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Jack Eckblad Wins Bay View County Board Seat
Jack Eckblad narrowly defeated Ron Jansen to replace Sup. Ryan Clancy in the Milwaukee County Board. Unofficial results show Eckblad winning 54% of the vote in District 4 on the county board which covers the southeastern corner of the city of Milwaukee, including Bay View. Jansen carried 44.8% of the vote.
Biden, Trump Easily Win Wisconsin Primaries
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily carried Wisconsin’s Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday, even as both saw protest votes that underscore the challenges they face ahead of their November rematch. Roughly a half hour after polls closed Tuesday, Biden had received about 88 percent of the...
Evan Goyke Ousts Tearman Spencer As City Attorney
In like a lion, out like a lamb. Voters swept Tearman Spencer into the City Attorney’s Office in 2020, a roaring victory over 36-year incumbent Grant Langley. On Tuesday, they left him quietly leaving city government, so quietly he changed the name he used on the ballot in hopes of thereby winning the election.
Sharlen Moore Wins Race To Replace Ald. Michael Murphy
For the first time since 1989, voters on Milwaukee’s West Side will have a new voice at Milwaukee City Hall. Sharlen Moore handily won a race to replace longtime Alderman Michael Murphy in the city’s 10th Council District. With in-person results submitted for approximately 85% of the district’s wards, Moore had earned 72% of the vote.
2024 Spring Election Results
Data provided by the unofficial results from the Milwaukee County Election Commission. Races where the individual ran unopposed have been excluded. Statewide races are also excluded. Names are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. Quick Links – County Races – City Races – MPS Referendum...
Milwaukee Police Seek ‘Open Source Intelligence Tool’ for RNC
The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) is seeking to acquire an “open source intelligence tool” in time for the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July. A notice to solicit potential vendors was issued by the city of Milwaukee on Tuesday, March 26, outlining requirements any product would need to meet to be considered. The chosen product will add to local law enforcement agencies’ intelligence-gathering tools during the political convention.
New Restaurant Would Save Historic Wildenberg Hotel
The owner of Cafe India plans to purchase and renovate the historic, but long-vacant Wildenberg Hotel, 3774 S. 27th St. A 14,000-square-foot rear addition would allow the Italianate, Cream City brick mansion to be used as a modern banquet hall and restaurant. A two-building, strip mall-style complex with space for...
Sarah Godlewski’s Struggle for Democracy
Working out of her basement office in the State Capitol, Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski is waging a scrappy, under-the-radar fight to protect elections and democracy in Wisconsin. A year ago, Godlewski inherited her 900-square-foot office from now-retired S.O.S. Doug La Follette, whose powers and resources had been stripped by...
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