Seven municipalities on Milwaukee County’s North Shore could realize savings and potentially improve the quality of law enforcement services by consolidating their police departments into a single one to serve the region.
The cost calculus has changed for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) when it considers whether to continue outsourcing its wastewater treatment operations.
The Charles Allis Art Museum and Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum are valued arts, cultural, and historical institutions and event spaces that are valued community assets in metro Milwaukee.
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Enrolling in Advanced Placement courses can be an important step in preparing for college success.
Amid the crisis of the pandemic’s onset in 2020, Wisconsin cities and villages increased spending on police, fire, and EMS services, while reducing other expenditures.
The community school model, emphasizing links between schools and the communities they serve, has rapidly expanded in Wisconsin.
Enrollment in Wisconsin public and charter schools stabilized in 2021 but failed to recoup any of the decrease of more than 25,000 students that occurred the previous year.
Milwaukee stands out among its peer cities for its stark racial inequity in homeownership, with larger disparities in homeownership rates than 10 national peer cities.
As Wisconsin continues its economic recovery from the pandemic, total employment in the state has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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