If the proposed plan is affirmed July 28 by the full Common Council, eligible residents of District 6 can begin circulating nomination forms Dec. 1 to get on the ballot in the April 2027 election.
The weekly digest returns after a midsummer hiatus — just in time for the latest batch of campaign finance disclosures!
Campaigns for state Legislature submitted their reports containing revenues and expenses
After the latest filing deadline this week, the financial disclosures from candidates for Senate and Assembly districts offer a number of contrasts as they head to the primary in August and general election in November.
The smoke from Canada has turned the air hazardous across a wide swath of the United States, from Minnesota to New York City, and it could linger into the weekend.
The board voted July 15 to send a letter to the Common Council advocating in favor of the options that would entail construction of a new library on the southwest corner of North and Wauwatosa avenues.
The building dates to 1958, when it was originally built to house the West Suburban YMCA. Unity Church, which bought it in 1973, had been struggling under the financial burden of maintaining its aging facility.
The grants are not restricted to supporting fire and EMS services, meaning the two cities can use the money for unrelated municipal expenses, in addition to helping to set up the new joint fire department.
David Sanchez and Amy Zimmerman are facing off in the 13th Assembly District's Democratic primary, for the chance to face Republican challenger Mike Morgan in the Nov. 3 general election.
The coffee-and-donuts chain is planning to move into a vacant building with a drive-thru at 151 N. Mayfair Road near the I-94 on-ramp. The former occupant? A Starbucks.
Tosa Forward News obtained 108 pages of Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office investigative reports to piece together a narrative of the shooting that broke out at a May 30 birthday party and the shooting's aftermath.