Sen. Marklein tells Thompson providing more state funding to road builders will only make road projects more expensive since they are maxed out on capacity. Read More Road Builders Struggle With Labor Shortage As Sec. Thompson Tries To Increase Their Workload
By M.D. Kittle – Gov. Tony Evers’ pick for transportation secretary is weighing an expensive decision, one that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars or cause lengthy delays for a major transportation project. Read More DOT Secretary-Designee Thompson Weighs Signing Costly I-39/90 Contract
By Ola Lisowski – Milwaukee Public Schools plans to cut millions of dollars from its central office, while other costs continue to spiral out of control in the district’s preliminary $1.173 billion budget passed late last month on a unanimous vote by the board of education. Read More MPS Board Passes A Budget – And The Buck
By Ola Lisowski – The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Board of School Directors plans to start making adjustments to its 2018-19 budget tonight when the Committee on Strategic Planning and Budget reviews a list of proposals that was released on Tuesday. Read More MPS Budget Amendments Take Swing At Central Office
By Ola Lisowski – With school board meetings slated for Tuesday and Thursday evening, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) will move closer to finalizing its $1.17 billion 2018-19 budget this week. Read More Public To Weigh In On Ugly MPS Budget This Week
By M.D. Kittle – Days after audaciously asserting Milwaukee Public Schools “needs” to double its $1 billion budget, the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association is flirting with the ’S word,’ if the district doesn’t back off on budget cut talk. Read More MPS Fantasy Land Deals With Fiscal Reality While Union Demands More