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Incumbent Dennis McBride, Alder Andrew Meindl on ballot for Tosa mayor

Incumbent Dennis McBride will face Andrew Meindl, who currently serves as an alderperson for District 1, in Wauwatosa’s mayoral election April 2. The next mayor will enter office as the city plans its 2045 Comprehensive Plan. They’ll tackle questions of how to fund aging infrastructure as the city approaches a fiscal cliff and faces financial […]

City Council

Green Bay City Council candidates raise cash, raise attack ad concerns | #citycouncil

GREEN BAY – The specter of dark money-fueled attack ads looms over the Green Bay City Council spring election season. With less than two weeks until the Feb. 20 primary election, fewer than half of the 28 candidates for council seats have raised and/or spent campaign dollars. But incumbents and challengers alike anticipate a repeat […]

City Council

Green Bay City Council District 4 primary election candidates Q&A | #citycouncil

Incumbent Bill Galvin faces Jon Shelton, Dane Lasecki and Douglas Yates in Feb. 20 primary election Top two vote-getters in District 4 advance to April 2 general election GREEN BAY – Voters in Green Bay District 4 will need a primary election to narrow the field of City Council candidates from four to two. Four-term […]

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Here’s what Milwaukee’s elected officials and top appointees are paid

A proposal from last year would raise top Milwaukee city officials’ annual salaries — so, what do officials like the mayor, Common Council members and top appointees make each year? According to 2022 city salary data, many were near the top in hourly pay — though when employees’ overtime was figured in, elected and appointed […]

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Mary Hawkins Butler will run for mayor again in 2025

Madison’s Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler is the second longest-serving female mayor in the nation. She will be finishing out her 11th consecutive term in 2024. Known as Mayor Mary, she is credited with turning a small city with little or no identity into what it is today one of the most desirable cities in which to live in […]

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Kaukauna mayor seeks fourth term in spring 2024 election

KAUKAUNA – Mayor Tony Penterman has taken out nomination papers to seek a fourth consecutive two-year term in office. “I think I’ve got a pretty good track record of bringing in business and residential housing,” Penterman told The Post-Crescent. “I want to continue leading the city going forward.” As of Dec. 12, no one else […]

Alabama

Robin Vos’ testimony about Trump, 2020 election released | #elections | #alabama

article MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told the U.S. House’s committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack that he spoke with former President Donald Trump 10 times after the 2020 election about “all kinds of different matters, but most likely politics, golf and things like that.” “He never specifically said, you know, […]

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Milwaukee 2023 budget; Mayor Johnson partial vetoes

article MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson uses his veto pen for the first time — partially vetoing parts of the city’s 2023 budget. His action brings back cuts to the library and fire department, though he proposes fewer cuts than his original budget proposal laid out. “Though I respect the attention and consideration the […]

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Milwaukee police guns; unintended discharge concern, mayor addresses

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is addressing a concern on Monday, Oct. 31 regarding police officers’ department-issued guns. The mayor was joined by Police Chief Jeffrey Norman and Milwaukee Police Association President Andrew Wagner during a 1:15 p.m. news conference in the city. The unintended discharge of Milwaukee Police Department service weapons is already […]

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Paine to seek another term as Superior mayor – Superior Telegram

SUPERIOR — Mayor Jim Paine announced Thursday, Sept. 15, he will be seeking another term in office. While it would be his third term in office, it would only be his second four-year term. Paine was initially elected in 2017 to finish two years of Mayor Bruce Hagen’s fifth term in office after Hagen retired […]