Government & Politics

As local elected officials, we need to depoliticize public health. Our best approach needs to be one that puts emergency orders in place when there is truly an emergency, lifts those orders when we have the situation managed, and encourages public health best practices until we reach herd immunity through vaccination.

Wisconsin fell 7 spots to rank 22nd in Chief Executive magazine’s annual Best & Worst States For Business rankings.

A sales tax and state funding allocations can have huge impacts on the wellbeing of the finances of the City of Milwaukee.

In 2010, a report commissioned by Milwaukee County’s Behavioral Health Division charted a path forward for the department, which...

We may not agree on much, but we both love our communities and we both know we need the state to begin partnering with its local governments.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said it will connect employers with vaccine providers to offer on-site workplace COVID-19 vaccinations.

Milwaukee aldermen have unanimously approved the incentive deal facilitating the expansion of Milwaukee Tool into a vacant downtown building.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Rye Brook, New York-based Xylem Inc. for an injury that an employee suffered at the water technology company’s Pewaukee facility.

In response to the debate over a Milwaukee Tool city incentive deal, a group of aldermen are pushing for a new policy that would require any projects downtown that receive a subsidy from the city to also invest in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Kenosha-based Bear Development scored affordable housing tax credits for a major Milwaukee housing project, but missed out on credits for another one in Bay View.