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Gómez-Tom Wins Full Term on County Board
Sup. Caroline Gómez-Tom won a full term on the Milwaukee County Board Tuesday. The incumbent supervisor won District 14 in a rematch of special election held exactly one year ago to fill a vacant seat on the county board. Gómez-Tom carried 61.50% of the vote, defeating Angel C. Sanchez,...
Voters Amend State Constitution to Ban Private Election Funding
The rules for running elections in Wisconsin have changed after voters approved two constitutional amendments Tuesday that will restrict the use of private money and consultants to support election administration. Both amendments are responses to the use of private funds in the 2020 presidential election. The prohibition on outside funding...
Wasserman Holds Onto County Board Seat
Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman won a fifth term on the county board Tuesday, defeating Alexander Kostal, an assistant state public defender. Unoficial results show Wasserman won 57.3% of the vote to Kostal’s 42.2%. Wasserman, a local physician, proves once again that he maintains a strong base of support...
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.
Mayor Cavalier Johnson Cruises To Reelection Win
Milwaukee voters resoundingly gave Cavalier Johnson his first full term as mayor. Based on early results with liberal-leaning absentee ballots outstanding, Johnson earned 78% of the vote. He defeated conservative challenger David D. King. The result was not unexpected, Johnson dominated a three-way February primary when he secured 85.9% of...
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.
Liz Sumner Wins County Comptroller Race
Sup. Liz Sumner will be the next Milwaukee County Comptroller. With a majority of wards reporting, unofficial results showed Sumner carrying 64.8% of the vote, defeating entrepreneur and venture capital advisor Michael Harper (34.4%). She will replace outgoing Milwaukee County Comptroller Scott Manske who has served as the county’s top financial officer since 1994.
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.
Crowley Coasts Into Second Term
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley easily secured a second term Tuesday. Early, unofficial results show Crowley running away with the election, securing approximately 83% of the vote and defeating Ieshuh Griffin (16%). Crowley was widely expected to win the race. Griffin, a perennial candidate, was not only running for county...
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...
Awi Sushi Opens Downtown
The city is busy outside of Awi Sushi. Cars, buses and the occasional bike rush down Water Street as pedestrians hasten from block to block, heading to nearby gyms, parking garages and office towers, where they join countless others at work in the heart of Downtown. It’s raining, and the...
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.
GOP Leaders Urge Gov. Evers to Sign Divisive PFAS Bill
Top Republican lawmakers urged Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday not to veto a bill that would provide a way for $125 million to be used to combat PFAS across Wisconsin. Evers has said he would veto the bill because of provisions that would restrict the state Department of Natural Resources’ enforcement powers against polluters and contaminators.
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...
Trump Pushes Election Lie in Wisconsin
One day before his campaign stop in Green Bay, former President Donald Trump continued to push the false claim that he won Wisconsin four years ago — despite a recount, audits and court cases showing he lost to President Joe Biden. During an interview with conservative radio host Dan...
Amilinda Adding Lunch Service
Amilinda has long been a destination for evening eats, thanks to its shareable starters, comfort-forward main dishes and curated wine list — all inspired by the flavors of Spain and Portugal. Later this month, the restaurant will also join the lunch lineup, debuting a more casual menu of sandwiches...
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...
How Higher Ed Institutions Are Shrinking
For decades, nobody in Wisconsin’s Capitol dared to say it out loud: Wisconsin had an unsustainable number of institutions of higher learning. The 2015-16 Blue Book, for example, listed 66 of them: 13 University of Wisconsin System four-year campuses, 13 two-year UW colleges, 16 technical colleges, 18 private colleges and universities, and six technical and professional institutions.
How Can We Reduce Salt Pollution?
In Wisconsin, chloride enters our waters from water softener discharges, runoff from agricultural fertilizers like potash (potassium chloride), industrial sources—and would you guess even brine from cheesemaking?. But by far the largest contributor in the Milwaukee area is road salt. Can we reduce its use?. A report by the...
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