City Hall

• Ashanti Hamilton Ends Mayoral Bid

  Sep 12th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Common Council president will run for reelection to his council seat.

• Should City Pay a Tire Bounty?

  Sep 12th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Aldermen advocate for city to pay "scrappers" to collect discarded tires. DPW staff resist.

• Should Milwaukee Ban Plastic Straws?

  Sep 11th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Some alderman seem in favor. It's one of the few single-use plastics the city could ban.

• City Recycled More in 2018

  Sep 11th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Residents recycled 25,451 tons in 2018, but don't throw plastic bags in the bins.

• Tax Hike Would Give City $50 Million Per Year

  Sep 9th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Barrett says proposed 1% sales tax hike would fund police, fire, streets, property tax relief.

• Hamilton Could Still Run for Mayor

  Sep 4th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Common Council president once again promises an announcement "pretty soon."

• Council Okays Settlement to Sterling Brown

  Sep 4th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  City would pay $400,000. But the Bucks guard isn't expected to accept the offer.

• Lena Taylor Announces Run for Mayor

  Sep 3rd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  "We need leadership and an office that is not corrupt," she declares.

• Rep. Jason Fields Will Run for Comptroller

  Aug 29th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Fields joins Aycha Sawa and Alex Brower in race to replace retiring Martin Matson.

• Group Wants Lena Taylor for Mayor

  Aug 28th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Mysterious group holding mayoral fundraiser for her. But Taylor wants nothing to do with it.

• Did City Gift $128,000 To Slumlord?

  Aug 27th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  "This is borderline theft," says Alderman Robert Bauman.

• Barrett Kicks Off 2020 Budget Process

  Aug 16th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

  Numbers are daunting. City between a rock and a hard place when it comes to finances.