Government & Politics

Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is allocating $130 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act for three programs to address workforce issues in the state.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is proposing to use $30 million of federal COVID-19 relief funding on housing activities in the city.

The city of St. Francis intends to facilitate the development of a dense mixed-use project on property it now owns near the Lake Michigan lakefront.

The city of Milwaukee could devise plans for a Walker's Point streetcar extension as part of a new $1.3 million spending proposal. The proposal also calls for pedestrian and bike infrastructure improvements in the neighborhood.

Amos Morris, the deputy director and chief operating officer for a zoo in Fresno, California, has been selected as the next leader of the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Nearly nine in 10 businesses surveyed by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce say they are having trouble hiring new employees, according to data released by the organization Thursday.

Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets was one for the books. Of course there was the Bucks' nail-biting overtime victory to eliminate the Nets on their home court. And then, there was the fandom.

Given that the first quarter of this year included two rounds of stimulus checks totaling $2,000 for many Americans, it should come as no surprise that personal income rose sharply in the quarter.

Oshkosh Defense will manufacture a new fleet of mail delivery vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service in South Carolina as the company says it struggled to find a viable building for the project in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman is proposing the use of $150 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding to create more affordable housing in the city.