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Milwaukee firefighters' union leader to retire

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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 7:01 p.m.

Bobbie Webber, the president of the union that represents Milwaukee firefighters, will retire effective Jan. 22, according to a news release Tuesday from the union.Webber has been the president of the Professional Firefighters Association Local 215 for three years.The union has battled efforts by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to trim fire department staffing throughout Webber's tenure as president ...

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New survey shows split on mayoral control, support for transit

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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 4:58 p.m.

While most people are supportive of governance changes for the region’s parks and cultural facilities, more than half do not support putting the Milwaukee mayor in charge of Milwaukee Public Schools, according to a recent survey of area residents ...

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Get ready for a force-fed election diet

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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 1:23 a.m.

With Mayor Tom Barrett announcing a run for governor of Wisconsin, joining Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker as Milwaukee candidates for the top office in the state, the term "local politics" will take on new meaning ...

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Barrett To Decide On Running For Governor By End Of Week

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Published Nov. 10, 2009 at 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he'll announce a decision this week about whether he'll run for governor in 2010 ...

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Milwaukee Biz Blog: Governor living in Milwaukee would be a good thing

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Published Nov. 10, 2009 at 11:25 a.m.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has implied that if he would be elected governor ...

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Greenfield firefighters get raises but pay more for health care

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 12:35 p.m.

Greenfield — Like police, firefighters would get a three-year contract with roughly 2.75% pay raises each year, but they would have to pay more health care costs.The firefighters contract is scheduled for a vote by the Common Council on Tuesday. The council has already approved a similar deal, to cover 2010-'12, for police.Mayor Michael Neitzke said the contracts provide 2% raises on Jan. 1 of each and an additional 1% raise on July 1 of each year ...

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City wants gas tax funds to fix streets

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Published Oct. 2, 2009 at 10:07 p.m.

Milwaukee city officials said Friday they will push the state to shift a bigger share of its gas tax money to fixing municipal streets instead of building new roads.Those comments came as the Common Council's Finance & Personnel Committee opened its hearings on Mayor Tom Barrett's proposed 2010 city budget.Deteriorating city streets have been a major concern in recent years. A 2007 report from City Comptroller W. Martin "Wally" Morics said the city was taking an average of 163 years to repave

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Police District 1 move to downtown on table

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Published Oct. 2, 2009 at 10:00 p.m.

Milwaukee's mayor and police chief have discussed moving the 1st District police station into vacant space downtown along W. Wisconsin Ave., a change they say would make people feel safer and could spark more commercial development in the area ...

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Groups join to oppose mayoral MPS takeover

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Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 2:48 p.m.

The Milwaukee branch of the NAACP and the Educators’ Network for Social Justice are working together to stop Mayor Tom Barrett from taking over Milwaukee Public Schools ...

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Barrett says bid for governor will be family decision

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Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 2:04 p.m.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Friday he will have to consult with his family before making any decision on seeking the Democratic Party nomination for governor in 2010."I continue to work on my job that I love, the job of being the mayor," Barrett said. "And my wife and family and I will sit down and we will have a very private conversation about a very public job in the near future."Attention has focused on Barrett in the wake of Thursday's announcement by U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D - La Crosse),

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