents say otherwise.
Feb 4th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Just Art’s, the Classic Dive Bar
As Walker's Point goes upscale, Art’s remains cheap, humble and very friendly.
Feb 4th, 2014 by Kristyn Coral Botic
Inside the Sand Ridge Prison
The high-security Mauston facility houses sex offenders, creating a "huge challenge" for prison leaders. Second in a three-part series.
Feb 4th, 2014 by Nora G. Hertel, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
