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Wisconsin Tribes Defend EPA Rule on Tribal Water Rights
Two Wisconsin tribes are defending a new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that requires states to consider tribal treaty rights when setting water quality standards. The rule finalized in May aims to help protect water quality where tribes hold rights outside their reservations under treaties with the federal...
Streetcar Will Use Festivals-Oriented Route Through Summer
Milwaukee’s two streetcar lines will continue to operate as one through the end of summer. It’s the second time the city has expanded the new service configuration, which has a mix of positives and negatives. The Festivals Line makes it easier to access the lakefront and Henry Maier...
The Plague of Rising Health Care Costs
Is there a way to solve the problem of ever rising health care prices in Wisconsin?. For starters, just how bad is the situation? The latest Rand Corporation analysis, released in May, found that costs paid by private insurance were 318% higher in Wisconsin than the estimated price paid by Medicare for the same services. That put Wisconsin at the fifth highest costs in the country, and highest in the Midwest, with the national average coming in at 254%.
Milwaukee’s Native Community Faces Surge in Opioid Deaths
Sisters Alyssa Cook and Lena lost their mother to an opioid overdose in September 2023. “My mom was brilliant and had solutions to everything,” Lena said. “But she struggled with addiction most of her life.”. Lena, who wishes to remain anonymous because she works in health care, reflected...
Report Finds Climate Change Causing More Hot Nights in Wisconsin
As the world heats up, a recent report finds summer nights are warming more than days across the globe — and even cooler states like Wisconsin are seeing more tropical nights. The report from Climate Central, an independent group of scientists, examined the number of days where the lowest...
Transportation: MCTS Announces Bus Detours for RNC
Buses will make a wide berth around the Republican National Convention (RNC), cutting off much of Downtown from direct bus service. The transit system remains uncertain when the detours will begin, but said they could begin as soon as July 11 when fencing for the perimeter begins going up. The detours will last throughout the entire convention, which runs from July 15 to July 18, plus another day afterward.
The State of Politics: Wisconsin’s Republican Roots Run Deep
With 2,429 delegates to the Republican National Convention coming to Milwaukee, joining thousands of journalists and national and international officials, it’s a good time to consider how important Wisconsin has been to the party and to a lesser extent, its nominee for president, Donald Trump. In 2016, Wisconsin voted...
Members Only: Get Free Glass of Wine at Bastille Day West
The third-annual Bastille Day West festival takes place in the city’s Washington Heights neighborhood on Friday, July 12. We want Urban Milwaukee members to visit, and enjoy a buy-one, get-one-free glass of wine. Led by the Charles E. Fromage wine bar, the festival will close W. Vliet Street to...
Milwaukee Chef Competes on Food Network’s ‘BBQ Brawl’
Milwaukee chef Ashley Turner will showcase her talents to a national audience during the upcoming season of Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl.”. The show, which unfolds across 10 episodes, pits 12 barbecue-focused chefs — coached by celebrity chefs Bobby Flay, Sunny Anderson, Michael Voltaggio — in a competition to become “Master of the ‘Cue.”
Glendale Mayor Warns More Election Harassment Coming
The mayor of Glendale complained that two of Wisconsin’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists were disruptive while observing voting in the Milwaukee suburb of Glendale during Tuesday’s primary in the special election for the 4th Senate District. First reported by Fox 6, Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said he...
Environmentalists Say End of Chevron Doctrine Could Harm Wisconsin Waters
Environmental and administrative lawyers say that efforts to protect Wisconsin’s water from contaminants such as PFAS could be harmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the 40-year-old precedent known as Chevron deference. Chevron deference has guided the federal regulatory state for decades, telling judges...
Dueling Billboards Appear in Milwaukee In Lead Up to RNC
Two weeks out from the Republican National Convention, Milwaukee motorists can prepare to see an influx of campaign messages over their heads. Both the Republican and Democratic national campaign apparatuses have rented billboard space above Milwaukee’s highways. Democrats have focused their messaging on recent reported comments from President Donald Trump disparaging the Cream City.
Wisconsin’s Prisons Employ Doctors Who Were Censured
While serving time in a Wisconsin prison in 2021, Darnell Price watched a golf-ball-size lump on his thigh grow as large as a football. Price pressed for a thorough examination, he said, but the prison’s physician, Dr. Joan Hannula, did not order a biopsy. Months later, when Price moved...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Restores Ballot Drop Box Access
Voters in Wisconsin once again have the option to return absentee ballots via drop box, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has ruled. The 4-3 decision released Friday reverses a near-total ban on ballot drop boxes, which was handed down by the state’s high court two years before. The ruling comes...
Agreement Advances $1.15 Billion Project to Keep Invasive Carp Out of Great Lakes
Illinois has signed a key agreement with the state of Michigan and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that will advance a $1.15 billion project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. The agreement announced Monday devotes $274 million in federal funding, as well as $114 million in state...
Unlocking Milwaukee’s Potential Through Smart Zoning Reform
Milwaukee is at a crossroads. As our city grapples with stagnant population growth – and concomitant revenue stagnation – we face a critical need to expand our tax base to maintain and improve essential services. One proven way to achieve this is by reforming our outdated zoning laws, which currently function as significant barriers to development, economic growth, and housing affordability.
Midwest Sad’s Quest For Industry Change
A series of bold-lettered flyers leads like a trail of breadcrumbs to Midwest Sad. The counter-service bakery, located down a winding flight of stairs in the basement of the 770 Building, is slightly off the beaten path. For Sam Sandrin, though, it’s a home away from home. As owner...
Dane County Judge Strikes Down Parts of Act 10 Collective Bargaining Law
A Dane County judge has struck down parts of Act 10, the 2011 law that sharply limited public union power in Wisconsin. The Wednesday evening order was obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It comes just over a month after Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost heard oral arguments in a lawsuit contending the law violated the state Constitution’s Equal Protection clause by permitting unions that represent police, firefighters and other public safety workers to keep their collective bargaining rights, while removing most bargaining rights from other public workers.
Council Wants State to Ban Bump Stocks
In light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling relegalizing them, the Milwaukee Common Council wants to see state legislative action to ban bump stocks, a gun modifier that can greatly enhance the speed at which bullets can be fired, to the point where they’ve been classified as machine guns.
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