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Democrats Were For Uncoupling Voucher Funding, Why The Change?
In a piece entitled “Assembly Committee Votes To Overhaul Voucher School Funding,” reporter Baylor Spears described Democratic opposition to Assembly Bill 900, a bill that would finance Wisconsin’s parental choice programs with state taxes and “decouple” those programs from local property taxes. “Democratic lawmakers expressed...
Proposed Federal Staffing Requirements Could Hurt Wisconsin’s Nursing Homes
Organizations representing Wisconsin nursing homes are concerned proposed staffing requirements will place new strains on facilities that are struggling to recruit and retain workers. But some experts say industry change is needed to best serve residents in long-term care. Last fall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS,...
Will County Ever Be Able to Afford Parks System?
Milwaukee County Parks has a list of maintenance needs that appear insurmountable. If the county is ever going to address them all, it will need to get creative. That, at least, is the logic behind a new report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum (WPF) called “Natural Partners” that looks at unique intergovernmental agreements and financial tools as a way to begin chipping away at infrastructure maintenance in county parks.
Republican Proposal Moves Forward PFAS Standards
GOP lawmakers are introducing a bill that aims to restart the process for setting standards for toxic forever chemicals in groundwater after state environmental regulators were forced to abandon regulations late last year. The legislation introduced by Green Bay Republican Sens. Eric Wimberger and Rob Cowles would let the Wisconsin...
Kehr’s Candies Leaving Milwaukee Public Market
Kehr’s Candies made an announcement last Friday that was as bittersweet as its hand-dipped chocolates. The confectionery will leave its longtime post at the Milwaukee Public Market at the end of the month, but will continue to offer its products for deliveries, curbside pickup and, eventually, pop-ups. Owners Katey...
Route 30 Will Return To Downer Avenue in March
Bus service between UW-Milwaukee and Downtown will return to Downer Avenue in March, restoring service to a group of East Side residents who lost easy access to Downtown last June amidst the launch of Connect 1. Beginning March 3, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will run a split Route...
Mayoral Race Headlines Primary Election
It’s time to grab your ID and head to the polls. There is an election Tuesday. Though all eyes are on Wisconsin’s role in the November presidential election, Milwaukee voters can go to the polls this spring to reshape who leads city and county government. Tuesday’s primary election...
New Restaurant Replacing Riverfront Pizza
After nearly two decades of dishing up wood-fired pizza Riverfront Pizzeria Bar & Grill is closed. The restaurant, 509. E. Erie St., held its final service on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Historic Third Ward space won’t be vacant for long. A new restaurant is already slated to replace it.
Former Wisconsin GOP Chair Said He Feared Trump Supporters During Fake Elector Scheme
The former chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party said he feared for his family’s safety when he signed paperwork as a false elector for former president Donald Trump. Andrew Hitt appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and said he was scared of what Trump supporters would do to him and his family if courts later overturned President Joe Biden’s victory in Wisconsin.
Evers Signs Legislative Maps Into Law, Ending Court Fight
Gov. Tony Evers has signed new legislative maps into law, potentially loosening the GOP grip on power in Wisconsin state government for the first time in well over a decade. Evers’ signature effectively ends a years-long fight by Democrats to rebalance the political playing field in Wisconsin, where Republican-drawn maps have cemented lopsided GOP majorities in a state that otherwise has a penchant for close elections.
State Fair Will Sell St. Patrick’s Day Cream Puffs
Wisconsinites are known to guzzle cream puffs by the thousands each year at the State Fair. But those with a hankering for the summertime treat may be in luck. The Wisconsin State Fair and Original Cream Puffs will introduce two new cream puff flavors, Irish cream and chocolate mint, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The holiday flavors will be sold via drive-thru at Wisconsin State Fair Park from Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17.
Hot Dish Pantry Is All About Comfort Food
Hot Dish Pantry had a modest beginning in a stall at the 3rd Street Market Hall. When the building formerly occupied by Iron Grate BBQ became available, owners Laura Maigatter and Nathan Heck took a leap and opened their restaurant on S. Howell Ave. It is all about comfort food at Hot Dish where you order at the counter and wait for a text.
Florentine’s ‘Songbird’ Successfully Mixes Opera, Jazz
If the Florentine Opera Company is concerned about expanding its audience to the adventurous young and novices to classical music, if it wanted to capture new patrons by mixing 19th-century operatic flourishes with 1920s speakeasy jazz, if it wanted an impish enlivening of the standard comic opera pantomime, it couldn’t do much better than its recent “Songbird” weekend.
Milwaukee County Honors Civil Rights Pioneer Vel Phillips
Local and state leaders gathered in Milwaukee Friday to honor the legacy of Vel Phillips, one of the most iconic civil rights activists in Wisconsin history. Phillips broke barriers in politics, becoming the first woman and the first Black person elected to the Milwaukee Common Council in 1956 and the first Black woman elected to the Democratic National Committee in 1958. When Phillips won her 1978 race for secretary of state, she became the first Black person to win statewide office in Wisconsin.
Climate Researchers Hope Vulnerability Index Will Influence Policy
Every day at The Overhead Wire we sort through over 1,500 news items about cities and share the best ones with our email list. At the end of the week, we take some of the most popular stories and share them with Urban Milwaukee readers. They are national (or international) links, sometimes entertaining and sometimes absurd, but hopefully useful.
Great Lakes Ice Cover Melts To Record Low For Mid-February
Ice cover on the Great Lakes has hit a low never before seen in mid-February as the region has witnessed warmer than normal temperatures during a time of year when ice cover nears its peak. On Tuesday, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, reported that average...
Assembly Passes Bill To Protect Judges’ Privacy
Assembly lawmakers passed three bills on Thursday aimed at protecting judges’ privacy. The bills come at the request of the state Supreme Court and following threats of violence against judges in recent years. One bipartisan bill would make it a Class A misdemeanor to picket, parade or demonstrate at...
Refugee-Focused Restaurant Damascus Gate Closes
Damascus Gate, a southside restaurant specializing in Syrian cuisine, is permanently closed. For nearly five years, the restaurant, led by Abdul Abadeh, Rahim Silan and Nawal Mutlak, served as a cultural hub and destination for authentic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. The owners’ pride in their home country went beyond...
Whitefish Bay Affordable Housing Development Approved on Appeal
A Milwaukee County-backed affordable housing project in Whitefish Bay is back on track after it was blocked by a village commission in January. On Tuesday, the Village’s Board of Appeals overturned an architectural review board decision. Spoerl Development LLC is planning to build a three-story, 17-unit affordable apartment building,...
Assembly Passes Bill That Would Limit Transmission Line Competition
A bill limiting competition between companies building new power lines in Wisconsin will head to the state Senate, after passing the Assembly on a voice vote Thursday with no debate. The legislation would give owners of transmission lines in the state the right of first refusal to build new lines...
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