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Theater: Rep’s ‘Toni Stone’ Is a Winner
Theater

Rep’s ‘Toni Stone’ Is a Winner

Play deftly dramatizes life of first woman to play in Negro Baseball League.

$90 Million Coal Plant Upgrade Approved

$90 Million Coal Plant Upgrade Approved

State PSC okays WE Energies pollution controls; plan criticized for investing more in fossil fuels.

Wells Fargo Awards $2.35 Million For Community Development

Wells Fargo Awards $2.35 Million For Community Development

Grantees Riverworks, WWBIC and FACC will support minority and women entrepreneurs.

Talgo’s Wisconsin Trains Find Home In… Nigeria

Talgo’s Wisconsin Trains Find Home In… Nigeria

Intended for high-speed Midwest line, they'll be used on metro line in Lagos.

City Hall: Ieshuh Griffin Added To Mayoral Ballot
City Hall

Ieshuh Griffin Added To Mayoral Ballot

But Griffin fails to get Taylor and Johnson thrown off ballot.

MKE County: Board Will Consider Raise for Sheriff
MKE County

Board Will Consider Raise for Sheriff

Proposed raise, effective at start of next sheriff's term in 2023, may face board opposition.

City Completes Renaming Old World Third To Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

City Completes Renaming Old World Third To Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Milwaukee fixes a 1984 "injustice" by extending King Drive through Downtown.

Murphy’s Law: How Absentee Ballot Boxes Became Illegal
Murphy’s Law

How Absentee Ballot Boxes Became Illegal

Used in 40 states and backed by Republicans, until their new push to make them illegal.

City Hall: New Assessment Commissioner Chosen
City Hall

New Assessment Commissioner Chosen

Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson picks Nicole Larsen to first serve as Chief Assessor, then Assessment Commissioner.

Climate Change Is Top Concern In State

Climate Change Is Top Concern In State

Followed by federal budget deficit and income distribution, survey of state residents finds.

GOP Bill Lowers Minimum Age To Carry Guns

GOP Bill Lowers Minimum Age To Carry Guns

Lowers required age for concealed carry permit from 21 to 18 years old.

The State of Politics: Paychecks Show Big Cut In Taxes
The State of Politics

Paychecks Show Big Cut In Taxes

$2 billion cut in state income taxes begins this year. Who benefits and who deserves the credit?