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Council sustains Barrett's veto on furloughs

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 2:13 p.m.

Milwaukee aldermen Friday sustained Mayor Tom Barrett's only veto of a 2010 budget item, a move that means more unpaid furlough days for police officers and lower-than-expected property taxes ...

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Milwaukee County Budget Includes Increased Taxes

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 11:12 p.m.

Milwaukee County has a budget for next year -- and it includes increased taxes ...

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Death of the Old Guard And: Not Taxes But Fees

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Published Nov. 10, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

The death last week of former Milwaukee alderman Mary Anne McNulty was in some ways the passing of an era. She was, for starters, part of a group of 60s-style activists who thrust their way into mainstream politics. The Chicago native moved here in ...

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Common Council Approves Property Tax Hike

Published Nov. 6, 2009 at 11:35 p.m.

Milwaukee property owners will see their taxes go up about 10 percent from the current tax rate after the common council approved another hike in property taxes ...

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State wants sales tax from Milwaukee's nuisance weed fees

Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 10:35 p.m.

When city workers cut down overgrown weeds and bill property owners for their work, they're not just controlling nuisance vegetation.They're providing "landscaping service," says the state Department of Revenue. And they're supposed to be adding sales taxes to their bills ...

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Firstwatch: Veterans art and lousy weekend weather

Published Oct. 22, 2009 at 6:21 a.m.

Did you hear parts of northern Wisconsin could get snow tomorrow? Not the six inches that was originally predicted, but still, snow before Halloween. So, on top of the non-existent summer, now we've had barely a whisper of fall.I know we all could move some place warmer but we stay for the property taxes, gas taxes and the chance to cheer on the Packers. Though, come to think of it, we could do that in Florida or Arizona.Enough carping about the weather, here's what's on tap today ...

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Tosa council member pushing for employee concessions

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 6:01 p.m.

Wauwatosa — Calling it a way to help taxpayers in a down economy, Ald. Jacqueline Jay is proposing that city employees agree to pay more for their health insurance.Jay said Friday she is making the request because it isn't fair to ask residents and businesses to pay higher property taxes when city employees pay only about 2% of their health insurance premiums."Most public employees have great healthcare benefits. I know that I pay a lot more for my health care than all the city employees," she

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Wisconsin sales taxes among lowest in U.S.

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 4:14 p.m.

The state of Wisconsin has one of the 10 lowest sales tax rates in nation, according to updated figures released Friday by the Tax Foundation ...

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Greenfield rejects bid to restore police, fire cuts

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Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 11:03 a.m.

Greenfield — The Common Council's Finance and Human Resources Committee on Wednesday rejected a request by Ald. Linda Lubotsky to restore one police officer position and three firefighter positions to the 2010 budget.Mayor Michael Neitzke's budget proposal eliminates the positions of three firefighters who are retiring and a vacant police officer position. Neitzke says he is trying to hold the line on property taxes and that the police and fire chiefs have said they can maintain public safety

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Taxes took about 12% of state, local income, report says

Published Oct. 12, 2009 at 1:55 p.m.

Madison - A new report shows that state and local taxes in Wisconsin claimed 12% of personal income in 2007.The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance report relies on data released last month by the U.S. Census Bureau.The alliance says the percentage of personal income claimed by taxes in Wisconsin is 12th highest nationwide. However, when looking at it based on the amount of taxes paid per person, Wisconsin ranks 20th. Based on taxes as a percentage of personal income, Wisconsin was ninth highest for

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