2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (874+ words) City finally names four teams to design replicable, attached homes on standard Milwaukee lots. Townhomes at 2034-2038 W. Greenfield Ave. Rendering from VIA CDC. The City of Milwaukee has selected four development teams to build a new generation of affordable, owner-occupied housing on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (597+ words) One year ago the city was deluged with a 1000-year flood. Local officials need to learn from this. One year after Milwaukee’s historic flood, I still think about how fast the water came. On August 9th, I remember that something felt…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (874+ words) He's tussled with Republicans, but both sides have oversold their underfunding of schools. Gov. Tony Evers signs the 2021-23 biennial budget at Cumberland Elementary School in Whitefish Bay, after making 50 partial vetoes (screenshot | Gov. Evers Facebook video) Gov. Tony Evers is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (450+ words) Urban Milwaukee Downtown Boulevard for I-794, Completing MARK Rail Plan Will Build City Combined with gateway district for intermodal station, it could transform city's economy. Strategic development of I-794 and the Milwaukee Area-Racine-Kenosha (MARK) passenger rail project can transform Milwaukee’s economy for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (158+ words) Ahead of September 16th oral arguments in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the brief outlines how current maps unconstitutionally protect incumbent members of Congress and how Wisconsin courts can assess competitiveness of maps The brief lays out a two-part test for courts…...

14+ hour, 51+ min ago   (291+ words) Carbonaro | Newsweek) Plug in hybrids emit more: Data published by the European Union (EU) show that plug in...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) Statement of Alderwoman Larresa Taylor - September 1, 2026 I want to extend a heartfelt welcome back to teachers throughout the City of Milwaukee, and especially to the dedicated educators serving the 9th District. I want you to know that your presence in our…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (162+ words) All the city news you can use. E-bike. (CC0 Public Domain). Every day at The Overhead Wire we sort through over 1,500 news items about cities and share the best ones with our email list. Each week, we take some of the…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (185+ words) Supervisor wants to fix much smaller, but older, pension benefit that isn't quite working. For more than 20 years, Milwaukee County has been haunted by a disastrous pension plan that has robbed public services to pay out massive pension sweeteners to…...