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How Gale Klappa Got Rich
21 years of huge pay financed by We Energies ratepayers. Has any state CEO pocketed more?
Feb 4th, 2026 by Bruce Murphy
Working to Help People Get Voter ID
70% of voting age minorities in the county lack a drivers license; community workers provide help for those seeking ID.
May 20th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
How Chisholm Is Reducing Black Imprisonment
A New Yorker story portrays the Milwaukee DA as a super-hero of reform. Hm. Is that true?
May 5th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
Does Milwaukee Run a Debtor’s Prison?
Study finds Milwaukee Municipal Court jails thousands of poor people for failing to pay fines. Why?
Apr 30th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
New Study Shows Milwaukee’s Income Inequality
Research shows huge and probably growing gap between high and low incomes in Milwaukee County.
Mar 27th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Petty Fines Create “Vicious Cycle” For The Poor
82% of those whose licenses are suspended for failing to pay fines are minorities, who are left without a way to drive to work.
Dec 3rd, 2013 by Rick Brown
The Problem of Poverty
Poverty is rising faster in Wisconsin and the city of Milwaukee than nationally.
Sep 26th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy
BBC Deplores Wisconsin’s Black Imprisonment Rate
News show focuses international attention on problems here.
Sep 19th, 2013 by Angie Schmitt
The African American Advantage
The county’s black residents have $3.6 billion in annual income and black neighborhoods have far more purchasing power than suburbs.
Feb 14th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy
Robin Hood in Reverse
Republicans’ tax plan assures that Wisconsin follows other states in the race to the bottom.
Jan 11th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy
Wisconsin’s Rising Wealth Gap
In the last decade all $4.8 billion in income gains went to the wealthiest 20 percent. All boats aren’t rising.
Jan 8th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy
