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New Milwaukee sales tax brings in $200M for city
A new sales tax in Milwaukee brought in just over $200 million for the city in 2024, the first full year the sales tax was in effect.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a new AI learning center
The Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a $76.5 million artificial intelligence learning center, which will house its new center for applied artificial intelligence.
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Milwaukee lobbying for statewide bonus program to bring more police officers to Wisconsin
Milwaukee officials are pushing state lawmakers to create a statewide bonus incentive program to bring more police officers to Wisconsin.
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Lead risk forces Milwaukee school to temporarily close
MPS had done remediation work — but then the Health Department found two irregularities.
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Report: Wisconsin communities receiving millions in opioid settlement funds as overdose deaths decline
A new report found many local governments across the state could still be figuring out how to spend money they received from a national settlement against opioid manufacturers.
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Public charter school in Waukesha County wants to offer a safe place for LGBTQ+ students
At a business park in Waukesha County, one mom is working to do what she says the federal government is no longer interested in: creating a school that will be a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ students.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College enrollment grows for third year
This week’s numbers are almost enough to bring the school back to pre-pandemic levels.
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Milwaukee Health Department may shut down city schools due to high levels of lead
Officials with the health department said they may move to shut down schools in Milwaukee to clean additional buildings that may have lead risk hazards.
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US Rep. Glenn Grothman faces hostile crowd at Oshkosh town hall meeting
People booed and jeered at U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman as he walked into the Algoma Town Hall just outside Oshkosh Friday morning.
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Trump administration cuts funding for UW-Madison teacher training program at MPS
The U.S. Department of Education terminated more than $600 million in teacher training grants this week, including funds for a program designed to bring more special education teachers into Milwaukee Public Schools.
