Four Democrats Vie for North Shore Assembly Seat
StateRep. Sheldon Wasserman’s decision to run for the state Senate seatcurrentl To read the candidates’ responses in full, go to www.expressmilwaukee.com ,News Features
View ArticleJonathan Brostoff Running for East Side Assembly Seat
Jonathan Brostoff recently announced his candidacy for the East Side Assembly seat being vacated by Democrat Jon Richards, who is running for Wisconsin attorney general. The Assembly district includes...
View ArticleMilwaukee County Supervisor Endorsements
The Shepherd is endorsing candidates for the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, which will become a part-time board due to the Chris Abele-backed Act 14.
View ArticleMilwaukee County Pension Déjà Vu
County Executive Abele has taken another page from Donald Trump’s playbook by manufacturing a county pension crisis to distract from his own ongoing issues.
View ArticleSkirting of Open Meetings Law an Open Secret in Milwaukee County
Despite Milwaukee County’s long-standing Anti-Secrecy Policy, County Executive Chris Abele and his administrators often operate in the shadows; indeed, four county committees addressing parks issues,...
View ArticleWill Bradford Beach’s Pavilion Be Privatized?
Chicago vendor wants to install a rooftop bar and use the public space for private rentals.
View ArticleMilwaukee's Local Government Struggles for Control in Federal 5G Rollout
Federal and state rulings stripped local government from its power to decide how and where 5Gg equipment is installed, sparking worries in Milwaukee.
View ArticleIs it Time For Voters to Send State Senator Alberta Darling into Retirement?
Although Darling ran unopposed in 2012 and 2016, this year she’s in the run of her life against a newcomer, Democrat Neal Plotkin.
View ArticleMilwaukee County Wants to Close Domes and Many Pools in 2021
One result of treating parks like businesses is that places that do not produce high revenues are viewed as less valuable. As a result, half of Milwaukee County’s deep-well and wading pools are slated...
View ArticleAuditions For Young Playwright's Festival
The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre has announced auditions for its Young Playwrights Festival. This year’s festival (which hits the stage of the Broadway Theatre Center December 17 – 20th) consists of a...
View ArticleOur County Parks are in Trouble
In the 1980s, the county had over 1,300 full time Parks employees. Parks now has only 240 full time employees and a fraction of the seasonal staff had in the past.
View ArticleIssue of the Week: Voucher Backers Air Race-Baiting Ads
Milwaukeeans are familiar with All Children Matter as a pro-voucher educationalreform group. But the Michigan-based organization— with heavy financialbacking from Milwaukeeans George and Susan Mi,Expresso
View ArticleThe Race for the North Shore
COULD ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE MILWAUKEE-AREA LAWMAKERS BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE ON NOV. 4? Republican Alberta Darling has represented the North Shore suburbs in the state Senate since 1992, where she had...
View ArticleThe Hidden Costs of Demolishing the Domes
Milwaukee’s unique-in-the world “modernist marvel” could soon be destroyed. What might be the economic, civic, cultural and public-health tolls?
View ArticleWhen Will Lake Park’s Ravine Road Reopen?
The public is invited to meetings about the historic parkway.
View ArticlePublic Meeting About the Future of the Domes on Thursday, Oct. 19
Attendees will be able to speak up within a town-hall setting.
View ArticleA Working Plan to Save the Domes
A new plan would revitalize both the Domes and Mitchell Park.
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