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UW-Madison Public Affairs School Gets $30 Million Honoring Herb Kohl
Gift from Kohl's foundation will create new 'state-of-the-art' center.
Feb 23rd, 2026 by Steph Conquest-Ware
Milwaukee Reading Coalition Hopes to Transform Instruction
MPS superintendent, mayor back effort targeting Milwaukee third graders.
Sep 15th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
Gift From Herb Kohl Philanthropies Fuels Owner-Occupied Affordable Housing Efforts
Community Development Alliance leading effort to create 42 homes for early childhood educators.
Apr 24th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Talks Education, Public Safety in 2025 State of the City
Upbeat speech also discusses Growing MKE plan, elections and safe streets.
Mar 3rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Kohl Philanthropies Donates $2 Million to New Public Museum
Grant supports new museum facility and free membership for educators.
Apr 30th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Herb Kohl Passes Away
Former U.S. Sen. Kohl, 88, also a philanthropist, businessman and longtime Bucks owner, dies after brief illness.
Dec 27th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Barrett Will Tout Public Safety, Jobs, DNC
State of the City speech to note a special DNC Doors Open and positive national press.
Feb 9th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Evers Appoints Record Number of Women
For first time in history, majority of governor’s advisors are women.
Feb 4th, 2019 by Steven Walters
Hamburger Mary’s Has 1877-Era Buildings
Many old Milwaukee touches in campy, gay-themed restaurant, bar and arcade.
Sep 19th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Harbor District To Have 40 “Habitat Hotels”
Planning for district's 1000-acre site nearly done. "Hotels" naturalize sheet pilings.
Aug 11th, 2017 by Michael Horne
New Chinese, New Hamburger Mary’s
Plus: new microbrewery and Kasana pop-up dinners.
Jul 26th, 2016 by Mitchel Writt
The Return of Fried Chicken
The Tandem will offer three kinds. And Meritage gives customers three weeks of the bird.
Jul 19th, 2016 by Mitchel Writt
S. 5th St. Grows By Dieting
City will narrow the road and triple size of sidewalks. Business is booming in response.
Jul 15th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Visiting Leaders Pitch Pro Stadiums — And Transit!
MMAC organized event to sell NBA arena, but speakers from Cleveland, Denver and OKC said Millenials want transit, too.
Jul 18th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Site Reveals D.C. Staffer Salaries
Millionaires Kohl, Sensenbrenner, others Generous with Taxpayer Money
Sep 19th, 2006 by Michael Horne
Plale Recall Drive Begins
Can a group of south side political activists pull themselves together enough to acquire 13,212 signatures to force a recall election against Sen. Jeff Plale? Rep. Jon Richards said he doubts it. “This thing is going nowhere,” says Rep. Josh Zepnick. “These people are so lazy! They’ve taken out a newspaper ad asking people to come by and sign a recall petition. Who is going to do that?” True enough. To win an election, you’ve got to knock on doors, post signs in windows and do all kinds of grass-rooted activities. There is scant evidence of this in the Plale recall attempt, and absolutely no evidence of it in the northern fringes of Plale’s district, including Brady Street and the East Side. That hasn’t stopped Plale from printing up thousands of football schedules that he is handing out at every turn. The South Milwaukeean made the journey to St. Rita’s Church last week to attend the Brady Street Association monthly meeting where he was asked about the recall. “They’ve got until September 7th to get the signatures to recall me,” Plale told the audience. When told there seemed to be no effort on the East Side to circulate petitions, Plale said, “well, these people wouldn’t know how to find Brady Street.” Plale was also in the Brady Street area for what the neighborhood hopes is an annual Artisinal Food Festival. The gig was held Sunday, July 25th, and Plale was there along with his schedules. The recall effort against him stemmed from his crucial vote to uphold Governor Doyle’s veto of a republican-sponsored measure to limit property tax increases. Plale says the upcoming plans to sponsor a constitutional amendment known as the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights, (TABOR) is similarly flawed, and a potential recipe for disaster. He cites Colorado, a state that has enacted similar provisions into its laws and is now in the midst of its worst fiscal crisis ever. Amendment on the Run The legislature republicans spent the last unedifying session promoting the agenda of Gays, Guns and Gambling. The Madison gang came up with loads of goofy legislation, none of which could sustain a veto by the governor. Leave it to this group to be able to reconvene and pass a constitutional amendment, no less, in just one week. This was the decision of Sen. Mary Panzer, the republican leader who had earlier been criticized for not rushing a Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights law through the Solomonic deliberations of the nation’s most august lawmakers. But, as soon as she faced a primary challenge from Rep.Glenn Grothman, an ambitious fellow republican who covets her senate seat, Panzer decided to schedule a vote for this week. Then, the legislature can go home and come back next year to vote again. Then, finally, the matter will be put to public vote in a referendum, if it is still alive. But, if the legislature does not act by August 5th, the whole procedure would have to be repeated in yet one […]
Jul 26th, 2004 by Michael Horne
Selig Take A Hit
Washington Post Trashes Commissioner and Journal Communications. Plus: The Mea Culpa of Charles J. Sykes and Thompson’s Boycott of Miller Park.
Jun 28th, 2004 by Michael Horne
The Extraordinary Longevity of Milwaukee Politicians
We have had twice as many Mayors as we have had City Treasurers since 1917.
Apr 5th, 2004 by Michael Horne
No Challenge to Hill Papers
But Halbrooks says Election Commission’s Extended Hours Helped Opponent
Jan 19th, 2004 by Michael Horne
Who’s on Fifth?
An $89 billion bank is muscling its way into the Milwaukee market, and you read about it here first.
Dec 15th, 2003 by Michael Horne
