City Hall
Milwaukee on 70-Year Pace To Replace Lead Laterals
What will the city do for property owners that want to voluntarily replace their laterals?
Mar 13th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Will Cut Down 900 of Its Ash Trees
Federal grant funds replacement of trees ravaged by Emerald Ash Borer.
Mar 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Audit Gives Water Works High Marks
Outside audit of city utility found good practices for lead reduction, water quality monitoring.
Mar 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Preparing for the Arrival of Coronavirus
Scale of virus outbreak in Wisconsin doubles during press conference as Barrett asks Evers to declare statewide emergency.
Mar 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Moving to Biweekly Recycling Pickup
$1 million grant from non-profit will kickstart program. Change would start in early 2021.
Mar 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Demands Stop-and-Frisk Plan
18 months after court settlement, Judiciary committee wants Fire & Police Commission plan with specific timelines.
Mar 2nd, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
Perez Leads Termination of Friends of Housing Contract
Frustrated by nuisance properties, Alderman takes aim at organization's city contracts.
Feb 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Ballots Won’t Have Duplicate Gerrymandering Questions
City rescinds its referendum question after Milwaukee County passed a similar measure.
Feb 27th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Police To Lease Two Buildings During DNC
Locations well outside Downtown for "security-related purposes" during convention.
Feb 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Hopes to Expand Composting
Seeks permanent compost program. Pilot program composts 194 tons of food waste annually.
Feb 19th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Uses Different Voting Machines for Early Voting
Use of touchscreens instead of paper ballots intended to improve accessibility, avoid need for 327 unique ballots.
Feb 14th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Presenting the “Real State of the City”
Mayoral candidate, State Sen. Lena Taylor, offers stinging rebuttal to Barrett's speech.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
