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FAFSA Completion Rate Down More Than 25%
The number of Wisconsin high school seniors who have completed the federal form needed to receive college financial aid is down by more than a quarter so far this year. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, determines how much financial aid a student can receive. The form affects scholarships, grants, student loans and work-study opportunities.
Potawatomi Says Opening Of Massive Sportsbook Is Turning Point For Casino
If you’re looking for a place to watch the next big sporting event, there might not be a better place than Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. At least that’s what casino CEO Dominic Ortiz and the Forest County Potawatomi think about their new sportsbook. Backing up their case is a 2,000-square-foot television screen, larger than the average Milwaukee home, that can play up to 30 games at once. Also included are three tiers of seating for more than 200 people, a mezzanine level, a full bar with more than 24 taps and a full kitchen.
U.S. Blocks Milwaukee Tool Supplier For Alleged Use of Convict Labor
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. The federal government will detain imports of work gloves manufactured by Shanghai Select Safety Products Company, which was accused of relying on forced prison labor to manufacture Milwaukee Tool-branded gloves.
Former Milwaukee Election Official Gets 1-Year Probation For Sending Fake Ballots
A former Milwaukee County election official will serve 12 months probation for election fraud under a sentence imposed Thursday. Kimberly Zapata, former deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, admitted requesting absentee ballots under fake names and sending them to the home of a state lawmaker who had been promoting false claims about fraud in Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.
DPI Disagrees With Legislature Over Literacy Program Implementation
Last July, Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a sweeping bill to remake how Wisconsin teaches reading. Nine months later, several roadblocks exist ahead of the new literacy programs the law promised as lawmakers, the administration and the Department of Public Instruction quarrel over how to implement them. The 2023-25...
MKE County: Pat Connaughton Foundation Renovating Meaux Park Basketball Courts
Pat Connaughton Foundation Renovating Meaux Park Basketball Courts. Milwaukee County Parks will refurbish the basketball courts at Meaux Park thanks to a donation from a foundation associated with Milwaukee Bucks player Pat Connaughton. The courts, which are in poor condition, are home to the historic Warning League organized by Running...
Water Street Bar Owners Buy Into The Nomad
The ownership group responsible for Red Rock Saloon and McGillycuddy’s is poised to take the helm of another popular bar. This time, on Brady Street. Wild Planet Hospitality Group, led by Drew Deuster and J.J. Kovacovich, has partnered with Mike Eitel‘s Caravan Hospitality Group with plans to purchase Nomad World Pub in the coming weeks.
Milwaukee Reaches The Hard Part of Demolishing Northridge Mall
The former Boston Store building at Northridge Mall is nearly gone, and now comes the difficult part: demolishing the rest of the vacant mall and planning for what’s next. The City of Milwaukee issued a request for proposals to demolish the remaining 800,000-square-foot mall complex and is vying for a $100,000 planning grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
Herzfeld Foundation a Family Fiefdom
This week’s news that Rob Henken, longtime leader of the Wisconsin Policy Forum, would become a part-time executive director for the Herzfeld Foundation was a surprise. An added surprise for foundation world insiders is that it brings in someone who is not a member of the Haberman family to decide the future direction of the Herzfeld Foundation. For about two decades, family members have gotten paid by the foundation, driving up its operating costs.
Embattled School Board Director Aisha Carr Resigns
Controversial Milwaukee Public Schools board member Aisha Carr resigned her seat Wednesday. The resignation follows the release of an audio tape where Carr claims she placed a recording device in an administration office, which she said was an intentional lie to test someone, and an investigation into whether she lived in the district she represented.
Ruby’s Bagels Plans Westside Location
Since its launch as a food truck in 2019, Ruby’s Bagels has quickly climbed the ranks as one of the city’s most notable bagel purveyors. Soon, fans of the business will have another location to love. Ruby’s Bagels is planning to expand its Milwaukee footprint with a brick-and-mortar...
MKE County: Cudahy Nature Preserve Receives Old-Growth Forest Designation
Cudahy Nature Preserve Receives Old-Growth Forest Designation. The Cudahy Nature Preserve on the south side of Milwaukee County was officially recognized by a national organization dedicated to old-growth forests. The 42-acre Cudahy Nature Preserve was inducted into the National Old-Growth Network, which is a catalog of hundreds of these rare...
Classical Music: Nadia Sirota Comes To Town
Present Music will conclude its 2023-24 season on Thursday, May 9 with Honest Music, a concert guest curated by Nadia Sirota, a multi-talented violist, conductor, producer, educator and broadcaster recognized as a champion of contemporary music. Present Music’s mission is to “engage artists and audience members in imaginative and provocative...
How Partisan Is Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation?
In the early 1980s, two political scientists, Keith T. Poole and Howard Rosenthal, developed a mathematical model to measure political preferences, which they applied to the US Congress. It was based on voting behavior. Essentially, if two legislators usually voted the same way, the model would place them close together; those who generally voted differently would be place far away from each other.
Draft & Vessel Owner Plans Cafe at Vel R. Phillips Plaza
The City of Milwaukee has found a new vendor to operate in the soon-to-open Vel R. Phillips Plaza. Nathaniel Davauer, owner of Draft & Vessel, will open a cafe in the building on the western edge of the plaza. Davauer told Urban Milwaukee his conceptual plans could include bringing back Soup Bros., which closed in 2022.
Who Counts As an Election Official? Local Clerks Unclear
Dane County is asking the state’s attorney general to weigh in on the meaning of a newly adopted constitutional amendment, which limits how elections can be run going forward. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, plans to release an opinion in response to the request, a spokesperson said...
Union Backers of Biden Draw Contrasts Ahead of Trump’s Waukesha Visit
On the eve of Donald Trump’s rally in Waukesha, labor leaders called attention Tuesday to President Joe Biden’s record, enacting job-creating legislation and policies over the last four years that they argued delivered what Trump failed to follow through with as president. “Joe Biden is the most pro-union,...
Activists Demand Robert Spindell’s Removal From Elections Commission
Controversy continues to swirl around Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Robert Spindell. On Tuesday, a gathering of voting rights advocates on Milwaukee’s predominantly African American North Side denounced Spindell as a danger to democracy and called for his resignation. The groups, including Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC), Souls to the Polls, and other allied organizations, announced that they are circulating a petition in the community to show support for Spindell’s removal.
Transportation: Spirit Adds New Flights to Dallas
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport announced new nonstop flights to Dallas beginning in July. Spirit Airlines will begin offering flights to Dallas Fort Worth International for as low as $49 each way, according to the airport. The budget airline will run these flights three days a week on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning July 11.
Nepali and Indian Restaurant Planned For Bay View
Bay View is one of the most culinarily diverse neighborhoods in the city, boasting an ever-growing range of restaurants that run the gamut from Serbian cuisine to authentic Thai — and most things in between. But restaurateur Laxman Gurung still sees potential for growth. This summer, he and his...
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