Milwaukee businessman Sheldon Lubar still sees Milwaukee County as a hopeless case, a dysfunctional government that must be blown up to save it.Lubar repeated the mantra in a speech before the Rotary Club of Milwaukee Tuesday. His stance goes beyond an in-depth report on reforming county government that Lubar helped inspire.The study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Forum, to be released in late January, will analyze the problems the county faces in providing some key services, but won't
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, and told an impatient American public he hopes a gradual withdrawal can begin within 18 months ...
A veteran Milwaukee probate attorney was taken to jail Tuesday after a judge found him in contempt of court for failing to produce almost $190,000 in insurance proceeds he had received as the personal representative of an estate.Leonard V. Brady, 83, is also the subject of civil lawsuits and a criminal investigation stemming from his handling of a different estate. Heirs in that case contend about $700,000 is missing. In court records, Brady has suggested the money is invested in church
South Milwaukee — A hearing on a union president's claim of retaliation against Fire Chief Jay Behling is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the library.Lt. Glen McCoy claims that Behling reprimanded him over a personnel matter because McCoy, as president of the firefighters union, led an effort to get Behling fired.That effort began in connection with Behling's admission that he used racial slurs at the firehouse. The city suspended Behling without pay for 90 days for the slurs ...
The Milwaukee Health Department will hold a swine flu vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Milwaukee Public Schools Facility building, 3575 S. 88th St.The clinic is open to anyone, but the department is especially encouraging those in populations at high risk for severe complications from the novel H1N1 virus. The high risk groups include pregnant women, those ages 6 months to 24 years, those ages 25 to 64 with underlying medical conditions, health care workers who have
Columbia St. Mary’s Madre Angela Dental Clinic is moving to a larger space Dec. 9 at 1730 S. 13th St. and changing its name to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Dental Clinic ...
A group led by Chicago investment banker and University of Wisconsin alum Steven Hovde will invest up to $400 million in Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin and assume 95 percent ownership of the beleaguered Madison bank holding company. (ABCW) ...