MKE County

• County Exec Race Upended

  Jan 21st, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  State Election Commission disqualifies Kennedy and Sullivan. Abele's $6,000 donation wasted?

• 2020 County Exec Race

  Seven Will Run for County Executive

  Jan 7th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  Gwen Moore endorses Lipscomb, Crowley has raised $53,000, no word from Abele.

• 2020 County Exec Race

  Jim Sullivan Will Run For County Executive

  Dec 11th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  County administrator and former legislator emphasizes need for sound management.

• Officials Urge Warming Centers to Open

  Dec 11th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes

  Serve homeless whenever temperatures below freezing, say Supervisors Shea and Taylor.

• Wilson Park Homeless Warming Center Debated

  Dec 9th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  Public meeting gets unruly on proposal to let homeless sleep overnight in senior center.

• New Area for South Shore Beach Chosen

  Dec 3rd, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  One of most polluted beaches in U.S. could be fixed -- if funding can be secured.

• 2020 County Exec Race

  Six Now Running for County Executive

  Nov 22nd, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  Democrat Chris Larson and Trump supporter Purnima Nath join four other candidates.

• Fox Point Trustee to Run for County Board

  Nov 19th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  "Relatively frugal" liberal Democrat Liz Sumner to run for seat Lipscomb is vacating.

• All Quiet on the Budget Front

  Nov 13th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  Board passes 2020 budget with no clashes with Abele and small change in spending.

• Proposal Lets County Workers Staff the Polls

  Nov 12th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes

  Board supports employees getting paid time off to work at polling sites.

• Lipscomb Will Run for County Exec

  Nov 12th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  County Board chair says troubled finances must be focus of next county executive.

• Transportation

  Bus Drivers Ready (Again) To Strike

  Nov 6th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

  Transit union leader says negotiations with MCTS going nowhere, threatens strike.