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New Berlin faces some soul-searching

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Published June 7, 2010 at 10:46 p.m.

Mayor Jack Chiovatero cast a spotlight on New Berlin with an e-mail message that called some residents "bigoted and prejudiced" in their stance against a government-supported housing project meant to provide affordable housing for local residents earning less than $35,000 a year ...

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Barrett announces cost-savings plan for Wisconsin

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Published June 7, 2010 at 2:57 p.m.

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has announced a plan that he says will save Wisconsin taxpayers at least $1.1 billion while also making significant reforms in the way state government works ...

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Private donors stepping up to help fund Waukesha concert series

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Published June 5, 2010 at 12:47 a.m.

Five years after the Waukesha Common Council decided it couldn't afford to spend tax money on the city's community band concerts, more private companies are willing to pick up the slack ...

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Waukesha approves purchase of former Pewaukee fire station

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Published June 2, 2010 at 12:02 p.m.

Waukesha - The Waukesha Common Council has unanimously agreed to buy a former City of Pewaukee fire station on 3.8 acres at Northview and Meadowbrook roads for $475,000 ...

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New Berlin mayor apologizes for e-mail misfire

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Published June 1, 2010 at 11:22 p.m.

Mayor Jack Chiovatero on Tuesday apologized to New Berlin residents for saying in an e-mail last week that the city is filled with prejudiced and bigoted people ...

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Waukesha mayor demands information on changes to lake water application

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Published June 1, 2010 at 10:38 p.m.

Mayor Jeff Scrima is demanding that water utility staff highlight all changes made in a city application for a Great Lakes water supply between the time the Common Council approved the plan on April 8 and when it was submitted to state environmental officials six weeks later ...

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Greenfield mayor may veto measure allowing tobacco shops to serve alcohol

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Published May 13, 2010 at 11:02 a.m.

Greenfield - Mayor Michael Neitzke is threatening to veto a measure approved by the Common Council that would allow a tobacco shop to serve beer and wine ...

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Milwaukee Common Council Aims to Streamline Liquor License Process

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Published May 6, 2010 at 10:56 p.m.

Common Council change rules pertaining to liquor licenses ...

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Milwaukee to Contract Nationally Recognized Transit Expert

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Published May 5, 2010 at 9:37 p.m.

At the May 4th, 2010 meeting of the Common Council, Alderman Bauman brought forward an item that would allow the City of Milwaukee to enter into a contract with an expert consultant, Jeffery Boothe, for the purpose of facilitating the next steps of the Milwaukee Streetcar project ...

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