MKE County

JD Vance Plays Up Working Class Roots, Populist Politics in RNC Speech

JD Vance Plays Up Working Class Roots, Populist Politics in RNC Speech

VP nominee puts an exclamation point on Trump's populist politics and paeans to the country's "forgotten people."

Ron Johnson Says Free-Market Principles Could Fix Education

Ron Johnson Says Free-Market Principles Could Fix Education

WI senator blasts educational bureaucracy at panel hosted by right-wing Moms for Liberty.

MKE County: RNC Will Cause Some County Services To Be Moved to Wauwatosa
MKE County

RNC Will Cause Some County Services To Be Moved to Wauwatosa

Milwaukee County launches webpage to detail what office is going where.

Hank Aaron State Trail Will Be Closed For RNC, State Fair

Hank Aaron State Trail Will Be Closed For RNC, State Fair

Hank Aaron Trail closed for third year in a row for security concerns during state fair.

Transportation: MCTS Designing New Bus Shelters
Transportation

MCTS Designing New Bus Shelters

First 25 bus shelters -- of some 600 total -- will be installed next year.

MKE County: County Breaks Ground On Youth Detention Facility
MKE County

County Breaks Ground On Youth Detention Facility

New facility a long-awaited first step in the plan to close state youth prisons.

MKE County: Municipal Cooperation Needed on Illegal Dumping in Parks
MKE County

Municipal Cooperation Needed on Illegal Dumping in Parks

County considers fines up to $10,000, but lower municipal penalties would prevail.

Bus Ads Will Blast Trump, Promote Biden During Republican Convention

Bus Ads Will Blast Trump, Promote Biden During Republican Convention

57 MCTS buses will become rolling billboards for Democratic ads during the RNC.

MKE County: Board Could Boost Illegal Dumping Fine 2,400%
MKE County

Board Could Boost Illegal Dumping Fine 2,400%

Supervisor Shawn Rolland proposes raising fine from $200 to $5,000.

Transportation: Paratransit Taxis Could Return in September
Transportation

Paratransit Taxis Could Return in September

MCTS officials believe they have found new taxi provider for persons with disabilities.

Beloit Company Plans Move to St. Francis

Beloit Company Plans Move to St. Francis

Advanced manufacturer, Lean Design Werks, would clean up polluted property with state and county aid and relocate.

MKE County: County Awards $2.8 Million To Non-Profit Opioid Programs
MKE County

County Awards $2.8 Million To Non-Profit Opioid Programs

Funding 15 local groups for opioid abuse prevention, treatment and recovery.