By Karen Stokes Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have announced a bipartisan deal to increase shared revenue for communities statewide and provide a revenue generation tool for Milwaukee County’s unique financial challenges. Milwaukee County is in a serious financial crisis, as shown by its recent five-year financial […]
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County Executive David Crowley Statement on Historic Local Revenue Reform Deal
Crowley and MoveForwardMKE Coalition Lobbied Since 2020 for additional revenue to avoid devastating fiscal cliff MILWAUKEE, WI – On June 8th, Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced a bipartisan deal to increase shared revenue for communities across the state and provide Milwaukee County a revenue generation tool […]
Milwaukee County Faces Financial Challenge, Seeking State Support for Recovery
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee County is facing an alarming financial crisis, as revealed by its recent five-year financial forecast. The projected budget shortfall is even greater than previously anticipated, raising concerns about how this problem can be resolved without significant changes at the state level. Several factors have contributed to the substantial financial challenge facing […]
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No Fiscal Fix Would Be Devastating for Milwaukee County
By David Crowley Milwaukee County Executive Recent proposals from the legislature to improve local revenue conditions, including allowing Milwaukee County to issue a sales tax, are not only historic, but incredibly necessary as the demand for services across the state outpaces the ability local governments can pay for them. These challenges are most urgent in […]
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Milwaukee, What Is The Plan?
By LaKeshia N. Myers As we embark on a new legislative session, there have already been stern indications that things will be difficult for Milwaukee—city and county—in the next state budget. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has stated that he believes the city and county must do more before the idea of a sales tax would […]