City Hall
Damning Federal Review of Housing Authority Released
Broken governance, poor financial controls and building management issues plague agency.
Dec 11th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Smaller Zero-Energy Homes Program Moving Forward
Council backs 25 grants of $40,000 for zero-energy homes.
Dec 10th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Will Trump Kill Milwaukee Street Upgrades and EV Projects?
At stake are at least 5 federal grants to city worth $99 million; will Trump claw back money?
Dec 10th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Embattled Head of Housing Authority Announces Retirement
Willie Hines, Jr. will retire Jan. 1. Common Ground calls it a win.
Dec 6th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee’s Deputy Elections Administrator Quits
Bonnie Chang resigned following presidential election. MEC declined to comment.
Dec 3rd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Rejects Mayor’s Vetoes, Finalizes 2025 Budget
In less than 5 minutes, council restores money for its operations and for road repair.
Nov 26th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Negotiating Milwaukee’s Police, Fire Contracts Gets Messy
'Sloppy' says a council member as city cycles through labor negotiator nominees.
Nov 26th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Offers Police Officers $10,000 To Switch to MPD
City struggles to attract new officers while facing state requirement to hire more.
Nov 25th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Johnson Issues Several Budget Vetoes
And council pays out $3 million in legal claims and settlements.
Nov 20th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor, Common Council Overhauling Housing Authority Board
Four new HACM board members coming in, acting president on the way out.
Nov 12th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Boosts Road Repair In Adopting 2025 Milwaukee Budget
City services maintained through increases to property taxes and fees.
Nov 8th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Hazmat Response to Suspicious Envelope At Election Commission
Fire chief reports unidentified substance found in envelope is not hazardous.
Nov 8th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
