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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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Barrett aide questions poll accuracy on MPS leadership

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 11:03 p.m.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's top aide Wednesday questioned the accuracy of a poll that showed both city and suburban opposition to mayoral control of the Milwaukee Public Schools.But senior officials at one of the poll's sponsoring organizations defended the survey, and School Board President Michael Bonds said he was surprised that opposition wasn't higher.Barrett and Gov. Jim Doyle have called on the Legislature to give the mayor the power to appoint the MPS superintendent, with final

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Republican candidate Scott Walker reacts to Barrett's candidacy

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Published Nov. 15, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.
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Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker reacts to Tom Barrett's announcement for candidacy ... Walker spoke with members of the media not outside his home, but outside the home of the Green Bay Packers ...

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Barrett to run for governor, sources say

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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 7:11 p.m.

Mayor Tom Barrett will announce this weekend that he is running for governor, the Journal Sentinel has learned."You would not be inaccurate to write that," a top adviser to the two-term mayor said today.A second Milwaukee Democrat who has first-hand knowledge of Barrett's plans said the mayor will be running to try to replace Gov. Jim Doyle, who announced earlier that he would not seek a third term ...

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Firstwatch: Politics, football and music for boomers

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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 7:30 a.m.

Tick, tick, tick, tick…The end of the week nears, along with the supposed deadline for Mayor Tom Barrett's in or out decision on a run for governor in 2010. Perhaps the mayor has concluded that a campaign announced on Friday the 13th would be doomed.Freed temporarily from their legislative duties, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) plan to meet their constituents ...

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Amendments seek to preserve police, firefighter staffing

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Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 9:35 p.m.

Efforts to preserve police and firefighter staffing dominate the 83 amendments that Milwaukee aldermen have proposed to Mayor Tom Barrett's 2010 city budget ...

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City cops may be exempted from furloughs

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 6:57 p.m.

Milwaukee police officers might be exempted from the four unpaid furlough days proposed for most other city workers next year, key Milwaukee city officials said Wednesday.Those comments came as Police Chief Edward Flynn voiced fears that plans for early release of state prison inmates could put more criminals on Milwaukee streets next year, just as police staffing is being cut back.Mayor Tom Barrett's 2010 budget calls for every city employee - including police and elected officials, but not

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City's 2011 budget prospects grim

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 8:51 p.m.

The difficult choices that Milwaukee city officials face in crafting a 2010 city budget will become even harder for 2011 and beyond, a respected local think tank says in a report being released Tuesday.In its analysis of Mayor Tom Barrett's proposed spending plan for next year, the Public Policy Forum says the mayor was "largely successful" in seeking to minimize the impact of service cuts while closing a shortfall of more than $90 million.But the group says the city's revenue and spending

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Commission approves unpaid furloughs for Milwaukee police and firefighters

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Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 8:39 p.m.

The Fire and Police Commission voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a provision in Mayor Tom Barrett's proposed 2010 budget that would impose four unpaid furlough days for City of Milwaukee firefighters and police officers.The commission's approval was necessary in order for the furloughs to be legal, city budget and management director Mark Nicolini told the commission at its meeting at the Wilson Park Senior Center.Nicolini said the furloughs were needed to prevent layoffs and help plug

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Barrett's proposed cuts to arts, services decried

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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 10:29 p.m.

The artists brought the numbers, but the firefighters brought the drama.One of the smallest items in the Milwaukee city budget dominated the annual public hearing Tuesday night, as arts supporters outnumbered firefighters in the parade to the microphone.But while the pleas to keep arts funding were more numerous, the firefighters' appeals to maintain their staffing strength were more heart-wrenching, as they spoke of the lives they saved and those they feared would be lost if their ranks were

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