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Officials To Inspect Ill Jail For Gitmo Inmates

Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 9:28 a.m.

Federal officials are due to arrive in rural northwest Illinois to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees ...

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Hundreds turn out for anti-tax rally

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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 6:17 p.m.

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker implored hundreds of people at an anti-tax rally Saturday to flood the County Board with phone calls demanding that supervisors uphold coming Walker vetoes that would reduce 2010 spending by $10 million and bring the budget back to a zero tax levy increase.And, based on recent history, the crowd at the Veto Super Rally event staged by Citizens for Responsible Government at the Italian Community Center will more than likely follow through.Walker credited a

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Substance abuse counselor to stand trial on fraud charges

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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 2:11 p.m.

Dennis K. Shirk, an alcohol and drug abuse counselor accused of defrauding the government by submitting false treatment forms, gave up his right Friday to a preliminary hearing on 18 felony charges and entered pleas of not guilty.Milwaukee County Circuit Court Commissioner Barry Slagle ruled there was enough evidence to put Shirk on trial.Shirk is scheduled to return to court Dec. 3 for a scheduling conference ...

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Polls: Majority oppose House health plan, inclusion of illegals, abortions

Published Nov. 9, 2009 at 3:53 p.m.

A new poll shows Americans oppose the health care reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives over the weekend. Another survey by the same pollster, Rasmussen Reports, shows that Americans tend to oppose covering abortions or illegal immigrants in a new government health system ...

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Oshkosh Corp. profits up despite drop in sales

Published Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:25 a.m.

Oshkosh Corp. (OSK) on Tuesday reported a nearly 20% drop in fourth-quarter sales and a $1 billion loss for the year, but said its quarterly profit more than doubled as the result of strong military vehicle orders.The company had $1.5 billion in sales in the three-month period that ended Sept. 30, compared with more than $1.8 billion in the same period a year ago.Military-vehicle sales were up 55%, to $855 million, as Oshkosh Corp. received long-term government contracts worth billions of

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MEDC, other Wisconsin lenders get tax credit allocations

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Published Oct. 30, 2009 at 2:13 p.m.

The Milwaukee Economic Development Corp., a nonprofit lending agency associated with the city of Milwaukee, has received an allocation of $25 million in New Markets Tax Credits from the federal government ...

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SBA looks to offer more commercial loans

Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 5:01 p.m.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is looking to offer more government-backed loans to commercial businesses ...

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New home sales drop unexpectedly

Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 12:59 p.m.

New home sales took a surprising turn downward last month, according to newly released government figures ...

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Housing prices decline nationally

Published Oct. 22, 2009 at 11:40 a.m.

After three straight monthly gains, a government measure of average U.S. housing prices showed a decline in August ...

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Bayside receives good-government award

Published Oct. 22, 2009 at 10:27 a.m.

Bayside — The village has been awarded the Wisconsin Good Government Award for 2009 for municipalities with a population of less than 10,000.The award program, sponsored by the Foth consulting firm, the Wisconsin Counties Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Towns Association honors "cooperation, collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking."According to the village's Bayside Buzz newsletter, Bayside was honored for implementing five long-term strategic

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