Viewpoints

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

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.

Even though many Wisconsinites are behaving as though the COVID threat is over, we are still not out of the woods, and that is complicating decisions about how to behave.

The recent announcement by the CDC and the FDA recommending a pause for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine...

In March, Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroads announced a merger, which CP said would bring about an “industrial renaissance” and “growth across the industrial heartland.”

Driving back from my family's cabin in Waupaca over the weekend, something caught my attention; nearly a dozen billboards advertised skilled, entry-level jobs in the manufacturing and food production industries, many offering annual wages of $40,000 to $50,000.

Previously, I wrote about how the Republican-controlled state Legislature has reduced local control in Wisconsin, giving local government officials...

Local people and local officials are best informed to make decisions for their communities. But Republicans in the state...

In a clear sign that the Milwaukee Public Museum must address its facility problems, the American Alliance of Museums has tabled MPM’s application for re-accreditation.

Downtown Milwaukee has experienced an exciting revitalization during the past 20 years. But that revitalization has been on pause...