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Category: Milwaukee
Wisconsin Republicans’ budget is class warfare. Will Evers fight back?
Wisconsin Republicans’ budget would give hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks to the state’s wealthiest families while refusing to fund programs aimed at supporting the state’s working class.
What is happening to Milwaukee’s air?
Capitalism is suffocating us. But there’s something we can do about it.
Milwaukee Transit Workers and Passengers Rally for Safe and Reliable Transit
On Monday, transit workers stood shoulder to shoulder with their passengers and elected officials as they marched a mile down Wisconsin Avenue under a gloomy sky to the steps of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Their demand: improved security on the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) buses.
Milwaukee News Roundup: June 23, 2023
Like the familiar smell of Milorganite wafting from Jones Island, Milwaukee’s media cycle kind of stinks. That’s why we bring you the week’s unduly overlooked
Milwaukee tells Public Service Commission: “The bill is too damn high.”
At Milwaukee hearings, community advocates decry rate hikes, urge PSC to implement cap on consumers’ annual energy payments.
Milwaukee News Roundup: June 16, 2023
A prix fixe menu of suffering for Milwaukee workers
Bucks Coaching Search Ends. Will It Start Again Soon?
Do the Bucks have it in them to be patient as the team reshuffles its very old roster under a first-time head coach?
Milwaukee News Roundup for June 9, 2023
An embarrassing display of “bipartisan comity” over a revenue deal that hamstring’s Milwaukee’s independence, a win for unionized workers at a Milwaukee coffee shop, a carceral “solution” for overdose deaths that will only make the problem worse, and Milwaukee’s favorite reactionary dunderhead sheriff mulls a Senate run.
Colectivo Coffee Workers Sign the Largest Collective-Bargaining Agreement in U.S. Coffee Retail Sector
Last week, workers at Colectivo Coffee voted to ratify a contract that amounts to the largest collective-bargaining agreement anywhere in the United States’ coffee industry.