Government & Politics

Dockless scooters slated to return to Milwaukee this summer

Dockless electric scooters could return to Milwaukee in early June with city officials pledging fewer issues with sidewalk riding.

The mayor? A chief innovation officer? A new department? Where should new ideas in Milwaukee government come from?

Social media reaction to Jeremy Fojut of NEWaukee suggesting a Department of Transformation for Milwaukee as part of BizTimes' "Big Ideas" feature.

All Wisconsin residents 16 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccine next week

All Wisconsin residents 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 5, Gov. Tony Evers...

Commentary: Restore local control

Local people and local officials are best informed to make decisions for their communities. But Republicans in the state...

Katherine Gehl: Institute Final-Five voting in Wisconsin

In 2020, I wrote in Harvard Business Review that, “There is no greater threat to American economic competitiveness and...

Jeremy Fojut: Create a Department of Transformation

Milwaukee needs notable work. One idea will not resolve the city’s problems; however, if that one idea turned into...

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Evers endorses proposed Ho-Chunk Nation casino in Beloit

Gov. Tony Evers announced his concurrence with a U.S. Department of Interior decision that's favorable to the proposed Ho-Chunk Nation casino project in Beloit.

City Hall sorts out Couture contract quarrel, developer aims for early April groundbreaking

With latest Couture holdup at City Hall all but resolved, the developer of the long-anticipated luxury apartment tower says he's aiming for an early April groundbreaking.